New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
MUSICAL COMMENT.
TIE COLUMBIAN CANTATAS-CoNCkRT An
NOUNCEMENTS


snccoh AT the Music Hall f. that can De 'chou
Win sn.ciaI fervor now thai the Columbian ie'uVue'
AZ. over GOD grant rs an eminent o""p'S'' ~
was IA gratifying SIGN OF artistic progress '"'' ''' -
sion was not permitted 10 pass wnhou' sumo nus
80 many celebrations have been Ia ''e p'''' ""' 80
evidence OF the present status OF ""'''' 10"
ability te two oantatas nothing to boast o. J."
] ,, ,an,,Jo,io, ot them would be utterly grevou'
worn I, nat for tho conviction taat neither "orh WIS
oso,,otvo NJ the best that American composers
{ can ,,.,duce No student OF American must VIZ"
heard the two cantatas viii need 10 De '''u ''' '
works have been written within the Asl V"c"N S'
s,,,'r,or in every way 10 them. Why. then were
these singled out for performance Inc I"cS.iO" "
natural and ought u w ""'
of musical history.
=. Aha er, Mace If must be borne In mind tha' the
circumstances of the productions were III " ~
- ,r,ui,oo. The whole celebration wa "
,rovth-a conglomcration OF various e"oi'' '" ~
au.rdcnt Of all the Others In inception ","
,,u rho Gcrman, having resolved to cecpr''' Wv
d,,,.crv of America by columbus planned hlo"N''
musical performance. and To hrSn''" wv ,t,
| fine affair they offered prizes Jul wv" ,.a.d
Knowledge Of the scheme wal moi "u''i"'''' ,nr
4, was practically confined 10 th' ''''"''" ,i,,,
II ""r We have yet 10 hear OF single h"'N'
compoScr who competed for the PRIV
| committee of one Hundred was iorOI'u y" ',,s
49,, ,.,,,r. wore already made. ana MI N''"'''
| c,n,,,a would have been performed hu '",''
no official cclcbrltion OF the anniversary ny ~ ,,
/ cin,utV Mr.. Prutt's NlcS,rN WIS III :" , =,
~ H. vvro,c th, work, We believe. WIN VIZ" "
| =, o,.iI,l. performance at the worlds ran ~
/ l., Ioarned that the Germans were pli""''7
- ,,r,tior and also the Italians. he "e"" ,''
| -, T., ,,vor of n native American coh''r'' '
| committee Of one Hundred perhl''cu INN ,,,,
name Of the organization but cA'f'''' Nv 49,
over the performance. WHO'D wa d., vr pratt to
/ ,,., mn for I'M, purpose of enabling MI i'''' U"
wv" :, on,,nn.iilon The failure OF III" per
| - =, ,,rri.b any reason FOR rejoicing II" pun
49,, . q, , mild vayl l. therefore OF n sis'"''"''
| A,o,.r ,yccut ~ II invite, cnuoFm Oh IN '
| ,,.,rcv of thc Committee Of on" Huhui'u' NV
! :. ,u,roryr made the judiclous gneV'' OuV !" "'
| ,o,vor the standard Of American '"ml"'l"o" W.
GOOD reason that there "as 10 '"'"'"f 49, ,,.
,,,~, r.. 1,cnt ard tie deuoft vi Tue P''
/ ,o,uulce belong wholly - Nr iri''. 70 ''''
! iouc,,s German ca.tata The Tribune "'N spun"
form. of di SPA sionatr appropriations "''' -"
' :, Ca. mn, strange that the pauditN sIowrr"d
mon the talented young composer were s'''''
"r' ',,nr,,. merit Of the WORK Justified. The "'c'
& ,,. not onc calculated t. encourage Iud!'ou' APP
nr,,,,i.n Popular feeling wa keyed meh anu u
- =, ,,. ho., , uoor work indeed that would nav"
| - ,,,rr tho nos f. the pitch of popular d'sHpP"'"
! -, - ,hc. clever usc which Mr.. Mcamct maze 81
( ,,,.d device, for dclchting the ear ana ar'uN'"e
,,,r,,I. .u,otiors received enthusiastic "pP'''""
/ ana, III. cnr,uo,ltion was ho1orcd 4, II IL were ''
,,,,i.c, Tndcr other c,rcum-tinccS th' "'' """''
,,, g., make the judicious sr"N'. bHi - u = Wv
,,crd. NJ American music can afford to contemplate
,ho .ituutlon with entire cquansniY' lh'' was
,,,,, f., n. ashamed Of In Mr.. Mehm"tS Hu'l''
,u an the ,o.trary great deal to be please" WIN"