THE VOCAL CONCERTS.

THE third concert was on Monday evening; and the selection will show that the research of the Committee has been pursued to good purpose, and has disclosed some rich and rare specimens of

vocal harmony.

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G. SMART.

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17. Glee," Under the urem.waad tree."

1 Chant:, •• Shout, hots, shout" (SoTsoux) Movies.

Here is a goodly assemblage of names, without having recourse to those which are associated only with noise and frivolity. The profound attention of a full room was the best evidence that no necessity for such an admixture of trash exists. The substitution of NEGRI for one of our own ecclesiastical writers was not a change for the better. He is a pleaeine, composer, but far below our Pen- CELL and GIRSIONS in true choral grandeur. The trio No. 5 is in the happiest style of the ecclesiastical school of Italy; and No. 10 is a delightful example of Hu:tomes power in vocal and instru- mental writing. The glees were not altogether so happily hit off in performance as usual. No. 2 wanted that perfect assimilation of voice to voice with which we have sometimes heard it sung; and No. 6 demands something beyond mere correctness to bring out its full effect. The rules which apply to glee-singing in gene- ral, will not hold good its a composition where it single voice stands apart front all the rest, and concentrates upon itself the principal interest. No. 11 was charmingly sung. Miss WOODY.ATT (the most promising glee-singer among the ladies) ac- quitted herself most creditably, and contributed her full share to obtaining the encore which succeeded it. CLIFTON'S glee has a most agreeable flavour of the old school, and was very successful. VAuntt Ases singing in No. :3, betrayed some marks Of recent in- disposition, but more of pure and refined taste. To Mrs. Bisnoe's execution of Moz ART'S delightful air equal praise is due. To Miss NOVELLO, ou thuis occasion, we can award only that of correctness: 1-reguant .as Canzonets are with tenderness and feeling, we were disappointed at the coldness with which this was sung. E. TAYLOR'S Song, in which the beautiful accompaniment of WILLMAN and MACKINTOSH was conspicuous, was received with marked applause.

We were glad to hail the first attempt to introduce into our concert-rooms some of the gems of SPHOR'S Operas in an English dress. It is a silly piece of affectation in the Philharmonic Directors, in all similar cases, to exchange one foreign tongue for another. The German language assimilates more to English than to Italian, as well as the structure of its verse ; singers know what they are singing, and auditors what they hear,—all circumstances of importance; at least so we venture to think, regarding vocal music not as a mere assemblage of sounds, but as an appropriate vehicle of expression and feeling. Among other advantages which will result to music from these concerts, will be a greater atten- tion to this subject. All " nonsense verses" appear tube carefully excluded from the bills; and it seems to be part of the Directors' creed that " music and sweet poetry " should " agree." This must do something towards elevating the art to its proper rank. When the music of IIAVoN is sung, it is no longer connected with such a choice assemblage of words as the following—the first instance out of many that occurs to us—" See, flashing through the wet, the fry in thronged swarms, from thousand ways around." To a translation such as this has the Creation been uniformly sung in England.

The Finale to Fidelio, great and grand as it always must be, suffered from the want of dramatic excitement : nor was its per- formance so perfect as that of the Germans.

The Madrigals were the happiest illustrations of the power and

skill of the Society. Judging from the accuracy with which they were executed, we should presume that no other portion of the se- lection had received such an attentive rehearsal. And they well deserved it. The first is from that unrivalled display of musical loyalty "The Triumphs of Unmet ;" and is one of the most extra- ordinary productions if the brilliant age of ELI zA Mall. The I asterly cootrivance displayed in the combination of such a sue-

ineledions passages, the fliney which the musician has

dispia. Cal in folfowitr- the guhlance of the poet, ai.d the noble cli- int:x with which the companion wind,: up, place this madrigal among the first of its class. The other (No. I-I) is one of the very earliest ell; ads at this delightful species of writing; its (late being 1.1I. It has lately been scored from the copy in the British Mu- seum ; and, but fir the stubborn evidence of this document, we could scarcely leave imagined that a composition displaying such a graceful flow of melody could have existed at so remote a period. It is wholly unlike the writing of contemporary authors. Nothing could be more perfect than the performance of both the Madrigals; and they were encored with more than usual enthusiasm.

The llutchess of KENT and her daughter were again present, and again testified most unequivocally the pleasure which they derived from the concert.