. Programme . e overture composed in 1854 and first played at theGrand Ducal Theatre, Weimar, January 2, 1855, as a prelude toGenasts tragedy Bernhard von Weimar*; by Meyerbeer in TheHuguenots; by Wagner in the Kaiser March; and by Nicolai, Re-ligious Festival Overture on the Choral A safe stronghold our Godis still, for orchestra, chorus, and * * * * Raffs overture was performed in Boston by the Philharmonic Societj, April 13,18S2, and at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, November 14, 1903. t This overture was performed in Boston as early as January 13, 1864, at a concertof
. Programme . e overture composed in 1854 and first played at theGrand Ducal Theatre, Weimar, January 2, 1855, as a prelude toGenasts tragedy Bernhard von Weimar*; by Meyerbeer in TheHuguenots; by Wagner in the Kaiser March; and by Nicolai, Re-ligious Festival Overture on the Choral A safe stronghold our Godis still, for orchestra, chorus, and * * * * Raffs overture was performed in Boston by the Philharmonic Societj, April 13,18S2, and at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, November 14, 1903. t This overture was performed in Boston as early as January 13, 1864, at a concertof the Orchestral Union in Boston Music Hall. Mr. Zerrahn was the conductor; was the organist. The overture .with chorus, orchestra, and organ, was per-formed at a Handel and Haydn E^estival, May 23, 1865, and at concerts of the samesociety. May 13, 1866, May 5, 1868, May 9, 1871, etc. It was performed (withoutchorus) at a concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra on January 2, 1909. Established 1877. 256 BOYLSTON Street Boston IMPORTERS .-. ORIGINATORS Riding Habits and Tailored Suits and Breeches Frocks Coats, Sporting Attire Day and Evening Dresses RIDING HABITSSPORTING COSTUMES NEW STYLES NEW CLOTHS 669 The Serpent Mendelssohn in the Reformation Symphony employed a serpent,a woodwind instrument, the predecessor of the Bass-Horn, the Russian-Bassoon and the Ophicleide. He also employed it in the overtureSea-Calm and Prosperous Voyage and in St. Paul. Auber usedit in the overture to La Muette de Portici; Rossini, in the overtureto La Siege de Corinthe; Wagner, in the overture to Rienzi; andVerdi, in the score of I Vespri Sicihani. As the story goes, the serpentwas invented by a canon of Auxerre, one Edme Guillaume,* in 1590,but this is questioned. At that time, however, bass reed and brassinstruments were used for the accompaniment of plain-song. MarinMersenne in his Harmonie Universelle (1636-37) wrote that theserpent when played even by a boy was enough to support
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