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6-1-1954 Volume 72, Number 06 (June 1954) Guy McCoy
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. ie 1 dresses-pOt1- - fresh green d romance "Piano Recitals of Tomorrow" the same frustration of not being _ s--uees 10 . ht heartS an able to play music, but merely d balmy even1,:,g a time for hg Sir: Three cheers for Ida Elkan S Sunny day~ anrin sweet ooth10g - . ts in music who has the courage to even at- forced to memorize it. Once having breezes ~h1-spe g sumtner sentUnen ecial1y for tempt to revolutionize the orthodox memorized something, they must and toUSle. E ress your own ial selected esp "repertoire" system of today. This, continue to play it often so as not d of June. "p . piano mater indeed, is a deplorable situation to forget it, which leads back to ::Meettbe tnOO e season. Here 15 e adopted, no doubt, by the so called the endless circle of a set number that sings o;,tlOe playing pleasur - of pieces you can master. your sutIlUl I •••"h patrons of art, who said "Here, -~- world, is not only an artist, a vir- To sum up my feelings on the tuoso, but a mental acrobat as subject, I can say just this: One well." They could then sit back should not study "pieces"-one PIANO COLLECTiONS and bask in the reflected glory of should learn music! their victim. Mildred Fiedler *pIANORAMA OF EA Y PIE E BY MODERN MASTERS FOLK-WAYS U.S.A. (Vol. I) Elie Siegmeister Naturally, after the first mental Bronx, New York compiled, edit,,1 and itrrQlIgedby Om .. Ag'J wizard performed, others had The first of five volumes of American songs, scenes and all "The Kreisler Story" sketches for piano. This work will appeal strongly to the A collection of thirty piano pier written by twenty-five to conform or fall by the wayside. Hence, the creation of a vicious Sir: From time to time, con- young pianist. Easy. 1.00 modern compo er in the period t nglng from beforethe turn cycle that has long outlived its use- tributors of articles to the ETUDE of the century to the present day. The electionswerechosen • *THEMES FROM GREAT CHAMBER MUSIC . fulness and necessity. have made comments on American • arr. by Henry Leoine to illustrate the main trends of the modern idiomwithout .. Being a subjective rather than culture, revealing a general igno- ..., . Some of the greatest chamber music for strings, magnificently making any heavy demands on the player or listener.Easy tn an objective listener, I'll bet I rance of American history. Now a 0'· A young lady who could be your daughter arranged for piano for the first time. Intermediate. 1.50 play, simple in tructure, melodic, l.lO come to a concert as tense as the great artist, Fritz Kreisler, joins ~ or your student! artist. I sit there worried, anxious, the chorus. He is quoted in your BARTOK IS EASY!. by Denes Agay ~ ...... ~b But whether your child is planning to hoping against hope that all the admirable magazine for March AROUND THE YEAR WITH ummtr) The finest introduction to the easier piano music of the great tc ( hurdles will be cleared. 1954 (The Kreisler Story), thus: l' explore the many lucrative possibilities 20th century composer, Bela Bartok. Grade 2-3. 1.00 Fifteen excellent piano solos selected by Pressereditorsespe- I say, let the artist bring his "America is a young country, in radio, television, concert work, or music teaching, PIANO PATTERNS cially for summer playing pleasure. "de 2-4. .60 .music and let us all relax and en- with untold possibilities still be- or if she merely desires to play for personal pleasure, joy more diversified programs dig- fore it. 1 expect great things from Thirty piano selections carefully compiled ?y our editors. Con- be sure the basic training is with a Kimball piano. It tents are divided into six groups, introducing scales, rhythms, ging down into the bottom of the it and from an artistic standpoint. arpeggios, cross-hands, chords and staccato legato. Easy. ONCE-UPON-A-T1ME TORIE barrel for music that otherwise The same surplus energy which in will always remain suitable even when your amateur 1.25 by race ElizabethRobiascn must be left to die for want of the earlier days of the Republic becomes a professional... and Kimball styling will add someone to "memorize" it. went into the acquisition of money *PROKOFIEFF IS EASY!. ed. by Denes Agay Thirty-six favorite compositions (rom twelve suchmastersas distinctiveness to any home. Mrs. Rose S. Dentsch and the provision for material Twelve melodious selections taken from Serge Prokofieff's Bach, Brahms, Mozart, etc. Easy to play, these selections are Long Beach. 1. I., N. Y. things is now finding an outlet in The Kimball pictured here is the French Provincial "Peter and the Wolf," "ClassicalSymphony" and other works. accompanied by a story about each composer. well-written to the espousal of art. Consolette, unmatched for beauty and musical excel- Spontaneous, humorous and melodic. Easy. 1.00 inspire in children a lively interest 10 the worldof music. Sir: I came to Miss Elkan know- 1'10 the pioneer days of Amer- lence. A fine piano with exclusive Kimball "Tone- 1.00 Ing my set of memorized pieces ica it was but natural that men's PASTELS Guy Maier Touch" features, it provides responsive action, full Thirty short pieces in the form of studies for tone and relaxa- and thinking myself a pianist. minds should be filled with mate- tion, many of them originals by Guy Maier. Grade 3. .85 Wheoever I was asked to play I rial things-the development of console tone and perfect pitch. Kimball makes learn- MORE ONCE-UPO -A-TIME TORIE selected something in my "reper- railways, the rearing of buildings ing easier, playing more enjoyable. Why not see the *THEMES FROM THE GREAT ORATORIOS by Grace ElizabethRobinson toire." for service rather than beauty, the arr. by Henry Levine new pianos at your nearby Kimball dealer now? A sequel containing thirty compositions by Rubinstein, At my first meeting with Miss construction of bridges and tun- A splendid compilation for piano of selections from well- Chaminade, Liszt, Grieg, ibelius, Gounod, Dvorak, Tsd1ai- Elkan she invited me to play for nels, the acquisition of money. known oratorios, such as Bach's "St. Matthew Passion," Men- her. I played one of the pieces "Now America has the leisure delssohn's "Elijah," Verdi's "Requiem" and many others. kowski, Saint- aens and trauss. tcries oC each composer which I had memorized and and the culture to foster beauty W. W. KIMBALL CO. Medium difficulty. 1.75 included. Easy. 1.00 thought I knew pretty well. She and artistic design ... America is KIMBALL HALL. CHICAGO 4, ILLINOIS then placed before me one of her entering upon an artistic period. Two Best Sellers from the Musicians' Library books used for beginners. 1 shall In music, too, it wants the best that (~ne of !he gre~t~st series ever published. Edited with aurhorit}'. EngrQ,'ed QluI never forget the feeling when 1 can be furnished from anywhere YOU ARE INVITED T~S COUPON NOW prrnted w,th exqulStte craftsmanship and bound ill sturdy fibre covers. $3.50 per '·olume.) could not play a single piece cor· in the world. American musical au- rectly. Yes, it's true I knew the TWENTY-FOUR NEGRO MELODIES SELECTED PI 0 0 lPO Ino diences are now of a high orderol! FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION pieces 1 had memorized over the Transcribed for piano by S. Coleridge-Taylor by Jobannes Brahms edited by Rafa,l/ose01 First of all, we should only con- years (how well I'm still not sure), tinue expecting great things of the A finecollectionof Negro folk melodies. Includes songs from Includes the Sonata in F minor, the Four Bolll.des.tworh,p- but I was absolutely unable to play United States, since it has already ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Afnea. West Indies and Amenca. Foreword by Booker T sodies d th f th Colt • most delight- • W. KIMBALL CO., Kimball Hall • Washington. '. an many 0 er 0 ISgr composer s anything, no matter how simple, produced them, beginning as far • w. fuI plano works. before tackling it in memorization. back as the 18th century to develop • Room 320C, Chicago 4. Illinois • Wherever 1 chanced to be when a Write Today for Your Copies new forms. There never has been a • Please send your eatalog and n.me of your • piano and music were available, I time in our history when a lively • nearest Kimball dealer. • • NOTICE TO ETUDE READERS • was helpless when requested "play interest in the arts, especially mu- Now, as an added service to you, THE HOLY BIBLE may be this one" or I'this is my favorite, sic, has not existed. True, from the ~ play this." I could only entertain · . ordered conveniently on your Presser account. A lifetime gift for THEODORE PRESSER CO. standpoint of creative activity, • Address • Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversories---any occasion when you with the fixed number 1 knew. there have been some low points, want to express the most cherished sentiments. WRITE FOR Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania I am writing to you as I feel but even during our worst cultural • City Zone-State • DESCRIPTIVEFOLDER. countless others are experiencing (Continued on Page 3) ..~• .• ETUDE-JUNE 1954 1 Letters to the Editor Musician's .: A YEAR (Col/til/ned [rotn. Page 1) best friend, music ,n"gazinc I, TUDE Z! slump we produced an immortal little about the classical traditions E melodist, Stephen Foster. 1£ our of music." On the contrary, his llkes, Bryn Mawr, Pa, REASON~ Edilorial and Business O audiences then were not discrim- compatriots Schoenberg and Berg, .inating, neither were European au- and their American predecessor in WHY d icnces at that time. Also, during atonality, Charles I ves, were that age of commercial expansion, steeped in classical traditions, giv- J e Francis Cooke, Editor EmeritUj FOUDded 1883 by THEODORE PRES=ER arne (Editor, 1907·1949) the music of Wagner was heard ing to them a new direction. While You Should here when he could scarcely get a 1 do not always unreservedly ad- Guy MeCoy, jUanagin~Edit?' hearing in Europe. Italian opera mire their works, I have the utmost George Hochberg, Mnszc Editor Study Music was greatly favored, making so respect for their knowledge and Karl W. Gehrkens profound an impression on Walt genius. To quote Arthur Miller's Harold Berkley Maurice Ijumesnil Paul N. EI;iD RCA PUSH· BUTTON William D. Revelli at \'Fhitm<1n that he declared in later play, Death of a Salesman: "Atten- Elizabeth A. Cesr Guy Maier Alexan?er Mceu! y years, "But for the opera, .I could tion must be paid"-to these mas- TAPE RECORDER Nicolas SIOOlIDSky Moody Bible never have written Leaves of ters, and to a re-evaluation of Whenever you play ... or rehearse ... get a Grass." cultural history. Attention must be completely unbiased, honest reaction with the RCA Tape Recorder. Use it to plot your June 1954 I must also take exception to paid! progress ... use it to keep a permanent Vol. 72 No. b CONTENTS Institute another point raised by Mr. Kreis- Jeanne Behrend record of your performances. Up to lWO hours on a single tape. 3%- and 7Vrinch ler. He says the atonalists "know Phila., Pa. speeds. TRY IT at your RCA DEALER'S. ~ 1. High academic standords-~Ioody's III 3·ycar course in Sacred Music ad, COMPOSER OF THE MONTH 1 I quately meets the musician's demand HE famous Nonvegian composer 12 for ound background in standaJd T 13 and conductor, Edvard Hagerup IlADIO CORPORATION o'.AME.RICA 11 mu ieal techniques. Majors are of· 10 fered in Organ. Voice, Piano, Orcbes- Grieg, is ETUDE's composer of the .6 rral Instruments, Composition and month of June. He was born in 17 TAl LORED 20 hurch Music. Bergen on June 15, 1343, and died 26 2. Conservatory I.vel-AII basic 't\or~ there September 4, 1907. (The Bergen TUNING i on the conservatory level - wbich International Festival which opens on "Routine" tuning DEI'ART1UENTS will be of great benefi; to the sludeol ] une 1 is brought to a climactic close will not restore or J ires work LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ... who de to continue else· on Grieg's birthday.) His first music maintain the love- 3 where. COlUPOSER OF THE MONTH. . "iVi~~/~~'. i(J~,;,~.~k~ lessons were with his mother, a tal- ly tone of your piano. Only tuning MUSICAL ODDITIES . 4 tailored to your personal needs can i\WSIC LOVER'S BOOKSHELf. . . .. Dale Antlen(Jn " 3. Ou.standing fa,ulty-Moody ball ented pianist and a woman of great do that. WORLD OF MUSIC...... •••..•.. fine f culty of accomplished m";' NEW RECORDS-HIGH FIDELITY. • ...... • Prllll lY. Elbin lr. culture. On the advice of the noted American' Society piano technicians 19 ei ns, graduates of well-known 0>0· THE SUMMER INSTRUl\IENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM William D. n~~elli violinist Ole Bull, Grieg entered the Leipzig Conservatory and are trained to give each piano spe- PIANIST'S PAGE...... Cuy .1ffJier 21 servarories and colleges. cialized care. You will find them TEACHER'S ROUNDTABLE. . . . .lIouric(" D,mle,t1il 22 for four years benefited by the instruction of Hauptmann, listed in your .phone book under QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS...... Karl W. Celtrk"n. 23 4. StrategIc location-Moody islocated Richter, Rietz, Heinicke, Wenzel and Moscheles. foremost THE AGO. CONVENES Alexander .\(cCurdy 21 in hicagc, cultural center of the "Piano Tuners." WHAT·T() DO ABOUT THE LEFT·HANDED VIOUN BEGINNER teachers of their day. Later he studied. with Gade'in Copen. IlfJrotd 8#!-rkl,.y Ildwe i, convenient for hea~ng Call one; enj.oy "Tailored Tuning." -..- hagen. About this time his contact with Rikard Nordraak VIOLIN QUESTIONS...... flarulJ Berkley 52 world.(nmous musicians and musical For free p .. mphleJs on Pian" Care and Moll. ORGAN QUES';fIONS...... Fr".fterick PI,illi/i. S3 groups. resulted in their founding the Euterpe Society in Copenhagen. I~"e"""'i<>,, wri,e to ' JUNIOR ETUDE...... •..... £I,::;ab,.t/, A. (;Nt 51 In 1865 and again in 1870, he visited Italy, on his second visit 5. Participation In musIc oClivitie5- Moody offers oppo'!unitics 10 uk. meeting Liszt with whom he became very friendly. In 1866 he lUUSIC 1022 W. GARfiELD AVE. part in variOus musical groups, m· was appointed conductor of the Philharmonic Society of MILWAUKEE 5, WIS. Cornp9"itivlIS for Pifllto (Solo all,d D,tet) eluding the Oratorio Chorus, tIi< Christiania. STOP ANNOYING NEIGHBORS! Arietta (from "Lyric Piecc!!," Vol. I, Op. 12). . . .•...... Edcard Criec 27 Chorale, and the Sl'mphony 0",", In 1874 he composed incidental music for two pianos to PRACTICE IN SILENCE' Pin Wheel!S...... l~oall Kim',. 2. Ira. You will also bave oPPO[tWllti life annuity which made it possible for him to devote all his . SOUND CARRIES BE· March of the GingerLread Men (DUCI). . • ...... •..• 1 6. General tuition FREE- Prh:ate YOND THE ROOM. Just The :lHerry-Go-Roul1d (Duet)...... '..... '. '. ( Ella Kclterer 36 soos al Moody vary from SUO 10 time to composition. dropftit in 10 praclice-even al mid~ In a Wigwa.m. (DUCI).. . . He traveled frequently to Germany and in 1879 he played his nighl-Iifl oul 10 play normally. For. S2.00 per half hour. You also hi'; . Ills/rumental and Vocal Contpositions old or new spinels and uprights. access to well equipped pracnc own piano concerto at a Gewandhaus concert in Leipzig. In I Lo\'c Thee (Ieh Bebe dieh) (Vocal) .. ~...•...... Edr;ttn' erie,; 38 room wilhout cosl, e:
. U· it Chapel Choir Conductors' Cuild annual anthem • Capital ru verst Y I hI. . . A h s suitable for average c lure Ciorr. Closing COm]letltJOn nt em E '" 'I h I . b . 1 1954 Details from verett w· 1" e r ey, Contest date Septem er.· U·· C I b servatory Capital mverany, 0 urn us 9, Ohio. Secretary, MI ees Con , Problems
. C Ild of (Irnanists Prize Anthem Contest. $150.00 • Amer-ican Ul C r I b I W Gray Company. Inc .. or t ie est ant tern for offered by TI te H . . D ·1 r TI . . D d line 1anuary I, 1955. eta I s rom ie H. W. mixed VOIces. ea, t Y k Gray Company, Inc., New York 17, New or'. of the Arturo Tescanirri made his final The Juilliard Opera Theater appearance as conductor of the N. presented in April, the first Amer~ . I F d Society of Philadelphia International Composition • MlIS1Ca u n . d vol I lean performance of Richard Strauss rd for a choral work for rruxe voices am orchestra. B. C. Symphony Orchestra on Sun- Con test $1000 awa 0 F W·II· day, April 4. Following this concert last operatic work, "Capriccio." The CI . rcd te December 31, 1954. Details from r. . I lam Sunder. osmg a PI·' d I I· 7 P it was announced that his resigna- production was under the directi~n man, CI Jail.. man, 1025 Walnut Street, 11 a e p 118 I a. tion had been regretfully accepted of Frederic Cohen with Frederic Concert- by David Sarnoff, chairman of the Waldman as musical director. The • Friends of Harvey Gaul. Tnc .. Eighth .Anno.al CompoClition.Contest. opera was given in English using Board of Radio Corporation, of An award of '300 for a violin solo Willi plano ac~omllanlment. A a translation by Maria Massey which America. It had been the Maestro's $100 award for a composi(i~n for f.our harpe. IOl:lllg (~ate Decem. had been commissioned for the occa- wish that the news be kept secret bel'] 19S4,. Details [rom Mrs. David . Murdoch, hairman, 5914 until after the concert. sian by the Juilltard Musical Foun- We11e'sley Avenue, Piu sburgb 6. PD. The retirement of Toscanini marks dation. Master a milestone in the history of music in America, and it probably will Robin Hood Dell in Philadel- • Northern California Harpi;;ls' A~,;;o('intio.n. uuunl composition ron. mean the disbanding of the orchestra phia and the Lewisohn Stadium in test. 'fwo awards of 150 ea II Ior comp "'llIo,n .fOf It,orr !to] 10or harp formed seventeen years ago espe- New York will inaugurate their sum- with one or more instruments or voices, oemg (ate anU8ry IS, cially for the distinguished conduc- mer season of music on the same 1955. Details from Yvonne La Motbe, 687 .rial)' Peek Illvd., Berk· tor. It may also mean the ending date-June 21. In the case of Robin eley 8, Cali forniu. of a conducting career of sixty-eight Hood Dell, the concerts again will Arturo Toscanlnl in rehearsal years-a career which it will be be given entirely free of any charge, • Lorenz Publishing orupnny cOllll'lo"ilion C'OIlli'&I. Prize will be well nigh impossible for anyone ever tickets being distributed t.hrou gh the given for 25 anthems and 15 r~t1n \ 11lnuHic uhmilled bet""een to equal, let alone to surpass. Philadelphia newspapers on a "first June I and De ember 1. 1954. DCloil from E litorinl Departmenl. 1'he concertmaster of one of the most famous ETUDE salutes Maestro Toscanini. come first served" basis. Pierre 501 East Third treet, D[I)ton 1, hi. orchestras in the world tells of the responsibilities of the Dnniel Guilet Mont~ux is scheduled to lead the post, and gives interesting glimpses of its coruluctor- The Music Educators National opening night at the "Dell." The • Broadcast Music, Inc. ludent compo er. nadio ward. TOIal Conference held its Biennial Con· noted maestro will also conduct a Arturo 1'oscanini--at work. prizes, $7,500 (first prize, 2.000). Io'in~ dat . 0 c. 31. 1951. Oe· vention and Festival in Chicago, number of concerts at Lewisohn tails from Ru~sell Sanjek, dire I r. 580 Fihh A'cnue. Filth Floor, March 26-31, with a record break- Stadium. New York 19, New York. From an Interview with Daniel Guilet, Concertmaster, any possibilities in any kind of music. ing attendance. Thousands of music NBC Symphony Orchestra teachers from all parts of the coun- Frederick Shailer Evans, for- It goes without saying that the concert· try were attracted to the convention mel' dean and director of the Cincin- • National Symphony Orche ..trn Ollll)o ...ilion 001 -I for United master must have proven himself an expert and they were treated to a veritable nati Conservatory of Music, died in States composers. Ttluil of 3. 00 for nris=,iotll M11I){)..ilion.::.Entrie: Secured by Rose Heylbut violinist. He does not think of himself as a feast of conferences, concerts, din- New York City on April 3, at the to be sllbmined between lober 1. 1951. and JenuafY 1. 1%5. solo player (although he is called upon for ner meetings, breakfast meetings, age of 90. He had been associated Details from "Nationnl )llIllhon) r 11(>"lrol ,\ ..l:OCiOlioll,2002 P (D(l!ll:el Guilet. a leading representative of master can have is the regular playing of solo passages), yet he must have the fin- lectures and demonstrations all hav- witll the Cincinnati Conservatory Street, N. \'t' .. Wash .. 6. D. C. th.e French school of orchestral musicianship. chamber music. To be "a quartet player," gers, the bowings, the skills of a soloist. He '/Vastrained in Paris. He studied at the Con· ing to do with the newest develop- from 1889 to his retirement in 1932. as it is often called, gives one skills which must have long experience with the various ments in school and college music He had studied in Germany under .~ervatoire N ationale; served both as player • Midland :l\1usic Foundation COIllI r;;:ltlon onle"l. Award- of ..2001. cannot be won in any other way. Chamber schools and styles of music, and the ability educational fields. With President Reinecke, Johannes Weidenbach and (tTld as concertmaster of leading French or- $1500 and 1000. COlTIpo,::ition for orcht>"lra ()r choral gr U,) or orth~ music playing forces one to listen to the always to keep within whatever style he is Ralph E. Rush spearheading the ladassohn. tra and chol'us combined. C1o:-Jng date J lily 1. 1951. Detoil<:from The ganizations. and has appeared as soloist with work of others. ] t is good to perform your pla ying, sometimes performing with great many committees on arrangements, Midland :Music Foundation. State at BUllIes Ireel. ~Iidland. ~Iichigan. the Conservatoire, Lamoureux, and Pasde- the convention proved to be one of Gail Kubik, American conduc- Loupe orchestras. He was a member of the own part accurately, it is good to -follow brilliancy (as in Debussy's La. lliler) , some- the most successful in the long his- tor, was guest conductor on March NBC Symphony before becoming concert- the conductor; but over and above this, it times toning down brilliance to vagueness tory of MENC. Some of the top 20 of the Orchestre Symphonique de mast.er under Toscanini.-Ed. Note) is necessary to train the ear to perceive and suggestion (as in the same composer's school and college choral and or- Paris in the first European perform- exactly what the other players are doing L' A pres-midi el'lUi Faune) • chestral organizations were featured ance of his Symphony Concertante THE CONCERTMASTER of a major at every moment. One of the reasons why The concertmaster bears the responsi- in concerts, directed by outstanding for Trumpet, Viola, Piano and Or- symphony orchestra must be a good the NBC Symphony is such a fine orchestra bility for his own section. Whatever hap- leaders in their respeG,tive fields. chestra. This work was commis- and experienced violinist, and a thorough is the fact that most of its string players pens among the first violinists (for better Dean Robert A. Choate, head of the sioned by Thomas Scherman and the musician-still, he needs more than instru- have for years gone in for ensemble work. College of Music of Boston Univer- Little Orchestra Society of New or worse!) is up to him. Further, he must mental and musical knowledge. It seems to This trick of performing one's own part sity, was elected president of the York, and given its first perfonnance decide the bowings, taking care that they MENC for the coming year. by this group in 1952. Subsequently, me that the first requisite of a good con· while listening to and blending with the are done musically and that they never go it won the Pulitzer Prize in Music certmaster is the ability always to hold him· playing of the others purifies style, im· against the inner pulse of the music. Bad Louis Silvers, composer of pop- for that year. self at the disposal of the conductor. One proves techniques, and makes one alert for bowings can interfere with natural accents. ular music and a director of musical can be a fine violinist and yet lack the par· And while the concertmaster is not a con- productions, notably for Gus Ed· A three-day festival of the works ticular style or quality of performance This highly interesting article was reo ductor, he is frequently called upon to serve wards' revues and for Al 101son, of Heinrich Schuetz, seventeenth which a particular conductor wants-in cei\'ed in the editorial office of ETUDE the as the conductor's represl!ntative. In are· died suddenly in Los Angeles in century German composer, was given which case, his knowledge will be only a March. He was musical director for very morning that the startling news of cent program of the NBC Symphony, there in Philadelphia April 9-11. The pal'- partial asset. It can sometimes happen that a number of films and for 13 years ticipating choral groups were the Maestro Toscanini's retirement was an· occurred a passage for six violins which it a concertmaster's views, whether of playing nounced in the public press. Because of was musical director of the Lux Haverford College Glee Club, the became my duty to rehearse and practice or of interpretation, may conflict with those its added special significance we made a .Radio Theatre. New Choral Society of Philadelphia, with the men before Maestro Toscanini ap- of the conductor. When this happens, his quick change in the contents of the June the Bryn Mawr College Chorus and peared. Thus, the concertmaster is respon- issue as it was then set up, so that we Hans Knappertsbusch has been the Springside School Chorus, all first duty is to follow the conductor, re- sible for the correctness and general mu- could include this story. ETUDE considers appointed musical director of the undel' the direction of Dr. William gardless. At all times, the concertmaster sicality of the men. Sometimes he must it a privilege to be able to present this Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Reese. The works of Schuetz, born Wi]h~lm . Backhaus, '''orld-famed 70-year.old piani~t. shown must do exactly what the conductor wants, timely and historically important article rehearse them-sometimes he must solve Germany, and will take up his duties rehearSing III Carnegie Hall for his concert there in ~arC'h when a hundred years before Bach, have and must see that the others do the same. individual problems of technique--always at this post at the beginning of the h~ played to a sold-out house. The all-Beethoven program featur~ to its readers.-Ed. note. but recently enjoyed a significant To my mind, the best training a concert- (Continued on Page 62) 1954-55 season. (Continued on Page 59) IllS first Amencan appearance in 28 \f'aT8' and hi,;; onh concert ID Amerjca this year. He is now on an -extended tOUT o{ lapan.
