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His style is perfectly unique . On an unwieldy instrument he performs the most rapid violm passages with a pure and luxurious tone . The instrument used by Bottesini is a full-sized double bass , but strung as lightly as a violoncello . His bowing is 1 over-handed "; and the performance is in reality a performance on a large violoncello . Amid several classical compositions were interspersed Foikas , Waltzes , and the " Great Exhibition Quadrille , " which seemed as satisfactory as ever to the majority . Popular as Jullien is , he has many ^ detractor ? . who support their objections by referring to the
JULLIEN AT DRURY-LANE . On Monday evening one of those assemblages occurring only at the bidding of some idol of the popular mind , gathered at Drury-lane . Long ere the performances commenced , the theatre was crowded in every part ; and during the evening numerous rows ensued , more absurd than terrible . The annual concerts of Jullien have attained an immense popularity . The orchestra is now quite equal to former years ; and in addition we have Bottesini , the celebrated performer on the contrabasso , and Miss Dolby as a vocalist . Ine performances of the former elicit tumultuous applause .
large amount of polkas and light music to be found in his programmes . They aver that such " trash " has a tendency to " deprave and lower the taste of the people . " It would be difficult to deprave and lower that which has no existence . Such critics must first show that the generality of the people had any taste in music ; it will then be time to question whether polkas and waltzes , as played by Jullien ' s band , _ were calculated to lower it . It is more probable that the present taste for good music owes its origin to the concerts of Jullien and those who followed in the course he indicated .
The music of the drawing-room is even now not at all remarkable for its taste or intelligence . But the polka has somewhat infringed the mawkish insipidity of young lady music . Its accent is iterative and unmistakeable . If listeners have an iota of rhythm in their organization , it must be developed by the polka , and those who possess an atom of intelligence can scarcely fail to apply the knowledge they thus acquire , to higher purposes .
A very short time has elapsed since the symphonies of Beethoven were pronounced unintelligible by the principal musical society of the metropolis . And yet Jullien dared to offer the despised works of the great German to the polka-loving public . The Prince of the Big Drum depended on the " depraved taste " of the people , and they nightly crowded to Covent-garden Theatre each night of the week devoted to Beethoven ' s works .
Jullien undoubtedly understood the Knglishmind , and thoroughly estimated the precise amount of taste possessed by the people . From the very first he smuggled hi among ; i herd of trifling compositions a few gems of the first masters ; works which but a short time before were unknown to the profession , but which now met with a ready appreciation . Had Jullien prepared nothing but Beethoven symphonies , he might have had empty benches for his audience . Many a man will go to hear light and merry music who would be horrified at the idea of sitting out a
symphony . Progressive education is the only education worth anything . Children are taught the rudiments of learning by the aid of pictures and diagrams . The emanations of genius are not to be comprehended by the ignorant , but people educated to understand will soon appreciate them . A mixed multitude may be drawn together to hear music suited to their capacity , which , performed in a refined style , will gradually lead them to the appreciation of that which requires a higher grasp of the intellectual .
