, 1877-11-25

| To the Editor Of The Tribune.
! Cn1cAno Nov. .:.-Snch articles Us the one in
! are strong argument for II restriction of the
freedom Of speech. As at present The columns Of
our papers open both to the amateur md to the
artist. and even to tosc who are neither, we must
expect to see such exhibitions OF Ignorance which
seldom lack the necessary impndence. 1t would
be nnbccomn9 for me as musician TO enter INTO
controversy with = 4 Purshioner but it is not out
of place to show tue ludcrous position taken by this
cxasperttcd person. We are told in one breath
that 'th1s Cecilian Gregorian, anttCatholic sIuF
is simply music, and j. disgrace to the name
Now 1t is an admitted fact that the music Of the
Catholic Church had in course Of time sunk 80 low
that it could no longer be called sacred music,
tools pains to get correct information abont
sacred music, Excepting the Gresorian music
and played in Italian. churches, from Brescla 10
Glr-ent fully equal in dignity and depth TO the
music heard at tue Gate Of raris This lanenta-
BILE downfall Of Catholic music-whlch was by
means confined to Italy, though it was, and still
is, greatest there-induced some Germans to found
ton s Of Ca,holic mssic This Society has eSertsd
a most beneficial influence. both By reproducing
the ''granl old Catholic music' Of Palestrina,
composed BY Wit Greith, etc. The ideas which
this Parlshioncr has about the grand old Cath
olic music seem to be very yas,ie He to5 she)
: ing stnif written hy Mercadante and Lambilloto,
or; perhaps, that so-called Twelfth Mass Of Mo-
tacie to- to see musicians like Witt Greith, List,
Wullner, Kheinberger, Hrosig, Iicnte1. and 9TH
crs composing this unholy, unheayeniy sub.t-
Inspiring this critical Midas converting
by mere tonch of his pen, their golden compost
tions into brass. e. E. K. MUELLER,
To the Editor Of The Tribune
CHICAGO. Nov. 33~-Thc letter published in last
Sundays TRIBUNE on the music at the Church OF the
toms Of the Catholic Church, az we'll as such re-
markaolc bad taste in musical matters, that feel
it my duty; a. member of the congregation, to
express publicly the opinion of large portion Of
stat cons grccation have Travelled in many Catho-
lie countries IN Europe, and not only have heard
in France, Belgium, and some parts, Of Italy,
even necn told that it Is the only style IT music
which is really in conformity with the regulations
Of the chureh: TIE GrsEofian music the eldest
France and Belgium. l leave the question Of
musical taste to more competent judges, but on
the question Of history and atholicity. no ono but
a very ignorant person would ever deny that the
music ut the Church Of the Holy Name is the
only Music that be called Catholic, according
ANOTHER PAElsu1oSEK.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
The gentleman who was recently married in |
London to Miss Blanche Tucker is Signor Mar |
ochcttc, sou OF the Director Of Telegraphs in |
Italy
Miss Sallie II. Baxter, the soprano at St. !
Marks Church, St. Louis, has resigned ner |
position and is coming to Chicago for the |
winter.
Mr.. John ?. Lcdyard has been elected Sccre- /
tary Of the Beethoven Society, vice Mr. +. G. !
Frank, who retires from the position, owing to /
illheallh.
Mrs. Imogcnc Brown sang in t1Judas AIacca-
bcus," in New York, a few evenings since. The |
T'vst, Of that city, curtty says: s'Mrs. Imogene
cst, t,ripe
and in all Instances languiu.''
1t will please the numerous friends OF Miss
Glenn i'll this city to know that she made Il
success Of cnthusias N III her debut ut Malta, rs
iierotto in s'Linda,'' on the .Sth utt. ucr next
Fenture will be .4-ztcena in "Troyatore."
4 concert will be given tomorrow evening at
SltCurmick's Hall for the benefit Of the Hospital
d the Sisters Of Mercy. The HAYDN Orchestra,
Miss Jennie Duttou, and Mr.. Frank 4. Bowen |
will take part III a repetition Of the programme
yiyen by the Haydn Orchestra at its recent
concert
The Slayton Concert Company, OF this CITY, |
made 4 very handsome SUCCESS in Milwaukee ]
asst Sunday. The Wisconsin, of that city says: /
" Mt. Schultze, the tenor, who las made such q I
mark, was twenty years ago ..dcyil"
Il the ElesiHg ttiscousin Office. Ills SUCCESS is
: matter OF coursc.n
The Mendelssohn Club Of HYDE Park now
numbers about 1U0 members, and is receiving |
additions every week. The Baptist Church
,eing too small to accommodate this nourishing
'ouny organization any longer, the Presbyterian
ccture-room llas been secured, and the re-
learsal OF tomorrow evening will be held in the
lew quarters.
The first lecture and recital Of piano litcra-
urc were slsen BY Mr.. Ledochowski, at the
Central Division of the Chicago Conservatory
II Music On the 18th. The subject Of tue lecture
sas ''Johann Sebastian Bacl.,:' and the tul-
OWNS. compositions were played: Prelude and
:uguc in G minor: Fantastic in minor; Sc
ect.ous from the Suites AnGlaises,'' and the
!antasia Cromatica aud Fugue.
The Turner Hall concerts will be revived to- |
iay oy an orchestra under the competent d.
ection OF Mr.. George Loesch. The programme
or this afternoon will include the tsAnne
-aure March," BY G.Loesch; Webcr's 'sJubi-
'verturc to ss William Tell''; the audante and
male Of BeethoEen's quartette in F, BY Messrs.