8 _ ETUDE-JUNE 19.14 b_. ,,-\", 19;1~ 9 _ The schooJ gymnasium is crowded for one of the "DESTINY and genius go hand in hand" runs the old saying, and it was a oeehesu-a's cWldren's concerts. chance .incident which resulted in the oper- etta "The Mikado" which brought two bril- liant warring geniuses together, William Director Swalin patiently works Schwenck Gilbert and Arthur Seymour Sullivan. This was by no means the first to secure just the desired effect, W. S. GILBERT. time when musical genius has been inspired COU1'O$f)O DY by contemporary happenings. In fact, many ARTHUR SULLIVAN. ~~ of the great masters have been moved to NO t'l:!:il OF AJ:<'i: KIND. F""""", ...,.,,~ "" .. l'N.l3 "''''''~, 1m", .~"," ",It ... i"""''''iy ,UIlii>l_J; \1;" publIC l~tlloon:fi>r'O ("'l""',""l n~~tv "It was ioonderjuller than last year!" in their daily lives. WtlJ:I' u.-,."""d ...... !;Iy "Ih. 10 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 11 fi'l1[#\':: l------~ '\c ':,:,: Maestro Picutt! and his boys relax in the Patio of the Conservatory of Roses. Haydn: the man who overcame success The story of "Papa" Haydn and how at 58, having attained the greatest possible success The in one field, he had to set out to conquer new worlds of activity. Boys Choi,. by Harry Rogers Pratt N DECEMBER IS, 1790, Frena Joseph Fascinated by the new musical form, he horns; a full string section; triangle and of ~orelia O Haydn had just finished packing the worked on it until he, too, could compose drums. It was a novel set-up. first portmanteau he had ever owned-or sonatas, But the piano had only one tone In those days an orchestra was no better needed. He had never stepped foot outside color, He wanted more. So he widened the than it should be. The HI-chosen instru- the narrow bit of Austria where he had scope; he used an ensemble of two violins, ments did not blend. He must create a been reared and where he had served 30 a viola and a cello, wrote three movements group that could express unity of purpose, years as Prince Esterhazy's chief steward of longer playing time and greater tonal so tbat they played one for all and all for The fanner director of the Vienna Choir Boys has developed a similar of music. Now, at 58, he was bound for variety and celled it a string quartet. one. Joseph would be the one. London to begin a new life. Meanwhile, he was appointed director of Nicolaus, who wanted to do for music group in Mexico which has won most enthusiastic applause in all of its public The Haydn family was Croatian, the music at Count Morain's country estate, what the Medici family of Florence had appearances. Read what Romano Picutti has to say about his boys and their training. name originally spelled Hajdn. Franz where, with a small group of players, he done for painting, installed Joseph as Joseph, born in 1732 in a humble peasant's continued his experiments. But when, two Kapellmeister. He gave him a house to live cottage, was the second of twelve children. years later, the Count suffered financial in, an orchestra to train, and time to by Peggy Munoz At six his parents placed him under the reverses, Joseph returned to Vienna. He compose. care of a distant relative, Mathias Frankh, was not unemployed for long. Their association was long, their affec- Romano Picutti a school teacher, who tutored him in the One day a momentous call was pressed. tion and mutual respect steadfast. Nicolaus three R's and taught him to play the violin upon him, Nicolaus, nicknamed the Mag- was the silent partner of Joseph's greatness. and clavier (or pianoforte). But it was as nificent for the resplendent uniforms he Withoul the gift of an endowed orchestra T WAS the night of September 26, 1951. And the choir, which consisted of thirty- and Oralia Dominguez, as well as the ex- chorister on Sundays that he excelled and wore, was a wealthy nobleman with a pas- and the luxury of daily rehearsals, Joseph's The Palace of Fine A rts in Mexico City I five boy singers in the treble parts and traordinary talents of composer-conductor no matter how difficult the Mass, he could sion for music who would shortly succeed symphonies could not have come to life. was filled to capacity with music lovers who some sixty-five voices from the Cathedral Carlos Chavez, to the art of music. read his part at sight. His precocity at- to the title of His Serene Highness, Prince On the Esterhazy estates, cut off from had vaguely heard that there was something tracted the notice of important visitors and Chorus of Morelia, was-to put it mildly When a representative of the Xaticnal of Esterhazy. He found in Haydn a talented the world, Haydn proceeded to emancipate exciting going on in the way of a new -"sensational." two years later he was entered in the choir Concert and Artists Corporation of Xew composer of twenty-eight with an arresting music from the domain of church and opera boys' choir down in the tiny provincial School of Saint Stefan's Cathedral in personality trying to implement a very ex- "Those aren't children, they're angels!" York City heard Picutti's boys sing last house, and to chart a course for the fu- town of Morella in the State of Michoacan; Vienna. pensive musical idea in one room, when came from all sides, as the listeners rose year, he wa equally impressed. The result ture in the performance of the symphony a rumor substantiated by glowing news- His studies were Latin, writing and what he needed was a hall. It must have to their feet and applauded with a violence was a contract for a nation- wide lour of orchestra. paper reports on a concert given some of Latin enthusiasm that hadn't been heard mathematics, with instruction in voice and a wide platform, a spot in the middle for the United Slates to begin in Janua£} 195-1. The rehearsal room was a laboratory for months before in the capital city. At the in the old Palace for years. violin. When the beautiful tones of the boy a conductor, and room left over for an This is the first time in history thai any tonal research, where every morning Haydn time, most of them had been too busy doing Maestro Picutti accepted the ovation soprano began to sound like the croaking audience. For the ensemble he had in mind Mexican musical organization will make listened to what he had written the day other things to attend. But tonight the calmly, then packed up his boys and went of a raven, the cathedral released him. With he proposed to write a large work in four before. Or, while composing at his desk, such a tour Picurti, of course, is happy choir, known as the Nifios Cantores de back to "the sticks" to begin the work of the help of friends he began to give music movements and call it a symphony. if he wanted to hear immediately how a about the whole thing, but whal he really Morelia, was going to sing the great Mozart preparing their next concert. He knew he lessons, In spare moments, to learn how The word had already been loosely used passage sounded, he rang a bell and his wants is to take the choir to Europe EO Requiem with the Jalapa Symphony Or- had ~ great c~o.ir. But in Mexico City the to compose, he did the exercises in the to describe any piece of one or more move- beloved musicians came running from their that his old colleagues in ienna can hear chestra, another provincial organization al- public and cr itrcs were left in a state of Gradus ad Pamassum, a monumental tome ments composed for three or more instru- dormitory. In the evening his audience was what he has done with a group of little ready in good standing with the metropoli- astonishment, and for the first time began on the art of counterpoint. He bought also ments; but in Joseph's symphony, he would made up of the Prince's guests, nobility Indian boys virtually picked up off the tan public. to have hopes that Mexico was at last going a modern book, which had just been, pub- feature the first movement in strict sonata- from every European Court. The Empress streets of a provincial town in ~Iexico. The audience didn't expect much that to produc~ a m.usical organization capable Iished, a volume of sonatas for clavier by form, a slow second movement, a lively Maria Theresa herself heard Joseph con- "And then they still probably won't be- evening, but they heard a great deal. Ro- of competing with the best in the world and Philipp Emanuel Bach, a popular virtuoso Minuet for the third, and for the fourth duct the first performance of Symphony lieve it," he adds with a grin. "But we'll . mana Picutti, director of the Boys Choir perhaps coming out on top. Up until then attached to the court of Frederick the a smashing Finale. To sound every variety No. 48, now known by her name. When the shO\~ them that the Choir Boys of Vienna of Morelia, conducted Mozart's Requiem t~e coun~ry had only given a few individuai Great. (At the time it mattered little tbat of contrasting color, his orchestra must guests wandered into the great hall after with a brilliance that left everyone gasping. aren't the only kids in the world with singers hke Fanny Anitua, Irma Gonzalez Emanuel was also the son of an obscure have a choir of wood winds: flutes. oboes coffee and brandy to listen intently to voices. (Continued on Page ~7) Leipzig organist, Johann Sebastian Bach.) and bassoons; for the brass: trumpets and Joseph's heady (Continued on Page 60) h__12 _ ETUDE-JUNE 1954 ETUDE-llJ-YE 19j4 13 Ralph Norman, radio and television conductor, Little did Beethoven realize, when he wrote and his band, in a recording session. his momentous Fifth Symphony, that its Librarian selecting records fateful opening theme would play such a listed by Muzak's Programilling Department. dramatic part in bringing Victory to the Allied cause in World War II-that he would be referred to as The Master Control Room where p,'ogl'anlS arc sent The General Who Set Victory to Music over wires to subscribers • by DORO K. A TRI1 T NEVER has been fully told-the story gratiating pat on the back and left V signs. scattered audience the i tory motif I to • I of the general who set victory to music. By April the V's had mushroomed amaz- music, every part of which was built on In part, it takes us back a hundred years ingly in occupied countires and the Ger- the Fifth Symphony. The people were reo and more to a conquest not fought on any mans took drastic action. The city of Mar- quested to listen to thi symphony, use the Music Eases the Work Load battlefield, recorded in any history book, seilles was fined 400,000 francs for allowing rhythm t kn ck on doors, call waiters, clap and in part to the mort:. recent dark days its public buildings to be desecrated with hands, toot train wh i tic, ing the Icllow. of 1941 when France had fallen to Hitler's anti-German V signs; a curfew order was ing words: The story of how workers ui many different fields hordes and many other countries of Europe enforced from 7 P.M. and inhabitants were Do not give way had been overrun. The truimphant Panzer not allowed to go out of their homes after are finding the monotony of their jobs di visions were flashing an ancient symbol 2 P.M. on Sundays. Owners of buildings Never despair -a crooked cross. The conquered countries were subject to prosecution and fine if greatly minimized by appropriate functional music. were urged to rally to this symbol, told V's appeared on their buildings. School We'll get there yet that it meant liberation. teachers were held responsible for the walls Prohibited from flying their national of school buildings. Hitler beware. by Cedric Larson flags or venting their patriotic feelings, a At Rouen and Le Havre came the order: wave of gloom, despair, defeat had en- "Unless the inscription campaign ceases, All over Europe Beethoven's Firth Sym- gulfed them. They needed a symbol of their the whole population will be fined and pun- phony sprang into sudden popularity, Ilr- HE TIME is midmorning, and in a errors occur while listening, at half hour hearer happy and cause time to pass more own to stiffen their resistance, strengthen ished." In Czechosolovakia, 6,200 sum- chestras, bands. played it. Tlarge, crowded Manhattan savings bank, intervals throughout the night, to such quickly has been known from time imme- the hope and faith that somehow victory monses were issued against owners of build- To the azis, this was the final indignity. the din and hubbub made b)' the busy staff bright tunes as Lovely to Look At, How morial, but until the Muzak Corporation might ultimately be theirs. ings. The front of the Hotel du Rio Rene Beethoven. of all men. their immortal. their and customers is suddenly dissipated as if Deep is the Ocean, and perhaps Brahms' after years of experimentation and constant On January 14, 1941, Victor de Laveleye, at Aixen-Provjnce, where the German Anni- beloved, to have Beethoven lined up on the by magic by a series of selections from hits popular Lullaby, among many others. research was able to go out into the field of Belgian Program Organizer of the British stice Commission was housed. was so cov- other side-it was not to be tolerated. by Rodgers and Hammerstein in subdued In a large Boston beauty parlor, cus- business and industry, and show prospec- Broadcasting Company, broadcast via short ered with V's every morning', a man was Deciding to fight fire with fire, Coebbels but sparkling accents. No one seems a bit tomers under driers find the monoton y tive clients that their music programs would wave to Belgium and France: "1 am propos- hired to rub them off. took over the V campaign as the -8zis' distracted, and work proceeds, if anything, relieved by a series of lively minuets, the not only stimulate morale, but increase ing to you as a rallying emblem, the letter Although the success of the V campaign Own. He said in a broadcast: <. is for a bit more briskly, melodies coming through cleverly hidden worker contentment, reduce absenteeism, V, because V is the first letter of the had exceeded all expectations, carrying it Victory which the German Army is winning In a busy restaurant in Philadelphia baffles at both ends of the room. relieve tension, and many other benefits, words Victoire in French, Victory in Eng- on brought further prosecution on the peo- for Europe on all fronts." He ridiculed during the noon hour, the clatter of dish- These are all bona fide examples of the has this new-type music with a form and lish and Vrijheid in Flemmish." He pointed ple. So the BBC began probing for some- English attempts at using this noble music ware, and the bustle and conversation of new, "functional music" which is described purpose all its own, attained its present out other words symbolizing victory or its thing that stressed victory, the use of which for profane propaganda purposes. He hurried patrons is submerged 'in the lilting as music to be heard, but not listened to. incredible and wide acceptance. equivalent that began with V: Vryheid in the Germans would hesitate to prohibit. daimed prior rights to Beethoven. Since the strains of a series of novelty numbers, Such, in a sentence, is the purpose of By meticulous research work, it has be- Dutch, Viteztvi in Czech, Vitestvo in Ser- 1£ only the Morse Code for V-three shorts German word for vi tory-seig heil-did played in smooth, even style. It gives a the fascinating new field of music pioneered come possible to custom-tailor music to fit bian, Ve Vil Vinne in Norwegian. and" a long-were set to music. Stacks of not begin with a V, he dug up the Latin cheery atmosphere which pervades the and perfected by the Muzak Corporation, almost any type of work, industrial or The Belgians lost no time in adopting compositions were combed. Many selections word Viktoria. claiming it to be the old entire room. originators and the world's largest distrib- other situation where relief from tension, this proposal. When German soldiers contained the right rhythm but the music German battle cry. In a jet-plane factory out on Long Island, marched through the streets of Brussels lacked conviction. utors of what has come to be called "func- boredom, fatigue and anxiety is desired. German bands and orchestras were or- the men on the "grave-yard" shift in the tional music" or "atmosphere music." When these enemies of morale and effi- flashing the Swastika, Belgian urchins Then the discovery-Beethoven's Fifth dered to play the Fifth Symphony. German small hours of morning, find their morale laughed at them and raised two fingers in Symphony. Its entire first movement was ciency are neutralized or minimized, output soldiers to chalk V's. Frenchmen who saw lifted, time going faster and better work All over America, from coast to coast, V shape and chalked V's on the pavement. based on the rhythm of the Morse Code through actual tests in many cases is the soldiers of the Third Reich coyer the turned out, while the melody of Victor and from Canada to the Gulf-in offices In France, the walls of hotels, schools, ( ... -). Beethoven had characterized this shown to rise anywhere from 5% to 15% Eiffel Tower with V's laughed and added Herbert's Toyland and kindred themes pour and factories, restaurants and hotels, de- factories, were soon covered with V's. rhythm as "Fate knocking at the door." (and in a few cases higher). In repetitive more. through the factory rooms from speakers partment stores and post offices, in banks Frenchmen sat in cafes with legs stretched The music, too, bore the indelible imprint job operations, the percentage of error The battle of the V was on. The Nazis concealed in the ceiling. out V -wise. In Holland where people were of victory. The entire symphony was the and garages, in beauty parlors and boiler actually declines when music is introduced not allowed to show the picture of Queen triumph of faith over fear. :said it stood for victor-ies already won In New York City's great General Post factories-about fifty million people a day to soothe jaded nerves. Wilhelmina, they chalked the palms of On June 27, 1941, a BBC broadcaster 111 Europe. The vanquished said it stood Office, right across from the Pennsylvania make up the huge audience that hear this To illustrate the results obtained, we for victories to come. And lor them the Station, the night crews sorting mail find their hands, gave German soldiers an in- known as Colonel Britton, introduced to hi~ "functional music" right around the clock. might cite the case of a large New York heavy pall of i Continued 0/1 Poze 58) the "night trick" less tedious, and fewer The fact that music should make the insurance (Continued on Page 48) r_.... 