New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14
,,r7srCAL MATTERS.
he sI-s1cAL ART soCIETY-AL-
OF Ihr "MIsERERE'
,,n ANNOUNCEMENTS

wvssins ne waldorf. Il a. m. lecture by Miss
rednesdsy -rarnegis Lyceum. u a, ~ ti"re "a
rpe,rhank. T'rsncis Fischer Powers. i1vWdru
ppssscs @,d David Names; Metropolitan opera
pp-sockvay sh' German opera. Tristan una
ssccss s,If,,ngton opera House. oratorio' ST
sod. At Tara ren,en recital
.,~~-saay-T me w ~nSroscb on "Das Rhengod'; ;
~ wsis. recital by Townsend H. Fellows
sroow $50 "a. ? sehea, s Of the ses sumner S
vne D<ss..ss. carnegie Hail. $50 p. m, concert
Rsst STrssea Ar society
d tie - Hall p. m. afternoon concert
-lsneSs,co Society. Metropolitan Opera
he n. German opera Ne Meistef-
s's metropolitan 0pseras House p. m, Ger r,
's - .11Ss s,si;c socie'y-
oes Of local music lovers are TO be
ne AP this week with one Of the Musical
snfieneo delightful concerts II will take
AZ So -A.-ssav evening IN Carnegie Hall. IN
,la'e q lection Of Nj Frank Damrosch. who has
W 'ns aar,,rahe selection Of pieces for the oc-
saes - -se arst par; Of the programme will con-
as'h ., the Roman Catholic Church appro-
Hn NJ ,he Lenten season, ending with an EastoT
Pa =. second part viii be hled by one OF 'he
snn 'a' OF Protestant Church music ex-
n' mach: cantaia. known as "Actus Iras'cus'
uni pa, -, IS, die Anerbeste Zeit' the third
3 co. COZ, .ontain secular music. This is the
,hsms Of pieces
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1ssssSrs' Iosouln de pes
Z = Tsrnor ;yoirT,nan iesrins
3 Hi Fl Fil''e PART H.
as 7rs ssi,ls5., arcomparmenss by Robert Franz
.s. 20 vos ana c....................-.b Brahms
~. a. woe d Armour Marais
5 "Pasir @'1 We voistiander
A. sreeb 'ich mich ....-'....'
-. ,,o,es the first has been most written
.,,,e as much romance having been woven
20 snecrrs .AIserere." indeed. as around fai-
vs w. varcelline Mass. The work has been IN
-.,4-,orv OF the choir OF the Sistine Chape. IN
~ nearly three centuries. and ii Is doubtful
~ distinguished musician has been in the
-, ,-,,, during Holy Week In all that time
a.. a, least M king an effort 70 hear Il. us
'-,oss- Gregorio A.iegri. who died In leo- was a
49,, and singer in the Papal choir. He composed
.,r other pieces but The "Miserere' alone mas
=, his name alive. For a century or more 1t was
|. exclusive possession OF the Papal choir by
- 4, was most fealously guarded; indeed it Is
N that Pope had ordained accommodation
,bs punishment OF anybody who should remove
zrs,rihe H. This secrecy was maintained TIL a
II. more than century ago, when the music his
r.n DR. Burney. published a copy obtained by
An ton signor SartareH. Since then it has been
vrrnied many times. hut so great was the curios
h touching II before Dr.. Burney gave II 10 the
ruld that IL prompted Mozart TO perform feat
khch belongs 10 the most extraordinary annals Of
Exic In no Mozart. who was then ioultert.
bears OLD. made an Italian tour with ms ldlhs.
[fhsv reached Rome IN Holy Week. and lmmtdl-
.ey went 10 the Sistine Chapel 10 hear the famous
l;srere which is part Of tie office o. "Tenebra-
|rs.ra,e6 or Maundy Thursday and Good Friday.
after the first service the lad wrote the musir DOWN
from memory with al the characteristic emne'-
kstnenfs that have caused so much comment The
e.; dsv he carried his manuscript into the chapel
iidea In his hat and corrected IL from the second
taTng The amer knew me aaVSlusihs '.tus % y
sgch ie2t and made much use OF IT, 20 that q
gathering OF musicians was arranged. which was
esass oy CnTsioioro one OF the PapSI
Ind Chrs0foro pronounced IL correct in every par
ucuar When MendeIssohn was TWENTY-FIVE year,
on Be also heard the famous service On GOOD
lr.aay and wrote a complete account OF II TO MS
'aniy and his teacher, Zeter.
