New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-09
MUSICAL NOTES.

Miss Emma IhursDy Is at present IN farlR,
resting after her London season.
NJ. GOunod's Polyeucte," it is now stated,
Vim he positively produced towards the end Of next
r0Dih at the Grand Opera House
At Vienna, Wagner's Siegfried," splendidly
opued is being prepared for the Autumn novelty The
eh;ef parts will be taken by Frau Materua and Herr
Gai1 while Brioseh Burghardt ana kantzky are pre-
pairing the scenery
The widow of SpODtini, the composer (the
Countess de Saint Andreal, met with accident,
breaking her Les at the house Of her sisteTiuaw Nine
Erard AZ Passg. Mime. spontini is in her eightyeghth
s cover Duh O''p''' '-'' S' .
On Monday, September 16, the musical
week OF the ST. Louis Fair and Exposition win COM
meaee Prizes valued at about $1,000 viii be given,
sndthere viii be contests for brass bands reed bands
small and large male choruses, and single and double
S Ssss --'
Fke Chicago Tribune calls attention to the
fact that there is Of pOeucaI justice IN GilmOres
band having come grief in Paris through the defal
cation Of their treasurer, Frenohman. It will be re-
nembered that Gilmore engaged the French band OF the
Garde Renubcane come to this country and play at
the Boston Peace Jubilee that i went to Caieego ana
bY stauer. Now French treasurer has run On with
GilmOrc's funds.
The Duke of Leinster, owing to ill-health,
was unable preside the 6th ult. at the National
Gallery IN Dublin, at the unwilling OF the bust OF
Michael W. Bale the composer. Sir Bernard Burke,
Ulster King-atArms, Of the Governors OF the Ma
tcnal Gallery was in the char the Lord Mayor Of
DubHn Sir Robert Stewart Nus. Doc, and other nOta-
bes were present Mr.. Hercules mcdonnell read the
report Of tho subcommittee all liabilities have been
DISCHARGED and there viii be balance to give Bafe
prize Tor the composition Of song by Irish musician
whose age does not exceed twentyseven years There
viii also be a memorial stained-gisss window placed in
St. Parieks Cathedral Tor which Sir Robert Stewart is
raising the funds. The bust. which is az excellent Ike
ness Is by Mr.. Thomas Farrell. T. H.A.. and was
veed by sir X stewart the Lord Mayer formally dey-
erinR the bus the Governors OF the National Gallery
to s9 ~ placed on the house IN Pitts Dublin where Bale
was born 1908 Owing 70 the production OF the com
tvs Theatre on the 6th uit the widow unable 10 be
present at TIE ceremonial in Dublin on The same day
ray Curgan, shiel Moore Msciise, etc.
british Musical Art was displayed in the
TrOead6ro Hall on the 17th 18th and goth ult Fnan
cinly the concerts not success and unsteady the
programmes too heavy to interest most Partisan
amateurs There were q number Of drawbacks to the
success OF the eoneers-the hall full and there
was terrible echO the orchestra. which was French,
was not accustomed to the style OF Mr. Arthur suYan's
cOBductng the singers employed were not OF the hrst
rank Then much OF the music was dreadfully heavy
such compositions mOtet Of }. S. Bach Hear my
Prayer" by Meudelssohn, the +" Watch and Pray " of
Orlando Gibbons aud the In exilu Israel " Of s.
Wesley were scarcely calculated 10 excite lively
lions Of pleasure such miscellaneous audiences as
those Of the TrOcad6ro But the great mistake seems to
have been in not bringing Of the great Handle
Ian and Mendessohnian mssteFpeces with the Exeter
Han band and choir The Paris AeHesrt asks
why the Messiah Judas Maccabeus," OF Sans on"
with which English ehOrallsts and solo singers arc 80
se vast eiijee as the TFocadero, and in which the
new colossal organ, just opened. OF d. CaYeiie-COI
tended tie attempt Of NJ Lamoureux the cbefdorches-
e OF the National Opera House 20 introduce oratoio
Paris ought % have been followed up by the English
a the Exposition and there can be no question that
this had been done, not only would the artistic influence
concerts would have reapod a very saDstantM pecu-
piarY harvest
Tie London Afhen@Rm is anything but en-
thnsastie about the Of tue Two Philharmonic
Societies. the Old and the New, which are just over II
says Of tbem Tbe retrospect OF the doings these
Philharmonic concerts not Indicative Of progress In
The way Of novelties there little nothing boast or
Although adopting the prefix OF "Eew," the young I'M
dtakng has obtained pardon for the offence OF
assuming the title of the older association, nor has
succeeded in the amiabe design OF eclipsing or extn-
gushlngt On the other hand the standsti policy Of
The society has exercised deadening effect
IL Subscribers who slumber exhausted roper
tore. II must. however be ooufessed-and
th confession IS humiatng for national piide-that
German KaDelimeister at Glasgow CDR. Won Bhiow)
ms At an example worthy OF imitation not only IN the
Enforcement Of discipline among somewhat muffin
oasy disposed iDstrumentasts but likewise in the ex-
Pension Of the orchestral repertoire It rather hard to
be compelled 70 90 10 the Crystal Palace 60 make
pilgrimage Scotland order TO hear 10 the best ad
eaiaEe TIE Symphonies Of the great masters Thanks
2 nj Thomas aud the NswYOrk Philharmonic Society,
We N Eew-YOrk DO have any such cause FOR corn
ani u Il fact not generally understood by the pub
~ taai most new synphOnlc works Of IMPORTANCE are
ioe they are heard in London or even mahy Of the
aMAsiea eenirfs IN Germany, and that OWING 70 hr.
thonisSs energy and b0dness, the New-KOrk concert
at puzzle u more familiar than that OF LONDON, FArle
o. ost nuscal German cities with the latest Of
~ emily Wagner. but OF iEzt, Brahms, Ran, Anton,
@uoinsiein and most OF the living composers.
The last opera season IN London does not
seen % have been very successful from artistic point
u NOV AZ either OF tho great houses. The AtheaetuT
speaking Of the debus says that at both houses there
Aaye been introduced about the worst series Of new
soaed artists known and that the failures have
sssa continuous" and further says that it may be
e'ap'ed whether there s any novelty that will survive
re year OF whether there ia any addition 10 the list OF
Ieaeing singers" At Covent Garden, the only novelties
lieoaeed were the Alma OF FlOtow and the Paul
4sHgnie" OF n. Victor Mass6. 1t IL said that the
mass frassworthy points OF the the partial
reservation Of Nine. PATHS former repertoire, and her
.ppeafnnco again as Mag0herita in Faust"
oena n the soanambula 4" and Zerlsaa In Don
sesaanA" she also created there ROssini's
os@irsnideS and II Is hoped that next year
-. nay Be heard In Norma" Lucia," Linda" etc,
" sae a successful n all the works which It has
-tkkeStfu that she attempt, she viii certainly have
te I@ssellous yersatiity Il is said that none Of
esiot this year. aLd the tremolc which OF thu
inop1ge In. such as 6iguOn Eieolini, Gayarres
kaIssts ossss y bitterly comp ained Of A. Her
49,. Toe dsDuik Of Nile Wilde.1 u Is said, OF
fre-4s1e fappcnheim ana Of Madame CrOsmOnd cannot
sela % have been successfnl@ whatever Miss Minnie
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