, 1877-05-27

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! Tabernacle concerts. .....-.......-..
| Theodore Thomas concerts. 49,. ..............
Apollo Club festivals.
aendessohn t}nintette Club. ........ ........... :
Emma Anoolt; 1lL
L'eolne itclluts-. .....'. ....--'.
Barnabcc concerts. ................ ........,....
| Puppenh elm concerts.
N1fe rcCtals- -.-.-.... ---.---...-.
EHoiul Chlou. ....''..-"- 80. ...'..-.'.---...-
Ole DuH. ---.-.-..-.. --.....--...
miscellaneous. ........... ..:..-......-.-- ~
| Total. $50
| THE PROGRAMMES.
The numbers in detail have been divided
among the prominent composers as follows;
Mendcissohn, 1g9; Beethoven, Sc; Chopin, Is;
Verdi, GS; Schumann, G2: Bach, So; Mozart, 81 ;
Liszt, So; Handel, IS; Rossini, Il; OHenbach,
Is; Schubert, u; Mcyerbccr, Il; Donnizetti,
40; Weber, 3S: Strauss, 35; Gounod aud Wag-
ncr, 81 each; Balfc, 32; Flotow, 20; Ambrose
Thomas. 2s; Suppc, 25; Rubinstcin, Sullivan,
and Aubcr, "a each; Gullmant, 81; Buck, %;
Abt, 81; Hatton, Chr. Bach, and Cowen, 20
each; HAYDN and Aierkel, y eaeh; RAJ. Isl
temps, IL each; Bishop, Ii; Millard and Saint
Saclls, ~ each: kreutzer, Conraui, kcla Bella,
and Barnaby, 10 acl.i Benedict. Costa, Rosen-
kranz, Herold, Nicolai, Paflow, and Gluck. 0
Bellini, Keinccke Khcinbcrger, and Scar
Messc, stasny, We|ngartsn, zikoI, Faust, Kui!
| lax, Wenzcl, Tausig, aud Franz cacll; Golfer
mann, Leonard, sc4reiner, Neumann, Btumcn-
thai, Bilse, Dow, aud Dussck, 6eacb; aud Smart,
Rhodes, Gottschalk, Alard, Prune, Clay, ke:-
cl,ardt, Rcissigcr, Aiolloy, Dc Beriot, Lutnbyc,
ltandegger, Field, Calnpana, Wieniawski, Hum
| mel, and C!csnenti, 5 each. One hundred and
thirty-eigh composers have been represented
| by from two to tour numbers each, and :2G9
| have made but a single appearance upon the pro-
| grallmcs. What we owe to Germany is shown
by the immense preponderansc of her COM
! poscrs. They are divided Us follows: Germans,
239; Italians, G3; English, G2; Americans, 81;
French, 20; Scandinuyians, IL; Russians, {;
lIungarians, 1; Poles, /; Bclgians, l; Brazil
ians, l. ....
PROMINENT WORKS.
The following important works have been
produced during the season, those marked with
star having been performed for the first
time:
*"Judce Ne, O God '-Mendc1saohn. Apollo Club
*Sc,niranside-ltossini.. ...Strakosch Troupe
.Elyins putchuan-WaEner. kellogg Troupe,
sToygenberr- r-Kheinberser. :. -. Beethoven Society
'Cou,ala-t;ade Beethoven Society
'son and s,ranser-Nendels-s
Symphony in 6 cMino1-bees ' -@'4p'
Psamschubert SoeG, fn5
.Manzoni ~, z ke?uiem-VeEdi Beethoven society
sha fo a AApoo |"b cb
:sy%phsay pHsyda a9feS 9re1es31 sda1
:;:; :Hsn:a7sa ian sai.sl,esaa orshssfa
The Prodieai son-sailivan choral lnion
*lsder aus osten.-schuman. Thomas orchestra
efhnst9n1Sant et !'e saens. Thomas orchestEa
ron Sea and Snore-Sullivun. ......... Apollo Club
Symphony in D-Dcctnovcn ....Thomns Orchcstra
*The Fair Mclusine Holman. Beethoven Society
In addition to these works there hare been
performed Il sonatas, quartet, trios, anu 3 !
