New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-04
ML-sIc AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Rubinstcin is experimenting the rehcarSals
Of his opera Die Makkahar" In Lcipsic It's reported
that he is employed upon new sacred lyric drama
the subject Of which Is taken from thc song OI 9oiOoH'
Owing to the prolonged absence, upon Il
concert tour of Ncsers. Richter and schenck Mr. Der
nard Blekolman's second Of chamber music an
nounced ior this evening, Is deferred until Monday
evening, December IL.
DR.. +. L. Ritter gave IIaydn's " Seasons
on Tankk giving Eve AZ the PougAkeap,e Opera House.
with his Pmghkeepsie Vocal Union" assisted by Miss
Hattie Louise smms Mr.. Jules Jordan and Mr.. Franz
Remmcrz, and orchestra from the Ncw-fOrk IAlinAr-
mOuic ce,y.
"Iolanthe " has become q certain success,
and is daily played to full hou'cs. The receipts for the
first week have been larger than during any previous
week since the Standard Theatre was built not except
ing any portion OF the runs ~ "Plnafore" Pa
ticuCc and exceed any business e,or gone within "A
week by Gilbert au!liyau's operas anywhere In TINS
country.
The Manhattan Choral Union will give the
first concert Of its oud season Friday evening IN
CAckcrng Han. under ts conductor SIR J. W. Parson
Price The soloists viii be Miss Maggie Jonos, Mrs. A.
O. wilkes, ana MI William L. Gilleg. The Union is
most entirely Welsh III its membership Tile president
is Nr. Aucurin Jones' and Mr. Thomas L. James of
Of this chorus was last April when IT, performance was
ana perhaps three concerts during this season.
Mr. Frederic Archer announces three more or
gun recitals in Chckcrug Hall at $3.50 =. Of Fridays
December s. ., aud %. They viii be devoted in the
order named, to illustration Of the German
and Dutch, the French and Belgian, aud the EnS-
lsh and schools, including specimens OF both
the strict and the STYLE illustrative OF various ma
tionaio arranged as far "a practicable IN chronoog-
col order" Brief Introductory and explanatory RENAL Ks
VII preface e.tn pgriormance, ana Mr Archer Will DC
assisted each tlmC by vocal ana Othcr artists.
From tho lately published catalogue Of
WORKS performed at the Monday and Saturday Popular
Concerts, IN London, during twenty seasons, from
February H. 1889, TO April g. 1852 IL appears that 1lO
works have been produced by nnety-two composere
Tie German school OF course preponderates Beethoven
leading the list with 81 words followed In order by
MozIrt, %; Haydn, sc; Bach. 81; Schum9nn, o.
MendrlssOhn, 80; CHOPIN, 81 and Schubert, 81. Eng
Lsh at Is represented by nine composers and twenty
works. or less than per cent Of the whole,
The Dundee Amateur Choral Union will
hold musical festival January 81. 25 and 20 to
t. commemorate the twenty NTH anniversary Of the
socictys existence Gounod's Redemption and
Handles Israel in Egypt" will be given, under the d
rccon Of Mr. Henry Nage tie conductor Of The Union;
and there will also be grand orchestral concert ncud
ing Ieethovcn's Choral" symphony. This concert
Will De conducted by Mr. MAINS sketch OF the hls-
t9f OF me soccty Is niAed 10 tAc prospectus OF tie
!s5u|H rom "Hlch appears that succ It's ounhatl'h
hIy-tnree cnofa works Of greater less dlmcnsious
.e"et man twenty symphonies, iorty-four oyerture
ana twelve concertos, besides very large number oi
miscellaneous pieces have been brought forward.
The London AHrHGdun says: A letter has
been recently addressed by Nr T. L. southgatc to a
daily contemporary the subject OF the contemplated
sale Of the library Of the late Sacred Harmonic Society
IL Ia no secret that Of tho chief mus cal societies OF
America is desir0us OF purchasing the library en- bloc
Mr. souhgate strongly protests gamst its being allowed
to leave the country and cordially lndorse his argu
.ents. The library IS in many respects unique being
especially rich In early English music, both printed and
manuscript and IN works OF musical history and htera
tire IL VIII be nothing short OF national loss this
nne collection Is allowed TO 20 10 America. We earnestly
lIH. u fgffta MI ~
taken place between the Committee Of the sacred lIaF
mOnio Society aud tne Royal College OF Music lead
to satisfactory ISSUE The British Museum would DC
the best O a places for the library but II tue trustees
decline 10 purchase, II would we for the promoters
of the Roy al College to take advantage OF the OppOf
tuny, which viii certainly not recur, before It be TOO
late.