New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-29
MUSICAL NOTES,

Miss Kate Santley begins her season at the
Royalty Theatre London with new comic opera caeu
"The Merry Duchess" written by Mr. George X sims
and Mr. Frederic Clay The subject Is not fantastic Gs
after the pattern OF French operas ootDes IhePio'
with modern racing life. - .,
The ancient FESTIVAL of the Three Cboirs
Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford VIII DO ho.u ,io
year at Gloucester, commencing on Tuesday, oepo"o
T. Miss Hilda Wilson, Mr.. E. Lloyd ana MI oan.o'
been engaged and the committee are nesotAuns VIZ"
rSa.e .Inan, Tho " Elijah" the Messiah" and the
Redemption will be given a. wen a. rantets
work. INCLUDING Ty,11Esa s Mary Magdaen" and
csptata by DR. Arnold Of Winchester entitled senha0n-
crib" -.
The managers of the Southern Exposition at
v,, have devised liberal things for the musica' en-
."r,a,nmcpt of visitors. Messrs Hook Hastings, OF
oston are under contract to place in the Music Han u
ere main building of the largest organs In the ooun
try and the largest organ that has ever been sout
of the Ohio River. 1t proposed to have day organ
recitas on this instrument and some OF the pest per
formers in tho United States will be engaged 70 give
.neoia performances Contracts have been mace Win
Mr. Cappas 9TH Regiment Band to give two day con,
certs ior the frat fifty days o. the Exposition anu %n
AVN Sny mmsdafsy in front OF the north end Of the
main building park Of eighteen acres N bs ~xep in
ers and forest where the band concerts VIII 10 given "
the open air.
A Vienna letter says: "The series of Mozart
performances the Imperial Opera House commenced
on the goth March, From statistical return lately pub
lshed with regard to M0zarts operas at the theatres
here we learn that from the 10th July, 1882 when Die
Epthrung was first produced to the end OF 1Ss2-that
ia 20 say in the space hundred yesrsthe great mas
ter figured in the bills 1902 times Don Juan having
been performed 43O times; die Zsuberf0te 1855; lie
Nozze di Figaro, 342 Die Entfuhrung aus dem sera
ISL Titus 80; Cost fan Tutte,' 75 Der schau-
spdirector and Idomenso 49, The f toll {s is
tune: "pe Entithrung, July TO- I7s2; Der E Senau'
NSS asS s January 1885, Don
Juan,' December l6 1898; Die Zauber10te FEBRUARY
p 1891 APRIL no. a aSoy a the of
formed in this capital during Mozarts lifetime were
and Co.'S fan futto' Don juan Die zaubera5te
'Ttus' and Idomeneo' were not given here thi long
after his DEATH"
1t having been objected to the organ COM
positions of NJ Camille santsaens that they depart
from the true style Of the instrument in striving for
orchestral effects NJ SaintSa6ns says in defence Inc
true style of an instrument Is not this that conyen
tona STYLE but that which brings into play the best OF
the resources OF the instrument When the organ is
played in the manner of certain mediocrties, which
consists of few little easy and vul-
gar effects, holding chords on the Vox
Humane that sustained further and further from de-
tached notes the pedal. and which harmonze Will
the soft coongs of the flute one departs from the true
organ sye to bind himself to narrow genre without
purpose limit In revenge, classic organists who
disdain to display the marvellous effects OF
modern instruments, and are content to play fugues
drawing all registers of the at once. do moi
make music but confused noise, In which 1t Is often
impossible to distinguish anything II the fugns style
with pedal oogato is what agrees best with the organ
1t is condition that the performance shall aways
be clear and intalg0e whion 10 obtained IN Varylnt
the tnres In passing according to requirements IRON
one cavier the other but then for the amateurs
tradition, it Is no more the true organ syle imam ar.
orchestral effects. The modern organ, brought TO per
lection, is a new instrument, which demands q ne"
style The organ style at present Is that which
taking old for bass leaves free path open
the effects OF actual Instruments SO rcn ana so mdVei
lsua"