conccrtos OF Beethoven; II fugues, 9 toccatas, /
suites. and l canzone Of Bach; 10 sonatas, 2 |
trios, conccrtos, and fugue Of Mendelssohn; |
Rubnstcin; sonatas OF Rhennerger; 3sonatas
and fugue Of Afcrkel; l concerto of Hitler; 2 |
sonatas of Van Eyken: sonata Of Clement; |
concerto OF Moscheles; / concerto OF Chopin;
: trios aud | sonata Of Rail- concerto OF
Saint Saens; 2 sonatas, quartet, aud l trio Of
Mozart; ! quintet, trio, and duo OF Schu-
bert; l fuguc and l concerto of Handel; /
sonata, l quartet, and ! trio Of Haydn; con-
concerto Of Rcinecke; l sonata Of Ritter;
souatas OF Weber; concerto Of Liszt; / sonata
OF Scarlatti; sonata Of Onslow; and sonatas |
OF Guilmant-in ali, IS sonats, quartets, II |
trios u conccrtos Is fugues, 2toccatas, 2suitcs,
eanzonc, quintet, aud duo, BY the leading
composers, besides IN imposing selection u
similar numbers by the minor c,omposcrs-an |
array Of chamber music which ought to satisfy
any oue-
OPERA SEASONS.
There have been eleven opera seasons, none
OF them very noteworthy, except the English,
The first was the Oates season, which COM
menced at Havcrly's Theatre, June II, 1876 and
included performances; the second, the Aimee
season at McVicker's, July 3, including per-
formanccs; the third, the Strnkosch season at
McVickcr's, Oct. 30, including 13 performances:
Lhe fourth, the Kellogg season at McVicker,s'
Nov: ~, including performances; the fifth, |
tic Kellogg season at AcVicker's, Dec. Is. in.
cluting performances; the sixth, the Payson
iGson sea at haTerlys ta Dec performance;
Fey. : ", 1877, including performances; the
eighth, the Soldcne season at Haycrly,s, Feb ,
q Sstns including performances; the ninth, tue
Vafes season at MaverlysApr IT, including II
,cason e:l = at Haverly's, April 81, inc1ud-
ng : performances; and the eleventh, tic {
mee season so at Hayerly's May {, including 1G
na :,n5e Lie Operas performed have been
inses: fn;;s LA File Dc Nine Angot, u o; "La
1ury,'' Bohemian Girl,' each '.Princcsse
e GiraaaGrnia inrsoGEGnde ;, IL GEande. Duslcssc"
LES Bayards Faust :sstar Of the No1th,; sffa;
La Belle Poulc,' y |t Chilperic'' each; Barc
3lene La Viz Parisiennc,'' "Norma, ~ @Lu-
iage Of Figaro" FRA DiayoIo,a !; Madame
4'Archlduc'' :; II - LA Perchole'' La Boulangere
des Esus, each; and - ssemiramldc, Bar
er Of scyi!le." Vertigo,' THE Love Tcst', M t
Son and Stranger" "N[aritana,' "La Petite
ilarlee," " La Belle Helene" and La Timbalc !
argent, ! each. OF these thirty-threc oncras =
sc,airamide," Flying DutcAman,'' s!Yer. i
lgo, ~ The Love Test, "Son and Stranoer ), !!
"a Belle Poule," e La Petite Nariec.'' q La
!oulangere des Ecus," and LA Timhaic Z
Argent" were given in this city for the tirst !
me. s ~ Ai9t q
FIRST APPEARANCES. !
during the season, the following first an =
earanecs Of professional artists have been n
'ade: sopranos-Mattic Bell Clark, Helen
T. m es Billings, Mine. Palmicrl, Nine. Rosewald.
lss Lancaster Mrs. Il. E. Il. Carter, Miss Dora t,
'llcy, Miss Rachel samuc1s Nine. Eberlein. o.
lss Emma Abbott, Miss NJ A. Turner. and
lss i M Ella G. Lewis. charlottesville. Pcrsi- ri
II, Miss " l.: Anna c. Holbrook, Miss Adelaide s
andall, Miss Agnes Palma, and Miss ilta'i a. r o.
iark. ! Tenors- -Alessrs. j. Donaldson, q rai- a. Y
ieyt, Turner, Collins, auu Devon; bassos. di
urge, Howard n: Dow, Annette Essipoff ". =,