Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-19

furnishes "a varietie of delicious ayres.
collected out Of the best authors in Eng
land, France. Spain and Italy.
Thomas D'Crbeys Choice New Songs
is opened at one giving Advice to a
Painter and Nicola Sampieris eight
+ zenith century volume of curious program
music giving a picture of King DaVid
surrounded by the angels playing Joyful
sort of music with little discord to give
! It more effect" With these also is col
lection of songs by Mr.. Leveridse, mus
trated by Hogarth complete SET OF
Thomas Morley's "Madrigalls to Foure
Voyces." published in 1894. and exceeding.
| lv rare and ID funny little book called
';rhe Bird Fahcyer's Delight" contain1ns
| all forms OF singing after the f1ageoiet and
lutte within the compass and 1aculty Vi
numerous birds, such as the canary III
! net hulIfnch and nightingale, and pur-
posed for them.
Baton Age Established.
Some Illustrations Of an early ballet are
given in an interesting edition of Baltha-
Ear de Beaujoyeaux' Ballet Com'aue de
la Royne.'' published in 1os2, whlch mas
passed through severe vicissitudes' ana
the fact that the baton was used many
wears prior to it's supposed INTRODUCTION
is found in the pictorial frontispiece 10
another old book of music.
In unpublished copies of Bach CONE -, ~
i'm r minor. and Haydn's divertimenlo III
| G. major. transcriptions of the unpublsh-
cd scores Of Luig! Cherubini's symphony
! in D major, and Herzogehoets 10
| feier' and in copy Of the edltlon or ioN
of Lacombe's 'Sapho, the music ui..s'1 -,
- tho Iihrary of Congress manifests In
| a measure its wealth, and by the eNihoi-
| ton of copies of George Matthias Molll
! symphony in D, Joseph Staihl'A o
mems of Music in Bavaria, ana Hfe.IS
works, the publication OF WhiGh lias oena
subvented by the Austrian, beiSlan anu
Rayarian governments. respectively,
slows what other nations are doing aions
| these lines. u.+;,,
Not is also taken and illustrator
made of the collection Oh ulesoi 30. iai
Monks of do Solosmes. of when tne
I library of Congress possesses pho,o-
graphic facsimile. There are also IN TINS
exhibition facsimiles OF volumes VI
troubadour songs and other ancient i,, inus.d
written long before printing was invented
and laboriously and In some instances
beautifully transcribed
~ much interest, likewise. is d book on
music printed soon after the first printing
press was set up, but before there was
musical type. so that the NOTES are al
written in with pen.
Work of Americans.
Then comes the American sectlon-that
upon which most emphasis IS i1due, tiS
Library of Congress being in truth the
library Of the nation. Here first of ali
for this portion of the exhibition is not
arranged chronologically, one sees long
row of songs of the civil war time. SUCH
as Marching Through Georgia" When
Johnny Comes Marching Home Bonnie
Blue Flag" Dixie Land. Tramp.
Tramp. Tramp. the Boys Are Marching.
etc, all of which are in original editions.
Some were derived through the copy
right office. and on the face of one.
pixie Land.'' is written in bold hand,
No objection. by the provost marshal.
In the lower section of the case in which
these are displayed are copies of Alexan-
der Reinagle's Federal March,. as per-
| formed in the grand procession In Phiia-
delphia July s. 17Ss. and of the "Presi-
dents March. which In the same year
furnished the air for Hail. Columbia, q
as we'll as Samuel Holyoke's Hail From
the Tonrbs.'' composed in memory OF
Washington.
Here, also. the history Of Yankee boo.
| die is set forth. q Photographic copy be-
| Ing shown Of the broadside on which II
was frs, printed-the original of which
by the way. seems to have Disappeared
together with a libretto Of Andrew Bar
| tons ballad opera, The disappointment