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Will be composed of Members of the PUJLHARMONIC SOCIETY, numbering OVER 250 PERFORMERS. Leader of the Orchestra, Organist, MR. WARWOOD. MR. COLLINS. PRICES t Keflervod SeaU, Nnmbered, 91.M. IJaMMiTed Seata, ■ • 75 Cents Doors open at 7 ; Concert to commence at 8 o'clock, prompt. Carriages may be ordered tor 10 p.m. N.B.—It it partinUarly requetted that thote teho have arranged to attend will be in thevr retpeetive place* at least Five Minulee before Eight o'oloek, in order to prevent interruption after the Oratorio hat oommtnoed. . * The Btelnway Ocand Piano used on this oooasion is from the Wareroomsof Messrs. Nordheimers. ^'^'^/[m .u^iE Ik The EDITH and LORNE PIERCE COLLECTION o/CANADIANA # ^een's C/niversity at Kingston \ . J' •fc if^ % ^ ^ N Q Q ^^ !^ '^f "0 E L I J A H . Jill' Aiifliar iif this English ivrsian has vtidctuvri'd to niukf it as natrhi in oixnnlKinr nith thv Srriptnriil Tv.Hs us th>' Music ii> n'hich it is adufitcil n'ill ddniif ; the irfvitiiccs iiiiieridlii arv thi'fvfort' to Im considered sim/ilji us onthoritifs, PAirr THE FTEST. RECITATIVE (<()— Mk. SCOTT. KlMAU. — As Ciod the Lord of Israel livctli, before whom T stand, there sliall no( he dew nor rain these years, but according' to my word. I Kings xvii. 1. OVEETUEE. ' 1. CHORUS (h). ' The Peo1'].k. — Help, Lord i wilt Thou quite destroy us? Jh The harvest now is over, the summer days are gone, and yet no power cometh to help us ! Will then the Lord ' o no more God in Zion ? Jer. viii. 20. (iij Meuilel.ssiihn ilisjdays n tliorougb ajiinxciatioii of the dramatic events to be described, by i;iiMinieiioiii>; liis great Oratorio, not witli tlie orthodox Overture, but with a startling Recitative, which gives the key to tlic incidents embraeeil in the Work. The Overture follows -I) Minor — Modi'rnto mn /mco a poco pifi aijitato, 4-4 — one of the Com- (loser's greatest instrunieiital Compositions— powerfully sujrgestive of the long-continued drought — the parched earth the failing vegetation and ultimate famine. Mendelsson has been one of the greatest exponents, in modern days, of Bach's st\le, and this ■iubjeet may have i)een .'iiiise of pardon ia proclaiuicd in acceiita of Uiuching l)eaiitj-, with felicity iifculiar tn Mendelssohn. {d) In this movement the state of the popular feeling is portrajed with vast appreciation and power as nviilencod by the despairinp outbinst with which the Chorus oj)»ns. After the phrase, " He mockcth at us," the exsitenient increases — the words, " His curse is fallen down upon us," .■ur declaimed with appalling force, and as tach part in succession takes up the subject, the mind receives an overwhelming impression of the intensity of human passion. The Chorus then conies to nn abrupt pause — a change in the teiiipo]to (/ruri' introduces p.issages of wonderful grandeur and solemnity, commeiicing, "For He the Lord our (Jed." Fear in the mii.ds of the people i.s subiiued by returning faith— a modification of feeling strikingly deveio) ed as the music progresses into the Key of C Major, on the words, " His mercies on tliouaands f.dl," the effect of which is to lig.iten up the picture like a blaze of sunshine from behind a cloud. 3 His lucrcicH on thdusiinds full — full on all tlioni that love Him anil keep Hi» roinmandnicnts. Muft. xxviii. '2'2 ; Kxcxl. xx. 5, H. C. RECITATIVE (.). Miss ADA CORLETT. An Anoei,. — Elijali ! roleet thee in all the ways thou ^ocst ; that their harid.^ shall uphold and guide thee, lest thou dash thy toot against a stone. Pa. xci. II, l-J. RECITATIVE (/).— Miss CORLETT. A.N An(1EI.. — Now Cheritli's brook is dried up ; Elijah, arise and dejiart : and <;et thee to Zaropath ; thither abide: for the Lord hath commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. And the barrel of meal shall not waste, neither .shall the crui.^^e of oil fail until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. ' I Kings xvii. 7, !', 14. 8. RECITATIVE— AIRS-DUET. ^ Miss HILLARY and Mr. SCOTT. ^ ' The Widow. — What have I do with thee, O man of God ? art thou come to me to call my sin unto remembrance ? — to slay my son art thou come hither ? Help me, man of (xod, my son is sick ! and his sickness is so sore that there is no breath left in him ! T iro mourninc^ all the day loni^ ; I lie down and weep at night. See mine affliction. Be thou the orphan's lielpoi-. Elmah — (live nie thy son. Tui-n unto her, O Lord my God ; turn, in mercy help this widow's son ! For thou art gracious and full of compassion, and plenteous ((') After IV shori IttH'itiitive, tlie Double Qiiartett — (7 Major — Allegro iioti trop/to, 4-4- arrests iitt'.'ntioii liy the richness uf tl)u eight-part harmony, and the sparkling flow of its glorious melody. fj'j 'riiis Itcoitiitive forms the u ■nn'^ctni^' link to one of those wonderfully vigorous drair.atic sci'ufs, ill the L'onceptioii of which Mendelssohn shone pie eminent. In the dialogue between the Willow and the Propliet, t-very chiinve in sentiment receives an appropriate musical expression the niiioily sung liy tlie Widow is full of i)athos, supported by an accompaninu nt in which the Solo for < Iboc ('onus a striking feature — the response by Elijah is immediate, and the exclamations of the widow, as the excitement of the scene increases, are delivered in tones of thcnio-t impassioned musi- ■•al deuK'vmati" n. By the iutrnduction of the <,"horus — G Major A/lit/ro muderato, 4 4 — we liave a personified re- Hcoticm on the action, in the manner of the ancient (ireek tJhorus. Tiie movement is one of the most gra-iefal and melodious in the work, and a new phrase on the words. " Through d.arknes* riseth light," leads to a climax of imposing dignity. •„,„...■.,■ H-.i.. 1 u„).,.,d,ia.i,^i .r„ov „-vvi.Mi,....s»..w "-*-""""'" S1...U .1,,. .1 1 a.-.- 1 v..»i- ""■- ' ; . „„„ , « .....y live ! "" . , I ,„„W „.-^T„„T..,nn..,n,..c...-.UU,, ,e„0... -."..-> B,,,M..-N...v. v.«i...ui .i.y -" i"«* ' ,,,„, „„a „...t H- «•»'■■' "--T"";; :r:".„'':;r"o ,r:.:ti?ty w„o (o... hi. .. soul, und with all thv m.jrl.t. u ^ ^^^^^^ . • 1- Hi • I'h. Ixxxvui. -V.., .-- ... ... ,.; -. ,, 14; ISXXVI. I.., »*>• , King, xvii, 17, 18. -^l. -^^ ■• •'"'• "• '" '• loVcxxviii. 1. «» OHOHUS. vishlcous. ■ ,„. HECTATIVES W-M- ''^"" ' ^„„„ , ,,„„,,, tl.roo ,».-. 'S-:^^!i:-::-:;::t:t!:i- - - n-:iin upon the ouvtli. n upon uiiv .„„.-A,....o„KH.i „cU...tt.-o«b>cU..«. ,,„,,,„„„,,._T„o..,.nl-.U.,..K.-« ,„„„, Yo have fe.-*.k.n God ^,^^^^,^^, , „,„ ,„„. T„E T.0P>.».-A..d then we >ba« ^^^^^^^ ^,,„ p„, ,„, • *„ r.f R'liil • select !ina si.ij Ev-UAn.-Ri-. then, yc pi-sts of Baal ^ ___. - TTT^aent. tev.ninati,.« o. Mount C'av.el .ay U- between Abab, tne i r i iiin. 1 miiy ..tl.'. s WOl'll to UK'. ■a\\ ti'y fire uiidiT it : iipIiCt ydiir voit-es. and dill the Ood ye wiHrtliip ; and I llii'ii will cmII • III tliV Lord .loliovidi : mid tlip (ind wIki l>y fire sli.ill aiiHWcr. U'f llini l>i' (IcmI. TiiK Pkui'i.k. — Vfii : and the (iod who by firo Hindi answer, lot lliin In- od ! Haai, O answer un ! Baui. let lliy tlaines lull and extirpate tlio loo ! liear us, iJaal. . Ixxxviii. 12. UECITATIVE.--Mr. SCOTT. I'li.i.JAif Call liini louder ; for he i.s a sod ; he talketh ; or he is punsiiin^ ; or ho is in a journey : or peradventure he slecpeth ; so awaken him : fidl him lou'l-r. ol peace. to ; He is . I. -t llUS. lirne ycsivs 1 send vail) CHORUS. I'riests ov Baal. -Hear our cry, O Baal! now arise! wherefore slumber ? i:{. RECITATIVE-Mr. SCOTT. Eii.iaii.— Call him louder! ho hcureth not. With knivo.s and lancets cut your- selves after your manner : leap upon the altar yo have made : call him. and juophcsy I Xot a voice will answer vou : none will listen, none heed vou. CHORUS. My father' im '. there suni- re feasted at and put IX Carmel may be ; of whit:b it is xciting aialogu(^ ulinrly effective. Mark how the scorner dc- Prie.sts of Baai-. Baal ! hear an, 17, 18, 1!>, -JU-'JK. (//) In the first Chorii.s — conuuencing with eisjht parts -the invocation to Baal conunoncei in majestic .strains. Tiie subject is repeated by .Soprano and Alto -and an alternate response by male unci female voices is continued till botli unite in ])ass.igea of close imitation. The pecidiarity of toe accompaniment, which is scored for Bnisw.^, with Tenor and Mass, aad H'ooil., with Snpraiio and Alto, invests this ])art of the movement with an extraordinary character. A change of fniip/o to V afterwards introduces a new subject, developed at considerable length, the voice parts princi[)ally ill uiiiscui, and an arpeggio accompaniment for .Strings. The bitterly ironical interruption by Elijah provokes an impetuous resumpt.ion of the invocation — /'' Sliar/i Miiiiir - .\llii/rii, 4 4 -with a striking accompaniment, chiefly for Winds. Vet another taunt from the Prophet, and the liaal I'riests make a last appeal in luiious accents I'rcs/ii ()-S with a marvellous figure in thestiinged accompauiinent, bctrayiny intense agitation, and the diamatic effect is heinhtene 1 by silent bars at the close of the movement, so expressive of the eager suspense with which an answer is expected. The admirable fitness of the antiphonal stj lo in which the voice parts are written i-i a reni.vrk- abU' feature in this series of Clioiuses. 14 i:K(jiT.\'riVK anh aiiia io M" scuit. Ki.iJAll. I'liiw noiir, all ye pooplo : tiiinc ii me I lior.l (i.ive the li«avi'n>. Let imne be made ashanuMi that wait ii)Mtn Thee. I'm. U. -i'l ; xvi. H ; cviii, .'. : xxv. '.i. l(i. {{KClTATiVK (/,). Mr. St'OTT. MlJ.i.Mi. U Thoii, who luakost Ihine angel.s Siilrit.i : Thou wiiose miiiislors aruul prayerful, and lendenid more iin|in'ssive l)y ooiilrast with th(^ (ieree |ii'tit,iinis of the i /•'/((/. tin' lirst |ilir,is(5 is ri|icati'il with sliikin^' cfrect. -The a:'conii>iini- ment throughout in of re.'h and vailed hariiioiiy. (j) 'I'lii.s (((iiaitett I'J F/(tl Miijaf, 4 4 one of th': ino.st reinarUfthlu feature of the dratorio Ih alnioMtfuuac('onii)aiiiod, and hence, after tlie iirofu-encsH of iiiHtrumeiitatio'i which has hitherto diar- aetcri/ed the Work, rendered more imjuesaive. 'I'lu! aiiiiearance of the opening melody of tlie I'ro- pliet'.s I'rayer, in the last phrase of the aecoinpaniineiit, di.splay.s a tinenesa of perception wliicli merits speei il reniark. The t^iiartett i.i an aihcd in l(i4S. It.>< inlioduetion here in therefore a tribute to the woi'th of th.i old I'saliii Tunes an acknowledgnent to l)e found likewise in the greatest works of Maeh. ami indeed of all great ( 'oiniiosprs. {In The I'rojihet calLs for the answer !iy Kire, and the eti'ect, instantly seen, is deseiilinl in tlie ('horns h' Miiinr, Alliijru cmi /'iinfu. 4 4 one of those >;rand 'lescrijitive nioviMients in the eoneep tioii of whicdi .NJ .'iidelssohn, next to Handtd, excelled. Tenor and I'.ass ojien on the elionl of the honiiiiant .'^(^ventii, and Sojirano and Alto repeat the phrase, which vividly dcipicts the amazement of the jissemhleil 8pcruol lierir I Our (Jdd i» uiif Ijoni nml we will Imvi; iii> nllii'i' ;;(kIh hvfoTc the Lord I I KiiijjH xviii. I' V 3W. |{K( ITATIVK Ml-. SCOTT. i''.i,i.iAii. Taki' !iil till' prophets ot Hiial ; iiinl let not one of ilicin (xnpc _v<«ii ; liriiiu liiom down to KiMlioii'M brook; mid tlit-re lot tbt-iii In- ."liiiii. 1 KiiiK xviii, 40. CIIOIIUH; TiiK PkdI'I.k Take ail the prophets of Haal ; and U)i not un« of f ln-m t-Kcapo hh j brin^ ail iiud H\uy thvni t 17. AULA (O-Mr. SCOTT. Kmjaii. I.s 111)1 Ills word liiio a fire . and like u liaminei' th.it Inonkoth liip nx k in pioeoH ? For (}ri(l i.s atii,'ry with the wieki'd everyday: and if tho wicked turn n«.l. tin- Lord will whot His Hwoi-d ; and Ho bath bent iiin bow, and made it ready. Jt^r. xxiii. •.'<.); I's. vii II, l'_' i,s(ers aro civ. 4. olVci-lni,' ! IH. ARIOSO (m). MISS ADA CORLETT. Wo( unto tlit;ni who foi-sake Him! destruction shall fall upon thoni, for they have tniiiHgrcKBed against Him. Though they aro by Him redeonud ; yet they have spoken falsely against him. Even from Him have they fled. . Husen vii. 18. iisic unili^r- ayerful, ami )oal «ul>ject liter tt rui>i|l ) a3C()ii>i>iiiii- dnitorio iH itherto diar- of tlie l'r f Kiu'ti. aiiil i'ril>r(l ill till- I the cKiK'fji i'Imii'iI H adinitteJ that the result is nc't ei|iial 'o the treatment of the kindred guhjilct hy HauiV-l. (//() In this ^\r —li Minor, lenlo, 2-4— the coinpoisr introduces a rclloctioii ou the action >vhieh pio- cedus -in this instance by a single person — possibly an I.sraelite who had not "bjwcd unto Kanl.'" The music is chatacterized by intense exprea.sioii, both in the voice- part and accompaniinent. (h) a short Recitative, by Obadiah, prefaces the concluding scene in a memorable chain of iiicidpiits. Tho ii^tercGssory prayer of Elijah — A Flat Major, Andante. SoflrmUo, 4A~\n appropriate strains iif triiiiniili, toriiiinates ii. a melody (if heavenly beauty, reiterated with extraoiilinary felicity. b\ the Cliiirus, "Open tlie heavens and send us relief ! Help, help thy servant now. () Lord." It is impo.^sililci to describe, in words, the musical treatment ot the succeeding (larts of the number, and the marvtUous accomiiiiniments. Particular attention may, however, be called to the grandeur of the pas.M;ige.i comnu'iuiiig with tho di-covery of the " little cloud" -tlie accoiiipaiiiiiieiit beginning /)/) v.trrimilo on tlie Violin.s witli a sustained note for the Winds,- and a cnsccndo which marks thr gradual rise of tlic teuiiicst. The Chorus afterwards enters witli great etlVct on the Dominant m' A' Mimir, and a aeries of masterly modulations leads to a grand climax on A' /'Vu/ Miijuy. there :iny rliut u,iii conimaiid tlic i-ain. nr (•juhi' iIk' liciivcns to uivc tlicir slioW' rs ? 'rii(( T, 11(1 our (itnl alone cjiii lio tln'su tliinsis. l-;i,;.i.vii. La\\\. llimi liiist overthrown tliino ononiics niul clostrDved them, iiuok down (in us from heivtn. O Lord: rei^'iird I ho distress (tl thy people: open the hejiveiis .•ind send us relief; iiolp. lielp thy servant now. (rod I 'I'llK I'koI'i.k. -Op.Mi the luMvens uml send us relief: help, help thy servant now, () (ioil ' Ki.r.i.Mi. i:iss above me. l']|,i.iAn.-"WhcM (ho he.ivons are elosed up because tliey have sinned against Tiice: yet it they pr.iy and eonless Thy uaini!. and turn Irom their sin when Thou dost afflict tlieni: then hear from heaven, ;unl fora;ivo the sin 1 llelji. send ''''hy people lielp, Cod! TifK I'koI'I.k. Tiieii liear. from heaven, and forgive the sin ! Help, send Thy servant help, () (lod I Ki.i.i.vil. (!.i up airaiii. and still look toward the sea. TiiK Vol Til. There is nothinu-. The earth is as iron under me. Eia.l.Ml. llt'arest tl;.)!! m) sound ol' rain /- seest thou nothinu arise from the docp'.' \ TiiK Youth. There i.s uoihinu,-. Kli.iaii. Have rcspeet to the prayer of Thy servant, O Lord my (iod! Unto Thee will 1 cry. Lord, my rock : he not silent to me; and Thy great mercies remem- l)er, Lord ! YoMTU.— Behold, a little cloud ariscth now tVom the waters ; it is like a man's h ukI ' The heav and l(iud( i' ens ai'C black with clouds ami with wind ; th.e storm riisheth louder tUMl-l Uatin anil 1.1 1'. I'K Til alius be til ( Jod ill II is nn'rcie? A ■Ci.vX li'citiit-ivc liy the I'liipliet intrniluces tlie ( (iiRliiilini; t'horus. The theme with whieh it op'iia is i.ii;:c!ii np liy full ( 'hiirus ami < iiclicstra foi thirteen hai'K, when a ni'^hii j; iiml iuiiietiiuUi tii,'ure for Strniys in imi-'idii, i.s iiitnuluced //', tlic voicL's ileelaiiniiig on tiie wnnl.s. "'("lie waters i^iitl'er, they rush aloi.t;. ' The cimiliiiiod ell'eet Flat Malar, is oviirwhelniiiigly cttective tlie ]ilir,ise is repeated in /> /■'//(/. and aLraiii in /' Xiitunil, acijuirini,', hy re])etitioii, an accession of iriandeiir. The climax is heralded hy a rushing jia.ssage for Violins, .iloiie, when tlie < 'horns enters in iiiii-^fii, jl'. with the opening suhject, and in a few bars leads to a niagniticcut close. The vivid representation, in this closing movement, of the deiirinin of joy nianifesteil hy the nuiltitnde, and the impetuosity of the storm which gave it hirtii. is unsurpassel in Music. Illll J( r. X xviii, 4.'i, 4ri. I ; "Vi i ; I Killg.s 'M. CHORUS. ^ "''"'-^"^"i::;;:y;:L.t:;::r :■---- -- '- Tlie.torn.3- '''ilow. ,vv hiol, ,- tlu,',. Ciirv is nii-htv • finf tl, r i ■ , ttiid Almighty. °"fe"ty ""< tii.- Lord is abov. tl.mi, I's. xoiii, 3, 4. Ill P A R T THE SE( OND- I I 21. AHIA («/). — Miss HILLAHY. Ili'nr, \i'. Isr.'icl : l)c;ir wluil tlic IjoimI spciikctli : 'Oh liiidsl tlioii lii'cilcil my (•iiiiiiiiJtndiiicnts ? " Wlin liatli boliovcd our report; to wlioin is tlio ariii of tlif Lord revealed ? Thus saitli tlio Loril, the Roiloemer of Isr;iol, and his Holy One, to hitn oppressed liy tyr.iiits: thus saitli the Lord: — 1 mn He that comforteth : be not afraid, i'or T am tliv fiod, I will streiiifthcn thoe. Say. who art thdii. that thou ar( afraid of a man ihat shall die ; and foi-irottost the Lord (hy .Mil). Mr. SCOTT and Miss OORLKI'T. with CHORUS. Klijah. — The Jjord hath exalted tliee from among the people; and over his peo- (»>) This touching and plaintive .\ir — fl Miii'ir, Adivjio '* - witli its peculiarly syncupated ligure ill the aecoinpaniineiit for Strings, is perhaps the most varied and jireteutious in the Work, and in its treatment tiironghout displays the most eousummate skill. A short Recitative precedes the Nccond p irt of i he Air, which o[iens with a change of time ami key to /f .Va/or, -l/Zci/zo J/ffcv/tMo, ;,', and a reinforcement to the accompaniment of four linixKi's, productive of most brilliant efleci, and Ntrikingly appropriate to the altereil character of the text. — The voice part is rem»rkal)lc for liold and powerful declamation. The Chorus — O Major, Allez/rn MacMoto, 4-4 -enters with stately grandeur, supported hy the whole resources of the Orcliestra. A aubseciubiit change of time to Pin .-f »(;«'(/() introduces a fugue led ofThy .\lti). Arpeggios, in tlio .Strings, form a pjjuliar feitiire of the accompaniment. The magnificent return to tlie original subject is produced by an effect thoroughly Mendelssohn Tenor ami Bass reiterate the words, "He not afraid," supported by /?ra.i.«, //", and ti\e time i.s gradually retarded, till the first phrase reajipears with tlie pinnp whicli marked its entrance. ( //) In the l{ecit.ative-(r J/;»()r -the slurred accompaniment in the second part is highly Jiic ture.si(ue. Tiie succeeding scene, A Afinor, is conceived in the loftiest dramatic style, and the con struction of the (m1('i1 my L"(l ? rtlicii thet>. rtrottest tin- h's foiiiuln- li. it>, i:<. (i()>l. tin- iromul ttifc xci. 7. iirs. )vcr bis peo- Jill' Israel hntli made tlioe Kin-;. But thd'i, Aliah, hnst -lone t^vil to iM'()V(.ke lliiii to aii-er tiluno iill tlint wore before tlioe: as il it luid l)ecMi a liulit thin- iur tlieo to walk in the sins of Jerohoani. Thou hast made a y;rove and an idlar to Uaal, and .served liim and worshipped liim. Thon \in»l killeil the rijrhteons and al^() taken posseision. And the J^ord Nhall i^mite all I,«real, as a reed is shaken in tiie water and He >hall jiive Israel up, and thou shalt Icnow ITr is liie Lord. I Kin^M xiv. 7 It. I."> ; wi ;{().,t; The Qitkkn. — Have you not heard he iuilh prophesied ;ii;ainst all Israel ? The People.— Wo heard it with our oars. Th2 Queen.— llath he not prophesied also ay the oduces a fu«ue aniincnt. Tlie L-ls'*()hn Tenor ud the time is itraiK'o. is hishly I'i'^ u, anti tlio con sively, as if tlie 8 cuter tofiethor multitude finds ;il digpcrsion of The People — Woe to him, he shall perish ; for ho elo.sed tho heaven An why hath he spoken in the name of tho Lord ? Let the guilty prophet perish : Ht hath spoken falsely against our land and us, as we have heard with our ears. So gi ve forth, seize on him I Ho shall di ■ 1 Jcr. xxvi. 0, II ; I iviuL's xviii. 10 ; xix. '_' ; x XI. ( lOcclcsiasticuji xiviii. "J, 25. RECITATIVES (nl tliy God doth 'f!;o with thoc : Ho will not fail th(>o. Hi* will not forsnK-d yt>. .Vow boiconi'. mikI bloss mo also. KiLlJAii. Thmiuh stfickiMi. they have not :,'r"ftvo.(l : Tarry here, my servant: tlif Jjord l>o with ihoi'. I joiirnor Iumico to tho wildcriioss. •J Kiiij,'s i. 12; .ler. v. ;{ ; xxvi. II ; I'.s. lix. ;{ ; I Kings xix. 4: Dcnit. xxxi. (J : Kxidl. xii. :!'J ; Sail), xvii. 'VJ. *2(!. ARIA. -Mr. SOOTT I'li-i.iAU. It is (Mi()Ui;h, O Lord; now take away my Hie, lor 1 am not hotter than my lathers 1 I desire to live no Ioniser : now let me die, for my days aro hut vrnity ! I have been very jealous for tho Lord God of Hosts ! for tlio children of Israel have broken Thy covenant and thrown down Thine altars; and nlain Thy pro])liot>. with tlic sword : ami f. even I. only :im left ; and they seek tny life, to tike it away. ,l(ili vii. If. ; I Kii)L,'s xix. I(». 27 RECITATIVE (/•). Mr .M<'.MICH.\EL. See. now he sleejuith beiie.ith a juni|)er tree in the wilderness: atid there the aiiy;els of the Lor. -Mi.ss S l.rrr, Miss .\DA (^)RLETT and Mi.ss ALICE CORLETT. \ I Angels. — Lift thine eyes to the mountains, whence cometh help. Thy help eometh from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He hath said thy foot shall not bo moved : thy Keeper will never slutnber. Ps. cxxi. 1, 3. 20. CHORUS. .\NaEi.,8. — He, watching over Israel, sliiinb^irs not nor sleeps. Shouldst thou. walking in grief, languish, He will quicken thee. Vs. cxxi. 4 ; exxxviii. 7. (r) .\ sini;l(; sustained note on tiio ViolonL''llo, continiicil from the preeeiling nionlier, ami sm sugLfjitive of repo-ii.', introlncu.s an'l forms the only !iecomiianiinent to tlio openin;; ])art of tlie Keci tative, th3 last phrases of which pr..'pare t!ie niinil for a sjene of entiri'ly altered eliaraeter. TlieTi'io— /> Major —Ai.'l'iiiti; CDii tii'tto, 2 4 — for fe. nale voices, unaccom])anie(l— of adinirahle express! m an I i;i'acefiil nislo ly, possesses an inexpressible charm, arising from the combination of voices an! the cx;ilteil serenity of the Music. The heavenly strains are coatinne I by (Jiiorns —A> .'lf(W"r — /!//•' /ro Ma'! rd'o. 4-4 -in a subject of remirkable l.eauty, sustained notes on the W'ni'lx. forming a prominent feature in tlic acconipani ment. Th; Hissis nrirk tho lirst and third of the bir —a jjleasing li^'ure in triplets, for Violins, runs through the whole movement -and a U'iw sn';ji>.et on the words, "Shouldst tliou, walking in grief," &c., developed at length and ultiuiitely eomoiiie.l with ihe opniing [.hrase, ilispliy the skill with which the compjsor adhered to strictness of f n-in witliout im|)iiring the How and ex(iui8ite beauty of the melody. Tlie interpretation of themivemeut, with proper feeling and delicacy, is a severe test of Choral trainiag. 18 tb( thou. nil 81) lt(;ci |inira'>lf latioii o iiject |iiii])!ini k'iolins, (king in e »kill luisite I 4 :«). IIEOITATIVE (s), MIS>^ ADA OORLETT. ' An AvOKL.-Arisi", Hlijali, for tlioii liast a loiii: journey beton- (hoc Porly days •w\ forty nights shall thou <^n, to Ilorcb, Ihc mount of God. 1 Kill',';* xix 8 / JIEUJTATIVE.— Mr. SCOTT. Kmjaii.— Lord, I liavo labored in vain ; ye;», I imre spent my strength for naught ! tliat Tiiou wouldst n-nd tho heavens, that Thou wouldst come down; thii' the mount lins would flow reakiiig into harnuiny in the last three hars, and th(^ first division of the movement closes with tne piir.ase, " But yet the Lord was not in the lire," declaimed by voices in unison //', on the dis(H)rd of the diniiuLshed ninth, which is left unresolved on the jrause. Th(! key changes to M Major, and the " still small voice" is described in passages of m 'rvel- lous beauty, the wonderful delicicy of which is heiglit(!ii(!il Ijy such rapid contrast with mignilioent ilcclamation. — .\ few !> irs after the voices open, the Violins enter with a graeoful figure, continued to the eiul of the movement. i r 14 UE('1TATIVE-Mi.ss HILLAIIV An Anuei,. -Ariw now! i^et tliei! without, stiiiid on the mount bolurt' the Lonl Inr there His ^lory will jipponr .iiid shino on Tliee ! Thy face must lie Tcilcd, for Ht (ir.iwoti) iHi.ir. 1 K llim» XIX. 'M. CHOliriS. liehnld ! (ioy ! And ii tnifi'hty wind rent tiio nionntnins jiround. Iir.dld one eried to another : Holy, holy, holy is God the Lord — the Lord Saboatli ! Now his u:lory lialh tilled all the earth. - Isa. vi. •_', :r ;{»;. CHORAL RECITATIVE (c). Anoei.s Go, return uj)on thy way ! For tiie Lord yet hath left Ilini .seven Ihousand in Israel, kneo-; which have not bowed to Baal; '^o, return upon thy way; thus the Lord comiuiindeth. I Iviiigs xix, 1."). IS. KECLTATIVE -Mr. SCOTT. Kl.ijAH. — I go on my w.iy in the strent^th of the Lord. For Thou ai't my Lord : and r will suffer for Thy sake. My heart is tliereforo ulad. my ,ii;lory rejoieeth, an; .wi. •' !). ill) This majestic nunit)er- T' Major, -.hhti/io, iion troj>/io, 4 4 — is in the liigliest .st'iisfe a wortliv niusit:al illustration of tbo suljliniity of tlie scene to which the text relates, ['receded by ii short liecitative, the subject is opened in a Quartett of imposing solenniity, which is resiioiided to by full < 'horns, /'<;(•/', and afterwards intensiticd by (i)uartett and Ciiorus eombined, do«i) to the closi of the inovenient. The ert'ect produced by the female voices in Quartett, contrasted with the broad decla mat on of the Chorus, is wonderfully impressive. ((') A .strikiuf,' ("horal limitative, oommenciii; n unison for Male voices, and iieculiarly txpres .^iv. h.'illi sevi'ii way ; •ilr :i7. ARIOSO. Mr. SCOTT. For till' niiniiilaiiis shall ilepart and the liills be reinovod ; luit Tliy kiiidiit'SM shall not dcpail fVoin me. iieitlior shall (ho covenant of Thy poaco be roinovod. Isa. liv. 10. H8. OHOKUS (ir). ' ' . The did Elijah the prophet break forth like a fire ; his words appeared liUe burii- iiij; torches. Miijhty klnsrs by him wore overthrown. lie stood on the moiuit ot Sinai, and heard tiio jud<^mctits of the future; and in Horeb, its vengeance. And when the Lord would take him away to heaven., lo! there came a fiery chariot with fiery horses; he went by a whirlwind to heaven. \l Kings ii. 1. II. 39. ARIA (..).— Mr, MdVUCHAEL. Then shall the riu;htcous shine forth as thes'in in thoir heavenly Father's realm. Joy on their head shall he for everlastinjf, and all sorrow and mourning' shall flee .iway for ever. Mutt. xiii. 4;t ; laa. li. II. 40. RECITATIVE (;/). -Mi.ss. HILLARY. Behold, God hath sent lOliJuh the prophet, before the coming of the groat and dreadful day of the Lord. And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children unto their fathers; lest the Lord shall come and smite the earth with a curse. jK ^H Mai. iv. 5, (>. 