14.... _ FTTlnF_I1lNE /954 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 Walter' D. Eddowes in a charaetei-istic pose. Mrs. Eddowes at the organ console. So Your Child Has Musical Talent? Parents of a child with Read what the minister by outstanding talent find themselves faced with of music of one of the most unique projects in the BERNARD a grave responsibility. Here are sensible words country has to say about the place of music in the KIRSHBAUM of advice for such a situation. religious life. ARE YOU a parent with a musically room through which people pass, and in every whim and fancy of the infant. Those gifted child on your hand? If you are, which the telephone is situated. If the piano who would avoid this tr uble need to reel. you are to be congratulated for you have cannot be placed in the child's own room, ize that what they deny the growing ehild an offspring with a talent for the service of parents should try to arrange the practice is of the great t significance 10 the mould. ~usic at Ocean Grove mankind. Discovery of talent for music hour so as to afford the minimum of dis- ing of .ha recter and p rsonality, involves the responsibility of caring for traction by persons passing to and fro, or The que ti n of d nial concerns itsell it. In the case of children this falls upon incessant jangling of doorbell or telephone. with how much ki sing, hugging, and gen. by Burton Paige the parents. The concern they feel about 4. A good teacher. The idea that anyone eral fondling is n ed d t establish in the it is seen in the numerous questions thrown can teach a beginner is not good sense. The infant the I ling that it i loved and of at the teacher in regards to progress of beginner's teacher establishes the founda- importance to those urrounding it. The NE OF AMERICA '5 outstanding ex- both on piano and organ, and plays the tenclance averages eight hundred. work, method of instruction, pieces studied, tion upon which advanced work can build. question, ccondly, con ern itself with how O amples of music in action is to be daily organ recital. Every day at 4 P.M., Mrs. Eddowes gives and opportunities to perform. Because many parents are unwilling to pay long the par nt sh uld do everything for found each summer at New Jersey's great In 1933, Dr. Eddowes was called upon to a recital on the great Auditorium organ. But despite the number of talented chilo a fair fee for the early instruction, their the child, and when it hould begin to do religious colony of Ocean Grove. Here, conduct the musical program of the Ocean This program includes request numbers of dren studying music, few ever get to the children often get inferior teachers who thing for it elf su h as putting toys away. hundreds of thousands of people .from all Grove Association following such distin- classical and semi-classical selections. point of doing something really signifi- allow so many bad habits to establish them- dressing. washing, and tying hoe laces. over the country flock for a vacation cen- guished conductors as Tali Esen Morgan The project which lies nearest, perhaps, cant with it later in life. Many of the most selves as to effectively hinder advanced Last of all, the que tion concern itself with tered about the activities of the Ocean and Donald Chalmers. The Eddowes have to Dr. Eddowes' heart is the week long promising abandon it altogether, much work until these faults have been corrected. the proper punishment f rats of non-co' Grove Camp Meeting Association. These completed their twenty-first year of service Conference of Sacred Music, held in July. to the perplexity and sorrow of parents This can retard advancement to such an ex- operation ,\ ith other members of the family activities, in turn are largely centered about at Ocean Grove. An intensive schedule covering courses in sacred music. While the vast musical pro- who have set such store on them making it tent that the child loses interest and aban- or against it own welfare. let r pending While religious services go on at pretty all aspects of church music is given by a profession or close hobby. dons work altogether. when called. climbing up on the table. put- gram has in its time been described as much any hour of the day, the hub of the outstanding leaders in their respective relaxing, entertaining, and cultural, its pur- Perhaps the talent was not as genuine Emotional instability often hinders the ling everything it touches into its mouth, proceedings are the services in the great fields. These Conference courses are given pose is a definitely religious one-to stimu- as we were led to believe? Sometimes it maturity of musical talent. This is the basic playing with matche . tearing pages out of sixty year old Auditorium. Here, the Sun- free of charge, and aUract organists, choir late enthusiasm for Christian living through is not the talent that is lacking but the cause for the failure of so much musical books, cribbling on walls with crayon, day services draw congregations which vary directors, ministers and group leaders jrorn the lift of hearing and taking part in good proper care. Less talent with the care neces- talent to get anywhere. The conditioning yelling to attract attention. temper tantrums, from about 1,200 at the start of the season, all over the country. The faculty for the music. sary for its unfoldment will go further than for emotional instability is laid down in slanuning doors. bringing dirt into the to 10,000 during the height of Camp Meet. 1953 season included Ruth Krehbiel Jacobs. The Director of Music is Dr. Walter D. a real talent, tied hand and foot to inhibi- the first six years of life. house, scratching up the furniture, crossing ing week. Worship is the cause of such Alfred B. Haas, Richard W. Litterst, Arthur Eddowes, Minister of Music at Ocean Grove tions and restrictions due to unawareness the street without permission. and a thou- attendance, according to Dr. Eddowes. Mu- Leslie Jacobs, Ivan Kortkamp and, of as to what it really needs to develop. and at the First Presbyterian Church of sic just helps. A new born babe is nothing but a bundle sand and one similar acts of the child who course, Dr. and Mrs. Eddowes. Parents often take it for granted that all Huntington, West Virginia. The foundation Sunday morning services at the Audi- of feelings. It cries when in pain or dis- has developed a good pair of walking legs, What qualifications are required for the a child needs is the proper teacher and op- of Dr. Eddowes' musical training began at torium are formal. The dignified hymns of comfort; it gurgles and crows when it is calls for punishment that leaves a lasting direction of a program similar to that of portunities for performing to develop what the age of seven through membership in pl~ased a~1d contented. It is the joy and impression. the Methodist Hymnal are sung by a trained Ocean Grove? Who is fitted for the work? musical gifts there may be. But the home an Episcopal Choir Boys' School in Phila- choir of 300 mixed voices, and by the en- pride of Its fond parents, who sometimes The ehi·'d who passes througb the first What are the qualities by which a candi- life of children plays a tremendous part in delphia. After an extended period as alto tire congregation. The Sunday evening ?o to. e::tremes to keep it happy. They are six years of life without the benefit of date should test himself? "It need hardly their growth. A maladjusted home life can soloist, his attention was turned to con- service, less formal in character, stresses Its willing servants with nothing asked in punishment for act that are harmful to the be said that the leader of church music frustrate a child to such an extent as to return but its love. ducting group singing. At the age of 17, congregational singing of the gospel hymns. best interest of himself or others, will gen· must be a thoroughly competent musician," block the development of talent. In the a call was received offering him the leader- The Auditorium choir is carefully drilled in S?me years later the parents suddenly erally be found 10 be extremely spoiled, Dr. Eddowes states emphatically. "What study of a musical instrument, the follow- ship of the choir in one of Philadelphia's' rehearsals of an hour and a half to two realize they no longer have an infant 0 self-centered, and Iackiuu in discipline. This does need to be said is that in this field ing conditions are necessary for the best larger Methodist churches. This position hours duration. These rehearsals take place their hands but a young child who behave: means he is dominated by feeling and will musicianship alone is not the prime req- results: marked the beginning of an uninterrupted in the evening so that Dr. and Mrs. Eddowes very much as he did as a baby: He cries dislike anything that does not yield imrne- uisite. In church work, the candidate's 1. Ample quiet for purposes of concen- lifetime service of church music leader- may be free for further activities during the when he is crossed in any way, has tantrums d iate sa tisfaction and pleasure. This is a most important qualification is his attitude tration. ship. Through the years his work has grown day. Once a season, on the night before the if his every desire is not met, sulks and defect of character that quickly re,-eals toward the church, his belief in its useful- 2. Freedom to practice as much as may n~opes if his feelings are hurt, and rewards more stimulating, more exciting and more opening of Camp Meeting, the Auditorium itself when music le ons are begun. ness in daily living, and the sincerity of be necessary. hJS parents with his cherished smile and genuinely romantic. Choir gives a public concert. The study of a musical instrument like his efforts to promote Christianity. Like 3. A good practice instrument in a place sunniest disposition when they have met his Dr. Eddowes' field is choral and group Most important, perhaps, of all these the piano or violin, is one of the severest the ministry itself, church music is defi- where it can be used undisturbed by dis- leadership. Josephine Eddowes, his wife, is activities is the daily morning service in ev~ry whim: T~is is the proverbial spoiled disciplines a child can be subject to. Par- nitely a missionary work. It is not the place tracting influences. In the case of the piano, child and hIS kind are legion. the official organist of Ocean Grove and the Young People's Temple beginning ents will tell the teacher that their child has for the person whose interest in music the instrument is often placed in the living Parents bring this about by catering to accompanies all services and rehearsals promptly at nine o'clock. The daily at. no intentions (Continued on Page 50) ~Continued on Page 59) ~. i16 _ 17 ETl'DF.-JU.VE 1954 The Summer Instrumental Music Program co,-ds Reviewed by PAUL N. ELEIN High-Fidelity Notes IJNC.PLA YTNC records are more deli- all initial investment o l :::;2,S or less. cate in some ways than the old 78's and There are other cautions about LP discs. can be damaged before you know it. To be Fingerprints on the grooves collect dust sure, LP's don't shatter into twenty pieces and grime which make themselves heard if you drop them on the floor. In that sense through the loudspeaker as noise. It's as they're more durable. But the grooves that easy to hold a record by the edges or by the (L.) Summer study under ideal conditions. (Above) An all-state band preparing for a concert. actually produce the music are smaller, center and one edge, once you get the habit, as it is to smear oily marks all over the more easily damaged than the wider, deeper No longer are school musical instruments put away grooves in old-style discs. disc. People who cherish their records feel The first step in protecting LP records positively insulted when careless visitors D.·. Pnul N. Elbin for the summer-not to be looked at till the fall. is to buy a diamond stylus. Don't com- or borrowers handle valuable discs as if plain that a diamond needle costs more they were slabs of cheese. than a sapphire or metal needle tip. In the It's well to remember that the tiny by WILLIAM D. REVELLI long run the diamond is the cheapest. It grooves of an LP record are more seriously Sll':l\jnsk~': IA' Sflerr 1111 J'r;utellll" will last for a thousand hours or more un- damaged by ordinary scratches than the old Steinberg all I the Pittsburgh Or h tra and support of our school administrators, sessions enable the instructor to realize less chipped by carelessness. It will outwear 73 rpm brutes. While none of us would go are producin some remarkably fine reo music directors and the citizens of com- more effectively his objectives than would a sapphire by a ratio of around 90 to 1. It back to the old-type disc, we must not over- cordings. but few have c mbined the vari- munities which provide the staff, facilities a less intensive program. takes a better polish than today's synthetic look the care demanded by the tiny grooves ous points of ex II nce as effectively as sapphires and, consequently, fits the grooves of the present discs. this intense recording of tra vinsky' his- and funds, which make such instruction The summer term also proves to be an available to our youth. better from the beginning. Careful handlers of LP's always buckle toric ballet score. What apitol has done to ideal time for introducing the beginning Metal needles should never touch an LP the envelope holder when removing or re- overcome the acoustical deficiencies of Planning the Program student to instrumental music. The classes record, though they may be tolerated for placing a record. This simple practice Syria Mosque has not been explained, but The successful function of the summer are usually small, there is no conflict with use on 73's. Sapphires would be all right a.voids friction with th~ rough cardboard the improvement heard [rom this disc music program requires efficient planning the student's daily school work such as is if they did not wear out so quickly. But SIdes of the holder, fr-iction that in time shows that the right step have been taken. and organization. First, there is the prob- found in the spring or fall terms; hence, he the wear of any phonograph stylus is may injure the delicate grooves. To avoid No other recording has both the driving lem of the summer schedule, which unlike is able to devote his attention to his musical gradual, and human ears, gradually get ac- this danger, some record companies are power of the elemental score and the in- the regular school term must take into con- development with less distraction; likewise, customed to the deteriorating quality of the providing cellophane containers for their dispensable factor of the latest in hi-fi sideration the student's availability, con- the instructor has more opportunity to ccu- sound produced. By the time somebody de- records. sound. (Capito! 1'·3254) flicts, vacations, jobs, recreation and other sider the student's individual problems. INSTRUMENTAL mnsic program cides that "something is wrong with the Most manufacturers recommend an occa- THE activities which are and should be a part Beethov en : SYII,phollY No. 7;11 A Major as it now functions in our modern The summer session is also the most ef- phonograph," something is wrong with the si?nal cleaning of LP records with a soft, of every student's summer program. school curriculum is no longer confined to fective time for transferring students from records too-they're scratchy, noisy, badly slightly damp cloth. Static-removing dust There's no shortage of this symphony on Although this problem at first seems to the annual fall and spring school terms. No the clarinet to the oboe, saxophone, and and prematurely worn. cloths a.re useful if not used after they be- records, to be sure, but uch a solid re- be an unsurmountable one, there are ways longer, during the summer months, are bassoon. Since most of our double reed Don't argue that your phonograph is a come dirty. A soft camel's-hair brush may cording as the new one from the Berlin to eliminate many of the conflicts which school music rooms idle and quiet; instead, players are transfers from the clarinet cheap one and that it should have a cheap also be used {or removing surface dust and Philharmonic is welcome. Conductor Paul always play havoc with the final results. today finds their walls reverberating from classes, and hence require special individ- stylus. Nonsense! It's the value of the .lint, cleaning with (not across) the grooves. van Kempen, no disciple of Toscanini, fol- The Summer Schedule the strange sounds of budding young nov- ual attention during the transfer period, it record collection that's involved, not the , Like ,the old shell~c discs, the new v in y- lows a middle COurse that avoids over- I would suggest that all beginning and ices, as well as the rehearsals of our various is only logical that the transfer be made value of the record player. If you're stub- lite ~P 5 may warp If not stored properly. ?riving. the symphony without endangering intermediate class instruction be scheduled during the summer when hath the student born and insist on using a sapphire for AVOld heat and avoid uneven pressure .. ~ts baSIC strength. Epic's sound is good, school and civic ensemble groups. during the morning. Each class should and teacher have ample time for individual your record playing, then play safe. Re- don't stack 12-inchers on top of sl1laller~ JI you set your controls r ight, This listener During the past few years, administra- meet for a period of one hour daily, Mon- place it with a new one after every ten size discs. Don't leave records on chanzer cannot join those who complain of too tors and music directors have come to real- day throngh Friday. This will enable the sessions. Too frequently, such transfers are hours of usc. (A "hi-fief" wouldn't risk a spindles. And remember to clean y~ur much bass on Epic LP's. A symphony or- ize the importance and value of the summer instructor to reach the students when they attempted during the fall term when the sapphire more than half that Tong.) stylus frequently; I clean mine with a small chestra creates a lot of ound in the bass session instrumental program. Alert and are physically and mentally alert, and yet pressure of the academic schedule prevents Of course you won't play many LP rec- brush after each LP record side. range; besides, what are tone controls for? progressive public school instrumental will permit them ample time for their cus- proper instruction or attention to the stu- (Epic LC 3026) ords in ten hours; at this' rate, a thousand The. phonograph record really carne of teachers are aware of the contribution that tomary summer recreation activities. dent's needs. honrs of playing will cost yon $150 for age WIth the advent of the microaroocs, the program is certain to make to the ulti- I have found that hour periods and .daily If the transfer is made during the sum- sapphire needles while one good diamond VilIa-Lobos: BlIchiauus Bras;leras No.1 and disc. We have the_ best records in l~istory No.4 mate results a their efforts. sessions are most desirable; particularly mer session, the student will be prepared to will normally serve at least that long for now, and they don't deserve abuse. Tribnles to J. S. (Continued on Poge 63) The development and support of this since the summer session is usually a six take his place in the band or orchestra at program is indeed a tribute to the foresight week program and the concentrated daily the opening of the (Continued on Page 47) ll....c 18 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 ------ETUDE-JUNE 1954 19 PIANIST'S PAGE Artistic backgrounds and lighting effects feature the modern settings of Wieland Wagner. Spar-ks! by GUY MAIER Of course, intently listening, they criticized each other's playing. I'll guarantee that any member of the class is now a pian istic Schumann authority, as capable of teaching Some High Lights of the his music as any teacher in the land. In three months the class became well acquainted with almost all of Schumann's How do the current performances at the Wagner Festspielh aus compare greatest compositions, and understood ev- 1953-54 Teaching Year ery aspect of his pi anistic style. Could such with those u/ pre-war days? Here's the answer in this graphic story on a result have corne after three months of private lessons? I doubt it. ITH a smiling sigh, we teachers greet just "piano" teachers). I heard much sen- After Schumann the class elected to W the summer. The year's lessons are sitive, stylistic student playing in Knox- tackle Beethoven; and we battled that mas- finished, recitals and auditions are over, ville. Congratulations, you Tennessee ter (who often scares women pianists stiff!) group teaching (which we feared) has teachers! with just as much confidence. We first Bayreuth-today and yeste,·,'ay proven a life-saver, students have made The third community was Bakersfield, learned one essential Beethoven approach happy progress, and we are at last relaxed. California. where dozens of happy young ... roar back at old Ludwig just as strong- Now we hope to find leisure time for resto- students played joyously. What a place that ly as he roars at you, and your fear of him by Norma Ryland Craves ration. How we need restoring! is! Just like Texas ... a booming, dy- evaporates! What joy it was in such a our minds, spirits and especially our own namic. traffic-wild communitv. Almost all short time to learn how to recreate a dozen neglected piano skills. If we teach this the students played Sonati'nas for me. of his sonatas of every period! MANY a visitor of international o opera to be presented. Fifteen minutes later In addition to the novelty of a hidden summer it will be wise to schedule an easy Sonatinas of every kind, old, new, be- festivals, Bayreuth still remains the T the music is repeated. By this time people orchestra of more than 130 hand-picked four or six-week pi ano-fcr-fun program; whiskered and forgotten! Usually I hate SOME AMUSING INCIDENTS "Queen of Festivals." It is the oldest of the are in their seats, for it is near opening players, tode y's "Fe t pielheue" is noted 110 dull assignments, much ensemble play- to listen to Sonatinas, but the Bakersfield- Early one morning I arrived fresh and great modern festivals; its direction has hour-four o'clock. Special guests are ac- for its excellent sealing arrangement (any ing and sight reading, lively creative ians played theirs with such zip and zest dignified in an Arkansas town ... went always remained in the Wagner family; it corded no particular honors, but when person seated can look at the stage between classes for new beginning students as well that I loved everyone ... so much so that to a tiny restaurant for breakfast where I presents one type of music only; its theatre Wagner conducted, he insisted upon enter. heads of the two persons in front of himl- as for all student grades-a Music-Joy I suggest that the city change its name to was greeted by an elderly gent who came and time of performances are unique. ing the theatre first. and its marvelous acoustics, knowledge of course. Sonatinafieid! up to me shyly saying, "Ah'm ehuah, Suh, The festival town lies high in the Bavari- which Richard Wagner possessed far in ad- Ater these teaching weeks are over, we'll Other places where playing and teaching ah know you; ain't you the preacher fella an hills, some 41 miles northeast of Niirn- The theatre is as modern today as it was vance of his time. He had the ceiling made chuck 'em all out, lock the piano and for- were superior: Fort Worth, Austin and San who used to live on ouah street in old Saw berg. Founded back in 1194, this ancient ultra- modern 78 years ago. Its 1800 seats of canvas to absorb undesirable echoes. get it; go to the mountains or seashore, Antonio, Texas; Long Beach and Pasadena, Mill Village?" Alas, I'm always being duchy on the Red Main River was early -an unheard of number in the early days Pillars were hollow and covered with a or just sit in a rocker and stare cross-eyed California; Sarasota, Florida; Fayetteville taken for a preacher.. but we did have caught in the grip of opposing German -plus its lack of ornate gilding and elabo- plaster surface to strengthen tone-volume. at the horizon, the waves, anything or (University of Arkansas) ; Stillwater, Okla- a pleasant breakfast together. forces,' later felt the power of Napoleonic rate draperies prompted Wagner's num- The rear wall was divided into boxes, cur- nothing at all ... and praise the Lord for homa (Oklahoma College of A. & M.). On Ill)' tours J caught up with many Legions, and still later, in 1945, experi- erous enemies to refer to it sarcastically tained and with upholstered seats to elirui- making us into musicians, and above all, sparkling grandmothers: and rill more enced the American occupation. Today, as "Wagner's Barn." They ridiculed its nate sound reflection. aspiring teachers of music. WHY NOT A "STYLE" CLASS? than ever convinced that the gran'mes rate while the majority of the 55,000 and more extremely large stage; its lack of customary In 1951 when plans for the re-opening But even so, we will want to live over Who says that mature, advanced pianists as excellent teachers of children. I'd send persons who live within its encircling hills wings. Proof of the musician's farsighted- were being made, experts agreed that mod- and revaluate some of the stimulating in- cannot be adequately taught in classes? any grandchildren to a grandmother for follow industrial pursuits, their cultural ness is seen in the fact that in more than ernization could in no way improve the cidents of the past season. Here are a few At the University of California I had twelve lessons, rather than to some tense, taut, interests are patterned by their residence in three-quarters of a century, the stage has theatre itself. But such an evaluation did that happened to me: players (among the best professionals in young teacher. Their teaching is so easy, Germany's foremost festival capital. been enlarged only twice; in 1925 and in not include traditional handling of the Los Angeles) in a thrilling two-hour week- so relaxed; their pupils pia}' that way, too. Your first impression of Bayreuth is that 1953. During the last year I gave Workshop operas. They were definitely out-moded. classes in at least twenty-five towns. Where ly class in "styles." We began the semester One of them said to me, "I'm way past of a town revolving around a theatre, for ' However, when Wagner planned his the- Therefore, to Wieland Wagner, grandson did I find the best general teaching and with Schumann. Each pianist learned a sixty-five years, hut my musical inspira- the "Festspielhaus" dominates Festival Hill atre, the unit that received his closest atten- of the Master and a painter and artist by highest pianistic standards? Decidedly Schumann composition of his choice. Dur- tion hangs on, and 1'111 still teaching hard. and seemingly casts an ever-watchful eye tion was not the stage but arrangement of vocation, was entrusted the tricky task of NOT in the biggest cities! Three places ing three months we heard the Fantasy You should hear Illy class of adult begin- on the town below. As you ascend the the orchestra. "The first essential, I felt, re-vitalizing them to satisfy critical de- shone out above all the others. The first Pieces, Scenes from Childhood, Papillons, ners, Judge, Lawyer, Doctor, Salesman and broad, tree-lined avenue leading to the the- was that the vast musical machine-the mands of modern audiences. was Spokane, Washington, a beautiful city Carnaval, Concerto, Etudes Symphoniques, two housewives. It is really thriIJing to see atre, one question is uppermost in your orchestra-should be hidden," he repeated. "Basically the works of Richard Wagner Kreisler iaua, Daviclsbiindler Dances, Ro- how all adult's hands respond to the clear mind: How much has the Festival changed Iy stated in explaining his revolutionary which almost everybody thinks is as re- tolerate no change," the young director mances and some Novelettes. simple technic and to the touches. Your since its opening, August 13, 1876? ideas. "My demand for the concealment of mote as Alaska. It is, musically, a thrilling emphatically stated at that time "because The pianists studied the characteristics ETUDE article last autumn pleased me Throughout its 78-year history, time and the orchestra inspired the famous architect place. If YO~....!