Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-09-05

CuIS group SL0M 9ulC .hu0 SUdLO5-
all under the name of Dodworth,
and possessing half doz en- uni
forms selected for. the different
service they nigh t have to furnish
Harvey, l recollect the best, from
his blowing an "a" cornet, arather
unusual instrument. He had also
acquired in a wonderful degree the
knack Of breathing while. playing
70 the uninitiated T will say "his
Iinhaling and aexhaling breath at the
| same moment. -i-- ''---4'
Speaking of chimes, did I men
ton they belonged to Johnson's
band a.? Famous organization at
one time the pride of Philadelphia.
Johnson wasa trife too early for
me to say much about him, save
that he was superb, bugler. 7.
reccolfeet mis- appearance on parade
very well; he VAS a small brown
man, and always wore a green uni
form coat over crimson pantaloons,
with a peculiar cap-crescent vizar
body Of cap green surmounted
cby a falling top, or-sleeve tof Grim
sony, terminating in bullion tassel.
One of his instruments / overlooked
in my last was. called a
serpent. Twas of wood, painted to
represent its title, in form, three ec-
centric curves, terminating in bell,
representing the expanding jaws Of
a snake. LIS part 7 believe, cor.
responded with the present bas-
soon. Anderson Johnson's I'd Eb
l knew very well, having taken mu-.
sic lessons from him. He was tail,
fine looking black man-Abyssinian
all over but the hands, which were
small and as well cared for as a
womans. He could play anything
in the musical collection. The
dancing music furnished by Us
band could not be excelled: gener>
ally septette-two violins, vio-
llncello, cornet, harp, chimes and
piccolo. The chimes v ere an oc-
taye of hollow hemispheres of sill
yer, seton edge and played on b..
whalebone beaters, buttoned with
buckskin. The piccolo player was
curiosity in his way, having an
extaa finger morticed horizontally
alongside either little finger proper,
and d pair Of pop eyes | have never
seen eeualied. But he could play.
y Old West Pointers will recoflect
Willis, a famous bpgle player. IN
early days STEAMBOATS, were. the only
methods Of passenger conveyance
upon the Hudson. Twas the Gus
tom of Willis to take his seat in
Kosciusko's garden when the boats
approached, and, they would slow or
stop, their engines, until they had
passed out Of reach Of his won>5
drously, sweet bugle notes. Willis,
ike Johnson, died of consumption.
Anderson is dead and most Of his
comrades.
} cAIthoag Jalian9 brdught ont, IN
this country, the first idea of great
orchestras, [ believe, the first gar>
den, concerts were Introduced by
Parkinson, Of Phfiadelphia, a man
Fl NOUS in the confectionery hne.
His orchestras were Ted by q man
named Bayley. Bayley was a, small
man, a finished performer upon the
ycornet; and ctwas always whispereD
had belonged to the band Of, the.
Tenth Lancers, British s'ss' biis
Kenig was the companion
with ! Julian 4 and is known
and remembered by his
Prima 3Donnas Walz.e Julian had a.
powerful ophicleide player{E think
his dhame was Hu chess; whom he
had2seiected outoof the band Of the
fGrenadIer5 Guards He was the
only man 1 ever heard play a solo
on this instrument, and certainly
the sonly tone 10 ever saw conquer
this man>killer. But I am getting
like, an old woman over her tea or
knitting, garrulous.
&C Let me close by. expressing a
hope. that Knoxville may yet have a
good, permanent band, and entering
my protest against the popular
notion, that good instruments make
good bands; they only make a good
band better. | might get 81 900
Steinway, but it wouldn't make me
pianist, if for 40 other reason
than Z have but three fingers on my
right hand Bgrc-A-BRIe.
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