New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
NEW MUSIC.

A., t,rns, perabo of Boston, is a German musician
Of exceedingly fine attachments, who IS Known among
his colleague for the vgor land also unaccountabe
oess of his likes and dlsllkes. Among the former,
II appears, Is strong prediction Tor sir Arthur
sullvans music and this he has lately given hand
some EXPRESSION. After playing Grand Concert
\ antas N ON themes from Joanthe' at a concert OF
the Apollo Club Boston. In 1884, he has now published
ahe work together with nine other transcrptons rom
The same opera In a volume of eighty three pages with
Illuminated title and colOred border for each page
The enterprise seems to be wholly his own and though
tho excellence of the prescriptions may secure
large sale the work, still its chief Significance Is
that refer ed to- Mr. Perabo :estihes his admiration
for Sir Arthurs music In a manner which must 10
usttering to the English composer Readers OF THE
TRIBUNE need not be told that We share Mr.. Perabos
admiration not for the music OF Iolanthe' alone,
but for all no has done In collaboration with Mr.
Gilbert 10 create a genuine English comic operetta,
.ean and we.motived In book and fresh, truthful and
,choiagiy In music. Each Of these opercttas from
Trial BIZ jury 20 RuddygOre' s an achievement of
much greater utility TO the canse OF art than all his
efforts In serious music combined Mr. Perabo has
aonfded his aims in publisDs the prescriptions to the
public and from his extract the following
lines which contain bit OF pquant criticisLn' WHICH
we can also quote with approval:
What have we for the piano to interest large audi
snces? One cannot sit down and play fugucs or
Sn they have to
= picasurable evening, and certainly moro pleased
with tDncftl, melodions work than by those cratic,
Runfho;nian rharsodics OF tho greatest OF
piansts, List, infinitely more difficult than beau
tiful.
Messrs. Noveiio, Ever & Co. have recently published
cantata which ought to be welcomed with gratitude
by our smaller singing societies that are compelled for
want of money 10 dispense with the aid Of orchesras
in. their concerts. The cantata composed by
Carl Maria Weber for celebration of the birth
day Of Frederick August I, King Of saxony In 1921,
The same year In which the composition of Fury antb'
eas begun 1t Ia called T" The Three Seasons and
the tkcrnc OF the Last chorus aferward used by
the composer In setting the words FrohIche KIange'
in tho finale Of the rstssct Of Ersanthe' 1t 10 get
for soii. chorus, aute and pianoforte Originally the
words wore On ode addressed, It is thought to the
Ductsss Maria Amsia zweibruckcn sister to the
King which fact In connection with the special pnr-
poss for which written caused IL to DO laid aside
81 the composer. In 1879 II was published with the
euonscnt OF fAc King Of 6ax0ny and tho composers
oon, With lsow German words by Herr Carl Back
An Rnrish version Of these words b gwen In the
Noyolio edition. We commend the WORK ~ timely
ond pleasing addition 70 the rcpert0nes OF choiis
NJ the Vocal Union and Gounod Society.
Mis-. j. t. Draper Of this city has get Tho once
~ tho Holy communIons and given 1t TO the public
hloaeh the press Of Martens Brothers and c. IL Dtson
q Ths music y tUnsfuI aud serteus in character,
hoofh VIC fear tho want Of variety In key WIN cause
& - sound mon0fonous In performance.