Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-12
ARTISTIC MUSIC.
AnaIysis Of The Pl ogramme Of Wed- |
 nesday Evening's Theodore Thomas |
 Goncert.

Analysis Of The Pl Ogramme Of We'd
 nesday Evenings Theodore Thomas
 Concert.
 The programme of the second concert to be given at Carll's Opera House, January IA, '85, under the auspices of the New Haven Concert association, includes the following compositions for the orchestra:
 Schumann's symphony No. 1, in B fiat major, ,op. 38. As we have previously stated that every symphony is a tone picture the following interpretation may be given to this composition: It is the work of poetical youth Unlike Beethoven's symphonies it is not descriptive of passion, grief, rage or love. It is, in fact, based on the pastoral style. In the Andante un Poco Maestoso the slow call of the horns and trumpets awakes the sleeping youth from his slumbers. In the Allegro Motto Vivace he hastens to mount his steed in order to spend the morn in the green forests and to inhale the balmy breezes of the spring day. We fairly see him gal loping to the joyous notes of this movement, while the clarionets and fagottoes portray the pleasure he feels while thinking of her whom he loves. In the exuberance of his spir- it's he breaks forth in a song in c rendered by flutes and clarionets, while the merry notes of the horns and trumpets portray the continuance of his ride In the Larghetto, composition of marvellous beauty for the strihged instruments, we behold him saying his morning prayer at the rising of the sun, while the notes of the horns, clarionets, oboes, flutes and bassoons indicate all the beauties of forest life. If during his devo- tions he has forgotten the object of his ride, the notes of the Scherzo Motto Vivace recall him to his mission, the lovely clarionet solo again portrays the pleasures of this world. After the Trio I changes from 4 to E time in major, the wood wind instruments describe most delight fully the native orchestra of the woods. We hear the birds of the forest sing their morn ing song until the horns are heard again in the Fumato. After the tempo has changed back again from 2-4 to 3-4 and in the Trio II the wood wind instruments, as if bidding him adieu, are silent again. He again mounts his steed and to the strains of the AllegroAnimato e Grazioso he starts on his return to his home, his heart filled with joy for the pleasures he has experienced in this communion with na- ture and anticipating the delight of again embracing the friends awaiting him at his hearthstone.
 The Invitation to Dance was originally written by Weber for the pianoforte, and as such has attained great popularity and has been played in all musical circles. In it's in- troduction there is pictured graceful invi- tation to dance, while the composition proper is replete with melodious dancing music The Instrumentation of this work by Berlioz is of the highest order.
 In his Leonore Overture No. 8 Beethoven in great symphonic work portrays to us @ woman's fidelity. Leonore, disguised Q page, enters the service of her husbands jailer and, while thus employed, is compelled to assist in the digging of the grave of the man she loves so we'll. With breaking heart she is his only consolation, and at the finale, when all hope has disappeared, the call of the trumpet announces the approach of the sovereign and deliverance from prison. And thus virtue has it's own reward, and Leonore and her husband enjoy the hap piness which they well merit. This work deserves the reverence of every listener not only on account of it's subject, but also for it's intrinsic beauty.
 The Serenade in D Minor for string orches- tra and violoncello obligato, by Volkmann, is a musical description of a lover standing under the window of his inamorata pouring forth his love in song. The cello in this composition most artistically assumes the role of the lover and breathes forth in chanting strains his tender feelings. This serenade is written in the German style and when played with the right poetical expres- sion is picture of nocturnal beauty and will please even the most unromantic lis tener.
 Rubenstein's ballet music 1, dance of the Bayaderes; 2, torchlight dance of the Brides of Cashmere; 3, second dance of the Baya- deres; 4, wedding procession0 may be well considered as the finest composition in the large field of that class of music. It is strictly Russian in it's style and exceedingly pleasing in it's Instrumentation.