Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 51,1931-1932
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SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Branch Exchange Telephones, Ticket and Administration Offices, Commonwealth 1492 B®m INC. Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor FIFTY-FIRST SEASON, 1931-1932 WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE COPYRIGHT, 1932, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, INC. 817 THE TROMBONE 1 HE buysine was a long-tubed brass in- strument of the Eleventh Century. Later when a slide was added, it was called sack- but. This was the beginning of the trom- bone. The modern trombone consists of a brass tube bent twice upon itself with the cus- tomary bell and cupped mouthpiece. In the double middle section, the two outer tubes slide upon two inner ones. Thus the performer is able to vary the length to pro- duce the desired note. The ear is the per- former's chief guide. It is amazing to see with what apparent indifference the slide is moved up and down, yet it always must be stopped at a particular spot. There are three varieties of trombone — the alto, the tenor, and the bass. Mozart understood the lofty, dramatic power of the instrument and used it impressively. It appears in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; in Schubert's Sym- phony in C; and in Schumann's First Symphony and his Manfred Overture. Berlioz made great use of the trombone and gives us his estimate of it as follows: "The trombone is the true chief of that race of wind instruments which I dis- tinguish as epic instruments. It possesses, in an eminent degree, both noble- ness and grandeur . The composer can make it chant like a choir of priests, threaten, lament, ring like a funeral knell, raise a hymn of glory, or sound a dread flourish to awaken the dead, or to doom the living." * * * * WHENji(?ar Will appoints Old Colony Trust Company Executor and Trustee, you avoid placing on any friend or relative the oppressive responsibility of estate man- agement with its burdensome details of accounting and bookkeeping. Old Colony Trust Company 17 COURT STREET, BOSTON *Affi Hated with The First National Bank of Boston sis estra Fifty-first Season, 1931-1932 Dr. SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Violins. Burgin, R. Elcus, G. Gundersen, R. Sauvlet, H. Cherkassky, P. Concert-master Kassman, N. Hamilton, V. Eisler, D. Thcodorowicz, J. Hansen, E. Lauga, N. Fedorovsky, P. Leibovici, J. Pinfield, C. Mariotti, V. Leveen, P. Tapley, R. Thillois, F. Zung, M. Knudson, C. Gorodetzky, L. Mayer, P. Diamond, S. Zide, L. Fiedler, B. Bryant, M. Beale, M. Stonestreet, L. Messina, S. Murray, J. Del Sordo, R. Erkelens, H. Seiniger, S. Viola*. Lefranc, J. Fourel, G. Bernard, A. Grover, H. Fiedler, A. Artieres, L. Cauhape, J. Van Wynbergen, C. Werner, H. Avierino, N. Deane, C. Gerhardt, S. Jacob, R. Violoncellos. Bedetti, J. Langendoen, J. Chardon, Y. Stockbridge, C. Fabrizio, E. Zighera, A. Barth, C. Droeghmans, H. Warnke, J. Marjollet, L. Basses. Kunze, M. Lemaire, J. Ludwig, O. Girard, H. Moleux, G. Vondrak, A. Oliver, F. Frankel, I. Dufresne, G. Kelley, A. Flutes. Oboes. Clarinets. Bassoons. Laurent, G. Gillet, F. Polatschek, V. Laus, A. Bladet, G. Devergie, J. Mimart, P. Allard, R. Amerena, P. Stanislaus, H. Arcieri, E. Panenka, E. Allegra, E. (E-flat Clarinet) Piccolo. English Horn. Bass Clarinet. Contra-Bassoon. Battles, A. Speyer, L. Bettoney, F. Piller, B. Horns. Horns. Trumpets. Trombones. Boettcher, G. Valkenier, W. Mager, G. Raichman, J. Pogrebniak, S. Schindler, G. Lafosse, M. Hansotte, L. Van Den Berg, C. Lannoye, M. Grundey, T. Kenfield, L. Lorbeer, H. Blot, G. Perret, G. Adam, E. Voisin, R. Mann, J. Tubas. Harps. Timpani. Percussion. Sidow, P. Zighera, B. Ritter, A. Sternburg, S. Adam, E. Caughey, E. Polster, M. White, L. Organ. Celesta. Librarian. Snow, A. Fiedler, A. Rogers, L. J. 819 ! (Btamitfw & €a. BOSTON COMMON TREMONT STREET AT WEST New Straw Hats Yes, Spring Straws are here ! The first, refreshing, ahead- of-the-season styles in straws that show the trend of fashion in their exotic weaves. Rough and lustrous or sophisticated "mat" straws, dipping to meet the eye, running to new back heights . altogether irresistible and wearable, and priced appealingly low $5 Street Floor—Millinery Department 820 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. ^T^HE TRUSTEES wish to emphasize again that the subscriptions to the annual deficit of the orchestra are sought from all lovers of music, and from all persons who, believing the orchestra to be an essential part of our civic life, desire to have it continued. Every effort is being made to curtail expenses and it is believed these will be appreciably lower this year. A much larger number of contributors is necessary to insure the per- manence of the orchestra. Subscriptions vary from one dollar to several thousand a year. All are welcome. We need the hearty support of everybody. THE TRUSTEES. 