New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
MUSIC 1T THE TEACHERS MEETING.

The recent meeting of mnsic teachers al
the Academy of Music advanced the National
Association greatly along ono OF the
lines of its activity. The association begun
nine years ago in Ohio, the first impulse coming from
n Coe Stewart, of Cleveland, whose purpose was tho
lifting of tho standard Of knowledge and tho
improvement Of the methods OF the music
teachers in the public schools and in the smaller towns
where high degree of culture In the art did not prevail
The association has had to struggle for existence
and has been hampered to great extent Dy
the transient character Of Its membership
In the main, however, the aims Of the association
have been consistently adhered to- In the meeting as
Providence two years ago significant advance was
made last session characterized py another
which promises materially to extend the purposes and
operations Of the annual meetings. The College OF
Musicians, it is hoped by Its promoters, will
be in working order within year. Tho
better.balanced among the movers In this
enterprise not expect great results to how from the
plan Of comforting the degrees OF Fellow
and Master. They hope to raise tho aver
ago musical intelligence OF special teach-
ers by bringing them into associate membership
and then to stimulate earnesness and ambition which
will result In making them strive TO become Fellows
and Masters. Associate membership can DO
held only by teachers who have passed an
examination of sufficient severity to show that they arc
proficient In their special branches and are thoroughly
grounded In harmony and twopart counterpoint. IL
the college succeeds in this purpose 1t will have justified
its existence
The new departure at the recent meeting was exem
pied In the concerts and rectals, and the choice OF
Boston the place Of meeting next year VIII promote
t greatly II gan last year at Cleveland In Mr. Calixa
Layaes pianoforte recital of music composed by Amer
can musicians. At the recent meeting, through the
energy of SIR. s. N. Penheld, 1t was raised TO
great Importance, and henceforth. beyond doubt
the annual production Of native music in the higher
forms will constitute large portion Of the associations
mission. The association has. therefore, TAKEN
on something Of the character OF
the German Tonkunsaer Veysdunnluug which has fol
enjoyed the energetic support OF Lsz and other
men of high rank Germany This is In direct line With
the movement started with such extre eney successful
der Stucken IN his Novelty
seinway Hall last season, aud the most benehcai TO
suits can be expected flow from It In the future
Each day OF tho associations meeting was marked by
recitas concert. At the former, which
cali for little comment the performers were carr faet
ten. OF BALTIMORE; Alexander Lambert, OF New
York; Emil Liebling, Of Chicago; and Car
lyle Petersiea OF Boston. Besides these
at the concerts, A. r. Parsons, W. IL.
sherwood Robert Goldbeck aud Fannie Bloomfield were
heard The playing OF these artists Is familiar
to the New-York public The most significant per
formances we're Mr. Faelten's admirable Interpretation
| of the colossal sonata by Beethoven, op loo ana
Miss Bloomfeds brilliant playing Of the minor CON
eerto by Rupinsten, aud Mr. Peerseas reading OF the
organ prelude and fugue In Minor
Mr. Petersileas affected performance of the Handel
theme and variations transcribed by Renecke marrei
the impression OF his solid work IN the Bacn piece ana
the light waisted character or some or the smaller
nieces that followed Especially Polka Caprice by j.
Alden jrl ett GeplomaSys m ysnsr%oos oaa eIse! ms,
not In perfect condition and did not maintain nus
high reputation o0S M SoaUiex asx m composer S
PLAYER and s,s RSrs hs Second
of his composition) played on Thursday evening was
heard " h interest but not With unaoyed delight An
The moyements;except tue seherso. and trivlaity in
tue principal subject OF the finale, operacd AGAINST the
acceptance OF tue work composition calculated 10
bring great honor to America In the department OF
performance, Mr. g r. Narrens , organ RECTAL wrl On
ren's PLAYING made all that which has pret eed II on
cckerng Had organ for long % r uiy Sins is r.e 9,e
| OF Newly ork's organ players -. .,. .,.,. -, ,.,
c.n writer's was brought the orchestral con
certs With only few exceptions tue compositions n,
paid hearing richly and several OF the pieces produced
With the general OF new EUROPEAN pro,ne,,oi,,, pr,,,
sonata for pianoforle and violin by D. H. Paine piy ed
by Mr.. Sherwood and s. f. Jacopsenl, pmn mvssmen. %
Klein tue scher=o OF Louis Maas's symphony, On tle
Praes" (which however, showed no go0a reds"" lot
horns, Wadhorner on the plains Mf; buck
rsay Commended in this Journal Mr.. Keins ballad for
baritone and orchestra The pilE,imsse OF kesiaar
phony In smaller field Ere ierick Brandeis's sexet
Tor strings aud fiuc. played on Tuesday evening was
Burr IT, Of Boston. might have been accepted for its
serious striving. had II not betrayed such nexperence In
the ham ding OF the stringed instruments and such
tendency make something sound which was scarcely
| worth isfeping 10. The commendation when thls
yong composer earned largely from the Tact that
he did not try accepted rules IN trio writing
IIs modest talent did not arrogate o Itself the exclusive
privilege OF great genius Utterly reprehensloe troin
every point OF view was the selection rom u frtt
oper, Zenobia." Tue committee might have spared
tie association the pain OF listening To such trash Tue
thing which Mr. Pratt calls opera Tade an inglorious
asco here three years IL unnecessary 10 rove
again that Is than nothing. Mr. Penfclds maj
| chorus to The XVIIIth Psalm would have won ap-
gramme instead OF at the end II for no other reason than
that IL sngable and sonorous. In invention, now
eyerit Is an imitation familiar Handcan phrases AMI
its concluding figure Is not such iece OF wruns us