When Jullien announced his " Beethoven Festival , " how few imagined that such treasures would be tolerated hy thu people ! The light and shade of an Overture , a rippling melody following and succeeded by " burst of harmony , are ever attractive . But the exquisitely poetic and highly wrought themes of the greatest writers were listened to with profound attention . The love-breathing " Adelaide , " the quatuoin and romanzus , above all , the entire Symphony in C minor , were received with that hurricane of applause which the English no well know how to express . A condemnation of . Julian can bo nothing less than stupid detraction . Hail to his great drum —Win mounter concerts—his polkas—his quadrilles —lua melodramatic effects ! Jullien drawn the
people together , they become more acquainted with the power of Music ; and while Art suffers hot , the interests of Artists are advanced . . . ¦ _ _ _ . , ¦ . ..- •_ i . A : _ l 3 _ Ll . I ^ l& *
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ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY . The time of " Grand " Concerts , where the only instrument was the p ianoforte , is waning , and an acquaintance with orchestral effects , while it has expanded the minds of the people , has led to much activity in the profession . However interesting boudoir music may be to the parties concerned , jit is to the orchestra we must look for the advance r ment of the art . An Orchestral Society is about to
commence a series of concerts with a view to tW ? production of " works in the highest class of Qr ~ chestral music , with especial reference to new / untried , or comparatively unknown - compositions . ^ There have been several attempts to bring forward works of young composers , but jealousies or other causes have conspired to frustrate the expressed intention . England is perhaps the only civilized its and
nation which represses the genius : of sons , prefers even the commonplaces ,, ojf aliens to tlie best writings of its own people , The Council pf the Orchestral Society , . containing -the names , pf Blagrove , Howell ; Hullab , Lucafi , and . Nicholson , being above these pettinesses , ; and will . ; he deserving of the support of every member of iihe profession , as well aS of the public . "The orchestra , conducted by Mr ; , fetujlah , contains the elite of the
Opera bands : — . . " .... ,, First Violins " ,: > & "• H . jBlagrove , principal ; Messrs . Dando , Thiilwa | l , ^ llon . Baniater , Wa ^ on , Patey , Mori ,, Doyle , Zeibini , -Browne , 4 i ) 4 Eariies Second Violins : Mr , Watkins , principal ; . Messrs Newsham , Loder , Paytpn , , \ V . JBlagrove . Jay , E . Perry , Marshall , IJ . Griesbach . jKelly , J . J . Calkin , and Clementi . Violas : Mr . Hill , principal ; Messrs , R . Blagrove , Weslake , Trust , Webb * Hann , T . Westrop , and " \ Vaud , Violoncellos : Mr . . Lucas , principal : Messrs , "Yv " . I » . Phillips , Hancpek , \ V . F .
Reed , Gue ^ t , G . Calkin , and . Aylward . Double Basses : Mr . Howell , principal ; Messrs . C . Severn , F . Piatten , Castell , Mount , Edgar , and Reynolds . Flutes : Messrs . R . Pratten and King . Oboes Messrs . Nicholson and G . . Horton . . Clarionets Messrs . Lazarus and Maycock . ' , Bassoons : Messrs . Baumann and Larkin . Hokns : Messrs . C . Harper , Rae , Mann , qnd Standen . Tsumpets : Messrs . T . Harper and Ward . Trombones : Messrs . Cioffi , Antoiue , and Winterbottom . Dkuj ^ s : Mr . F . Horton .
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This week we have had the Inaugural Lectures at the Museum of Practical Geology , and Professor Owen ' s Lecture on the skulls of the Negro , the Chimpanze , andOranUtan at the Zoological Society . Of the former little need here tie said . Inaugural Lectures are all of a class . Each professor undertaking to prove the importance of his , speciality—a somewhat superfluous task , since , if students are not . prepared to admit the importance , they will not attend to what the Professor may bring forward . Sir Henry He la Beche , in his general introduction , insisted on the importance of having a Museum guch as that of Practical Geology ; and carried away by his subject offered illustrations which might be urged with terrible
force again 3 t him . Such , for example , as his contrast of the enormous development of our mining operations with those of the Continental states . These states , he said , in spite of their scanty operations , have every one an institution such as the Museum of Practical Geology ; yet Knglund , with her gigantic mining , had hitherto boasted of no such iriHtitution . Might not this very predominance of Kngland be owing to her freedom—to her miners being left to themselves instead of being " cured for " b y Government ? Professor Edward Forbey gave a very interesting Lecture on Natural History , in , which he pointed out how from apparently the uiowt trivial indications—the merest modification of a HhiiU- » -tho
geologist might aid the miner , and often aavo him from wasting vast Mims in fruitless Hcarch .. Hut we hasten to ProfeHsor Owen ' s Lecture at the Zoological Society . It waft one of the most instructive uud intercHting we have ho ' urd . ltfl object was to point out tlje differences and resemblance ' s presented in the ulciill of the African , the Papuan , the Clmni > an 7 , c , and the Oran Utan ; and thitj was done willi a minutcncKH and cIoarneHH equally admirable and Hurprising . The conclusion to which Professor Owen arrived was thut , although the re-HemblanceH were many and striking , nevertheloHH the differences were auoli as to discredit the idea of any transmutation of specks .
