New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-18
DfUSIC-THE DRAMA.
TIN TIL oMAs POPULAR CONCERT

Il
Mr. T6Omas's seventh Popular Matinee, ai
tho Academy OF Music yesterday afternoon, belonged to
tie Young Peoples Series, and three Of its features
proved to be peculiarly entertaining to the youthful
element in the audience. The programme was as tol-
lows:
Overture Merry Wives~ Windsor .........NIc0lai
A Aii 5o spg cm The I'll yaphoa7 BGctoySa
SEQ tOr OOOc, Fantasia On Lara" Maiart
MI Felix Boar
ESGwesa2 kG Gas ynm. Tases
M. q. Gordon ccather
Ballet Music Henry VIIL"............. saint-sajns
Tho three Numbers which seemed particularly topeass
those for whose eddcation this scheme was arranged
were the oboe and Kettcdrum solos, and the bright
Scotch music which Saint-SaGns Will an amusing dsre-
gard historical prophet injected into an opera
ayOwedy based on Shakespeare's Henry VIII"
The solos for various reasons exceedingly
welcome incidents in Young Peoples con.
cert An orchestra, especially modern
orchestra is such complex musical Instrument that Is
only by liin its factors into prominence that the mass
OF listeners can be instructed In It's composition IL
fair question whether there were more THAN ny people
in Yesterdays fine audience counting in all tue expert.
enced concert gUers who did not learn sDe Interesting
and hitherto unsuspected facts from the drum solo
which superfcially looked like bit OF pleasantly
than a serious musical performance Inc oDoe solo,
too brough into prominent notice the INSTRUMENT which
has caused great comDoton in the mus cal guild Of tho
city and is occupying the waking thoughts and per-
"a
United States.
The oboe is one OF the smalles. though effective
Instruments In an orchestra ard itself with such
shrinking mOdesty and tmid dcmesnOr that only
marvel that its effects upon what some writer's for the
newspapers pleased to Il their minds should have
been dlrefu OF Late Only last week card writer In
The Ecenng Post was stirred Indignation by
mildly discriminating compliment paid to Mr. ThOmass
imported oDois, by THE TRIBUNE and he startled the be-
Ligltel world with marvellous Information
about the instrument II not enough that Mr.
Thomas had engaged this excellent artist who chances TO
be Belgian, because he wanted him, but suddeLly the
people among whom NJ BOur was unwittingly borne be-
came the sole repositories OF the mystic art of oboe play
ing The French and Belgans alone possessed the ability
to bring peculiar quality OF the Instruments tone
were the only people who studied 1t under masters"
alone made IL distinct aud separate voice IN the reed
Choir and on for quantity THE TRIBUNE has no
quarrel with ". Bour his art, but has gladly given
testimony that he Is player OF admlraOe aDlty and
lp,tfl characteristics It does, however, draw dis
function between tone quality ana tone Oh acer, aud
WINE altering TO the Opnlon expressed Ia It's review Of
tie second OF Mr.. Thomsss cOuceEts-th"t the tone
which he produces has The peculiar character naive
the greater degree than that to which we have
been accustOmedth ds not aieu 10 OOseINo TIC tAlh-
ness its quality especially III The extreme tones aud us
nefectycucss when trOusAtin contrast WITH TIC other
instruments in Mr.. IhOEass WoOI-"lnu chOr. Mat
the writer about the cultivation OF the ns ruDent
is simply the sleercst nonsense and II proofs We're
needed they could Dc IOuhd plchuu a. pdCAOefF.es.
i;er.l0L, "A Ercncnmdu, tue adthOr OF TOE STANDARD
authority on Hstruleu atOH l. WILING witness 10 the
fact mat the Germans cultivate the oboe successfully
al. any other people. la lsil AZ he travelled ulrOusl
Geruauy and his opinions on tine various bands
tt CAME under his notice showing up al their short
cOuimgs. lie never once mcntiOneI - German OJUe
ui.yer except To compliment him. ia stuttgart tAe
ir.f clarinet aud nIst oboe were capital ; 20 Mann
helm he found excellent OIOc D.; wiring from Ber-
Inn a summing up Of al ;he German D!cAo,tIas he said
that tie GRASS Instruments, especially the tru pets
superior 10 tce French he came straight % HecuDl
ana testified. their cltructS are ALSO Oetter, 10
oroes think the tao countries are On par The I'M
movement. y. the OuOe due T. the Germans the
'orfy oil the oboe schools have been written bj
Germans: the great COMPOSERS mostly Germans saved
the French anu Belgian usiruinentdss the trouble O
making The distinct And separate VOICE l the
reed cnor" by COMPOSING iol II a. solo instrument
-uch advocacy d hiCn needs no advocacy Ony
make, TOO e. ger wTtci, ridiculous.
Mr. Ceathcr succeeded IN LisdilcUt task OF giving
serious character 70 his tympaui solo The composition
Dy raach Is light Tai,ed piece Of music, consisting "a
a short and pOOu4sc. the melodies Of which nave
Out OF the notes >, B-dat {, ID, E-daL aud
octave and drums being tuned 10 these notes. under
the manipulation Jf Mr. Ceatler are made 10 give
ont O chief voice OF the composition NJ Clcather Is IN
Eug,huau, amateur, WHO ht- made the SSie under
stood subject OF kettle drums study He plays
remarkably "e showing capital faculty FOE aie aud
mai King IN manner that must have been 10
sructiye many OF MS listeners Like W Bour he was
enthusias uCaAy recalled.