New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-08

Nth which 10 accents criticism. Mr.. Buck Is not
pedantlc or ecclesiastical in the sense OF being
stiff severe ard angular; on the contrary. ne "a
liberal notions the subject or cnurch ineouS a"-
aims to hit refined. popular taste wnch app'ec.d'
the value Of sentiment even in the sacred service.
He knows the voice admirably. The manner ="
which words and melody flow together IN MS husio
and the naturaness Of MS musical exclamation ,A ne
him popular with church SINGERS Inc 81 wiring
frequently brings It pass that his drsmac mss Of
On his cantatas for instanceJ shows ,he n1vs his
ecclesascIsrn as already suggested wni . i,ts
church music occasionally is full OF dramauc *
preston When one OF his cana.a s was comment
on II IN the vein Just indicated. Promptly tnef@
s e. IL a that tod his leaning 70 the
ehurchly style into deadly 2 araet VIZ" tendency be-
which told CT 5ns
two ne made atten,pt to desas ss described in
Oeness xlIx II: "Issachar !s strong ass ciouo
ing down between two burdens
Nearly all OF Mr.. Bucks compositions nave pee"
given to the world In print the ohiy e@cep''o"' 49,.
q few large works for orchestra "a symphony. TWO
string ousr.e.s a concerto for four horns and or
chestra possibIv also two three overtures) anu
grand opera dealing with an Egyptian suDJeo'' .,
titled "Serapis" For this opera ne wro'o .'' "
bretto as well as the music. as ne did also io' '
cantata. The Voyage of Columbus. Inc ia''e,'
indeed. he wrote in German as well as Ehslsh. a
vrote tho libretto had ftful existence on the
stage In 1880 His numerous songs. anthems ser
vices etc must be passed over In this revue" Oh
his compositions. His largest works are the ora
tor,os arhe Golden Legend" which carried on the
prize offered by the Cincinnati Festival Associaeo
IN 1880 and THE Light Of ASIA. words oy Dir Ea-
win Arnold. published by Norvello. Ever q % ID ~
1855 He wrote festival hymn iOr .ne Meditation Of
Columbia" words by Sidney Lanier. for the rni. s
delphia Exposition In 1876 His more rece.i. r ~
have been set OF cantatas ior c.a I raiure OF his
gifts They called respectively Inc limp .rha
the King" designed for the ChrismasEEpb rtv, he
SWso,y Of the Cross Coco tr'a anS Ascension The
drst two have been published by Schirmer' aho ZIG
last Is about to issue from the press In Ica,nss
this material MI Buck has had the old Passions,
IN his mind and has not hesitated TO use dramai,c
characters and forms He has also initiat a ' v
Protestant Passions" in the manner OF bacn ~
the service by giving II appropriate hymns 70 ss,s
a Intervals From the modern lyric drama ne m ~
%asss1 b sRs Ssyse q eoae phrase This
phrase II given herewith in fac-simile. II appears
nrst in The Story Of the Cross" and introduces
Colonel Mapieson's announcement for the cur
rent week promises a novelty on Friday evening
II II signor Giordano's Andrea Chenier." work
which IL rapidly making its way into the Euro
peen opera-houses and has been set down as ono
Of the most pronounced successes of the year It's
composer belongs to the hot-blooded school. which
INST came into extended notice through Mascagni
ana his "Cavalleria Rusticana-" In this school
shere can scarcely be said to be disciples All are
vrophsts. at least in the estimation OF themselves
40 their friends; but, fancy. II any one chose
study bit curiously. he might ind all OF tho
~ nsa owing large unconfssssd debt 70