The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-16
A wheeling Musician nj the Gin
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EdiLOH Intell'gsncr:
Cincinnati may we'll be proud Of the
musical triumph, which to-day eliminated
In opening and dedicating to music,a hall
worthy TO be the home Of SO great and so
beautiful an art, as that Of music. It is
scarceworth my while TO attempt minute
description Of the building, your readers
will have that from other sources ere
this, / will simply say the hall Is i'm
meme, neat not gaudy, and, accoustically,
as nearly perfect as possible. l Wander
ed all over the hall this evening during
the performance, found every place near
ly alike, the very best place TO hear is In
the upper balcony next the back wall,
where, "a in the gallery Of Washington
Hall in our own city, one can hear the
rustic Of 3 dress on the stage. The per-
Torrance tonight was somewhat
tedious. The selection OF scenes from
Alceste by Gluck, meritorious in
every way, would have been just the
thing TO show the wonderful breaking
away from the former trifiDg style Of
opefatic writing, and the ground work
Of the ao-called "music Of the future"
father Gluck made, when he surpassed
his orpheus by Alceste, but there was
too much OF the music OF 1857 10 suit the
taste OF 1878, and am sure the audience
was tired out by an hour and half OF
opera, without scenic effect. Musically.
/ enjoyed It, but had TO keep the interest
alive by very close attention. The chorus
was excellent, but the soloists felt the
drag alike with the audience. Next fol.
lowed the dedication ceremonies, inter.
esting chiefly because Of the furore kept
up in hoEor Of Mr.. Springer, the founder
OF the hall, TO whom all honor) who was
fairly pelted with floral offerings: Then
followed Otto Singers Festival Cantata,'
very beautiful musical composition,
treated in the "new school" OF writing
full OF surprising and beautiful orchestral
and choral effects, proving Mr.. Singer a
musician Of great ability. During this
an organ interlude, rather dull and prosy
was played, the only thing whereby the
quality Of tone OF the organ could be
Judged, and l was disappointed in the
general quality Of tone, II being too
6rassy, tinny or stringy. The builders,
Hook & Co., OF Boston, have q .sameness
Of quality in all their organs, showing
the lack Of good, broad diapason tone,
which always makes their organs sound
top heavy as 1t were. ! had hoped to
hear good broad tone in this organ, but
II has The same old shook" all the others
have. To.nights performance closed at
ll:45, with the performance by the or
ches,ra Of Beethoyen's third symphony
and il ia needless TO say il repaid
being heard. No other writer has
ever written music the soul so readily Is
impressed with, or that the mind once 1t
comprehends,so gladly listens too and re.
ceiyes impressions from. 1t IL like balm
to the heart, and ! could wish TO live on
forever, listening and weaving fancies TO
strains like these that cannot be but i'm.
mortal.
Imet numbers Of the excursionists by
the Hudson, who all seemed pleased with
their journey, and vote themselves q jolly
party. The city Is crowded with stran.
gers from the East and West, North and
South, and surely there must be someth-
ing symphathetic in music to thus draw
people from far and near, to a festival
occasion like this. CROCHET.