F. SCHNEIDER'S " DELUGE."
THE. rehearsal of this oratorio, preparatory to its performance at the Norwich and Worcester Festivals, took place on Monday, at the Hanover Square Rooms. About seventy London performers were present; including F. CRAMER (Leader), MOUNTAIN. BEA-. GROVE, SEYMOUR, THOMAS, LINDLEY, DRAGONETTI, LUCAS, BONNER,CROUCH, &C., under the direction of Sir GEORGE SMART. The oratorio more than realizes our anticipations of its excellence: it combines the choral grandeur of the school of BACEI and HA.N- DEL with the instrumental richness of HAYDN. The Deluge is a subject which affords an ample field for musical expression, and admits of every variety. of vocal and instrumental combination. As the words of the translation were not before ,us, we must re- serve for its performance at Norwich a more detailed notice of the oratorio. The parts which particularly struck us were—a. Double Chorus in E flat ; a Song, in which the instruments describe the rushing-and roaring of the waters; a Chorus in C, terminating with a fugue on two subject, in the finest style• of writing; -a Terzette in A,. full of elegance and .beauty; and the concluding Chorusealso a splendid specimen of fugal composition. The excellence and efficiency of the band in every department, and the skill and steadiness-of the- conductor, were sufficient to ac
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