1932 To E. B. Dane, Treasurer, 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. I hereby subscribe $ to the deficit of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Check enclosed or Payable February 1, 1932. FIFTY-FIRST SEASON, NINETEEN HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE AND THIRTY-TWO FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 29, at 2.30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, at 8.15 o'clock Taylor ..... Suite, "Through the Looking Glass" Five Pictures from Lewis Carroll, Op. 12 la. Dedication. lb. The Garden of Live Flowers. II. Jabberwocky. III. Looking Glass Insects. IV. The White Knight. ("Lewis Carroll" born on January 27, 1832) Gershwin Rhapsody No. 2, for Orchestra with Pianoforte (First performances) Scriabin . "The Poem of Ecstasy," Op. 54 SOLOIST GEORGE GERSHWIN STEINWAY PIANO There will be an intermission after Gershwin's Rhapsody The works to be played at these concerts may be seen in the Allen A. Brown Music Collection of the Boston Public Library one week before the concert S21 Suite for Orchestra : "Through the Looking-Glass" : Five Pic- tures from Lewis Carroll: l.a, Dedication; 1.6, The Garden of Live Flowers; II., Jabberwocky; III., Looking-Glass Insects; IV., The White Knight Deems Taylor (Born at New York, December 22, 1885; living in New York) This Suite, inspired by "Through the Looking-Glass" by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson),* was written in 1917-19 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, pianoforte, and strings. It was produced in this form at a concert of the New York Chamber Music Society in New York on February 18, 1919. The Suite was then in three movements. In September, 1921, Mr. Taylor began to revise the Suite for full orchestra. He added "The Garden of Live Flowers." The first performance of the revised work was by th New York Symphony Orchestra in Brooklyn, March 10, 1923. The performance was repeated in New York on the following afternoon. The first performance in Boston was by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux conductor, on February 15, 1924. The score, dedicated "To Katharine Moore Taylor from a difficult *Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832—98), educated for the church never took orders. Renowned as a mathematician, he lectured on that subject at Christ Church, Oxford (1855-81). The majority of his books are concerned with mathematics. The three children of Dean Liddell, Christ Church, Oxford, were dear to him, and the second was named Alice, the heroine of "Alice in Wonderland" (1865) and "Through the Looking-Glass" (1871). /NDIVIDUALITY Each of us secretly cherishes a deep seated longing for clothes that look just like us - Many of us sigh and say "It takes a fortune" - OtherwiseronescometoHollanderwhere the individual attention of talented sales- women - the unerring taste of experienced buyers - the constant stream of authentic fashion information,and prevailing low prices afford individuality at very little expense. jcj? HOLLANDER &a* 822 : ! son," calls for these instruments: three flutes (one interchangeable with piccolo), two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, bass clarinet, two bassoons, double-bassoon, four horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, a set of three kettledrums, snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, triangle, Glockenspiel, xylophone, pianoforte, and strings. When the Suite was produced by the Symphony Society of New York, the program contained a description by Mr. Taylor: "The Suite needs no extended analysis. It is based on Lewis Carroll's immortal nonsense fairy-tale, 'Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There,' " and the five pictures it presents will, it all goes well, be readily recognizable to lovers of the book. There are four movements, the first being subdivided into two connected parts. I.a. Dedication Carroll precedes the tale with a charming poetical foreword, the first stanza of which the music aims to express. It runs Child of the pure, unclouded brow And dreaming eyes of wonder Though time be fleet, and I and thou Are half a life asunder, Thy loving smile will surely hail The love-gift of a fairy-tale. (The score published in 1923 contains the second verse: TEN CLASSICAL PIECES MOON PICTURES Adapted, Arranged and Edited by EDWARD MacDOWELL by ARTHUR FOOTE Transcribed for two pianos, four hands Contents by FfiLIX FOX P. E. Bach, Rondo in B minor Rameau, Menuet The Hindoo Maiden—Story of the Handel, Chaconne in G Stork—Visit of the Bears Handel, Air a la Bourree Price $1.00 net Bach-Saint-Saens, Recitative and Air Bach-Foote, Courante Beethoven, Bagatelle SANJO Schumann, May Song Brahms, Intermezzo Intermezzo Orientale Franck, Danse Lente (Schmidt' 8 Educational Series Piano solo No. 401) by ERNEST HARRY ADAMS Price $1.00 net Price 50 cents net The ARTHUR P. SCHMIDT CO., 120 Boykton St. 823 — And though the shadow of a sigh May tremble through the story, For happy summer days gone by. And vanished summer glory It shall not touch with breath of bale The pleasance of our fairy-tale.) A simple song theme, briefly developed, leads to 1.6.