New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19

Tho Oratoro Society will give its last concert
for this season in Carnegie Ia" next SATURDAY
evening 1t will he notable affair ana sehsa-
tional ending Of the choral season for the Work 10
he nerforned is Berlioz's REQUIEM monu-
mental composition in more respects than one. II
was performed for the first time in America Al ''e
festival held I'm the armory Of the 'th Regimen
under the direction Of DR.. Damrosch III IN9I' anu
has been repeated by the Oratorio society o"IE
a few cities in the country have heard H. TOT II
requires forces Of such extraordinary klnd mat
only two or thre cities muster them. In the
Tuba mirum' section the regular orchestra al
ready one Of the most comprehensive kind is
augmented by four bands Of brass instruments
and no less than eighteen drums. all but TWO OF
which are tuned so that they may be used as mar
,oo,,, Instruments These additional brass or
chestras are posted at the four corners OF the
main body of singers and observation-disclosures. Next
Saturday Mr. Damrosch VIII use some OF me
boxes on either side Of the hall for TWO OF them
They usher in the phrase. And lie snail come
again with glory 10 Judge both the quick and the
dead" with a succession OF fanfares which rising
higher and higher and spreading from group 10
yroup work up a climax the Ike OF which was
never conceived before or since. The erect j.
overwhelming. but it is not all due TO us sorority
The harmonies the character Of the tone ana the
startling effect Of the responses one band to the
other across the wide stage the incisiveness OF the
rhythm. all combine TO nn the music with real
ism that is tremendously exciting and even ter
rifyinr Mr. Damrosch is sparing neither labor
nor money 10 give the mass a brilliant perform
anca and make il fitting elimination TO a season
that has been full Of delights. and to which he
has contributed an extraordinary quota.
The seidl Memorial Book will be published by
Charles scribner's Sons next Saturday The ed-
ton will be limited 10 one thousand copies ana
the publishers say that two-thirds Of them have
bean subscribed for. Advance sheets Kndly paced
~. tell
VIVA, kind OF a work II will be. Henry T. Finck
edited II and wrote the preface and a chapter OF
btoeranbv using in the latter some interesting
contributions made by Mrs. Seidl. for whose bene-
AZ the book has been made. This sketch is toi-
lowed by an account Of the funeral services III 'he
METROPOLITAN Opera House, including the ADDRESS
~ the Rev Mr. Wright and Colonel lngersolls
disna,ch The account was written by Edgar ).
Ieyey. The Philharmonic Society Albert stein
bere James Huneker. Henry Waller Henry Holden
Huss and Victor Herbert send in tributes 10 '"e
dead mans personality, and H. +. krehbieI r. y
r. Martinez. August Spanuth Charles H. l-ahiei
and II 7 Finck musical appreciauons. Ihe next
ohsn,er is filed with letters to Mr.. Seidl from
p,chard Wagner. Robert G. Ingersoll. Tempeton
c,ro,g rules Massenet. Eugene Ysaye. Anton
Dvorak and Coslma Wagner; the next with eN-
cern,s from MI Seidrs published writings. and the
last with tributes from LII Lehman haIiSch'
Marianne Brandt. Lillian Nordica. Emma Games.
Anton Schott. Giuseppe Campanan ana jean anu
Edouard de Reszke. The Illustrations are four
por;rai,s of Mr. Seidl two Of Mrs. sedl and re-
productions IN fac-simile Of manuscripts by Nas-
ner and Mr. SeidL Here are some extracts from
the singers tributes:
Nine Lii Lehman writes;
large part OF my musical existence died with
Anton Seldl and only a sweet memory remains
where / always quietly hoped To see new blossoms
spring up IN profusion our JOINT WORK Dc4o'ss
10 the most sacred memories Of my career u
comprises not only the time we spent together al
Ravreutb when young Seidl assisted I'm moving
the Rhine Daughters. but also period OF equal
importance to both Of us. the German opera az
New-York There are few managers who could
Law claim 10 one thing which the artist singer so
often must dispense with-that an artist and a
leader OF singers who felt and breathed with them
stood in the orchestra.
That complete devotion which seemed to flow
from his baton the earnestness OF his personality
when he stood at the desk-for he did not sit down
1ka many others. whom / consider In the wrong,