Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-15
The Choral soefetn,s Concert.

We speak within bounds in saying that
the rendition of the great sacred master
piece of Rossini by the Choral society next
Tuesday evening will be the finest per-
Torrance of combined vocal and instru-
mental music of a grand order ever
heard IN the state. We are aware that
the soloists have not the celebrity of sever
al who have recently appeared, but they
have the advantage in recent and thorough
personal training for their several parts
by master whose conceptions would i'm
prove the performances, even of the great
est of our visiting stars.
We remember that an orchestra, said to
be of thirty pieces, was recently heard IN
der leader who was conceded to be great
thirty-fve years ago. But everybody saw
that there had not been sufficient rehear-
sails, so that there was no proper
unity between conductor and players.
But for the performance next
Tuesday. the orchestra will have
had four long rehearsals. Every number
has been diligently studied, carefully
marked, and repeatedly rehearsed, both
alone and finally in connection with the
voices. The orchestra in this performance
has scarcely a subordinate part. 1t is not
advertised simply to draw. 1t will not play
in a mere perfunctory manner so as to
earn its wages. 1t has part in a work of
art. It is required to show that such works,
by its help, can be rendered in ST. Paul
without foreign aid. 1t will give more
pains and care to its work and will win
more honors than it has done in any serioEs
work for years.
The part of the Choral society, the
chorus parts in the Stabat Mater,
will be less important than
the solos and the orchestral pOr-
| tions, but one number for chorus and bass
solo,without accompaniment will prove very
enjoyable for its simple dignity and pleas
| ing harmony, while another. divided be-
tween quartet and chorus, will be worth
noticing for the dissonance with which
the art of the composer has darkened the
allusion to the time when the body shall
dies in order to produce greater effect
when he speaks of the ''glory of paradise"
In speaking of the solo parts, we include
the quartet, one of the most beautiful ever
written, as well as the great airs
for tenor and bass,the well known soprano
air with chorus, 'Inflammatus." and duet
for two sopranos, ''Quis est Homo" A
great portion of these make the hearel
wonder why this is called sacred music
We have never heard but one satisfactory
answer which IS, that it is so called in or
der that it might be lawful 10 sing it il
Boston on Sunday.
The miscellaneous part of the pro
gramme includes the overture TO 'The
Merry Wives of Windsor" which has never
been heard here In fact without as many
players as are now assembled it could moi
be given, for in some places ii
is scored for eight different part;
for stTinged instruments alone. The
Minuetto of Boccherini is quaint compo
sition of the simple old style, to be played
by the strings only with mutes. The Rof
quartet for the vioins, viola and cello has
a general title ''The pretty Maid of the
Mill" The different movements have also
separate titles, as 1 the youth, 2 the mill, 8
the mill-maid, 4 the passion, 5 the declfra
ton, the festival. The numbers select
ed for Tuesday are the Maiden and th'
Mill. The piano solo is favorite choice
from one of those forms of composition IL
which Chopin was so easily the greatest
who ever lived, the ballad in G minor.
Seats can be reserved Monday and Tues
day at Dyer & Towards.