New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-06
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OBITUARY.
SIR JULIUS BENEDICT.

cIh JOLlCO DENEDlCls
LONDON, June 5.-Sir julius Benedict, the
musician and composer died this morning. Sir Julius
had far recovered from recent illness to be able to
the duties Of his profession and to make prepara
lions for his annual His death entirely
expected. 1t followed quickly upon sudden relapse.
Many yellowish pages of music whose publication
dates back thirynve years still TO DO found the
music shelves OF the United States, where they lie
memorials OF the VISIT OF Sir Julius Benedict
to this country In company with Jenny
Lind. He the accompanist and pianist
OF the Swedish singers. concert company, and
most OF the music pieces the songs which she sung
on the memorable tour in 1850. Except with these
ngements his opera, The Lily Of Killarney" and q
few other composite musician whose death Is
recorded did not occupy much attention here rs writer
OF music As teacher of course. his influence
fined TO England. To Americans he chiefly interest
ing historical parsonage who connected the present
unromantic age with the period in which the musical
giants lived He was pupil OF Hummel and OF Weber,
and of years was List, perhaps the only
Musician OF emnence who could boast of having had
the personal acquaintance of Beethoven His influence
In England extended over more than half century,
is hftyfrst annual concert In London would have oc-
Cured on June II. had no lived). and OF
him perhaps truthfully be said that In his death
England the OF the foregnmusicans
who have settled in that country since Handel He
made two interesting contributions to musical literature
In his monographs Mendessohn and Weber, and Guilt
waited with much a composer of the second
rank could expect to command every form OF musical
composition He won henors in his native land. was
social favorte in the land OF his adoption. and left many
pleasant memories Of himself here.
He born at stuttgtrt on November 27, 1904.
Humme the piano vrtuoso Of the tme was his
first teacher II at Hummels house in Weimar that
he met Beethoven March 8. 1927. In his seven
teenth year he was presented by Hdmmel TO Weber,
who consented to break MS role against taking pupils
Benedict was received by him not only pupil but
son. and remained with him four years, from 1871
to 1924 In 1923 on Weber's recommendation he was
ntrusted with the leadership OF the Vienna opera on
leaving Weber he went to Naples and conducted tue
orchestra the San Carso, thence back TO stuttgart
and In s35 to Paris where he fell In with RossiD Mey-
erbeer, Bellin Donizeti Auber Hero, A1olphe Auah,
Beroz. Halevy and Felcien David. He also MADE the
acquaintance OF Ma,loraa. Who advised him 70 make
England his home. This he did In that same year IN
1886 he charge OF the London opera ocuhe at the
dcSsna aGeAf the time s the P5us 0s
Bales operas. In 1850 he accompanied Jenny LIND
on her tour In TINS country as pianist anu "a S
Maiestys Theatre and afterward at Drury Lane again
For the last seventeen years he led the MONDAY
Concerts, and his own annual concerts nave TOT NY
years been events OF interest In English musical circles
lie has also conducted nnumerabe chamber concerts
oTatoros. cantatas musical festivals eto
he important production OF Sir Julius was Ola
Naples Il was too German to suit Italian taste. In
1880 AT Stuttgart he brought ont his second opera
PortoGhesl In Goa which was too Italian 10 sun the
Germans but popular at Naples HIS first work
in England was" I'm Ammo ed un Giorno IN 1877 ana
Warning which IA known to the present generation
mostly by its fine bass aria " Rage thou angry storm
Uia nnest operatic "The Brides
OF Venice" and Tho Crusaders," followed
bctup brought out under his own direction at Drury
Lane In 1860 at Mr.. Mapesohs request, he wrote the
recatves which have since been deemed In England an
insrparabie part OF the Oberon OF his old master
Weber In 1890 he also produced his beautiful I'm
dine cantata IN which. at the Norwich festival cara
Novelo made her last appearance In 1867 appeared
The Lily OF Killarney" with libretto by Messrs oxen
ford aud Bouccault. In 1853 he composed cantata
Richard Cpur de Lion" for the Norwich festival HIS
Bride OF Song" Operetta was given In 1864 at Covent
Garden his st Cecilia oratoro at the Norwich iest
val OF 1866 and his ST. Peter oratoro at the Blr
nincham festival OF 1870 In 1873 symphony by nun
was performed at the Crystal Palace, aud second siln
lar work the following year. He also composed
numerous pian0forte fantasies and miscellaneous
orchestral works. ,,
The Queen bestowed the honor OF knighthpod upon MIN
in ISL. In 1874 the occasion Of his seventeen
birthday he made knight Commander OF the orders
of Francis Joseph Austral and OF Frederic (Murtenl,
berg At time hisfellow-musclans IN En-
presented To him, Dudley House, London service OF
silver including magnificent group OF candelaDra tie
also decorations from the soyeregns OF Prussa
Italy Belgium, sweden, Portugal and Hanover.