Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-17
THE TUESDAY CLUBS WORK.
"The Creation" for the Concert
on january 2ist.

Tho Orchestral Arrangements - Dudley
Bucks "Hymn to Music" and webcr's
Cantata, "Three Seasons,v for the
Second Concert.
The approaching concert of the Tues
day Club to he held on January 2ist
will perhaps be rather remarkable one
in the annals of Wilmington music.
The club has already rendered "l'he
Creation. ia few years ago) and in taking
up the same work for the present season
it was a question whether or not its re-
rendition was move Of the wisest sort;
whether those who had heard il before
wouli care to hear the same oratorio
again. Really good music however should
| give more pleasure the more often il is
heard. The individual beauties of such
n work rs the "Creation" can never be
even approximately valued in single
hearing, and then the addition of an or
chestra--and of such an orchestra as the
club proposes to engage for the coming
concert-will make ii compared to the
concert that Is past as finished picture
to an outline sketch:
An orchestra of GO pieces is large for
chorus of the size Of the Tuesday Club.
IL was matter of some question in the
clubs messiah" concert Of two or three
years ago whether the orchestra then
an orchestra of 81 pieces--was not too
large and heavy for the vocal parts. In
the present instance, however, about Il
third Of the orchestra consists of
such instruments as the bassoons, oboes,
flutes and clarionets, which are required
TO render many parts In the work, such
as the "Song Of Birds &c. The indi-
vidual makeup of the orchestra il
already being carefully selected, even
though it is q month and n half yet to
the time of the concert. The players
will be engaged in more regular and
business-like manner than heretofore
by contract--so MS to ensure care and
finish in their work and an attendance
at rehearsal. Altogether the club hopes
TO make the coming concert signal
success.
II appears that Mr.. Gilchrist is dis
posed TO question whether it will be
better TO omit the instrumental introduce
ton to the oratorio, representing the
chaos from which the oratorio is to
emerge. Large us the orchestra de
:,
il is far from complete, as Haydn would
regard completeness. The master loved
the fine and delicate passages, requiring
each particular instrument to render ii,
and without such instruments the work
cannot be said to he complete. But,
even though it may not be exactly COM
| plete in rendition without an orchestra
of 30 or 40 pieces, it Is to be hoped that
the work may be given entire from irst
TO last. Such complete rendition will
be a thing for Wilmington to be proud
of, and Mr.. Gilchrist should remember
that even musical audience has not
his fine ear for pleasing and minute
details.
The club is really ahead Of its own
music. 1t could already sing "The
Creation with credit to itself. Tho
members feel this fact and perhaps a
pretty large part Of the chorus would
he disposed TO vote the practice Of the
chorus bore. Ii should not, however
lose sight of the ultimate result; Ii lin
ished knowledge of the work secures a
finished rendition and finished rendi-
ton means SO inuch added prestige to
the standing Of the club.
Work hasalready begun on the second
concert The club has taken M inter
mittantly for the last two rehoarsals
Dudley Bucks Hymn to Music II
| gives promise Of being very beautiful
though it IS difficult for an outsider
listening TO the chaos of rehearsal u
realize Just what the finished work will
| be. The scores for Webers Cautata.