Dr.. Bgrney's account OF the "Aliserere." in his
FPr-ssn, State OF Music in France and Italy, pub
-zAed Is years ago, is as follows:
THIS piece which Cor upward Of hundred and
Pr years has been annually performed ir Pas
Ion Week al the POpe's Chapel on Wednesday and
200 Friday and which, in appearance is so
ps}er wonder whence its beauty and effect could
rS owes is reputation more 10 the manner IN
stch Il Is performed than 70 the composition; the
sne music Is many times repeated 10 different
tw1s and the singers have. by tradition, certain
.sions expressions and graces OF convention
slea produce great Effects such as swelling ana
vanishing the sounds altogether, acceleraung or
harding the measure at some particular words.
% singing some entire verses quicker than others.
aeTeyer some Of the great effects produced by
-s piece NAV perhaps be justly attributed 70
tt tine place and sOiemnity OF the ceremonlals
ssd during The performance. the Pope and con-
zye are al Frustrated on the ground; the candles
ne chapel and the torches Of the baluStrade are
ztnguished. one by one. and the last verse OF
US psalm IS terminated by two choirs, the maestro
cape.ia beating time slower and slower, and
~ SINGERS diminishing or rather cxtinguishins
~ ~ harmony by Att.e and little 70 perfect point
ms composition used TO be- held so sacred that II
Va imagined accommodation would be the con-
seusnce o. an attempt 10 transcribe 4. Padre
S1'lni told ne that there Were never more than
wee copies o. II made by authority one Of which
~ r. 'oT ne Emperor Leopold one for the late
Ahg o. Portuga. ard The other for himself. This
ss ne permitted me 20 transcribe AZ Bologna. and
sssno santareH favored me- with another copy
sN ne archives Of he POpe's Chapel. Upon col
--e lnese TWO copies find Them 20 agree pretty
alcy except in the first verse. ! have seen sew
=. spurious copies 81 this composition in the pos
s. mo- OF clnerent persons. IN which the melody
ne soprano. OF upper part. was toleraby cor
49, out the other parts differed very much, and
ns Acllned ne 10 suppose the upper part 70 have
i~l written from memory which beine 60 often
speated 10 different words I'm The performance.
s0eh not be- difficult 70 co. and the other parts
s-asi atterwaTC
another unique feature Of the concert will he the
VIZ 10Y vioie d'amour 70 be played by Nj Voigt-
s'as' o. Pirsbu-g. M Highlander is perhaps
= Only musician in the United States who cult
So ms archaic bat delightful instrument.
~1fh ny Loeifer Of the Boston Orchestra. has
49, some attention 10 IL. and Mr. Nahan
-Ao o. THIS city IS - least sufficiently familiar
s An y 10 play the obolleato 10 Raours romance
Hs n'si act o. Les Huguenots. in which IL is
-, 49, % a. .ong intervals. The yiole d'amour is n
be- =, u" 'dlge SIZE. strung wiki seven strings
N r-,sl..V -ioles of the common chord in u ma
>th - use strings which are played upon
- r-sS " az sliet'ned dozen strings OF metal.
,sss ~ a. - .o eve representation 10 all the semi
n In, 49, S'e5s These are not touched in play
,.eul,s. ~ Nbrate sympat hetically and give g
tx..ai soitness and vbraucv m The tcre Of the
| ~ - MS tone Is sweet and languishing.
''1'afiy adapted 10 sentimental music.
rs pel'ofy ior The second week Of Wagner
y,,.,.s me Damrosch Opera Company al the
a, p'N'an Opera House will be as follows. Mon
g.. evening 'Lohengrin" with the following
rz,,,. e's' Mme Nordca as Elsa Oher first ap-
b is-. 80 opera this season in New-York). Nine.
sss - as or'rud Cher first appearance in this
!, ~ - America. Kraus as Lobengr,n s,ehmann
a.,-- soner as T-ramund. and Mertens as
~ O"ing 20 he evpore. . - . T..