New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-19
MUSICAL NOTES.

Mr. Henry Carter's organ recital at Trinity
Church. for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers viii
be given this afternoon
The first of the Wilhelnaj concerts at Stein
way Hail. originally announced for Monday the 23d, has
been postponed til Thursday the 26th.
The deaths are announced from Vienna of
Rudolph winners, distinguished pianist at the age OF
dffy-seven; and from Stockholm OF the Swedish COM
poser A. +. Liudbad, at the axe OF seyenty-fOur
An organ recital and vocal concert under
the direction Of Professor s. Lasar will be given at the
Westminster Prcsbyt eiau Church, Brooklyn this
ing The proceeds will be added 10 the Southern Relief
Fund.
The programme of the music at the service
in honor OF NJ. THEIRS at Notre Dame in Paris the
Sd inst, comprised Beetboven's Symphony in A, exc
outed by the band of the Garde R6pubcane. besides
march. The requiem, sung by the double choir with
compartments Of the organ, ten harps and twenty
double basses besides the military band conducted
by the composer, NJ. Charles VeTyOitte, the Chapel
master Of Nore Dame and INSPECTOR OF the Choirs Of
France. The Organist was NJ. Sergeaunt
Whatever may be thought of the talent of
Italian musicians their productyeness certainly cannot
be said TO have diminished I'm any very marked degree
Twentythree operas brought out in Italy from
January to July, and while twentyone OF them
pete faorcs the otheHwO bad but the seanest
Music in Italy sustained recently severe loss the
death Of DIR. Filppo Fippi. He the very first Of
ita9n crimes not only in the heia OF music but o. art
composer lie viii be better remembered the founder
OF I've Wagner school IN Italy.
A musical festival was celebrated at Stuff
CART the 10th ult. the Inauguration of
ment TO Schubert having taken place that day. An
occasional cAntata performed under the direction Of
Professor speide and in this work the leading choral
societies OF Vienna coaesced with those ofstuttgar The
festival terminated with grand banquet, at which
speeches in honor OF the great composer OF the nine
phonies and Of the Lieder delivered. During the
dinner kilograms were received from two surviving
TTaf
their for the recognition Of the composers fame
BY curious coincidence, the last surviving sister OF
Franz Schubert the widow OF Herr Matthias Schneider,
died ia Vienna IN her ReycntyseyeDth year abut the
time Of the celebration In Stuttgart.
An action, brought by the Minister of Fine
Arts in Paris against Mile Marguerite valiant and NJ
GuiTy for having made engagements without obtaining
fret the sanction Of the Directors Of the
In Paris who receive Government grans been heard
In tine Premiere Chambro du Tribunal Civil and the
has condemned the two expups Of the Conserve
tOre to pay each the fine Of 600 francs with the costs
Of the suit According TO the contract signed by stu
dents entering the Paris Conservative they receive
free education. but they cannot make any engagement
for two years during their studies without first Offering
their the Scenes subventon6es" the Impre
salrios Of which have tie preEmption, and are only
bound to pay at the rate Of 5000 francs per annum
within the limited period OF years Mile Valiant
aud NJ Gutry both made engagements prior the end
the rules passed In 1885, rendered themselves liable to
the fines specified above. Mile valiant Is. however
70 appear at the Theatre de Ia MODnaie BruHses
the director of that establishment will the
OF the damages the Paris court has awarded.
The Paris Exposition is rich in musical
relies and instruments which have a special interest Of
one sort or another historical personal The coee-
ton OF old and obsolete strnged instrumentsvols vOl
GLAMOUR lutes, arehilptes. mandOlns, theorDoes
erOWths, and the tke-is very large and there viz
gnals elayeens, spHets. and all the varieties OF keyed
instruments sOme Of these are very curious and one
or two remarkably the most so is perhaps, large
Nalian elayeoin In carved and glded wood made for
ala donna OLYMPIA Madalchini' sister-in-aw of Pope
Innocent K The carving OF the case represents the
sports Of the nAiads and itonsj instrument which
Is in the form Of grand plano IS supported by three
trons swimming. Under the elayecin are two aymphs
and back OF the instrument. . child seated on
c0nehshell The two principal figures are Galatea
and POyphemus. the latter playing the bagpDe he
IS seated bronze rock which Is intended 10 DO also
the seat for tho performer et the instrument Gaatea
listens TO him fascinated, standing close by him. The
6gures life sze There superb vions
examples the work OF stradivarius, Amati, Guar
nerias, stainer. haggini Gagano, Rugger, BerRonh
and other makers. Many OF the Instruments have
namss Of their own thus magnificent SsadiYarus is
known-iike the Mozart symphOny-as the Jupiter"
smother as the "stentoE," and the third, The