Can It Be? Can It Be? (Muss I'denu.) by G. W. Birdseye; A. DisbeckerThe American Art Journal (1866-1867), Vol. 6, No. 19 (Mar. 2, 1867), p. 293Published by:Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25306845 .

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AiMERIt' AN ART JOURNAIJ 293

luad general circulation througliout the States& The work is brought out by the publisbers, in two volumes containiug tea exercises each, and Is clearly printed on good paper.

Fouir HUNDRED AN\D FORi Y-FOuR NEw INTERLUDE 3. AND VOLUNTAlUIES, fo- the Oran, Melodconi or HfirmO6niin. By Jomz ZUNDEL. & T. Gordon, 706 Broa;iLway, N, Y.

Mr.'Jo n.h!n ;'del is vVeli known in thi"s country

As a thoroughly-practical miiusician, antl a lras class; solidl organist. He ptulished a work silmi lar td the one under notice, but simpler, some sixteen years ago, which muet witlh an imimense sale. Its success may he traced to the tact, that it supplie'd a great want, for niediocrity distin guislhed the majority of the o'gamists of tho coun try, and tha interludes in various styles, times, and keys, which it contained, enabled those who b3ad neither knowledge, nor invention, to get through this worlk very respectably indeed,

Education bas greatly advauced since that worlk was issued, and the niev voluine is address ed to a highber class of executi;"e ability, both in the character, aid the mechanism of its contents. There are many lair manipulators of the organ whio have no mo re ideas of- extemporlsing t,han

the handle of tlhe bellowvs, anid to these this work will prove an infallible resource in every difficulty, for it contains a vast numnber of well-made inter ludes adapted to all classes of sentiment in hymun and psalm tunes, besides many pleasing anid sterling, voluntaries, for opening aii(n closing, the services.

This book bas been arranged so as to be made

available withl the least possible. trouble. A co pious3 index is appended, which denotes the pages on which will be foundl Interludes adapted to every measure, aid to every key, and, also, to

particular character of sentiment, wvhether com mencing upoll the lig,'at beat or tlhe thull measure. The practical use of sucli a book can be estimated

at a glance, and it only needs to be knownv to

'neet with general and cordial acceptance.

TREATISE ONT HARMONY AND MODUL&TION. By JOHN

ZUNDEL. S. T. Gordon, 706 B.oadway, N. Y.

Without making. any pretension as to originali

ty, or putting forwarcd any startliulg new theories,

Mr. Zuu%lel has procluced a clear, concise, and in telligible treatise, which ordinary intellects could

master almost without assistance. It is not easy

'to be simple and prolound at the same time; it is

not easyto escape from the trammels of countless exceptions which surround every rule of the musi cal theory, and give a cleair view of the principles ,of the science, but Mr. Zundel, keeping' a steadly gaze upon the piactical necessities of such a workl has nmade his $tenxQents brief, decided, aund comprehensih;, disencuiibering those com mon errors wbich-are common to all students in their firat efforts in harmony wvriting.

Of course, Mr. Zunilbl's is not an exhaustive treatise on the subject, but it ma`y be taken as a

\ safe-ground work, -and a sure starting- point fbr wider and deeper Ienq-uibies. His chaptels on

\ anodulation are as briefly comprehensive as the preceding chapters on theory. If their simple rules are thorougbly studied, and the exampleS -given caxetully transposed according to direction, the studelt will acquire resources in his extem

porisinu, and in his compositions, which Vill prove altog,ether beyondl valuation.

We comnmen(d this work to all musical students for the foregoing reasons, which we think ivill prove of weig,ht;. satitfled that its studly, from the simplicity of its teachling;, -will interest the pupil up to that point where the acqu4et olo

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edg,e becomes a pleasant occupatior;.

SUAN'S STORt. Efllad by CLARIBEL, N. Y. Thad de s Firthl 563 Broadway. Claribel has achieved an extraordlinary popu

larity iu Englanld witbin the few last years. She hlas aclhleved it by the simplicity of her style, which appeals to the miasses, aud to he'r tact in

selecting the subjects of her poems, they being always either a touchiniog incident, a simple story, or some sentimeut that appealls at onlce to the heart, This ballad contains a simple, but very touchinig little story, very pathetically told, anid set to a melody equally simple an(d touciing- It

has all the -eleauents of popularity, and will, doubtless, findL its way on to 'every piano desk in the countrv.

THEm LoVELY ROSE. Aria for Ba1it1ne v'ice, coiii posed by CHAs. F. SHATTUCE. Tliaddeus Firth, 663 Broadway,

A very smooth and pleasifig ccan.tabila rmove meuit, well suited for a baritonte voice, and witlh sufficient sentimeiut to render it effective. It can also be sung by mezzo-sopran'o or contralto

voices.

CN Ir1 BYN? CA7 N IT BE ?- (3fU.ss Plenit.L) - `Tr'a,sIated romi thle German by G. W. BIIlDSEYE arrnuged

by A. DISBECKER, N. Y. Thaddnus FFlrthi, 56 Broadway.

