New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-16
CINCINNATPS FESTIVAL.
TWO EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT oRGAN-A BRIGHT AND
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TWO EACELLENT PERFORMANCES.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT OBGAN--A BRIGHT AND
INTERESTING MATINEE--THR oRCHESTR1s FINE
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CINcR;NATI, May 13.-The great Cincinnati
orgln built By Hook Hastings of Boston. is certainly
of the noblest and most beautiful in existence One
does not get fair idea OF its size first entering the
Hail. ThelOwer part is almost hidden az present by the
benches Of the chorus. The Of metal pipes which
I'LL the front the largest in the organ and they
seem smaller than they really are, because they are
crossed by horizontal bands of carved wood which aT-
pear TO divide every group of long pipes into
two groups OF short ones. This, however, is only
the first impression conveyed by hasty glance. Ii
there ia any lack OF grandeur and majesty that IS amply
atoned for by the splendOr Of tie general effect the
beauty o. the architectural design the richness and exc
ganee OF the cOlOrng with the sheen Of silver and gold
and the moderate of decately haTmOnzed neural
tnts, the and generous hue Of the wild cherry
which has been chosen for the woodwork, and the re-
fnomcnt OF the luxurant carving In plan the organ
case is square ntra part with two projecting towers,
and beyond those two low wings. Tho upper portion
Is entirely Open-a carved wooden frame,
exposing TO view a wilderness OF decorated
pipes small speaking pipes in front, with rows
OF imitation pipes In the back ground. The lower
closed portion dadO from the base OF the pipes to the
floor marvel Of rich carving, panels borders, frames,
frezes, all eabOutely and beautifully wrought with
leaves vines flowers grasses, the honey ucke and the
trumpetcreepcr, the wstaria and tho passion-ower.
the lily and the IVY the and the grape. Morning
with the flight Of birds 10 greet the rising sun Noon
with bees and butterflies lowering the hedho Ters
Evcnng-with circng swallows and the clouded moon.
Tho names and symbols OF great musicians, score Of
graceful conventional patterns. great part of the
work was done by wOmen-amateurs OF Gin
cinnati pupils OF the schools Of design IN
this city. The most remarkable OF the panels
from the studio Of the welknown carver Henry L.
Fry designed either by him or his distinguished son,
william Fry, or Mss Laura Fry. the daughter Of
william, and executed by william and Laura Fry, and
OF their lady pupils The central part Of the organ
ntrusted the Frys. The sides and towers were
given to the School OF Design OF the Cincinnati Univer-
slty under the direction o; Mr. Benin PtmaD and more
than 100 women exercised their skill upon them.
In superficial dimensions the great organs OF Boston
and Cincinnati are nearly equal. This in Cincinnati is
60 feet high 30 feet wiie and 30 feet deep The Boston
organ 60 feet hgh and Is feet wide ITS depth IS so
Irregular part OF It being in a separate chamber at the
rear, that no comparison in this particular very
well be made. The size OF organ, hOwevCf, Is not
measured by its but by It's pipes The new instrn
mcn here Is supposed 10 be the largest in America and
one OF the four 81 FIVE largest 10 the world the IN
the Albert Hail. london 81. Georges Hail. Liverpool,
the Cathedral OF Um in Germany, and the Church Of ST.
sulpcc in Paris, being the only ones which Cincinnati
reokons "a superior This Is wrong II We measure
by the number registers. the Cincinnati instrument is
surpassed by two organs In BOston-that OF the Music
Han sf regtstors and that OF the Cathedral (s3 regis
ters-by at least three IN England and by four or five
perhaps more on the Continent, not including, how
ever the organ Of ST. sulpcc which, since was rebuilt
by Cayae Coll. about sixteen years ago, has only 60
registers All the Cincinnati papers give the new
Instrument here "a many 90 registers, but In reality
it has only So the greater number being reached by
adding II mechanical combination stops. The two
grand musicLull organs OF America compare, then as
follows: