Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-16

the guests begin to arrive. All the. vari-
ETY. of face and costume, each grotesque
or sautiful is here fully and admirably
expressed by the music. The next move-
ment, the allegretto, is a perfect picture
of the nuptial ceremony. The pharases
of the Violoncellos represent the touching
address by the priest, and the rest of
the movement consists of the termination
of the mass and the fluctuations OF the
guests. In the third movement (presto).
Venus and Bacchus reign supreme. By
the time the allegro con brio Is reached,
the guests have completely lost their
heads. The measure is that of a COM
mon dance tune, from which all grace IS
absent. Bacchus rules disputes arise,
and blows are exchanged. Suddenly the
dance is interrupted by a terrific 'Rur-
rah! After this comes short luH; but
the festive dance is soon resumed, and in
creases in wildness till tables are upset.
candelabra broken. and the utmost dis
order preVails-accident clearly set forth
by q motive given out by the double
basses. In short. the fete terminates in
a wild orgy, from which only few
strong heads escaped"
In form. the seventh symphony closely
follows the accepted model. although the
scherzo contains the Beethoven innova-
ton Of repeated trio, which he first intro
duced into his fourth symphony, and, as
IN the eighth, an allegretto is substituted
for the usual andante or larghetto.
For a performance of the seventh sym
pno4y IN Dusseldorf, in 1860; l.; Bischon
lowing 10 translation: ITO US it has al
ways appeared as though there We're
some connection between the \ major
ana Pastoral symphonies: and if the lat
Ter presents us. in a series of tone-pic-
lures with the blossoming Of spring. the
murmuring of the brook the trembling
OF the earth in the fructifying showers,
mat confident hope of the husbandman
in the coming blessing. the A major SYM
Rhony leads US into the joyous autumn.
the rejoicings of the cleaners and vine
dressers, who celebrate the reception of
the blessing contained in the sheafs,
grapes and fruits under the lindenS and
beeches IN the holidays TO which they
looked forward with joyous anticipation
during the whole summer. True. in the
midst of the merry scene thAre WanderS
(allegretto) a lonely youth. Tears fill
his eyes and a low lamentGton for lost
love forces it's way from his breast: Sut
a troop of merry maidens approaches him,
ana. While the others pass him on their
way, one whispers sweet words of hope
INTO his ear: Dry your tears: youth and
nope beckOn you See how beautiful is
naturen and the aluring flutes, oboes,
ana sh2lmS again summon '(scherzo) all
10 the merry dance.
Suddenly a brilliant ray of light meets
an eyes. The sun bursts forth once again
from behind dark clouds which lie on the
hoNzon, the hilltopS glow in the evening
red, the breath of God treTnbles through
the beech-tOps heads are uncovered. eyes
turned 20 heaven, four voices begin the
evening hymn. which is repeated in chO-
TBS from the hearts Of the grateful peopla.
Then JOY beckons again. and the dance
melodies float out upon the air 'Cfinale).'
and none stand idle The ground trem-
bleS. joyous shouts sound through the
merry dill. and OLD and young are borne
I in the mazes. For a long time some
hesitate, and enter on the second quarter,
urtll the power Of the rhythm and the
wild frolic draw everything into the whirl-
pool of joy