This is a very tender little melody, with a smack ot the old Germian simplicity. It was suncg by Mine. Metlhua Scheller, in the drama of

"Lorlie's Wedding," and met with mtich success. The poem is also interesting.

IDA GALOP. Comno eed by CAIUL FAUST. Thaddeus Firth, 663 Broadway.

A spirited and brilliant Galop, as tLllh of dance

as time and measure can luake it. It has been

male quite popular by its frequent periorwance

by Downino's celebrated 71st Regmlllnent Band.

It is quite easy to play, and is very effective.

ART MATTERS.

Rothermel's picture of " The Republican Court in the Days of Lincoln," now on exhilbition at the

Derby Gallery, 625 Broadway, is a vork' thlat, from its historic interest, must conmmand consid erable attention., Painted as a- con)paniion to Huntingo,ton's "Reptublican Court in the pays 6f

Washinatoi?'"- Mr. Rothermel's picture niaturally courts comparisoln. Althoug,h th.e chance for color aud picturesque costume is, not so great ns

in the latter, to my muin d it is the. best picture of the two; and for this re;tson-Mr. Rothermel has -accomplished- that- r-ara-avis, a portrait lpictur,e

devoid of stiffness, his figures being, for the miost

par<.,easy and gracetul-in actiQn as well as natu

ral in grouping, added to this there is a richly

luminous tone pervading the whole work which is eminently pleasing and attractive. Mr. Roth ermel's flesh painting. however, is not always so successful as that of Mr. Huntinigton, as, in the

picture in question, there are many evidences of

haste anid cirelessuess wlicih are not to be loinld in that of the last named gentleman, whose wor1k is markecl by a painstaking fidelity to nature

which renders it, albeit the color is otten weak and artificial) morel preterable as a speicimlim

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what may lSbe` calle 2i;t

Setiiak aside thI aBnefaoit there i nuch left ri- Mr Rothernmel's picture to adniim.. In the first place the portraits, althoutg not always caretul. are still stirong, in expression and clarac

ter, giving us life-like representations of the per sons represente(L Among, the best are those of

Andrew Jolinson, Seward, Everett, Chase and Greeley, whille in those of Lincoln, Scott, McClel lani, Grant, Brady and Bryanit, Mr Rothermiel's success is far ,from proniounced. Another batl point in the plettire is the female figrure in red, to the lett, wlhich is remarkably failse aud disagree able in action although strong and rich in color, while the drapery painting is superb. Aud here we find nnother. great merit in Mr. Rothermel's picture: in all of the twenty-two female tigares introdluced it is next to im-possible to-fnd. a fault

in the painting of their drapery; -variety of-color,

texture and effect miiark tlhem all, aiid wlile they do not have the unpleasant " baid-boxey" effect

Wich we find in most pictures of this character, there is a harmony and grace in each one which

cills for inniboLniaded praise. Witlh Mr., Rotheime 1', treatment. of. the 'acces- r

sories nio fault iau o th -i t' d 't

*tsh r''Xect''to"'the', war'm, glowing coloi;'Intro duced, this. is an error, if it is an error, in thbe rig,ht diiection, and is far preferable to the low, cold tones wlhich we so often find in the works of

minodernl painters. Taken altogther: then, the merits and dlemerits of the "Repubican Court" ma.y. be summed up in these words: As a grace

tully arrangedl composition it is excellent; as a beautiful piece of color it -is almost. unrivalled; but as a specimen of carefuLl, laborious portraLit painlting, it is l)ut mlodlerately successful.

A right pleasant littl2 exhibition room,. for It Is hardly large enough to entitle it to the - name .of

gallery, is that juist opened by Mr. Snedecor at 76S Broadway. Quiet, nieat and elegant, it ix a

perfect little bijou of a temple of art. The eye

is nowYhere offended bJy a glaring'color or trumpery ahow, but in their places are cosy comfort -and

genuine. goQd taste. It is Mr. Snedecor's inten

tion to mlakie this a receptacei for real gems of artistic skill, a place Where an artist after flnish

ino, a thoroughly: good pictii e. may place it -on

sale and exhibitibn. The opaning .collection fully warralnts this pomise; be rew Tp- v. plo& rtues tl)y CoIman,3 Jns art Win Hart, Js G.

~Brown, Nebllitg, DeHaus, Weir linci La F!arg e, .and right good pictuies they are tooq. Prominent among; tle. nlumber are aolnllans 's Tow. Boats, " and 4 ;Valley. of the Neperha." T}.he first vhas beeNR notided at leng tlh. in ithcte columns before;. the second is a:quiet, pastoral landscape, ftrll or sentiment andl marked by great delicacy ot hand ling and beauty of color. Since Mr. Colman has

-thlrowtnoverb)oard thle hot, forced color. of which he was wont to be so fond, and has adopted a truer, cooler key, his pictures have greatly im

proved; we no long;er see landscapes undler aii effect of atmosplhere altog ethler unnatural, but in their places Crisp, fresh, atmospheric pictures,

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