\7antto know more about its like the classics they are unchangeable. of Schumann's styles, the meaning of his when you wrote that interruptions, tele- manner of opening have varied little. Gottfried Semper, with the idea of having a extraordinary civic program of applied But the actual staging-it alone is sub- very individual German directions, the pe- phone: door bells, milkman and such aren't Promptly at 3 :30 each afternoon of the space between the orchestra pit and the music study, you'll need to write to its ject to change. To avoid change is to trans. culiarities of his markings and texture, month-long summer festival, costumed auditorium. We called it the 'mystical Music Teachers' Association. too bad ... now they no longer bother me form the virtue of fidelity into the vice of best ways to encompass his unique techni- in the slightest." trumpeters appear on the balcony of the abyss,' because its purpose was to divide Then there was Knoxville, Tenu., at the rigidity. Ultimately it spells death." "Festspielhaus," playing a motive from the reality from the ideal." foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, a bus- cal demands, good and bad Schumann edi- Bless her and all those good grandma (Continued on Page 56) tling city of true "music" teachers (not tions (alas, there are many poor ones!). teachers! (Continued on Page 49) il..:.. 20 ------ETUDE-jU,VE 1954 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 21 TWO MUSICALLY·ANXIOUS PARENTS TEACHER'S ROUNDTABLE SEEK ADVICE AND My wife used to be a. student of yours QUESTIONS and because we both love music we should like to bring up our children in a musical atmosphere. 1 used to play the violin quite MAURICE DUMESNlL, Mus. HOpp f stories III which children take interest. By a bit, and my wife plays both cello and ~.. ,II n next year the foundation will be laid and Doc. discusses tonal irulepend- piano. One of our children takes quite an then will be the time to begin the formal interest in piano, and my wile is trying to ence, beginning age, Chopin on education you mention. help her with it. One of the others seems technic, and gives a list of un- to enjoy the violin, so although I am a ANSWERS familiar concertos, and other CHOPIN ON TECHNIC doctor and do not consider myself to be a matters pertinent to teachers. musician, nevertheless I am trying to help What is Iten referred to 8 "modern my little girl to learn to play tlie violin. If the loud note is described as being technic" was foreseen by hopin when he Good music teachers are scarce around Conducted by KARL /P. GEflRKENS, played by an oboe or a trumpet, a~d the wrote the following: here, and we haven't any money to pay jor soft one by a violin or a 'cello, the mind of "To an accomplished virtuoso all tricks lessons anyway, so we are trying to do what Music Editor, Webster's New International that intelligent little pupil will revert back are permitted. He should use hi own we can ourselves, and we would appreciate Dictionary, assisted by Prof. Robert A. to the concert where he heard them, and methods by all means. You may put your your advice. Melcher, Oberlin College. unconsciously his fingers will be influenced thumb under your little finger. If nece ary, R. W., r« thereby. take two white or even two black keys with Technically speaking the problem con- one finger. If you put the third finger over Your wife was a fine student and became sists of relaxation and firmness combined. the fourth or even the fifth, you won't be an excellent musician, so anything she ap- This is not always easy to achieve, espe- committing a mortal sin either. Each finger proves of will probably meet with my ap- cially when it concerns the fingers of only is built differently; each has a dilIerent proval, too. Here are some specific sugges· one hand. But patient experimentation will strength and fun tion. One mu tn't de troy tions. however. In the first place, I am very bring the solution. And then, oh then ... but on the contrary develop th finesse of much in favor of a mother singing to her for asking me for advice, and I want also fession. I was amused to read the qualifica- listen to that color, the singing tone, the the touch that is proper and natural to each children even though she may not have an to express the wish that there were more tion.s that the author considers necessa,ry proper placing of each element; everything finger. " especially good singing voice, so I advise "musically-anxious" parents like you two! and I wondered why she lejt out wind comes to life, the playing acquires a three- Chopin, however, addre sed himself to your wife to teach all the children some K. G. instrument training entirely since it seems dimensional aspect, the photograph be- piano virtuosi. ow his remarks could be very short, simple children's songs, encour- WHAT IS A SEXTOLET? to be required by all colleges that prepa.re comes a painting! It was Schumann who directed to students and teacher as well, aglllg. eachi"one to earn to carry tIt"te u~e. students for public school teaching. I men- I am conjused as to the difference be- said: for what he calls "tricks" should be used as Second, I suggest that as soon as possible tion this because I myselj cannot take such tween a sextolet and a, pair of triplets, and TONAL INOEPENDENCE "From an early age penetrate into the a most important element in technic build- each child in turn be encouraged to sit on work, and I am now doing something en- since I have no teacher at present I am tone and the character of each instrument; ing as early as possible. The fingers 01 the the mother's lap and pick out the tunes that tirely different front what I had originally HY DO teachers remain 50 indifferent askin.g that you' straighten me out. on this get your ear accustomed to discerning the young students are remarkably flexible and she has learned to sing on the piano key- planned to do. matter. W to the independence of the two hands, coloring which is its own." adaptable to advanced gymnastics. Teach- board, and that the older ones be taught to I should like to ask you why it is neces- M. L. D., Mass. or the five fingers of each hand, considered While it would be improper to try to re- ers can condense and reduce these to suit make up simple harmony as soon as the sary to spend so long a. time in college in from the standpoint of tone production? produce the orchestral tones on the piano, the size of the hand. This work of "per- melody itself can be played correctly. order to prepare [or school music teaching. Sure enough, the majority of them who still Theoretically a sextolet is a group of six they can be used as a stimulant toward sonal' tuition is most interesting indeed, Third, I am greatly in favor of playing The expense oj [our or five years 01 train- believe in the sound principles of technical notes only the first of which is accented, pianistic coloring not for imitation, but in- and it brings much quicker results than rhythmic music (such as folk dances) to ing terrifies m.any oj us, and most of the gymnastics give their pupils various exer- but in actual practice such a group of six spiration. standardized methods applying to all pupils even very small children and encouraging you.ng people I know are not going in.to cises meant to develop velocity. But nothing notes is often divided into two triplets or alike. A doctor who writes down a special them to make more and more appropriate music teaching because they cannot afford is said or done about making each finger even into three duplets. Composers have TOO YOUNG prescription in each case will always be physical responses to this music. to take such: a long course. Could there not often been careless in indicating the proper an entity of its own, capable of performing Now comes the period when a child be a three-year course? Or even a two-year more valuable in my eyes than one who division, and there is actually much differ- independently from its neighbor as the My little boy has now reached the ripe should have lessons, and here I am definite- one? prescribes patent medicines for all ailments. ence of opinion among performers as to different instruments of an orchestra do. age of four. Is it time for his formal musical ly in favor of a teacher from outside the Likewise, teachers ought to study each stu- how a particular sextolet should be ren- No wonder we hear so much dull, greyish, education to begin? I never have had a family. However, if this is not feasible then A. I have read Miss Vandevere's article dent, then devise the best technical diet, dered. So I can only reply to you that this colorless playing even among medium pupil as young as he. He likes to listen to I advise piano study for a year or so before carefully, and although I agree with you in including Chopin's principles outlined is still another instance in which the nota- grade students. music, and can identify tunes. Now, what the violin is approached. I suggest also that some of your criticisms, I think that in gen- above and many more. There is no such tion does not indicate clearly just what the Tonal independence ought to be prac- do you suggest I do next? Thanking you, when the time comes for the violin an in- eral it is a good presentation. My chief thing as a "short cut" in piano study, but performer is to do, therefore he will have ticed as early as possible and in real exer- (Mrs.) D. D., Canada strument of the correct size for the child's criticisms are: (1) that she does not empha- there is and always will be "intelligent to rely on his own musical feeling as a cises. It is astonishing, and I know from hand be provided, and that a lesson-practice size fine musicianship enough; (2) that she practice. " guide. In the pieces you mention, I suggest experience, what little pupils can do in this The age of four seems really too young period of fifteen minutes every day for at apparently does not know to what extent that you try each sextolet in various ways direction if their attention is called to it in to embark upon piano study and I think least several months is preferable to the instrumental music has developed and proper manner. Many of them live in cities WANTS FRENCH UNFAMILIAR CONCERTOS and then choose the rendition that seems to five is more appropriate. Various observa- common practice of a half-hour lesson once therefore does not stress sufficiently the you to sound best. where Youth Concerts are given by the sym. tions have showed me what a great differ- a week with a daily practice period in be- idea of preparing for both vocal and instru- phony orchestra. They hear the conductor's Could you suggest to me some unfamiliar K. G. ence that single year makes and this has French concertos? I know numbers 2 and tween lessons. The violin is a delicate, com- mental teaching. remarks, and the examples given by various MUSIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS been confirmed by teachers with whom I 4 by Saint.Saens, but what about his other plicated instrument and during the first As for your personal problems and musicians describing the particular charac- AS A PROFESSIDN discussed the matter. However, your little ones? Thank you in advance. few months the child ought not to be ex- especially your suggestions that a four year teristics of their instrument. So let the boy seems to have a real disposition and In the August (1952) ETUDE I read S. S. R., CalifomiD pected to do much with it by himself, lest Q. course is too long and expensive for many teacher tell the pupil to play two notes, one liking for music; so you could go to the he not only form wrong habits of various with greca interest an article by Lilian high school graduates I shall bave to reply in each hand at first, then with two fingers music store and investigate Kindergarten I suggest that you look up Saint-Saene' sorts, but also become discouraged by his Van.devere entitled "Why Not Music?" It that I disagree with you completely. A of the same hand: loud, and soft, with well materials for very young beginners. Most Fifth Concerto in F major. It is the last inability to produce violin tone that is was addressed to juniors and seniors in good school music educator needs to be an marked contrast. of them have big notes, pictures, and little (Continued on Page 61) really satisfying to him. high school and urged them to consider mu- excellent all-round musician with at least In conclusion I sbould like to thank you sic teaching in public schools as a pro- (Continued on Page SO) r."lr..:... - 22 _ ETUDE-JUNE 1954 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 'RGJllVIST'S PJlGE The A.6.,O. Convenes What to Do About The Left-Handed by HAROLD BERKLEY Violin Beginner "... I have been asked to teach a very ing else. The sounds he made are more two measures don't call for any pronounced musical eight year old girl who is strongly easily imagined than described. phrasing, nevertheless there should be no left-handed. She is a beginner. Should 1 So you can go ahead and train your mu- deliberate connection between the second S. Lewis Elmer, Pres. A.G.O. Mrs. A. }. Fellows. Ccucrnl Cllllirlllon, 1954 mention have her violin "reversed" and teach her sical young pupil in the traditional way and third measures. This passage can be to bow with her left hand and hold the without any qualms of conscience. You'll . subtly phrased in the following way: take violin wit,1ther right, or should I teach her have to watch the bow arm, but then you the low C-Oat softly and with a slight A pre-view of the thrills awaiting those who tlu: traditional way? Her father thinks the would have to do that in any case, for not diminuendo in the last quarter of the meas- violin should be reversed, but I am very one right-handed student in fifty bows well ure, then start the higher note with a little attend the convention of the American Guild doubtful. It seems to me that the two hands naturally. As I'm sure you well know. more tone and make a gentle crescendo all luwe such entirely different jobs to do that it. The crescendo, however, should not last of Organists this summer it hardly matters which does which, pro~ Staccato in Wieniawski Concerto to the end of the measure. »ided that the teaching in the beginning is There is a tendency now-a-days to ignore by Alexander McCurdy good. What do you think?" "Not long ago I heard a very prominent phrasing in the interests of breadth of style. Mrs. M. E., New York violinist play the staccato mils in the To play broadly is certainly a laudable am- Wieniawski D minor Concerto spiccato in- bition, but it should never be forgotten that THE BIENNIAL CONVENTION of the program as one could wish. Miss Mason One of the big program of the conven- You have hit the ,~ail directly on the head stead oj staccato in one bow. It is so much breadth of style and good phrasing can co- American Guild of Organists lakes place and Mr. Teague will play first performances tion will be an uncut performance of "The with your comment on the very different easier, but is it permissible? The same solo- exist. Kreisler knew this, so did Ysaye and in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, of works by Seth Bingham for organ and Messiah," in the J- 1. oopersmith edition. jobs the two hands have to do. That is the ist mode a slur in the second movement Hubermann, and their playing was com- from July 12 through 16. Having attended orchestra. Mr. Markey will play an all- It will be conducted by Allred Greenfield. nub of the matter. There is no necessity for jrom the low G-flat to the higher G-flat, as pellingly eloquent for that reason. Guild conventions for many years, I rec- Bach program. musical director of the ew York Oratorio a left-handed beginner to learn on a re- in the example: Some adherents of the broad style play ommend to all organists who can possibly Of considerable interest should be the Society. Mr. Greenfield is a specialist in versed violin. The argument sometimes Ex. A with the phrasing given in Ex. B: arrange it that they make the trip to the lecture-discussion on "The Present State of "The Messiah," which he conducts each is that it makes bowing easier, but it would Twin Cities to experience the thrill an or- Church Music in our United States," led by year at Carnegie Hall with the Oratorio be as logical to say that a right-handed Ex.B --...... child should play on a reversed violin be- ganist can receive from one of these fine Edward B. Gammons of the Groton School Society. The Minneapolis performance will ~' j J. 1!~-=&,·1 -'~. ~ cause it might make fingering easier. COl meetings. in Massachusetts. Anyone who knows Mr. have a choir of 250 voices. four nne "if jJ<"'./ =- Only at an A. G. O. convention is one Gammons will vouch for the fact that he soloists and players from the Minneapolis In my experience as a teacher I have had Is this right? I was talLght not to do it. a number of left-handed students. I started likely to find so many excellent organists will have something to say worth hearing, Symphony Orchestra. And now a final question: What is the cor- The effect is not exactly unpleasing, but if two of them as beginners; the others came rect pronunciation oj Casadesus? The assembled at one time. Some idea of the and something which ought to provoke It seems to me that there are more fine it is not skillfully played it sounds lumpy. to me after having studied for varying French or the American way? ... " quality of those attending may be had from lively discussion. pipe organs in the Twin Cities than in And no matter how skillful the playing may lengths of time. Playing in the traditional Mrs. L. v. d. V., California the advance programs. There will be re- A valuable contribution to the program almost any other comparable spot in the be, it lacks the expressive quality of the way presented no difficulties to any of them. citals by some of the most talented of the will be that of Theodore Schaefer of Wash· country. Four-manual Skinners abound. I phrasing suggested earlier in this column. The two beginners had no more trouble There have been many violinists who younger men, like George Markey of New- ington, D. c.. who will give a demonstra- have a special fondness for the organ in The name of the great French pianist learning to bow than the average right- were not gifted with a natural staccato, and ark, N. J., William Teague of Shreveport, tion of choral techniques and of conducting Northrup Auditorium of the University of Casadesus should certainly be pronounced handed student-who, I am convinced, who preferred to spend time acquiring La., Heinrich Fleisher of Chicago, and from the console. Mr. Schaefer, a past Minnesota, where Arthur Pelster is to play. in the French manner, not the American. could learn to play "reversed" just, as other, perhaps more important, phases of Arden Whitacre of New York. There will master at both, gets marvelous results in The organ in St. Mark's Cathed.ral, which It is most unpleasant to hear it pronounced easily as he learns the normal way, given violin technique. Such violinists invariably also be recitals by experienced and reliable his own church. He is an accompanist of is a Welte, has a gorgeous sound. Miss Case-dee-sus. It is a very difficult name to the same careful teaching. playa staccato run spiccato. If a good stac- players like Arthur Poister, Walter Eichin- the very first order, and, most remarkable Mason will play her recital there. I am give in English phonetics, and the nearest ger and Marilyn Mason. Only in cases of malformation of the left cato is not available, it is certainly permis- of all, does it all with seemingly the sorry to report that the great Kimball I can come to it is Caa-ah-d'soo, all three At these recitals I predict that the great hand or of permanent injury that prevent sible; for an effective spiccato is much bet- greatest of ease. One cannot fail to learn organ in the Minneapolis Auditorium will syllables being equally stressed. The 00 of works for organ will be played in a way fluent fingering should the violin be ter than a poor staccato. However, one something of value by observing this not be used. I hope that some informal the final syllable is really not 00 at all, to make those hearing them go hack home splendid craftsman. changed over. And then a complete job should practice to develop a staccato. For arrangement can be made for members of but the lips must be pursed as if to say and work harder than ever at improving must be done. Not only must the strings one thing, it is effective; for another, the For those who are interested in acoustics the Guild to hear this instrument. 