Let them go loving and let us go dancing! Languishing love careth not for the dance. Circle we gaily amid the gay couples, Wander the others in forest's dim shade. Let them go loving and let us go dancing, Languishing love careth not for the dance. THE TENDER PAIR. Let them go twirling and let us go wander! Wand'ring of lovers is heaven's own dance. Cupid is near, and he hears them deriding, Certain and swift he will have his revenge. Let them go twirling and let us go wander, Wand'ring of lovers is heaven's own dance. No. 2 of the same opus--'Neckereien' (Raillery), the text of which is a Moorish folk-song, is full of graceful fun. In this the tenors and basses alternate with the sopranos and contraltos; the youths court the girls, who will rather be transformed into little doves, little fishes, little hares, than have anything to do with them. The suitors, on the other hand, hint that such changes may be of small avail against little guns, little nets, little dogs. No. 3, also set to a national text, this time Bohemian, is a charming four-part song, with a graceful accompaniment in waltz rhythm, and is developed from the melody used by Brahms in No. 5 of his set of waltzes for pianoforte. These quartets were composed at Detmold. On May 10 the annual foundation concert of the Singakademie took place--as usual, before a private audience. The programme will be perused with interest by English-speaking readers: 1. Schumann: First and second movements from 'Requiem für Mignon.' 2. Haydn: Duet for Soprano and Tenor. 3. Schumann: Stücke im Volkston for Violoncello and Pianoforte. 4. John Bennet (1599): Madrigal (for chorus). 5. John Morley (1595): Dance Song (for chorus). 6. Schumann: Two Duets from the 'Spanisches Liederspiel.' 7. Brahms: Two Songs for Soprano. 8. Schumann: Fifth and sixth movements from the 'Requiem für Mignon.' The fourth and fifth numbers of the programme were no doubt selected by Brahms from a collection of early English madrigals, edited by J. J. Maier of Munich. Our composer's appointment as conductor of the Singakademie lapsed at the end of the season. By the rules of the society, election took place triennially, and Stegmayer's death had left only a year to run. Brahms' re-election was a matter of course, and was accepted by him, though not without doubt and hesitation; but his resolution failed him later on, and before the end of the summer he sent his resignation to the committee.