New-York tribune., 1881-12-25
CHRISEMAS MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES.

Nearly all of the churches of New-York will
resound with Chrstlnas music at the services to-day
Special programmes have been prepared by nearly all
the chOrnnseTs and for months the volunteer cbons
and the paid quartets have been drilled for the oeca
son In the Episcopal churches and some others Christ
carols sung by the children OF the SundayschoolW
be distinctive feature Of the musical services ana
everywhere the offertOries and anthems VIII be Wa"h
from the OratOrio OF TIE Messiah" The printed pro-
grmmes which have been issued by some OF the larger
churches show uniform effort on the part Of the organ
lists to make the instrumental preludes and postludes
interesting than usual and there few who nave
not chosen set pisces which be brought into har
mony with the other musical pieces rather than I'M
nrOVsatOns. In few churches Orcbestras VIII swell
the voice OF pIaise, and in at least there VIII be
orchestral numbers TO give variety and beauty TO the
service burst of music will greet the day for changes
and carols will ring out from many stcepos this morn
ing at sunrise.
In Trinity Church. the principal pieces in the forenoon
will be selected from the compositions Of Mozart,
G0UnOd and Handel In the afternoon the choir OF the
church will be reinforced by the snrpced boys ana men
OF 1T Chrysosto's. John j. Prince, chormaster These
services will be given at $50. Al 81. Th0mass there
will be asuuIise service at 730 o'clock, morning prayer
at 1880. and Sundqy-schoo festival at $50. Much Of
the music these services will he the
composition % George william Warren, the oreanat OF
the church. bat novel feature will be the accompan'-
men's, in which, besides the organ, the harp chimes,
carlton ana hGrTnoniuM VII! ne used iht ic bri'l
and Jubiate will he from Joseph Corfe U74O, the
"Kyric and Glorio Tihi" from Beethoven ,idaptedl
the ascripton from PergoIesi The choir viii number
forty voices.
The music IN the Ritualistc church Of st. Mary the
Virgin will he especially elaborate The acccmpani-
mcnts will De pnyeds orchestra, o@gar ant piano
aud the instrumental will be from Haydn and
9 he NJ; rcb If ta S XIV ~ The from In
aud "Christmas Pastorale," Tor qnintrt Of voices
chorus, violin ".d organ. ~ saint@3ens Al Al SOUS
Church (AnthOH Mcinoria there VIII be orchestra oi
thirteen pieces in the forenoon Toe chorus " hummer
twenty five voices and there will be solo quartet the
whole under the direction % Richard Henry warren
The music viii be from the compositions of Handel Men
Gela sOu, Calkn. Henry Smart PergOosi, truuhOd aNd
Mr.. Warren. GOluCd's entire "McSse so -
nclle" will be performed at 1920 a. ~. IN -.
Johns Chapel under the direction 81 Georgr r. lie Jeune
and also GGde's Christmas Cant1ta Hear y" hhsls 0i
Angela The can5ita viii be repe8ted IN tpe evening
by choir Of forty and boys in the Chuch Oi Inc
LeJeun5s direction
The principal features in the musical services OF the
Roman Catholic churches will be rs iolow': NJ 81 Iet
ricRs Cathedral viii be ull chorus and orchestra,
ard GOunOds " Mcsyc SOlanele" will be sung at b-h
mass; at St JamcSs KalliwojnS mass; n ~ stephens,
Ambrose Thomnss "Mcsse SocpcIc;" q: :.
harmonic Club will assist in the prelude aud olcroFy
AT ST. Peters. la! Ln5 fOuTth with orchestral ac
cOinpaHimeHt; at ST Cccllias, DAc"au-rs " t'"Ah
Festival Mass at IL a. M and al 81 Nary's, Merri-
dantcs mass.
Programmes that hold out a promise Of pleasure have
also been arranged Tor the Church oil the AIuEuc aon,
the Collegiate Reformed Church, toe Church O! tAc
Mess ah, the Madison Avenue BAPTIST Church, the East
Baptist Church the Lexington Avenue B.plst Church
aid 81. PaU's dcthO .ist Episcopal Church. bc-!at'
many others, In Bro0Eyn t1c musical Services VII bc
made prominent iB the following churches: Christ
Episcopal Church, ST. AIMS the Church OF the Mrs-
g,lh, and 81. P.tTiCa'5 Roman Catholic.