00, and then EE is said instead. The re- their technique and musicianship. There is be changed around, but also the bridge, working on it is beneficial for the entire (and every organist should be), Robert G. Al! in all, the Guild convention promises sulting sound should approximate the nothing quite so inspiring as to hear music the saddle in front of the peg-box, the bowing technique. French U. Although the name has actually Newman, of the Massachusetts Institute of to be a stimulating and rewarding experi- performed by and for those who have Technology, will be on hand to give a lec- sound-post and the bass-bar. It is a major The slurring of the two C·fIats is quite four syllables, the third is usually so en~e for those who make the trip to gathered for the purpose of studying, dis- ture and lead discussions. Walter Holtkamp, operation. Once I had the experience of another matter. It is an elementary error Minneapolis. Guild members, of course, do shortened and run towards the fourth that cussing and perfecting their art. the Cleveland organ-builder, will speak on hearing a left-handed youngster-who had of phrasing that should not be made. The not need to be told about the scope and it almost loses its independent existence. It seems to me that the Committee on HOrgan Design and Placement," and also "studied" for six or eight months-play on first G-fIat ends a phrase and the second Nevertheless, the sound of the D must be purpose of the organization. Non-members Arrangements have selected as diversified a will lead a discussion on the subject. a violin with the strings reversed, and noth- begins a new one. Granted that the first clearly heard. I (Continued on Page 52) may be interested (Continued on Page 57) ETUDE-JUNE 1954 ~ .... ?tlll _ 25 FTflnT'_rTlNE 1954 , }) )) I))'" Arietta True to the romantic tradition of the 19th century, Grieg composed in small forms, prefering the short piano piece and song to the larger structures of the classical tradition. He infused his works with a .highly personal quality, drawing on characteristics of his native country's music. Turn to page 3 for a biographical sketch. Grade 3 Pdt t t (I ) EDVARD GRIEG, Op.12, No.1 BACH'S oco an an e e sos enu 0 ';=88 Fugue zn• C-Sharp Minor, Book I A Master Lesson ''--- ~I L! ------, by ALBERTO JONAS HE "SUBJECT" (first theme) of this has not, so far as I know, been pointed out greatest creations in the entire realm of T Fugue consists of only four notes, to before, neither by Bischoff nor by the re- piano repertoire. The principal theme, con- be played slowly (Molto Moderato e : doubtable Philipp Spina, in his monumen- sisting of four notes, which seem as if Maestoso. About J = 69) . tal Biography of Bach. hewn out of granite, is followed, at measure But in none of the afore-cited fugues 35, by a second theme in eighth notes, and Ex, A (Mollo mo d oruto e ma cstoso d~U9) (A.G.) has Bach reached such a height of poignant again, at measure 49, by a third energetic 4 ..., .., I:'".'; I' expression, of dramatic grandeur and theme. Then is unfolded, for sixty meas- '1 L L i splendor as in the Csharp minor Fugue. ures, a tonal poem of almo t overpowering These four notes might be considered as The effect of these four notes is so strong harmonic strength, and of such perfection . =-'." being two groups of two notes each. The and compelling that it may well be doubted -=== .:::::: --- and nobility as Bach himself has rarely ~ ---- instant, never-failing effect of immense if any composer but Bach-excepting Beet- reached in other of his compo itions." 3 3 3t co' sorrow, yearning, faith and of broad hu- hoven-would have succeeded in building In some of his fugues Bach has lavished manity of these four notes is as enigmatic up on them such a huge, faultless structure. all the devices of counterpoint: inversions, as it is profound. Bach has used groups of Instead of lapses, here and there, of weaker augmentations, diminutions, complicated two chromatic notes as the "subject" of moments, Bach has, unfalteringly, reared strettos. Not so in the C-sharp minor Fugue. other fugues; for example, the Fugue in F an edifice of such strength and beauty as His genius realized that this unique theme, minor, Book I: to disarm any carping criticism, compelling 50 profoundly sad, so intensely yearning, . -:» the admiration and reverence of every true Ex. B (MoHo moderato J= Gal (Bischoff) of such power in its simplicity-just four musician. notes-c-had best be built up as a structure In his edition of the Well-Tempered Cla- of vast, symmetrical proportions, but sim- vichord, Busoni considers this theme as pie and austere. being composed of five notes. He brackets I have visited nearly all the famous it, in the "Exposition" (the first sixteen cathedrals in Europe. In none have I had Of greater affinity and significance is the measures) wherever it appears. Busoni is the impression of rugged strength, of gran· ~~f'T""""'~ . . fugue that Bach wrote, using, as theme, the wrong on more counts than one. The fourth deur and mystic appeal, of a luminous, letters of his name: B-A-C-H (in Cer- note of this theme is not always followed compelling beauty as in the Cathedral on ", man Bflat is called "B," and B natural is by the adjacent descending note. Busoni the Island of Mallorca. two hundred miles called "H"). Many other composers have has to awkwardly admit this when he off the Eastern coast of Spain. It is simple written fugues using, as themes, the letters brackets the theme as four notes in meas- in design, devoid of ornamentations. Its B-A-C·H, notably Liszt. ures 54, to 57, and in measures 59 to 62. In columns are huge and massive. The aisles measures 66 to 69, he makes the theme con- Ex.C stretch out to seemingly interminable ftiJ ¥ sist of six notes; then again as four notes length, and, on high, the vast, arched B A C H in measures 89 to 92; in measures 94 to cupola dwarfs everything. But it is not the 96; in measures 100 to 102; in measures dimensions of that cathedral that impresses The two small groups. of two chromatic 107 to 109. But a yet stronger proof against one so strongly, it is the harmonious pro- notes are the same. The interval between Busoni's conception of a five-note theme is ------...1':'1 portion of all its components. Proportion, ~==-- the third and the fourth notes is a major the lame, almost banal effect it creates. S 1 symmetry! They are among the tenets of s 3 3 , third b~ .the Cvsharp minor Fugue, and a Compare it with the mystic, dreamy, "un- great art, whether architecture, sculpture, minor third in the B-A-C-H, surely a v~ry resolved" four-note theme! Every other painting or music. Already in my early slight difference. Yet how widely different edition, from the earliest to the latest, ac- youth, when I first began the study of the are the mood, the expression and the effect knowledges and respects the four-note C-sharp minor Prelude and Fugue, Book I, created! It shows how the time-value of theme. And in his mighty biography of of the Well· Tempered Clavichord I had in notes, the tempo and the rhythm can alter Bach, Philipp Spitta writes: "This gran. my mind, when 1 played the Fueue the vi- completely a melodic outline. This similar- diose, deeply felt Prelude" (the C-sharp . fe' sron 0 a great, beautiful cathedral and ity between the themes of the C-sharp minor, Book I) "is fittingly followed by the therein I heard the beautiful strains of the minor Fugue, Book I, and of the B-A-C-H five-voiced, triple fugue, one of the very Fugue. 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Piu mosso 11. p cresco p cresco 2. ;:.. ' .n l!: ".., ...~ .. . II~ ~ ------• J ...... f mf'--~=== - r: L - , - - I - It '! . . . 'I' "! r'...·~'I ~ ~ • '1' " '-.:!..--- >rP'" I~ ,~J f ~ h.. ... }.{.[ .. I . h~ ~i-,.. J .. • 1:. • ~i-..J ., ~ I 1- ::0- - I- L- :> - :> > ' > ==-- p mj._-==== !'itringendo poco riten. cresco If Dal ~ al Fine R.H.~~ cresco poco riten. ---,.... From"Ditson Treasury of Clarinet Solos:' by John Geanacos. [434-41000] Copyright 19;:'1 by Oliver Dft.s o n Company ~ 40 ETODE 'JUNE 1954 nat % at Fine ...... _------'".,.""" - ;No"llO·40303 Mountain Brook Auf Meinen Lieben Gott G{a:ae:2~ LAURENCE POWELL 5 Edited by Josef Rosenberg (Chorale Prelude) JOHANN NICOLAUS IlANFF ~llc gl'o..:.n::.lo::.;i~t 00<,.' _ 0630·1706 ) b 1 3' " !.L -- --- . mp : p mp_==-: :::==~ I I PIANO ~ ft· • :-t .... 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[433·40021] International Copyright secured Interna.tional Copyright secured C''T'nnr;'' _ rTf""';: lf15/ 43 THE SUMMER INSTRUMENTAL alumni and community musicians These series of summer concerts MUSIC PROG.RAM frequently strengthens the member- which have become such a treasured ship; and the sightreadlng abilities tradition of American life through (Continued from Page 19) of these more mature folks should the years, represent a most impor- No. 110·40310 My Shadow enable the conductor to present pro- tant phase of our musical growth. If fallterm, and by this process the in- lion with our gr-idiron performances the conductor of these civic musical Grade 2 grams with less rehearsal time than (A Canon) structorwilliose little rehearsal time. can best be introduced, taught, and demanded of his high school groups. organizations will insist upon quality WILLIAM FICHANDLER The inevitable problem of bal- mastered during the Slimmer session. Since the programs are likely to be performance, and if the members of anced instrumentation can be par- Should such responsibilities be de- performed out of doors, it is essen- those ensembles will likewise look Allegretto gr az ioso (J= 80) tially solved during the summer ferred until the opening of the fall tial that. the director select his pro- upon their concerts as a worthwhile ~ 2»>: ~ ;~ session,for just as the clarinet stu- term, the results are certain to be grams with this in mind . musical experience and not merely a '--5 . 1 .. .. 1 »>: u 2 .. ----- dent can be transferred to oboe, so disappointing. Often I have attended concerts recreation program, then we can --- can similar transfers be made from Another important phase of the which included chiefly repertory of have in our hands an effective tool cornet or trumpet to French Horn, SLimmer music session is that of the the chamber music variety and which for the furt.her development of hu- , j , ~ mf euphonium or tuba. Likewise, the full Band and Orchestra rehearsals. is totally unsuited for outdoor con- manity, and music will continue to ~f!:fL. -:.. transfer from violin to viola and This. of course, poses many difficult cert purposes. This is, of course, make its contribution to the cultural . string bass can be more effectively problems during summer months, poor planning and is certain to have progress of our nation, and thus through our summer music programs 4_ : accomplished at this time. The prob- since it is far less complicated to an adverse effect upon audiences. "' lem of instrumentation can be par- Many communities are fortunate we, as educators and conductors, 2 123 5 .... ~ schedule small wind, string and per- 5- -- tially controlled by planning the cussion classes in the morning than to be blessed with beautiful and will continue to make further prcg- transfer program well in advance it. is a full ensemble rehearsal. acoustically treated band shells. ress in the field of music education. andby means of individual instruc- Whereas, we are able to teach a class Often these are in impressive set- If properly conceived and per- tion during the summer session. of cornets, clarinets, or violins, even tings, and are provided with comfor- petuated, one will see in the future Personally,[ am not aware of any though a member or two is absent, table and sufficient seating accom- the young novice who produced his othereffective means for the satis- the full ensemble rehearsal is quite modations. Naturally, under such first strange sound upon his instru- factory solution of this perennial another matter. One cannot efficient- circumstances the conductor is able ment in the music room that in bv- problem. ly rehearse a work which requires an to select his program from a wider gone summers was devoid of musical oboe, or french horn, if such musi- source of repertory. However, in the activity, eventually becoming the The Percussion Section cians are not present. Hence, full usual small town situation, he would mature citizen who continues his Another excellent feature of the attendance at rehearsals in summer be likely to select his repertory from musical experiences through his 2 - 4 2 3 -----_::::------summer session program is the is just as imperative as in the regu- works which are more ideally suited constant participation in the local opportunitythat it offers for the de- lar term if the final objectives are to his particular environment. This civic school bands and orchestras. velopmentof our percussion sections. to be musically satisfactory. does not mean to infer that the mu- When this dream becomes a re- s Weare all cognizant of the deficien- In view of the conflicts that are sic need be less worthy, but rather ality, then music education will have cieswe encounter in our percussion certain to arise during the summer more appropriate to the band's made its most effective contribution sections;also, we realize how little session. and since attendance is pure- playing capacities and the particular to our schools and country. individualattention is given to the ly voluntary, it is important that setting. THE END p~---~ membersof this important section of rehearsals be adapted to the needs of the particular community. Since Ourhands and orchestras. Frequent- THE BOYS' CHOIR OF MOREllA ly I have observed full rehearsals almost every civic school band or wherenot a single word or sugges- orchestra which functions during (Con tinned from Page 12) tionwas directed to the percussion the summer months is dependent section; in fact, I have witnessed upon the high school, alumni and Yes, sir, those boys over there are liked the idea of pioneering anyway. many rehearsals of school bands civic adult musicians for its mem- going to have to work hard if they When Picutti arrived in Morelia, wherethe percussion did not playa bership, it is almost imperative that expect to keep up with my little he found a small sleepy city which singlenote, simply because the rep- the rehearsals be scheduled for the Mexicans." was just beginning to wake up to the ertoryincluded no works which re- evening. The number of weekly re- Plcuui's optimism is by no means fact that it was the site of the first quired percussion other than tym- hearsals must be held to a maximum a vain boast, for he himself was con- conservatory on the American con- pani. of two, and in some instances, only ductor of the Vienna Choir Boys for tinent (the Conservatory of the Naturally, the percussion section one rehearsal per week is possible. a number of years, and in 1946 be- Roses, founded in 1743), and that under such conditions was not The number of concerts and summer came Artistic Director of the entire across the street from that venerable happy,and neither was the couduc- engagements naturally affect the re- Boys Choir Institute in Vienna, suc- old building, the students of the t?r,wh,ospent much of his rehearsal hearsal schedule, although weekly ceeding Ferdinand Grossman after Schola Cantorum were making music limedisciplining his percussionists. concerts are quite the custom in the war. During the three years he all day long under the guidance of Such situations are of course the most small communities which main- remained im charge of the Institute, seventy year-old Canon Jose M. Vil- resultof poor rehea;sal plannin'" as tain a summer music program. If he took his young singers on tours lasenor and their beloved composer well as a lack of proper musical the number of rehearsals and per- through Switzerland, France and Miguel Bernal. Even if Morella still app~eci~tionon the part of the per- formances become too demanding, Germany, presenting over a thou- didn't know it, Romano Picutti soon CUSSIOnistsfor the works being re- the conductor is likely to find t.hat sand concerts, and also directed sev- found out that the latter institution hearsed. he will not be able to maintain ade- eral choral symphonies with the had already provoked an astonish- Such problems can be partially quate peraonnel, particularly if the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. After ing renaissance in the composition solved during the summer session group is an amateur one and is play- his choir performed at the Salzburg and performance of sacred music in when the instructor ean schedule ing solely for the pleasure of par- Festival in 1946, a critic for the Mexico. frequent rehearsals with his percus- ticipation. A judicious conductor will New York Times did not hesitate.for He didn't think too much, how- sron sections, and during which time he certain that he is not demanding a moment in naming Romano Picutti ever, of the small chorus that awaited proper attitudes, playing habits an exorbitant amount of time from as "the best director of boys voices him; a grou p of youngsters prepared f~ndamentals and technics can b; his musicians, and will also plan his in the world today." only {or partici pat ion in the ecclesi- glVe~the individual attention they rehearsals and concerts 'so as to The maestro was invited to Mexico astical services of the local Ca- ~~~Itbut never receive during the achieve the best possible co-opera- in 1949 by Miguel Bernal Jimenez, thedral. With 'the help of the Schola Director of More1ia's School \l band or orchestra rehearsal tion from his musicians. He will see of Cantorum. he quickly gathered to- . A gam,. I have found that summer. to it that they are kept busy. Sacred Music, and one of the coun- gether some 1,000 boys who ap- lS'held eaI'time for developing• the It is highly desirable that the con- try's leading composers and organ- peared to have at least a little talent, perhsonnelof the percussion section certs be of excellent quality, and ists. Anxious to get his family as and from these he picked 400 of the rat e h ' h r t an during the fall term the music be carefully selected and far away as possible from war-torn most promising voices. Then he w en football is around the corner appropriate for the occasion. . Europe, Picutti accepted with hesi- formed three separate choral groups and whe . . ' b n our percussromsts should Because of-limited rehearsal tune, tation. He knew it would mean start- for concentrated study. t~ prepared for the important part the program perhaps by necessity ing all over again from nothing, but Headquarters for the choir was the Mexico seemed like a promised land old Conservatory of the Roses, re- ~y nil ust assume at the opening of will be less difficult than the con- after living through the 'bombard- scf 00, Such routines as we require ductor's winter and spring programs. cently returned to the Church by o Ourperc'USSlOnsection" in connec- although the addition of competent ments of Vienna, and he always had former President Miguel Aleman Copyright 1954 by Theodore Presser Co. 46 International Copyrighl ""~~ ETUDE-JUNE 1954 47 ~ ------s-rr ne- n.\"E 19' MUSIC EASES THE WORK LOAD ment, then looked away. "Yeah, I for an appearance in Jalapa, capital SPARKS!SOME HIGH- hard put to teach her upness on the At the same class a very digni- Continued from Page 47 have."-"Does he tell you that he of the State of Vera Cruz, where the (Continued from Page 15) spot. I tried all the sure tricks im- fied lad (about ten) played a short loves to hear you play it?"-"Naw, idea was born to perform the He- came Muzak. This officer first sug. aginative, illustrative, every o~e of lyric selection from a W. S. B. for the purpose it had originally corporation. This firm has hundreds he don't say nuthin'." quiem of Mozart with boys' voices gested the use of electric lines to LIGHTS OF THE 1953·54 them-but to no avail. Finally I said Mathews book. He played it as sen- been intended for-musical educa- of clerks, punchcard and m~chine Oh, Mothers and Dads, what ter- in the treble parts. The talks be- transmit both music and news to to her, "Carmen, you know some tim ental young boys often do-very tion. And there were ten hours a day operators on its payroll. OffiCials of rible mistakes you make with your tween Limantour and Picutti later homes in local areas. The North children are so careless about not slowly and expressively, every note of musical education going on with- the firm were alarmed at the im- sensitive children! That Dad should materialized into that unforgettable American Company, a utility hold. TEACHING SEASON having handkerchiefs, so (horrible, of the melody savored to the full. It" in its mellowed walls for Morella's paired efficiency traceable to fa- ask his lad to play this piece for most talented youth; classes in the- concert in the Palace of Fine Arts ing company, set out to develop the isn't it?) they wipe their noses on was a beautiful, moving perform- tigue, boredom {rom routine opera- him every night for weeks ... then ory, long hours of singing exercises, on September 26, 1951. idea in Cleveland under the name their sleeves. Now, when you play ance. Then I asked him, "Have you tions endlessly repeated, and the (Continued from Page 21) lay his hand on his son's head and a stepped-up training program in the The Nifios Cantores de Morelia of Wired Music, Inc . that diminished seventh chord this a Dad?" "Sure."-"Is he a business .c1atter of the office machines. After say, "Bless you, fella; your music skills of reading music and then of now boast an amazingly large rep- But they learned that electric. time, just wipe your nose on your man ?"-"Yep."-"Does he some- some consultation, it was decided to just heals my heart ... you are a ertoire, dating from early sacred In Oklahoma a lovely young girl sleeves ... first on one sleeve, then times come home dog tired?"-"Yep, approaching the notes with art. tryout the Muzak system. power line transmission of musicwas music through the classical masters, the other." you bet!"