Here we possible respect to observe tha-t the Professors facts , instead-of discr 6 id [ itmg the idea of transmutation , seemed strikingl y in favour of it ; since * y demo ' natratimr that the Papuan vfas intermediate between the Chimpaiize > arid the Negro in wanting the frtmtat s ip ^ s- ^ Bd : by adverting to the ; fact or the Africa ^ skulls . showing aw tqcretWi <>/ qevejqpirjent ; when selected . fdomsla . vie 8 who have lived in , a civilized country - *** be ; furnished us with evidence which , would outweigh ton * of sUch coanter + evidenee as may be drawn from the minute difference * he pointed but . ¦ Mdrebrerjitiohside * how unnecessary it is tb insist oh diffettitces totf cbuuterbalanciiig the great and essential resemblances ! Of course the Chimpanze , T > eqa use ri ( & is a Chirh ' pairfce , and not a man , must be different frb ' mmati ; his habits , the conditions of his existence , require it . Besides , We have only recently learned , to know the Troglody te * GoriUa ^ t ) i& h ^ aest q ^ ^ e tribe ; yet discovered-rand if he approaches so closely , -to the lowest tribes of man , that in many ; respects we can see no lines of dernarcation— -ifc is not improbable that further investigation may-discover either a lower tribe of man bra-higher - t * ibe < tf ehifljpanae j-andi although it is not allowable ¦ to control hfi&v&n- foefcs by facts Ay ^ ibh ryitiy hereaftet be distJoVertd ; it iB allowtible tcx point / to probabiiitSes When they lie in the direction . of "ind > yn'Ja ^ . ^ a « 4 i , we . ' 'thiiiV ^ at . tne ' known facts o £ resemblance betw . een the lowest tribes of man and the highest of the chimpanze fire of the bigbesfc ; import- . , ; ; : ;; . . * * . *
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The chief business of the Executive of the Nationa l Charter As 3 ociatioi » i : " whioh met' as usual , was the consideration of How best to resuscitate the Ghartiat movement ih th 6 ' metropolitan dish-iots . And for this purpbse the Executive agreed to call a meeting of all the Chartists of London , for Sunday , Noveta-\ y € t 23 , at the literary and Scientific Institute , Leicester ^ lade , Rdy-stredt , Clerkenwell ,. It was also agreed , after hearing Mr . Collet , " that a series of " public meetings should be held as early as convenient " to aid in the repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge . Redemption SopiETY . —' On Sun day , November 23 , Mr . Hehdefson ^ ill deliver two lectures in Manchester , on " Communism and Cooperative StbreB . " It is intended to havfe h Series of leotarcs atid diaouasions on "Social Science , " in ' Leeds , thift winter , for which arrangements areuow . bein * made . Money * repeivedjor th / wrek :--Li ! e < k ,, j £ l .. i : 8 « . Id , ; Etruria , per Mr , Wilbraham , 5 s . 0 d . } Lofton , per . Mr . Riley , Is- 3 d . Building Fun . d : ^ -Leeds , 4 » ; E ? ruri » , ^ d , Propagandist Fund ;—U . 6 d—Jas . HiiNOEUSQN , Secretary . ' ' _ .. _ .... —*¦ 1 - - — - -- — ¦ - ¦ ¦¦ - ¦ — - rri ^ iz _ - ^_ " *~— -4 : — •*¦ — -r— ** ~
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THE SUFF 11 AGJS AOITATION-UONESTY THK J 1 KST rQJLlCY . MaUchlliHi . Ayrnhirr . Notember 4 , 18-M- ^ SiH . --. In theWtlcloheadrd " Agitation at ^ h in the Leaders October 2 / 5 , you nxe plo-sed tt ^ ont again ehbrnploiiwo " the »« Io Chortur , ond to le tuW those i ! ho refuse to be seduced from theu ^ support of thcprinciplcB of jueiico and equal right einbodic in the Charter . . . . .-, P , Htor of I cannot but e * pre « B my Burproo th « ttho ed . to r the Under should deprecate » _ f «***™ Hitherto shortcomings" of tho « nodw . telteior « nei ^ Hrthcrt I have . upno-od it to ho not the leaBt «« pMbmtP c , f the mtoU of , he Leader to encourage criU ^ i *« J « all Hubjecta and all parUo ., with the viow o ' ^ g truth iid encouraging poUtical Uoncftty . Ow » « »»
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 15, 1851, page 1094, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1909/page/18/
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