41. CHORUS. tIf But the Lord from the north hath raised one, who from the rising of the sun shall call upon His name and come on princes. Behold my servant and mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth ! On him the .Spirit of God shall rest : the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of might and of counsel, the spiiit ef knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Is.a. xli. 25 ; xliii. 1 ; xi. 2. jorU )l'tllV sliort y f'dl )f tlie pii (lo) F Minor —Moih-nito Miv!ito:/>, in the aceompaniment, is noticeable as a proof of Mendelssohn's fine appreciation of the effect of the soft tones iiniihiccd on these instruments. The appropriate assignment of the Bass voice to the principal character renders it impossible to give proniiiicnce to the Tenor ; but of the two groat Tenor songs in the Work, the present is un questionably the best. ()/) The prophetic subject of the Recitative is continued by Chorus — D Major, AmlauU', con moto, 4-4 —which opens impressively by Tenor and Bass ; and the treatment of the whole movement, eharacterined by breadth of harmony and vigorous declamation, is strongly impregnated with the Htylc of Handel. 16 Tliu.-i sjiith till! Tiord : • I liiivi' r.iiMil one (nun tlic north wht) from the rising (m tny iianic sliall cull." (.UAItTKTT {;). MiH« M ll-LAUV, Miss COULETT, Mr. McMICHAEL and Mr. SCOTT. ! conio ovcry one licit thir.slotli, oonir tn tin- waters; come unto Him; O hear, and your souls shall live liir ever. I«ii iv, I, A • 42. (WIOlll.S (.(.0. And llieii shnll )diir li^lit break forth .i- the linhtol'tho morninir broaketh ; and yuur health shall speedily sprin;^; forth thm ; anil Ihc i^iory of the Lord ever shall re- ward you. Lord, onr (Jreator. how excellent Thy iiaiue is in all the tiution.s : Thou tillest heaven with Thy ^'lory. .\nien. Isia. Iviii. 8 ; I's. viii. 1. (.) A laoilulution in the acconip&niniont of the preceding niinilit r Iriiil:^ into the strikinjj Quiirtctt /»' I'Vttl Major, — Aiiiliiiitt' Sosteiiutu, 4-4 of ]ile ladenue on the Ditunimiil introiliiees a fugae, with a liolil ami spirited suh ject, every har of which, down to th(! in.-ignilicct.t elo.sing cadence, i» ili.itingiii.shcd l)y profomnl learning and coii.sunniiate skill. Anil thus the couipo.ser consecnitt .s tlie nuhle ollspriiig of liia ia.spired 1,'cniu.s in fitting atrnina of PraiBe to the " .Mniii'.hty Qlrer." .A TORONTO PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. SE(X)ND SEASON. 1878-4. 1 THE REV. JOHN McCAUL, LL.D., Preiident Univemity Culleije, 1ST yiCE J^RESIDENT 1 /VIr, |]ohn Hague. 2ND yiCE J^RESIDENT ; ^R. |J. ^. pF^ASSIC, I TREASIJRKR : ■ ' - '■; ^CUETARV : MU. U. MARSH.ALL. LIST MR, #. H. PEARSON. OF MIMBIBS. Bsi^B. • Violins : Contra Bassos: Horns : •M !, WAKWOOD (L.a-/^/). MH. OLAXTON. MR. KIDD. * • BUCHANAN. H JAcOBT. ■• BELL. ' COWAN. ■ (.'AMPBEI.L. Flutes : Trumpet : ' (},-\RTON. ' HARVEY. MR. ROBERTSON. MR HOOK. ' HASTINGS. (4 WADDELL. Trombones : ' .TONES. ' T[Ml'SON. Oboe: MR. WILLIAMS. Viola : MR. BOECKH. " MYERS. Clarionettes : Drums : Ml t BOECKH. MIJ. HASSARU. MR. HUNTER. Violoncellos : (( liANGTON. Organist : ]MI {. (JOLDSMITH. Bassoon : " ' . • 'PURVEY. MR. BARBER. MR. COLLINS. [turn OVKR.] -.j^iM ^ Jf ■» . SOPRANOS: MRS. BKARD. MISS CATHRON. MISS K. McCALLOM 1 <« BACK AS. 44 DEXTER. 44 Mn( ARROLL. l« CUTHBERT. 41 MARY DEXTER. 41 OVENS. t( DAl^.IEL. 44 H. DEXTER. II PEAU.SON If ELLIOTT. 4 4 DAY. PATKRSON. . 44 GRA8SI0K. 11 FAIRCLOTH. II RKID 41 JOHNSON. 11 FRANCIS. It RAWLINSON. 44 KLEISER. 44 GRAHAM. •• SK ELTON. 4* LEWIS. ft HILLARY. 41 SINCLAIR. 4f LOOAN. 41 HARRISON. 11 SYMONS. 44 V. PEARSON. II HUDDLESTONE *• L. SY.MONS. 41 SCOTT. 11 JOHNSON. 1 1 SPARLlNCi. 41 TITUS. 44 KNOX. 11 S. Sl'ARLLNG. MISS ALEXAI«pEn. 11 KENNEDY. 11 SCOTT. f ( R. HILTON. 41 LEWIS. II SELLA R. «4 BOECJKFI. It ELLEN LEWIS 4t M. 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