-"Have you ever played swell guy." Picutti gave most of his energies By actual tests in controlled con- impractical due to interference from -about seven- who had been well right up to such modern composers That did it! She now invariably this piece for him when he's tired?" What is the matter with parents? to the first choir which was made up ditions, within 90 days, the efficiency trolley cars, electrical equipment of taughtby grandma was having dif- as Bernal Jimenez and Benjamin plays beautiful, rich up chords. He looked embarrassed for a mo- THE END of older boys whose voices he could of the file clerks had jumped 19.3%, all kinds, which spoiled reception. ficultyplaying "up" chords; I was force without harmful effects. After Britten. They have also been re- The experiment was discontinued cently contracted by Columbia to key punch operators 4% and veri- only three months of study, this fiers 9.7%. Besides this, the inci- and the idea lay d rmant until 1934. group presented its first concert be- record popular Mexican folk songs dence of errors by key punch op- In the latter year, it was finally fore the Inter-American Congress of for international distribution, which era tors and verifiers was reduced decided to reactivate developmentin Sacred Music in Mexico City. The has meant learning a new style of by 3.5% and 25.5% respectively. In New York City-the greatest potea. boys sang' Palestrina to the satisfac- singing, quite different from that addition, the morale had improved tial market area. using telephone tion of the strictest perfectionist in used in the performance of classical considerably and absenteeism cut lines for transmission, and to servo that distinguished group. music. ice hotel and restaurants. It wasat Special appearances before the These results have been attained substantially. Even for a noisy factory, Muzak this time that the name "Muzak" President of the Republic, the Dip- thanks to the knowledge of the di- has produced a type of music that we coined 10 identify this newcon· lomatic Corps, and at the private rector and to his insistence on con- cept of 8 music service. The coined stant work and discipline. A boy can be heard above the din and residence of the Archbishop of Mex- word suggests "music"-yet is diy ico, followed. The authorities were doesn't wiggle around or let his clatter of machinery. "You can't thoughts wander during a rehearsal fight noise with more noise," is a tinctive enough for trade mark and more than pleased; they were commercial purpo es, such as the thrilled. - with Maestro Picutti. He pays atten- fundamental axiom in the research familiar word "Kodak." But no one offered money. one tion to his singing, he strives to laboratories. No From 1941 onward, the company bothered to think that the youngsters blend his voice with those of his They have found that the spectral enj yed a phenomenal growth due needed uniforms, that it might be a companions and to remain in per- distribution of noise lies mostly be- to two reasons: The advent 01 the good idea for the choir to have a bus feet pitch. He always watches his low 4,000 cycles. They have accord- dynamics carefully. If he doesn't do ingly developed reproduction and second World War, and the acqui. in which to make its tours, or that " .. "-""', Your music can open the door to bigger opportunities ... if you these things, he is more than likely transmission methods that run up sition of the firm by an energetic there were milk and grocery bills 't. continue to train. Decide now to better your skills and broaden to 11,000 cycles. Such transcribed and high.ly successful business man, still unpaid back at Las Rosas. And to hear a string of Italian curses your musical knowledge. Competition is keen, even in the smallest DIPLOMA William Benton. To manage Muzak, no one, including the boys' parents, flung at him and to feel the entire music can be heard clearly, even at communities. Prepare to meet it anywhere, and take advantage of score of the music he was supposed the low volume of a whisper through Benton hired Harry E. Houghton, thought much of Picutti's idea to ,I all the wonderful opportunities that are open in all branches of or Bachelor's Degree have his young singers live in a dor- to be singing descend on the top of the whir and clang of machinery. another former advertising man, ~ your profession. mitory within the Conservatory it- his head with all the force of the Only music recorded with such a Houghton at once put on a success- Become affiliated with a school that has earned the Opportunities and Better Income self so that he could have them al- Maestro's grownup arms. Music is a high fidelity range can "cut through" ful drive to convince industrialists recommendation of thousands of successful teachers ways right at hand for study and serious business at Las Rosas. and not compete with factory noise. of the value of music to improve the New forms of entertainment, TV for example, require entirely and professional musicians for over 50 years. We are rehearsal. Everybody was impressed There are always problems to be Limited range phonograph record morale and efficiency of workers.The new musical techniques .. , but well-paid, "Big Time" positions the ouly school giving instruction in music by the by the "miracle" he had performed. solved in any worthwhile undertak- music to be heard above the ambient growth of the company has beena are available to those trained for this highly specialized field. Home-Study Method, which includes in its curriculum But he knew it wasn't a miracle ; ing, and the Niiios Cantores de (encompassing) noise level must be remarkable one during the pastdec· Interesting positions -are open in schools and colleges everywhere. all the courses necessary to obtain the Degree of that it was the result of a lot of hard More1ia have already marked up an played at full volume, thereby add- ade. In 1940, there were only about Again, specialization is necessary. Qualify yourself for teaching by Bachelor of Music. work, and that he and his choir still imposing list of triumphs on the ing noise to noise. 791 ubscrlbers, serviced by nine enrolline in our Advanced Study Courses. DOUBLE BENEFITS: Turn Spare Time into Profitable Study! other side of the ledger. When the You improve your own performance. and you learn the latest im- had a long way to go toward fame. The result is what engineers call franchise. Today there are closeto Schedules of busy musicians and teachers seldom proved methods to stimulate interest of your students. "Well then, we'll go out and earn budget doesn't quite balance, Picut- "noise-mask ing," for in a large room 10.000 serviced by about 75 iran permit a return to formal classes, but they can advance what we need," he said grimly. ti can find comfort in the memory where the hum and jangle of ma- chises in nearly 200 cities. Start NOW toward Greater Success rapidly through Extension Courses. These need not And that's just what they did. The of how the editor of the Laredo chinery will produce a whole "spec- As in many other fields, the e- interfere in any way with regular work. The progres- boys sang Masses in churches all Times, who had heard the boys sing trum" of noises in frequencies that Get the training every musician wants ... to advance further pension of the corporation has been and get it the modern, convenient Home Study way. Know the sive musician, busy as he may be, realizes the value over Mexico for anything that was on the Mexican side of the Rio lie mostly below the 4,OOO·cycle predicated on the principle of inde advanced, up-to-date techniques of today's music leaders. Courses of further study and finds the time for it, proceeding offered them. They sang for wed- Grande, made arrangements for the level, music which comes in at a pendent franchises. With the excep- whenever spare moments are available. choir to cross the border without include: dings, they sang for funerals. They high fidelity cycle range of say 8,000 tion of New York Cit)·, Muzaknel· CHECK COURSE THAT INTERESTS YOU and mail coupon for sang for anybody who could afford benefit of government visas or pass- or 9,000 cycles will be clearly heard works throughout the nation are HARMONY:-\Vritten by two of the sample lesson and booklet ... without (my obligation. ports, and to sing a special program finest theorists in the country. Simple, to pay them for it. by the human ear, which hears the managed by local husiness men'/ih~ yet thorough in every way. From basic Picutti bought his boys uniforms for the people of Laredo, Texas. And upper range wen. Sounds from rna. fundamentals right through to Counter- invest their own capita] funds, p~ point and Orchestration. and he found them an old bus that then there was that memorable night chinery on the lower frequency vide their own studio and signup would serve their purposes. The next when the niiios -arrived at the Mexi· ADVANCED COMPOSITION:-Designcd bands of the sound cycle are coy. their own subscrib rs and clienls. 10 give rou a usefuJ knowledge of mu- can-Guatemalan frontier only to find problem was the dormitory. By now ered. up or masked, the upper level Company officials explain witha sical forms and the general processes the gates closed. Their director had of Composition. they had been heard at the Palace mUSIC. cycles tend to sound louder cenain amount of pride that ,;rtu' of Fine Arts, and had made tours them sing the National Anthems of than It actually is. '~ NORMAL PIANO·-EspcClal!y deslgncd ally every new franchise grantedhas for tcachers or future tcachers. Treats throughout the republics of Mexico, . both countries. Immediately the and solves e'liery problem of the pro- The psychological result of such been a profit-producing ,·enlure Guatemala, and San Salvador, to guards came piling out of the bar· gressl\ e teachcr. a system is that when a worker fi I from the start. When a ne'!'l'fra~· ,. say nothing of the southern part of racks to let them across without fur· I "I rs ~ PUBLI.c SCHOOL MUSIC:-FltS )'ou for e~ er~ a .noiSY ocation where a mu~ chise is signed, the businessma~IS actual work in the school room. Our Texas. The ball was rolling at last. ther question. SIC. '.dIstrIbution system of th-IS Iype brought to ew York and glye.n model lessons develop originality and Now was the time to intern the Next year, Picutti's "humble" gh·e you an excellent guide for teach- IS III oper.alI.on, he does not hear it thorough training in operating tm. ing others. youngsters and to take advantage of little Indians will be heard in all at aU. Wlthm a few minutes h . , ow~ t~pe of business successf~Y, furd the resulting discipline and in- the principal cities of the United h ever,. ISd ears begin to hear Ih emu· DJshed with technical ad\'lce an creased study hours to make the States under the name of The Sing- SIC, an the noise itself becomes promotion material. group into one of the greatest boys' ing Boys of Mexico. They don't feel Slr€-el No. _ maske~. That is why music in such All of Muzak's long li" of indO' choirs in the world. humble or underprivileged anymore. an enVIronment has such I - University Extension · a p easmg trial customers use this servicelor Cily- Slale. _ In 1950, Jose Yves Limantour, di. They are musicians with a great ar. an d soot h lUg eHect. rector of the Jalaps Symphony Or. tistic future ahead of them, for their the same purpose : To lighten the Historically, the growth of the tedium of workers doing IDonol' Are you teaching now? If so, how many pupils have chestra, heard the angelic voices of Maestro insists with pride that they company goes back to 1922 h will be the composers, conductors M"G G ,Wen onously repetitive tasks. The rost~r you? Do you hold a Teacher's Cerlificate? _ Picutti's niiios in a private concert .aj. en. eorge O. Squier Chi CONSERVATORY singers and instrumentalists of Mex: of subscribers reads like the rhoS I\~)~ in the patio of Morelia's museum. SIgnal Ollicer of Ihe USA' ef U Have you sludied Harmony? Would you like to earn He immediately contr·acted the group ico's tomorrow. THE END conceived the·d h'· rmy, first W/w of American lrulu>try- 1 ea t at later be. (Conlinued on Pag, 61) the Degree ell. Bachelor of Music? _ ~"" 48 ...------ETUDE-JUNE 1954 49 TARHEEL ORCHESTRA Swalins going. In 1945 an ext.ensive with Johann Strauss' "Fledermaus" Iund- raising drive insured the or- DESTINY AND GENIUS the audience knows that it is in for TAKES TO THE ROAD a side·splitting ribbing of all officers as one of the most popular operettas chestra professional status. written. Immortality is a long time MARVIN KAHN (Continued from Page 11) of the law. (Continued from Page 10) Since 1945, Dr. Swalin has had no "The Mikado" had a phenomenal but the writer feels that "The ~fi: actual teaching duties at the Univer- their fans to indicate flirting, joy, WORKSHOP for POPULAR PIANO the famous English painter, Sir John run of over three hundred perform- kado" will last as long as the human gradesattend, sity of North Carolina, though he anger, respect. They also learned the The pupils write letters to the Millais. Catering to celebrities was ances in London and has had thou- race has ears. So much for one in. holds the honorary listing of "Pro- trick of twittering with their backs the We abhorrent to the democratic Gilbert. sands of performances since in all stance of destiny and genius. orchestraand to D SSwal~in,~. h fessor in Extension." Heart and soul .to the audience. No complicated de- JOleMozart and r. wa In, t ey Sherwood Music School - Chicago The situation grew more and more countries aU oVl(r the world. It ranks THE END he is dedicated to the orchestra. tail was omitted. Gilbert, always a lay."Please hurry back to Banner critical. Many predicted that the Adult and child soloists often get June 21, 22 & 23 - Morning Sessions fabulously successful Gilbert and hard taskmaster, stood by, often EJk"-or to some other small spot their professional start with this peo- Sullivan combination would never tiring out the company until he felt witha population of around 300. A Complete Workshop In Popular Music for Teachers Well· SO YOUR CHILD HAS MUSICAL TALENT ple's orchestra. It offers encourage- turn out another operatic hit. confident that the performance was "It was wonderfuller than last (Continned from Page 16) ment also to native composers, pro- Schooled in the Classics. Just then destiny stepped in and "set" so that it could be duplicated jeer!" exactly for years to come. To this gramming each year a contemporary played a role, as it frequently does. of becoming a profe!'sional musician but also will encourage all his ser- As a result of the symphony's Presented by a recognized authority in popular music and follow- day Gilbert and Sullivan casts carry work, such as Eugene Hemmer's Doe day, Gilbert, according to one with the implication that the course ious aims in life. eightyears of spreading music ?y ing widely acclaimed sessions at Steinway Hall, New York. on these traditions with respect and "The School Bus," which last year report, was sitting in his study at of study will be much lighter. But With a child lacking such train. bus,schoolprincipals note a definite delight in order that the perform- delighted the children. his handsome home at 39 Harrison regardless to what end the child may ing, the work of the music teacher increasein interest and apprecia- • Send postal cord lor circular to, MARVIN KAHN ances may never grow stale, and The Benjamin Award of $1,000 is Gardens, South Kensington, when a put his musical ability, 1he process I comes more difficult and less pron. tion.In Fayetteville last year, for 155 West 71st Street, New York 23, N. Y. still keep up the Gilbertian flavor offered through the symphony by huge Japanese Samurai sword in an of learning requires serious effort ising of sucee s. 'luaical talent may example,children saved their "ice- ivory scabbard, decorating a wall, and captivating rhythms of Sullivan. Edward B. Benjamin of Greensboro. if there is to he any Iasring results. be compared to the ownership of creammoney" in piggy banks and fell to the floor with a crash. Im- The result was that at the first Its purpose is to encourage com- On to CHICAGO ••. for the The reason for this is that no mat- land containing valuable minerals, contributed$68.91 to the orchestra's mediately his fertile mind flashed performance the audience witnessed posers in America to produce music tel' how fascinating the start may Unless the own r is willing 10 invet SustainingFund. Surely convincing ",~9·T '1. International Piano Teachers Association to the land of the Mikado and all a "Japanese" cast as authentic as it of a "restful, reposeful nature." have been, the serious aspects of money and effort over a long period evidenceof their love for Mozart and 1954 NATIONAL CONVENTION the beauty of the Japanese back- was humanly possible for a conserv- Elementary schools, high schools instrumental study must gradually he of time 10 extract these minerals, Dr. Swalin! Hotel Sherman, Chicago, July 12, 13, 14, 15 ground, the cherry blossoms, the gay ative British cast to present. Gilbert and colleges have a stake in fine introduced and emphasized as the they ar of n value to anyone. Inspired by their enthusiastic di- kimonos, Fujiyama, the vari-colored made no attempt at a satire upon Iln- music, the conductor points out. Presenting America's Outstanding Teacher Training years pass. The skilled teacher en- less the child is willing to spend rector,the symphony musicians are lanterns, the half round bridges, the the Japanese, and thus produced an Through them masses of people are Course. Under the Personal Direction of ROBERT ane'Ilicientand devoted crew, ready WHITFORD, I.P.T.A. Founder-President, international incident. The satire deavors to develop a strong enough cousld rable lime and effort in de brought to an understanding of the water lilies, the fantastic silk screens to playin rural churches and gym- and the booming brass gongs. was aimed at British life, just as interest to make the child want 10 veloping hi talent, nothing will best. And good music helps a stu- Other convention events are, an artist concert, feoturinll the piano virtucsitv of Lo!!an,n nasiumsand in country schools so Jane., America's newest piano discoverv-e-qrond boil-five recitcls presen~lng Arnericc s Then his nimble imagination much as "Pinafore" was ludicrously delve into the technical aspects of come f it. dent to grow from the small to the outstanding piano students-educational exhibits and numerous soclal.f~nchons, Ca.mplete instrumental mastery. As you trengthcn and encourage badly-lightedthat the players have charge for all convention events including the four-day teacher training course IS $7.00 brought up the fact that at Knights- aimed at the hauteur of the British large in terms of "quality of ex- far I.P.T.A. members. For non·members, the charge is $12.00. But the majority of children have the good qualitie in your child's to take along their own lighting bridge, only a short distance from Navy. Gilbert saw to it that the istence, character and nobility of A few of the many subjects to be presenter:!.in the Teacher Training Cou!se are. Mlfsic operetta did not ridicule the people not the slightest inclination 10 do make-up you strengthen the chances equipment. In such back-country Interpretation, Keyboard Technic, ImprOVISIng, .Keyboard H.armony, flOno Pedal/.ng, London, there was a Japanese colony soul. Popular Music, Modern Harmony, The Concert PlOfIISt, Teaching Ma.tena/, Moctulatlnf!' any delving. They prefer the lessons of his accepting the r pensibllltie placesthey meet a genuine thirst brought to England on the invitation of Nippon and provoke an interna- "A symphony orchestra is a minia- Transposing, Memorizinq, etc. Leading. music educator~ ~,II appear With. Mr. Whitford IfI to continue always on the same of 11 h 8 ignm nt he receives from forwhatthey have to give. the presentation of thiS ccmprehemive Teacher Training Course. Wrde for complete of the British Government, doubt- tional incident, but unquestionably it ture world," says Dr. Swalin. "An convention program. pleasurable and entertaining basis hi mu ic I a h r. On his abilityto Beginnings of the orchestra go less as a diplomatic gesture. This must have affected the dignity of orchestra only of drums would be as the start. They become annoyed, do thi through all the )'ears of backto 1932,when it was organized International Piano Teachers Ass'n, 204 N. E. 31st St" Miami 37, Fla. was a picturesque facsimile of a the citizens of Nippon to have their inadequate, though drums are vital. disheartened, and begin to lose in· tudy depends the IICC he will on a ,'oluntary.musician basis by A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION typical Japanese village with Japan- emperor, then believed to be of Human beings have different talents terest upon realizing that more ef- have in IUoking 'lorn thing of his LamarStringfield_But it gave a few Give your child the advantages of studying with an LP.T.A. teacher ese towns-people active in numerous celestial origin, made a prominent and play different instruments in fort is required the longer they study talent. n your ability to guidehim morethan a hundred concerts and different types of occupations. It role in an operetta. At the time it the great orchestra." their instrument. toward an C\' r growing sense 01 wasthen disbanded in the doleful was visited on weekends by thou- was said that a Japanese diplomat Similarly, "Life itself is a great Resistance to putting more effort respon ibility in fulfilling wbatem depressiondays. sands from different parts of Great was persuaded to understand that symphony, with melodies of nobil- many of the opera plots concerned into learning a musical instrument he is given to do. depends his ability In 1939, Dr. Swalin became in- Britain. It must be remembered that ity, counterparts of justice, overtones themselves with kings and emperors. may result from a lag in making the to stick through all the years of terestedin reviving it. He was then at that time the western world was of mercy, and climactic chords of entranced with the odd customs and The humor in the "Mikado" is de- child meet the obligations and re- work that lie~ a}lead of him.1'Illi a member of the music faculty at triumph. It is a symphony of the people of the land of the rising sun. licious, as are the appropriate (al- sponsibilities of the first six years is your contribution to the develop- theUniversity of North Carolina at brotherhood of man and of man's Until 1853 Japan had remained a though altogether un-J apanese) of life. A child who has been guided ment of your child's talent and you Chapel Hill. Maxine Swalin, for- kinship with God." closed book to the world, save for tunes of Sullivan, which sometimes to the bearing of responsibilities and may take a just pride in his f\"tl merly head of the Music Theory The army of small children fol- the reports of a few travelers. It was have a Schubertian flavor but are obedience to authority, has received advancement. for lour effortS'inthii Departmentat the Hartford School lowing the Swalin concerts like then that Commander Perry, backed for the most part akin to old English a form of character training that direction are part Bnd parrel ofllli ofMusic,has worked with the proj- dancers after the piper should grow by four United States warships, pre- folk songs and dances. will not only help his music study, achie\ ments. THE nn ect from its inception. Dr. Swalin up to become a power in the devel- sented a letter to the Mikado per- The universal appeal of the deftly saysshe "conducts the conductor." opment of better musical expression. suading him to cultivate western drawn characters of Gilbert set sing- Together they rebuilt the orches· They are gaining a background for trade. ing and dancing by Sullivan, is in QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS tra, aided by good friends, among Gilbert, always a meticulous cre- no sense a mystery. Gilbert had an them the North Carolina novelist, self-expression and spiritual appre- LEO PODOLSKY (Colltil1lLed from Page 23) hension which will discourage cheap- ator, visited the Japanese colony re- infinite ability to select and empha- Paul Green, and Col. Joseph Hyde Renowned pianist, teacher, and editor, member of ness and vulgarity. peatedly, studying Japanese customs size the traits of human nature that a fair playing ability on the piano tha1. in the ~econd place, moil Pratt, first president of the sym- phony. Why do symphony orchest.ras have the Artist Faculty of Sherwood Music School, Chicago and the lore of the ancient oriental are common to all people in all and several orchestral instruments. states require a bachelor's degree lands. For instance, the omniscent such a difficult time getting adequate BALDWIN PIANO ARTIST-SELWIN, SUMMY, FISCHER PUBLICATIONS country. Sullivan also made many together with a good knowledge of for cerLification; and thaL in the At first the Swalins worked with· Ko·Ko, ready to grab all kinds of funds? Why don't they fill the con- trips to the enticing little town. harmony, counterpoint. music his- third place the National As..