, 1877-11-25


Gary and Kellogg nctted about S6,O0O each.
THE VERDI REQUIEM.
The first conccrtby the Beethoven Society fol
this season will take place 4. NlcCormick's Hal
next Thursday evening, when Eerdi's ''Kcquicn
Mass" will be given with full orchestra ant
| with the following soloists: Mrs. Emma Thurs
TON, soprano; Mrs. Jennie kempton, contralto
Mr.. Charles 4. knorr, tenor; aud Mr.. Charles
E. Martin, bass. The schedule Of the per
forrnance will be as follows:
| l. Requiem anu Kyrie-t{uartette and Chorus.
| 2. Dies lra.-Chorua.
Tuba nlirunl-ChOrus.
Mors slupebit-~Mr. Martini
Libtr scEtpLus-Ch0rus.
! Quid sum u,set-Mrs Thurston, AIRS. Kemp,
t0n aud Mr. Martin.
/ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Chorus.
Necordare-1lrs. Thursson and Mrs. Kemp
ton.
| Inge1nisco-Nr. Knorr.
1 Confuta:is-Mr. Martin.
/ Lacry1MOsl-t2 2uartette and Chorus.
| 3. Domino Observation-Disclosures,
| i. Sauctus-Fu.ue for Double Chorus.
/ 5. .Agnus Dci-Mrs. Thurston, Mrs. kempton,
! and Chorus,
| 6. Lux .I:tcrna-Nrs. Thurston, Messrs. Knorr
and Martin.
7. Libera mee-Mss. Thurston and Chorus.
| We are requested by the management to state
| that the A!ass will be repeated for the general
| public Dee 1.
THE ABBOTT CONCERTS.
| The poIicy inaucu1atcd by Mr.. Carncntcr. of
grouping together ia one comprehensive combi-
nation a number OF the leading musical artists
of the country, promises to introduce, from
time to time, the fresh musical attractions to
| our local concert stage. III making up the coul-
pauy ior the Abbott concerts, announced for
Monday and Tuesday, Dec. u and II, he has Sc
cured Tor their debut in the West the original
Swedish Quartctte, which is the latest novelty
i'll the East. which, in the Thomas concerts in
New York and Boston, has produced q marked
sensation hy their renarkabjc nnitv ,n,, svm-
,,,th,: n o1,,r..t+a s;,,,r;rr Tha o,,artet,n =.
paehy III qua''eate s'nsnS' me oua1tette Is
one OF the best KNOWN organizations OF the
kind in Europe, where the members have been
singing together for several years, Until their
voices have acquired oneness in expression
and yocalization which is said to be almost
phenonenal. Their debut here will be looked
l9r"Asa 10 WIN eonslueFaole interest, IN view ot
tors an viii ron,rhutr tn ma,,c the cnncert. IN
which they appear t,1,ite memorable among the
musical events Of the crowded season. Mr.
carpenter nus aiso cnSascu Mr. =. y. Allen, the
VII, ,,, ah 'ase .ae "ene1s-
rnrn,i 1,,intr N;ss AhIot+ +ha SToS;s1, f,,ar
4ottn arh,,ri-,a E,rr,nt; StonIav ,tion rshx,
tet,t - o..In4c' .ianti, aeu, A1o3u
an no"a.u, r,o ata avGonpast m anu uslca ~
fectoE !or1hlHE qultc an aggregation o1 Muslca1
celebrities.
MME. R1yE-KISG's CONCERTS.
Nm,.. Rixa-Ki,o has ret,rnca from bo- ron
Nlh1c' n''e,n'iS i'''s retufncu from hcf con-
cert Trip, ana Is no" preparing lor her winter
campaign. Her last appearance was in CIeye-
.a''o' oa luz 12sn ~ u testimonial concert 10
Miss Clara Strong, who is on the eve Of DEPART
urc for Europe to pursue her musical studies.
49,, 1-:a, .,;-, =: ~: :t
nt1G, 3 T.; hs s 1get.s III ,n's Guy, 'e IN NUMBER
viii DC eve. ',.,,t during te SECOND 1 week in Jan;
by Hrs Clara D staey Of this c cisy Ms nj ab6ie
W1inrrv. If Boston: and Mr. " r TvrrrM
basso. Of Ciucinuati Wc sllal} rive the deta;is
~ a.''a setes " ;I m ~ W. uiS
no" announce llat t4sl VIII oe given ny SUD
e q ~ m gfSGs u. lc a9 J ptsSs WIZ a oe
kin. has also signed i contract with Theodore
Thomas for thirty concerts, commencing next
MANI =, nnar1;,, ,''o oo''so 40 " "ee1
A@@~A' - "
TIE ohEeoK1AS WAR.
concerning the musjc in the Church of tha l,r1,,
~ '7 ~ -'N'N -. -Ae o.'"A.n "a sne A1oty
Name, which was printed in last Sundays
aosocates' as WILL oe seen os The suoJoined COLI
munications:
10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
in the artics On Church. nsc Ds.l Witch 'aa apnere
.sParshioner." VIA u,nd deal attr"tsa hv tt Un
pauancy Of style Of the art:cIc put stiIi maf, hv
the frarle$sNe5a OF the attack which t.. ,yritr-
makes un {;tcvurian and E:eciljan mu.ic 7 +ata
for granted, IT course, that his intentions are
good 80 that the question js merely whether mr.
not he IL as we'll Informed on the subject a. h. sun
uosrs himself to be-
III. subject Ut Church Music is 80 intcrestinnana
SO important especially to-day. when he Whole
Christian world is considering It, that it is hard to
write anythin. less than q yolumc. or n lonsr |
article. about i. If had the sixteen pages of
venture Oh u brief history If church music. |
quofin. from tlc admirable works Of d. il Fare, |
Dt}r'gue, *'at,ssen, uabcri Witt. rtc., and from
that best OF Catholic papers, tlv London 7a1ief, |
and the excellent Gerinan musical papers Of Eu-
rope and America. As 1t is can ONLY make n few
remarks On tho origin of ;recorian, with perhaps
word on the su-caIlctt Cacllian music quoting
only sentence or two from those lights OF thr
literature OF church music. De Ia Fuce, the cec-
hra,ed French writer, and one of the best autnor-
tics Oh plain claua t;rcyorian) giycs this dctini.
tion Of it in his .Trcatsc on Plain Chant, o. l;
''rlan chant il kind of music the use OF which
tile Catholic worsbip"; and adds. Fnr snrc
centuries ii was thr only ,usic Il. use i1ai,erls