New-York tribune., 1907-12-14
MUSIC.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

Music Of an unusual nature was heard In some Of
the streets TO the west OF Central Park yesterday.
and those who threw open thefr windows to see
whence It unusual bagpiper. He
clasped the immense bag IN front of him and.
reaching around 1T with difficulty governed the
stops of the melody pipe. which sang short
phrase in compound triple time over and over
again. which was almost drowned by the wheezinss
of the drones. 1t was Italian piper, mayhap
one of the pifferar1 of the Abruzzi from the
Roman campagna, and his instrument was a zam-
pogna. He was following the example Of his fel-
lows In Rome. who are now wandering through the
streets, playing the music that to old and young
proclaims the coming Of Christnlas-the kind OF
music which Handel transmitted Into the pastoral
symphony in his Christmas oratorio
The incident was recalled when the third after
noon concert of the Philharmonic Society, In Car
negie Hall yesterday. began with the nrss uloute
to the Nativity which we can recall me music
was that of the second part of Berlioz's sacred
tr.Iogy The Infancy Of Christ the part descrlp-
tive OF the flight into Egypt and caiieo oS tnaI
title. Many years have passed since this naiEe
music was performed In New York, ano IL Is Iiiuchi
to be questioned II any Of Mr.. Safonons PreoecoS-
sors would ever have dreamed OF inciuohe
II In the scheme Of a symphonic concert 1et un-
der the circumstances it fell gracfously INTO the
ear and had It been heard by an audience assem-
bed In the spirit Of the thousands WHO wiz Ao
gather next week to hear the Messiah. ~ouiu
doubtless have evoked enthusiasm instead OF
though far from fiawless, was sooo ono eiiU
particularly admirable for the sincerity anu .o'e
Illness Of Mr. Beddoe's singing and tne eAceiieh'
voice quality OF the Bach Choir. OF Montciair-lhe
choir which under Mr.. Frank Taft seems TO nave
set for itself mission Of giving an annuai sprs
festival of Bachs music in our pretty jersey
suburb.
Whether Berliozs composition was responsioio ioA
the performance of Scriabines first syInpnony'
which was choral close that is perhaps the mos'
4toI nfcra of
performance at Philharmonic Society. or the
desire to give the symphony brought win II tne
suggestion of this Nativity music cannot De saio
here choir being hand a larger use thaH
was called for by either work alone was 70 nave
been expected. better use might easny have
been suggested Scr1abne's first symphony. Win
its six movements and two moods tall put the
final movement which ensts the voices anu To-
echoes the mood of the first section. oaseo OH
modest melism in the pentatonic scale). was hearo
In Carnegie Hall as late the last day or last
Eehrusry at q concert of the Russian symphony
Society which the composer and MI hooes'
AItschuler conducted Its jocose movement niauo
a pretty impression then. prettier one' ihoeeu'
than 1t made yesterday. but as whole the worh
awakened no cry foc a repetition It's nI'h
,,oveuen, gained I'm dramatic intensity from
the toual weight OF the Philharmonic band and the
splendid con1pulsion Of Mr.. Safonons cohououhs,
but the interest which an admiraoly CONSTRUCTED
climax had created ran out rapidly as oly SAM
Through q child's fingers when the choral music
beean II was scarcely necessary that the ammo
tated programme ehouId have directed attention 10
the fact that this was music composed oS coh
seryatory pupil; the music itself proclaimed te
fact on,v too loudly Nor the fault In the per
fornancs. for Mr. Beddoe and Miss Fosenario
Campbeu labored with supreme devotion ana inc
choir did its best. The desire to make propasanoa
for Russian composers Is having "oAui i'iiiu
unon oIIr orchestral concerts Inc season 10 oA'
six weeks old vet the Russian novelties that nave
been brought forward outnumoer all the ne" con.
tributions from the rest of the universe ana o.
all the novelties not one has estaonsned itsei -
the local repertory. Another 10 set oo"n A0A ~
next pair of Philharmonic concerts
pa,,reen the cautata and the symphony Chopin .
IT minor pianoforte concerto was played-the 500
part BY Mr Ernest schiing. 1t was Clean.
manly. straightforward performances iitte sooe'
In tone. perhaps. but better soorie'y tnan n,a"''
sentimentality. - "