~iatiOD ?ut encouragement or salary. The From a research standpoint, the offices and accept bribes on all sides, tory, music literature, and the like. I?ea developed slowly but substan· cert halls with such vast audiences of hool o( Music (to ""MeltIDO~ 1954 SUMMER Knightsbridge village was virtually is such an apparent fraud that when that they never would require extra- He should. also know something reputable music schools belong) hal ~Ially.In 1940, the organization gave as good as a trip to Japan. Soon he enters singing: curricular su pport? I'IASTER CLASSES IN PIANO PEDAGOGY about English composition and liter- set up a minimum curriculum that as first program at Meredith Col- the script and the score were com- "Behold the Lord High Execu- ~ture and several other 50-called legein Raleigh. In answering these questions, Dr. June 7-11: Jeanne Foster Studios, Sandusky, Michigan. run~ for at least four )-ears- C"eD pleted over the fires of mutual, great tioner, Then came World War II and Swalin recalls that he once tried to June 15-19: Minneapolis College of Music, Minneapolis, Minnesota. "academic subjects"; and of Course if there were some short cour:e; enthusiasm. Then they decided to A person of noble rank and title D.r.Swalin's friends advised h'im to. buy a ticket for an annual series of June 21-25: Colorado Woman's College, Denver, Colorado. he m~st become acquainted with the available lOU couldn't get a job she! take the whole cast of the D'OyJy A dignified and potent officer gIVeup his dream. '"Not as ]onO" as concerts given by a reputable out- Amencan public school system, with you had completed it. There area OFFERED CONCURRENTLY AT DENVER, Co,,,,,, Carte Opera Company to the village W hose functions are particularly school .music methods and materials_ the 0rc1lestra can give one concert" of-town orchestra at New York's few music schools tbat ofter cour~ by EDW. J. McGINLEY in Multilevel Arranging, Social for daily training. vital !" ~ year!" he declared. The conductor Carnegie Hall. He learned that the and wah both general psychology preparing for vocal teaching only, .Music and Specialized Approaches for Young Beginners. Gilbert was a martinet at rehears- he is immediately identified by the ?nd the psychology of music teach- I~of Swedish ancestry and : SPECIAL CONTEST ..~~~~~~ Musical Comedies III Past Centuries Summer Music' TheJunior Etude contest this on right corner-not on a separate TEACHERS COLLEGE by Martha Y. Biruie monthis for kodak pictures. You piece of paper. (If you do not have musttake them yourself, but of a kodak perhaps you can borrow Activities Columbia University Don't you enjoy attending ~u- like Wagner, he wrote the actual courseyou would not be expected one) . Department ~fMusic: aical comedies, with their sparkhng words himself, as well as the music, Class A, 16 to 20 years of age; tunes, amusing conversations and His most outstanding play was 10 developand print them ~ourself. in America and Music: Educ:ation called "Robin and Marion," which Thepicturesmust relate m some Class B, 12 to 16; Class C, under pretty dancing? Did you ever won- presenfs was produced in Naples about way to music. 12. der how such plays really came Brief mention of some of the fes- 1275. In this he used storiesthat Putyourname, age and class in Contest closes July 31. SUMMER COURSES into being? tivals, workshops and concerts sched- whichyou enter on the back of Prizes will be mailed in August. One of the early minstrels, or were then known, The play was uled for this SUlnmer. in PIANO for theprint, left.corner, and address Results will appear in a later issue. Trouveres, as they were called in called a dramatic pastonl, in • Pri.. le Piano Teachers France in those days, was Adam which Marion was a shepherdess The National Association of • Teachers in our Schools and Robin was in love withher, Teachers of 'Singing will sponsor six de la Hale (or Halle), who was July 6 to August 13; July 6 to 23; Project of the Month workshops in August as follows: born in Flanders in 1240, but lived The play was a delightful com. July 26 to August 13 most of his life in Paris. He has bination ol poetry, music and Letter Box August 8-13, Ohio State Univer- • Preschool age through dance, even though it was pro. You have done your best during sity at Columbus. Church Music In- been given credit for writing the 6th grade first plays with muaic. This thir- duced about seven hundred years your spring practice periods, so, stitute. Dale V. Gilliland and Louis ago. Sendrell)ies to letters in cure of when the time comes to play in Dierck. Modern methods and materials; new teenth century poet and musician Junior Elude, Bryn Mawr, Pa., and exciting technique of stllde~t Adam met with uch success and they will be forwarded to the your June recitals, contests, audi- accompanied the French Count, August 8·13, Montana State Uni- grouping. Child demonstration m Artois to Naples and there he had with hi musical play that other writers. Do nol ask £01" nddi-csses, tions, play PERFECTLY. Play class. . . . Foreign mail 8 cents; some versity at Missoula. Choral Music-s- A Genius and a Music Box , composers began to write similar is for- with CONFIDENCE. Play BET· a splendid opportumty to wnte eignairmail is 15 cents and some is School and Community. John Lester • Adolescent and adult student by William J. Murdoch plays for the entertainment of the plays, and this form of entertain. 25 eenu. Consult your Post Office TER than you ever played before. and Luther A. Richman. mcnt b came so popular thatit before stamping foreign air mail. Vila) subjects such as material". new Emperor, Leopold, at Fr-ank- Court. practicing, repertory, festivals, tech- T SEEMS hard to believe that crea 1 d a new form of art, and • August 8-13, Texas Technological furt, where he was to play his Pi- nique. Problem of the older beginner. I one of the greatest musical fr m it came the comic operasand • Dear Junior Etude: College at Lubbock. Vocal Pedagogy. ano Concerto, called the Corona- geniuses the world has ever known ~~~l)fW~?"'>IA mu i a l omedies of today, Adam DearJuniorEtude: We all know people who could be Gene Hemmle and Ira J, Schantz. Courses may be token for onoe composed music for a music- tion Concerto. would hav b n surprised, hadhe A friendofminesent me the ETUDE. called "An Ideal American Citizen." credit or wifhout credit. box! Yet that is what Mozart did. In a letter to his wife Mozart I amverymuch interested in music My ideal American Citizen is my August 15-21. University of Colo- Imagine, the man who wrote stun- said he detested writing for such ...~r;.;.~~~l,J~~FIi>i.!ili"""Y>.Jl&,Jl._known what hi "Ieaux,' or MeTr)' rado at Boulder. Demonstrations in For further information write to: Plays, wcr riginating! andplay piano, guitar and mouth music teacher. She not only teaches ning piano concertos, exquisite an instrument" with shrill, tiny organ.I saw your Letter Box and music but understands you and makes the Teaching of Voice. Alexander Professor Robert Pace LoI.. _ ~ Many f Adorn de 10 Hale'; Grant, Berton and Mildred Coffin, symphonies, beautiful chamber pipes, and was only doing it so he wouldheveryglad if you would pub- you have an inner feeling of doing Box A A comic picture published in 1845. manuscripls hav been preserved and Mary Cook. works, magnificient operas, ima- could gain a few extra ducats for better, She makes you want to go TEACHERS COLLEGE For the plots of the plays, Adam and are in th BibliothequeNa· higher and higher until you reach 525 West 120th Street gine this man turning out music his wife, He finally finished the August 15-21. "Appalachian State used old legends and stories, hut ti nal in Par!s. for a mechanical gimcrack! piece for Deym and called it your goal. Not only does she make Teachers College, Boone, N. C. Cho- New York 27, N. Y. Music boxes were very popular Adagio end Allegro in F Minor you work hard and like it but she ral Technique. Virginia Linney and back in the eighteenth century for a Mechanical Organ. makes you believe in yourself, which J. Oscar Miller. is one of the things essential to suc- when Mozart was astonishing with The following year he wrote two BALDWIN·WALLACE MUSICIANS AND GEOGRAPHY cess. In my eyes she is one of the his almost unbelievable talent. A more pieces of this type, a F an- August 22-27. Augsburg College, CONSERVATORY OF MUSiC most ideal citizens because, true to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Repertoire. BEREA. OHiO (llIbllrb 01 Cion land) certain Count Josef Deym had a tasia in F Minor for Mechanical The Art of Music, covering the Ce a r Franck: Bohemia, Dvorak; the American spirit, she gives all she John Thut and Harold Brundin. AftlUated with a tint cIa.. Llberal Arll large collection of music boxes, Organ, and an Andante in F for a world, distributes her' great talent Brazil, Villa Lobos ; Chile,Amu; Collue. Four anl! tlu ,ear COUlleR leading has to develop the best in us so we to deereee. Faculty of Artl!t Teachen. Senll just as some people make a hobby Mechanical Organ. in all countries. The following are Guba Lecuona - C:echo· IOl:akilJ, may give our best and aim for ac- The Brevard ~fusic Festival, for catalogue or Intormatlon to: CECIL W. MUNK. Oiredor. Baraa. Ohio of collecting them today. The The squealing of these fine names of twenty-five well-known Smet~na; Dem;rark, Gade: Eng· complishment. Brevard, North Carolina, will run Count displayed his collection· in works on a mechanical organ is composers or performers, with land, Elgar; Finland, Siheli.; Robert C. Lee/eldt (Age 15), i this summer from August 13 to 29, a kind of museum and was always one kind of music, but hearing their countries, without whose Germ.any, Ba h; Holland, DoppeTi California following the Transylvania l\'1usic COKER COLLEGE Small 4-yr. college for women.. Dlstlnetlve gen- on the lookout for different novel- them transcribed for piano, four- work music would not be what it Hungary, Liszt: Iialy, Yerdi;M,,· Cam p, The festival concert series eral cultural and pre-professional traIning in the arts and scIences. A.B., B.S. degrees In 14 ties to add to his show. In 1790 he hands, and for concert organ, or is today. See how many more mu- J orl"O)', George Sowade will feature noted artists and the professional fields. Member NASM. Courses In ico, Chavez~ Grieg;pg. • plano, voice, organ, vlolln, publle school music. added a wax statue of a military for orchestra, is something very Brevard Festival Orchestra directed New. modern. air condItioned music bulldlng. sicians, with their countries, you land.(French), Chopin; Pue" Grants-In-aid, scholarshIps. BasIc fee for stu- hero and he wanted to display it different. Authorities have claimed lishmyletter, I would like to hear by James Christian Pfohl. dents of music. approximately $925. RIdIng. golf can add to this list. Rico. anrOUla: pain. AlbeniI: Dear Junior Etude: tennis, lake, swimming. canoeing, Indoor poot: with special musical accompani- them to be among the best com- fromreaders in the United States Country Club faclilties. Catalol!'. Am,erica, MacDowell; A rgen- Sweden. tterb rg: ,cil;erJG~' I play bass clarinet in our High Department !\ol, HartsVille. S. C. whoare interestedin music. Tbe 1954 Aspen Festival in ment played by one of his music positions ever written for the or- tine, Regules; Austral£a, Grainger; RafI: RoullIonia. Enesco: Ru.s5UJ, School band and can also play B-flat Aspen, Colorado, will run ten weeks boxes, which was a .kind of musi- gan, and one writer says they are George Sowade (Age 19), Germany Austria, Haydn; Belgium- (French) TchaikO\~k~ . clarinet, cornet, French horn and instead of nine as heretofore. Wil- cal organ, So, he asked Mozart to the best since Bach, Another critic CONVERSECOllEGE':8~,:L violin. I like to read ETUDE because liam Steinberg, musical director, has Edwin Gerschehkl. Dean. Spartanburlr. S. C. compose something for this pur- has stated that the Fantasia in F • there is always something in it I like, arranged thirty programs, eleven of DearJuniorEtude: I would like to hear from other pose! Minor represents Mozart's crOWD- which will be orchestral. The artists MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY As Deym's offer was a chance ing achievement in the fugue. I sing alto in our Church Inter- readers. taking part will be those on the fac- SCHOOL OF MUSIC WHO KNOWS HOW MANY? mediateChoirand am a member of Annette Isenberg (Age 16), Texas ulty of the Aspen Institute of Music DECATUR. ILLINOIS to earn some extra money and And Mozart's outlet for this Oll'eu thorough training In mUdc. CourUI lead- theNashvilleGlee Club. I hope to and will include Darius Milhaud, ing to degrees of: BaChelorot Music. Bachelor of fame, Mozart agreed to do it. He phase of his genius was nothing Keep score. One hundred i5 perfect. Music Education, Master ot Mulc. and .Muter worked on the composition while but an old-fashioned mechanical ~~keless?nson the saxophone soon. Martial Singher, Mack Harrell, Ru- of ~IIJBlcEducation. y?obbles arecollecting stamps and • MemberoftheNational4BsoelatlonSchoolaarMullc traveling to the coronation of the instrument! 1. How many operas did Beetho. dolf Firkusny, Vronsky and Babin, Butletln sent IIponrellueat 7. How many sixty-fourth not~ fOSSIls;drawingand photography. I Szymon Goldberg, William Prim- W. ST. CLARE MINTURN. Director ven write? (10 points) Answers to Who Knows equal a dotted si..,teenth?I' alsolike animals and like to take 1, one; 2, five; 3. six; 4. three;. 5. six; rose, Reginald Kell and the mem- 2. How many whole-steps from point.) .", careof them,I would like to hear 6. eigh't; 7. six; 8. four; 9. tWice; 10. bers of the New Music String Quar- ~DALCROZE WHAT ARE PIANOS MADE OF? C·sharp to B? (5 points) 8. How man)' tones are reqUl fromothers, Funeral ~brch from Sonata, Op. 35. tet. The season will run hom June ~ SCHOOL OF MUSIC 3. How Illany fiats are there in Marcia Whaley(Age 14), Georgia Chopin. Hilda M. Schuster, Director 30 to September 5, Only authorized Daleroze School. Com- Huw many of these things did wire, damper block screw, pedal th~ signature of the relative plete music curriCUlum. Artlst Teachers. Chlldren and adUlts. In-service credit. you ever hear of? Yet you are rail capstan, lever stop rail washer, mInOT of G-flat major? (5 The Central City (Colorado) Day & Eve. Telephone: TRafalgar 9-0316 sostenuto lip spring, butt, repeti- Opera Association will present Gou- REQUEST CATALOG E using them every time you play the points) Change-a-Letter Game J~l}.A~T. 1.3rd ST.~ '!,E!i. YOR~ ~1 nod's "Faust" and Richard Strauss' ~ ...... ~ .... -.- piano, for they are all inside! tion lever spring screw, pedal rail 4. How many piano sonatas did to form a diminis.bed·se\"enth Changeoneletter in each of five must spell a real word .. The first "Ariadne auf Naxos" at the 1954 Front key pin, balance key pin, spring, whip flange, sostenuto post Chopin write? (20 points) cbord? (5 points) Basank'sang.sing. (Perhaps you found another answer, m . an augmented fifth? (10 . h h' . t en' I' for both operas . rail bracket washer, backcheck or squeek inside its case, is it! pomta) Wit t J qUIz . Alsocorrect: Bach-back-bank.bang_sang_ also). points) (.\m. on oextP'~ lll.... 54 ETUDE-JUNE 1954 55 .._----- HI nr-]l".I"' l~ BAYREUTH-TODAY AND YESTERDAY ~ cripples. , . the homeless, the the chorus for the productions. . , ' "hed-all seeking shelter in its As for your own personal costs, (Continued from Page 20) bams SHENANDOAH reltaUrantsand rehearsal halls. you will find Bayreuth proportionate- CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC The subsequent enlarging of the kindred spirit of contemplation.; FinaJlycame the mome~tous re- ly higher than other festivals. The qualities necessary, he felt, for a bet. 'ng in 1951, made possible by a 1953 single admission prices ranged In the Beautiful Shenandoah Valley stage enabled him to lay thousands open! .. f of yards of cable, and to install ter understanding of his dramas. ~eci~ionof the Bavarian IDlIllstr.y or from 25-50 German marks (about Conaervalor,! • PIANO • B.MUS. & B.MUS.ED.DEGREES numerous steel trestles on which to In 78 years of Bayreuth Festivals. politicalexoneration. It banished $6.00-$12.00), with tickets for "The • ORGAN • MEMBER NASM the program set-u p has remained th~ mount a new reflector system. The \11' 'fredWagner from Bayreuth and Ring" available only in a series of • WOODWINDS • ACADEMIC COURSES \11m II .. I "magic illusion," which Richard same. Many of the modern festivals returnedthe "Festspie iaus to ier four. Although two extra perform- • VOICE. STRINGS • CO-EDUCATIONAL. OF MUSIC Wagner secured through flickering have introduced units devoted to ,ons,Wieland and Wolfgang Wag- ances are staged in mid-season, with • PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC • CHURCH RELATED drama, folklore, art, dancing. But a price range from 12-15 marks, ad- • B.MUS. IN CHURCH MUSIC • LOW RATES gas lights, his grandson re-captu:ed ner. W Dedicated to the Superior Training of American Talent through skillful handling of Iighting music-Wagner's music-is the sole Far.seeing as Richard agner mission is limited to members of For catalog write effects, spotlight, and colorful back- purpose of Bayreuth's existence. wasin planning his theatre, in pre- "Collective Unions" and their fami- • Intensive professional study of MUSIC, bel- Shenandoah College, Box E. Dayton. Va. drops. Staged in such a manner, This uniform policy has been care- rentinghis plays, he failed in one lies. The seven dress rehearsals are anced with a liberal arts program in Amer- fully followed by each of the four wholly Invitational. mystic and symbolic elements of the respect.His dream of a state-sup- icc's first coeducalional college. Dormitories, dramas now merge in harmonic unity director who succeeded the founder, parted theatre never materialized. Whether you go to Bayreuth for a concert series by guest and Oberlin artists, AMERICAN CONSERVATOR Y with factual presentation. Like the fortunes of any private Ahhollghthe present Festival is es- single performance or the complete OF MUSIC-CHICAGO In personal appearance, ruddy- family, those of the "Festspielhaus" sentiallya private enterprise of the cycle, you will experience never-to- excellent practice facilities, faculty of 55 Offers courses In all branches of music cheeked, robust Wieland Wagner is have fluctuated through the years. Wagnerfamily, still some outside be- forgotten pleasures. In Wagner's eminent musicians. 68th yea.r. Faculty of 130 artist teachers While the first performance of "The Member of National Assocretton of Schools of Music the antithesis of his famous grand- financialsupport is received in the own "Festsplelhaus" his music- Ring" was an artistic uccess, it Send for a free catalog-Address: John R. Hattstaedt, Pres., 571 Klmba.1l Bldg., Chicago father. Seemingly, though, he pos- formof various city and radio sub- dramas take on new color, new mean- Member National Association 01 Schools of Music sesses the boundless energy of his was a financial failure-to the sidies.Local "Ladies' Guilds" also ing, for like the works of Shake- ASPEN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC grandmother, Cosima Liszt Wagner. amount of S30,ooO. Undoubtedly. the contributea lump sum that pays rail- spear, they are ageless in their deficit would not have been so great Write far: Aspen. Colorado Watch him conduct a rehearsal, and roadfare, room and board of the universal appeal. you realize the human dynamo that had Wagner',. nemies been less de- THE END Conservatory catalog de.crihinc de- June 28 throu9h AU9ust 28. 1954 200 youngmusicians who make up activates his large frame. From his termined to sabotage the festival. grees awarded Outstanding artist faculty in all departments. Catolog on request. Rumors were circulated that Bay. Address: Genevieve Lyngby, Rm. 505-38 South Deorborn St. seat in the top row of the "Fest- Bulletin on admission and audition reuth was in the midst of an epi- THE A. G. O. CONVENES Chicogo 3. Ill. spielhaus" he will zip down two procedures steps at a time, leap onto the stage demic of typhus fever. Pamphlets (Continued [rom. Page 24) Calendar of music event. for the cwr- and demonstrate exactly what he prophesi d d stru tion of the theatre no examination is necessary; one rent year wants. by fire; death to nil who attended in knowingmore about it. BOSTON CONSERVATORY of MUSIC need only be proposed for member- ALBERTALPHIN. Dlr. 26 FENWAY, BOSTON, MASS. He brings the same enthusiasm to Small wonder that Wagner bitterly TheGuild's aims are set forth, I Programs of concerts and recital. ship by two active members of t.he Counes in Applied Music, Composition and Music Education leading to every drama he stages. "No, I do not exclaimed to Cosima: "Every stone think,with admirable clarity in a given during past season Mus.B, degree. DRAMA and DANCE courses leading to B. F. A. degree. have any favorite opera," he says in that building is red with my bleed statementmade shortly after its Guild. After becoming a member, Summu Term Dormitories for Women. Catala, on request, fall Term foundationin New York City in 1896 one can take the examination for the June 28.Aug. 7 Member of NOlional Auociglion of 5dlooh of M~5i<; Sept. 20 simply. "The one that I am produc- and yours." ing is always my favorite. As for The opening of the "Fesupiel- bychurchmusicians from all parts certificate of Associate or Choir Mae- Director of Admissions. Oberlin ColleC)e haus" mad musical history, but leek ofthecountry.The statement reads: ter. When one has qualified at this BUTLER UNIYERSITY trouble with temperamental stars," Box 564, Oberlin, Ohio level one is entitled to undergo the JORDAN COLLEGE OF MUSIC he laughs off the question with a of funds kept it closed the ensuing "For the greater glory of God, , shrug of his great shoulders, "they six year. When it re-opened. mid- andforthe good of His Holy Church examination for Fellow. ..__ ....••..••....•• _ ...... ••• ,~ A rich tradition, a progressive philosophy, an outstanding faculty, complete eeered- are all so well trained individually summer of 1882, Richard Wagner in this land, we, being severally The Fellowship examination of lteflen. Baccalaureate degrees in Donee. Drama, Music. Music Education, Radio. Writ. for <;gtgIOi'" gnd d,.ir.d informolion that there is no trouble. But in put- conducted hi last performances 01 membersof the American Guild of the American Guild of Organists is JORDAN COLLEGE OF MUSIC (lox E), 1204 Horth Delaware Str.et ting the parts together," he runs "Parsifal." Less than a year later he Organists,do declare our mind and one of the most comprehensive mu- TANGLEWOOD-1954 Indianapolis 2, Indiana nervous fingers through his dark died in Venice at the age of 70 years. intentionin the things following: sical examinations given in this coun- 8ERKSHIRE MUSIC CENTER hair, "all is chaotic until it finally For the next 23 years Ceslma "Webelievethat the office of mu· try, touching as it does upon all CHARLES MUNCH, Director CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC aspects of music and musical theory Aaron Copland, Assistant Director WilHam S. Naylor, Ph.D., Diredar and Dean of Faculty resolves into perfection." Wagner directed the Festivals, in· sicin Christian worship is a sacred· as well as organ-playing. The man A summer school of music offered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in con- A Distinguished Professional Music School-Affiliated with Uni'f'ersity of Cincinnati As you watch the finished drama augurating a despotic rule of slavish oblationbefore the Most High. who is entitled to sign "F. A. G. 0." nection with the Berkshire Festival concerts. SUMMER SCHOOL. 1954-Six Weeks-June 14 to July 24 unfold before you with music mys- adherence to her husband's drama· "Wehelievethat they who are set Refresher Course for Teachers-Inspirational coune at special rates for High teriously floating around and above concepts. She tolerated no criticism; aschoirmasters and as organists in after his name has assuredly earned July 5 to AU9ust 15th School Studenh-Band-Orchelfro-Theory-Music Educotion-Artjlf Foc~lty you, unconsciously your own per- accepted no suggestion. Not until the theHouseof God ought themselves that privilege. ot Lenox. Massachusetts Address Re9lstrar, Dep'. E, Highland A..... '" Oak St., Cincinnati 19. Ohio sonality merges with that on the turn of the present century did the to be persons of devout conduct, The purpose of these still exami- ORCHESTRA CHORUS Hugh Ross & CONDUCTING Jean Morel stage. All too soon the curtain falls "Mistress of Bayreuth" allow her leachingthe ways of earnestness to nations for Associateships and Fel- COMPOSITION Aaron Copland Ernst Toch on Act I. You jerk back to reality only son. the idolized Siegfried, to thechoirscommitted to their charge. lowships is to maintain the highest CHAMBER MUSIC Ric.hard Burgin and the hour-long intermission be- assist her. "Webelievethat the unity of pur- standards of organ playing and choir William Kroll OPERA Frederic Cohen Bachelor of Music, Moster of Music, Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S. in Ed. by fore you. A short time later. iegfried Wag· poseand fellowship of life between training. The extent of the Guild's Faculty Intludes twenty members ot the Boston SynlPhonyOrchestra. including the Principals. transfer to Kent State Univenity or Western Reserve Uni¥erlity) Stepping out into the bright after- ner assumed active control. 8haping ministersand choirs should be every- influence may be seen from the fact TANGLEWOOD STUDY GROUP-LUKAS FOSS WARD LEWIS. Actln9 Director ~oon sunshine, you note a lightning- that it now has a national member- A spetial course for music educators. oeneral mUlic students lind amateurs. Enrollments of t"'ll, 3411 Euclid Avenue • Cle ....land 15. Ohio Festival policies for a period of 22 wllereestablished and maintained. four, or silt weeks. Member of llle Notlonal Auocla!lon 0/ Sellool. 0/ MII,I<> lIke change that has transpired in years. When 1914 brought war to a "Webelievethat at all times and ship of more than 13,000, with chap- For catalogue please oddress Miss E. Bossler the brief time you have been in the stunned world, the curtain of the in all places it is meet right and ters or branches in every state, the Berkshire Music Center Symphony Hall, Boston IS, Massachusetts NEW YORK COLLEGE OF MUSIC theatre. The two low buildings at "Festspielhaus" was hurriedly rung our bounden duty to ,:ork a~d to District of Columbia, Hawaii and the Arved Kurtz, Director Chartered 1S7S either side, which serve as rehearsal down to remain so for the neIt ten p.rayfor the advancement of Chris- Canal Zone. College and Profel5ional Courses ••• aasl and Individual rooms for the orchestra and choir. years. Hardly had it re·opened when, tIan worship in the holy gifts of In many parts of the nation, the Instruction ••• Daytime or Evening •.• Full or Part Time. have become fully equipped restau. in 1930. curtain call came for both strengthand nobleness· to the end Guild, by way of keeping high the SUMMER SESSION, JUNE 21 thtough JULY 30 Robert Whitford rants capable of serving 1,200 peo. 93·year-old Cosima and her son Sieg· 'Ilat tIIe Church may be' purged of standard of church music, presents 114 EAST 85th STREET WriJe for CaJaJog NEW YORK 28, N. Y. pIe. Back of the theatre, the newly. fried-the latter as he was rehears· herblemishes,that the minds of men model services. Festival services also 1954 PIANO TEACHER CONVENTIONS installed garden-canteen has readied ing «Twilight of the Gods." maybe instructed, and that the hon~ are performed by combined ch?irs, Hotel Statler, New York City, July 5. 6 its small tables. . Hotel Statler. Los Angeles, AU9ust 4, 5 McPHAIL COLLEGE OF MUSIC From 1930-1944. the theatre un' ~rof God's House may be guarded sometimes with orchestra. ReCItals William MacPhail. Jr., President 12th &: LaSalle, Minneapolis, Minn. .F~r the second and longer inter. Conventions ore sponsored by the Certified Robert Whit- derwent its so-called "tragic period," III (lurtime and in the time to come are played by resident organists ~nd Slimmer Senlon,.beglns JUlie '4 mISSIon (each performance ends at "Wh . ford Piano Teachers of America, but open to all piano Complete courses in Mu~ic Education ond Applied Musie. leading to Bachelor and Masters Active directorship passed to Wini, . ere(are we do give oUTselves visiting virtuosi, including foreIgn teachers and interested persons. degree •. llO Faculty Members 10:00 ~.~.), you dine leisurely. Be. Member National Association of Schools 0' Music fred, widow of Siegfried and ardent Withreverenceand humility to these artists. Lectures. round·table discus· Convention events ore, 0 two·doy teacher training course, given Catalol lin r,quest fore tWIlIght sets in you can tak endeavors ff . personallv by Robert Whitford-an artist concert featuring the · e an disciple of Adolph Hitler. A newera ,0 eflng lip our works and sions and social meetings arranged piano virtuosi~y of Lauann Jones, America's newe,t piano dis· a fter- dlOner stroll in "Festspiel" Frances Clark Piano Workshop July 1'.23 was triumphantly ushered in by pom· o~r persons in the name of Him by chapter committees further con- covery-a reCital of outstanding studenh-educational exhibits park, Of enjoy the terrace view of WithoutWh I.. • and social i~nctio05. C;omplete convention charge of $b.OO includes pous Nazi officials amid glitter of . om not ling IS strong tribute to the interchange of knowl- all of the above. Write lor convention program which lists the the town below. Time is never manv interesting s~biects to be covered in the teacher training COSMOPOLITAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC war~£estival plays. Hitler personally notIling is holy A" ' edge and information. Robert Whitford budge~e.d at the "Festspielhaus"_ Altho : men. course. Preparatory, College, Special, and Graduate Departments. Cours.s leading to supervised one of tbe July 1934 per· ugh thiS statement obviously The culmination of all these ac- Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Master of Music, and Teache,'s a tradltJon early established b W Robert Whitford Music Education Bureau Y ag- formances, introducing new scenery ~wesa debt to the Episcopal Book'o£ tivities is the biennial convention Certificatel in Music and Th.atre Arts. nero In selecting out-of.the-way Bay- 204 H.E. 31st St., Miami 37, Florida Clarence Eida.. WIlliam Phillips for the first time in the history 01 ommonPra h G· . such as that being held in Minne- Write now for a free copy of PIANO TEACHING TODAY which reveals Robert Whit· reuth as the site of his theatre, the lutel yer. t e mId IS abso- ford's personal method for teaching children and his method for teachtng adults. With Pr.,ld... Melltber NASM D... the uFestspie1haus." A decade later Y non·sectarian. Membership is apolis this summer. It i: hoped that your copy of Piano Teaching Today you will also be sen' complimentary, Mr. Whitford" For information, addt.1S Re,lstrar. 1625 klmltoU lid, .. C.lc ... 4, III. composer hoped that its atm h opentobh· f . osp ere the hill was invaded by another m • ot orgalllsts and choir~ the forthcoming event Will attract. an master lesson on MUSIC'S MOST UNUSUALCHORD. Just send your name and oddren o re IaxatJOn would develop the csnd state whether you are a plano teacher, (I student or a parent, and we will lend astersmall j .. even greater number of orgamsts army-a ghostly one of gaunt faces Toh re IglOUS bodies. vou the above. than formerly. THE END ecomea member of the Guild • ~ __ 56 _ ITU DE-JUNE 1954 ETUDE_lflNP ro" 57 Tl peoples of the conquered the schools were closed, twenty remembered, isn't music alone, but 'Ie-,es cauuht something of all thousand people: the common peo- God through music." counr '" . S THE GENERAL WHO SET VICTORY TO MUSIC thiswhenthey heard the FIfth ym- ple, royalty, the great of the music The church organist, according to BOSTON UNIVERSITY world, crowded the square in Iront REMINDER ••••• ENROLL NOW pony,h - For they took heart. . It helped Mrs. Eddowes, needs an enormous (Continued from Page 14) themtoset their goal to VIctory. of the Schwarzpamerhaus, where he repertory and the ability to read College of Music Forin this, the world's most pop- had lived for years. A stranger, see- fluently at sight, an ability which, Margaret Dee .. Refresher Course .. 1954 the world? Now which way could ing the enormous crowds, asked an gloom had been lifted, the ~nder~ ularsymphony,Beethoven proclai~s though to a large extent inborn, can Robert A. Choate Dean he turn? old woman what it was all about. l ground army organized; victory h t mancan triumph over fear, dIS· be developed through constant prac- June to I' - I - 21 26 loomed as a possibility. Fear clutched him. He must not ~ouragement,despair, t Ia~ man IS "Do you not know," she replied tice in reading. The ability to im- featuring a dozen new activities, including The V campaign accompanied the let anyone know, least of all his lei. ,aslerofhis fate. In the FIfth- Sym- with a look of incredulity, "they are provise and transpose is absolutely Illtersessioll-JUlle 7 to July 70 war to the end. The U.S. carried on low musicians. "I must live likean pbony,Beethoven set VIctory to burying the genera] of the mu- essential. Summer Sessioll-July 12 to August 21 101 NEW THINGS TO SAY AND DO exile," he wrote. "If I approach sicians." particularly after its entry into the music. The success of the musical pro- Rates $35.00 war. A Japanese general requested near to people, a bot terror seizes At Beethoven'sfuneral in Vienna, THE END gram of Ocean Grove rests firmly on me lest my condition he appre, the qualities of genuine Christian • Write for full information that Beethoven's Fifth be broad- cast regularly in the homeland, so hended." service, ma.de manifest through ear- SPECIALPROGRAMS Milwaukee 2, Wis. A the silence deepened, Beethoven 781-N. Marshall St. "Beethoven will be fighting on our MUSIC AT OCEAN GROVE nestness, sincerity and enthusiasm, side." Everywhere people sensed persisted in a sort of subterfuge. fortified by, but in no sense sec- Strings-George Bornoft He k In on conducting his Own the insistent challenge of this sym- (Continued from Page 17) ondary to, a sound knowledge of Bands-lee Chrisman phony, that it symbolized victor.y. _ works a though nothing had hap- music. THE END ~-""'''''''''''''''''''''-----'''''''''''''''''''''''''-----''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''---l genuine. Do 110t try to be funny! Do ~ MUSIC CAREERS ~ Why? Was it more than COinCI- pened to his hearing. BUI camethe isexclusivelyon the professional or Orchestra-Francis Findlay tim eventually when he had lo ad. careerside. I remember being of. not spend rehearsal time telling ~ PIANO-VOiCE-iNSTRUMENTAL ~ dence that Beethoven's Fifth was Choral-Allen Lannom chosen as the victory symphony? mit he was fooling only himself. fered3 post,long ago, by a congre- jokes or putting on an act. Do not WORLD OF MUSIC ~ Public School Music - Church Music ~ galionwhich desired to change its attempt to project your own per- ~ Opera - Radio - Television ,;j The answer takes us into Act II of It was one or his darkest hours, (Colll,inued [roni Pa.ge 8) Musicology-Karl Geiringer comparable 10 thai of the peopleof musicaldirector.When I arrived, my sonality. What you have to sell is Bachelor and Master Degrees ~ this real-life drama. revival. The selections presented at Composition-Hugo Norden ~(i) the conquered ccunrrle in 1941.He predecessorgreeted me by saying, the hymn, the message. II you have The year was 1798, the place Vi~ this festival were the St . .Tohn Pas- 'I'm a professionalmusician, not an a genuine 10"e of people, and a gen- enna, capital of musical Europe, the plumbed the depths of despair. He sion, the Magnificat, "The Seven ov n thought of ui ide. He realized evangelist!"I felt like answering, uine faith in your work. you will not ~ll·~: IIhero of the hour a young virtuoso, Last Words of Christ," and "Sa1l1, UNDERGRADUATE 7807 BonhommeAvenue-St. Louis 5. Mo. ~ I .. conductor, composer: Ludwig van the career he had envisioned [or 'Whata pity.' I felt sorry that the need to resort to mannerisms. Saul, Why Persecuterli Thou Me?" and GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS ~ A non-profit educational institution of higher learning approved for ~ Beethoven. At 28, Beethoven had the himself was shatter d. He couldnt man'sgenuine ability for music "The choir director further needs ~ non-immigrant students under Section 1.01 (A) (15) (F). or the Emmigr-a- ~ world at his feet. Considered the count on Illaying or conducting his shculd havestopped short of a desire a genuine fund of enthusiasm and ~ t.ion and Nationality Act, ami tal' o.r. Tt-nining , Insuitutional Member i! Charles Ives" "Holidays" Sym- own works. H 'd have 10 foregothe tohelppeople live better. I cannot patience, as well as initiative and ~ National Association of Schools of :1\11181C. ~ foremost clavier virtuoso of his day, phony, which the composer, now 80 For further information, write h ady ring of apulause in his ears. sufficientlystress the fact that the organizational ability .. At rehearsals, ~ __ he had made tours of Germany, years old, wrote thirty years ago, _ the interest and participation of the -_ _---~ Switzerland, Scotland and France, He wh dearly loved companionship, realchurchmusician feels ae deeply was given its first complete perform- wou l I have to live 10 himself, He aboutspiritual growth as he does group is retained by keeping things playing and conducting his own ance in April by the Minneapolis BOSTON UNIVERSITY works. A prince living in Vienna who long d for some beloved hand aboutmusic. moving. Avoid the empty space of WHERE SHALL I GO TO STUDY? Symphony, under Antal Dorati. took him into his palace, told serv- to gu ld him through the soundless "I havea feeling that the church lapses. Our Auditorium choir begins COLLEGE OF MUSIC RICHARD McCLANAHAN HARRY EULERTREIBER: Mus. D. ants to answer his bell first and maze. would have 10 forego marriage. musicianshouldspecialize. The com- rehearsals with the heartiest possible Teacher of Piano Enrique Jorda, Spanish-born Voice Building settled a stipend on him. Society Could he continue 10 write musiche binationleader-organist-choir direc- singing of an anthem everybody 25 Blagden Street, Matthey exponent, formerly his re presentofive. conductor, has been appointed mu- Boston 15, Massac:husetts Private lessons, technic courses: available as Pupil of the late Wm. L. Whitney recognized his great gifts. Ladies of couldn't h or? Would he here the tor finds it difficult not to stress knows and loves. That provides a visiting lecture·recitalist, or critic-teacher. (Vonnucini Method) sical director of the San Francisco the aristocracy lionized him. A bril- will LO write it? onefieldat the expense of the others. good warm-up. Then we turn to the Six-Doy Piono Semlncrs Studio 509: 270 Huntington Ave .. Boston. Moss. Symphony Orchestra, succeeding BOI Steinwoy Bldg., 113 W. 57th S~., N.Y.C. liant career seemed assured. His fu· Although not a religious manin If he stressesthe organ, there is a hymns for the coming Sunday. After Pierre Monteux, who retired at the ~ LUCIUS DUNCAN ture looked as bright as Hitler's in the orlhodox ntt, od was real10 loss01 that congregational leader· the first half hour, the music for the for Ilerfect Performance EDWIN HUGHES close oL the 1951-52 season. Maestro Concert Violinist 1941 when country after country had Beel hoven. "1 hue 81"'8)'5 ret:og· shipwhichWesley encouraged when coming Sunday is given final prep- SUMMER MASTER CLASS FOR Jorda, practically an unknown per- PIANISTS AND TEACHERS Pupil of Schradieck capitulated to his goose stepping di. nized and understood Him." he said, headl'ocatedlusty singing. Thus, the aration. Following this period, music La 7-0723 104 N. Mole St., Philo. 2, Pa. M sonality in the American music scene July 5-August 14 visions, and he dreamed of world HCod h8 never deserted me. He churchmusicianshould early decide to be used in future services is re- before appearing for several guest 117 Eost 79th St., New York, N. Y. conquest. kn w Cod had gh'en him great gjf~, whetherhe wishes to be an organist hearsed. The leader gets his best HANS BARTH conducting appointments with the Write for information "Reiresher Courses" But an unseen enemy was lurk- he believed for some greal purpo:t. ora choirdirector. He should, how· response by encouraging his singers, cIa Mn. Lillian Brandt San Francisco Symphony, has had HELEN ANDERSON ing in the shadows. It was just at Should he surrender his tru5t now? e~er.befamiliarwith the piano, and rather than by scolding them. Re- Rt. 3, Box 144, Chapel Hill, N. C. wide experience as conductor of "Teacher of Successful Pianists" this time that Beethoven noticed a Like the French general largely possihlyone or two other instru- member that everybody likes to be Moster's Technique-T one-Interpretation major orchestras of western Europe EDNA GUNNAR PETERSON "whistling and humming" In his resp l1~ible for final "ictor")"i., WorM menlsas a guide to breathing and praised! The mood of your entire re- Special Courses: Harmony, Improvisation and of the Capetown (S. Africa) 166 W. 72nd St., N. Y. C. Tel. Sc 4·83B5 Concert Pianist-Artist Teacher ears .. Coul~ anything be happening War J. his left wing bad been broken, pbrasing.He must know vocal pro· hearsal is set during its first five 17447 Castell am mare Pacific Palisades, Calif. Symphony. Mme. Giovanna Viola Hull (Desmond) to hIS heanng, that priceless posses- his right wing bad been smashed, dUclionand the ways and means of minutes. Let the singers feel that you _~oiF'IlR~A~,.~..tert Elec:tronome EX 4-6573 Teacher of singing-European trained sion of a musician? It was unthink. the only Ullderwriters gpproved eledric his cent r had gi\'en in. he therelore gettingpeopleto sing well. Most of appreciate their ~fforts to do w~ll. ;' . "Bel Canto" Aaron Copland's first full length metronome Voice culture-diction-coaching ISABEL HUTCHESON able. He couldn't believe that a just made r ad - to attack. a~l,.hemust know how to get clear However, your attitude must be sm- Phone: Trafalgar 7-8230 opera, "The Tender Land," with ""'J;Jj beat you can SEE gnd HEAR! Refresher Course for Piano Teachers: God who gave him his gifts would be- cere. Much of this technique also 608 Wed End Ave. New York City itb lhis dec.ision. hi 5pirits diction,teaching his singers the ~ oc:curat., cOllvenient, dependoble Modern Piano Tech nic: Coach i n9 Concerl Pianists: deny him their expression. ' libretto by Horace Everett, was given gan to ri . Fate could do its wor5t carryingpower of vowels and the holds good for congregational sing- • light "Vi5iblefrom ,all side. CRYSTAL WATERS Group Work: For iUrTh",- iniorm~lion addrea: But evidence of his growing deaf- its world premiere in April by the Studio 202, 10051/7 Elm St., Dallas, Texas to bim. bUl it couJdn't touchhi: sharpattacks and releases of con· ing-which, I may say, is th~ finest • 5 YeGr written guarantee Teacher of Singing ness eventually became lInmistak~ New York City Opera Company at Popular Songs and Classics music. "1 ha\-e no fear (or roT sonants.His job is nOl only to pro· means for stimulating genu me re- An involuoble oief for teachers, student!, TV.-Rod io-Stage-Concert Crorence able. In taking a walk in the wood the City Center. It was paired with music," h wrote a friend. MIt can du,c~goodtones, but to interpret the ligious enthusiasm. It is possible to performers. Write for our booklet. 405 Ealt 54th St. New York 22. N. Y. Menotti's "Amahl and the Night ADLER, Mus. D. his friend called attention to a she;: m el no evil fate ... ' I wiD takelate SPiritand mood of the hymns. The educate people through singing, but LEOPOLD WOLFSOHN Visitors." The cast included Jean Teacher of famous pianist> now touring the ~lerd's pipe. Beethoven hadn't heard by the throat; it shaH not whoU, FRANZ MFG. co. Composer, Pianist and Teacher world. Pupils leaching ,n. Harvard, Yale, leader'svery best reward lies in do not let that be your goal. The aim It. Handzlik, Rosemary Carlos, Andrew 53 Wolloce St. New Hoven, Conn. Teacher 01 Aaron Copland, Elie Siegmeisler Eastman, Syracuse U., Sm,th College. overcome me." beingtold that the hymns are un· should be to draw the individual and many artists ond teachers. 336 Centrol Park West, New York, N. Y. Re came home sunk in gloom A Gainey, Jon Crain, Norman Treigle, BEGINNING TO ARTISTIC FINISH Beetho\'en plunged into ,,-orkon derSlood. The warmth generated by closer to God. It is a good idea to shepherd's pipe, the song of b'-d Michael Pollock, Mary Kreste, Hotel Ansonia, B'way ot 73rd St., New York City MAE GILBERT REESE -Ik· Ir s, hi Fifth -mphonr. lb 6f5t m~\~ l~e.whole hearted congregational begin with well-known, _w~n loved tI~e SI -en WhIsper of wind through Adele Newton, Teresa Gannon, and WILLIAM FICHANDLER Pianist ment i on 01 the rno!t incredlbl! Slllgmgof hymns is a real stimulus hymns. Inspirational smgmg pro- Specialized training for pInes-the sounds he loved so well Thomas Powell. The opera was con- ....' 1I1;:5ULT5a.UARANTEED Pianist, Teacher feats in aU music lilcnlure. fQf to,~\'eryphase of the service. vides a warmth to the service and a -'\STRENGTHEN w.~,voice tbls te6~ teachers and concert artists . cd. ,,<,,~"IVi~way. Ye8-you may flO""' 314 West 75th St., New York. 5u-7-3775 -was he never to hear them again? ducted by Thomas Schippers. , Ile al>le to Improve tile POWER 01 your 1330 N. Crescent His. Blvd., Hollywood, Calif. hardly a split second does he re- 1 The.director should also have welding of voices and souls. The I m spcakiMIl: and 51M~ltlll:"Dice • • • In tbe Compositions oublished by G. Schirmer But ~ore to be feared-What i.IIrl"acy or your O"'n rooml Sell_tralnlnll: le580ns. and Theodore Presser. Ho 3-22% linquish 'he (... _1 rbl1hm- 0>' e 3ders}uquality-.p the ability to get devotional singing will then follow "l!:Iostly ~\leMt. No music reqUired. Write TODAY for about hIS career? M -- Dr. Howard Hanson, director Eul("ene Fcuchtin;::-er's ~reat booklet "!low to Develop . USIClans are and o\-er. he dri\' iL home 1Olh!D· 'Ongl - h with better spirit. Let the entire con- • SucceSSful VoIce." It's sb"olulely FREEl Yeu muse forever boasting about the k b . Wit people and develop the •• tBte your aJ:e. 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