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Gardner-Webb University Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 John R. Dover Memorial Library 8-1-1948 Volume 66, Number 08 (August 1948) James Francis Cooke Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude Part of the Composition Commons, Music Pedagogy Commons, and the Music Performance Commons Recommended Citation Cooke, James Francis. "Volume 66, Number 08 (August 1948)." , (1948). https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/etude/170 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the John R. Dover Memorial Library at Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The tudeE Magazine: 1883-1957 by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Gardner-Webb University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. — 3 ,; ; Winifred Heidt, Nadine Conner, Astrid among Varnay, and Leonard Warren were Young Singers, all of them who appeared dur- Well-Established Eight the American singers born and trained, are appear- Opera Nacional A American ing the season of Mexico’s at the Berk- Mills Music proudly offers the piano teacher ing as soloists this summer Palace of Fine Arts. Among the Ellabelle at the They are : Gioconda, shire Music Festival. operas performed were “La Success Ellen Faull, soprano “Otello soprano Davis, ; “Samson et Delila,” “Carmen,” Eunice Alberts, soprano ; Frances Yeend, “La Traviata,” “Rigoletto,” and H Brice, contralto; David Fingers of Young Piano Beginners Have contralto; Carol Trovatore.” Thinking Thousands Pease, bass-baritone Lloyd, tenor ; James — Start in Music With This Book— mezzo-soprano. Gained a Happy and Nan Merriman, by Eight Awards for “outstanding achieve- furtherance of the cause ot Orchestra ment and The American Symphony during the year were GUY MAIER and HERBERT BRADSHAW community American music” League—an organization of by the National Associa- orchestras— made recently Hundreds of Essential Finger Exercises for Inter- non-professional symphony Composers and Con- Music Play in tion for American develop pianistic third national convention Ben- mediate and Advanced Pianists to held its ductors of which Robert Russell Virginia, June 18 to 20. control and facility in five-finger patterns, thirds, sixths and octaves. Charleston, West president. Those honored included I }ade, nett is session, Ernest La Reiclihold Dr. Here is a logical, effective way to attain speed, finger independence, During the Charles Ives, Henry H. 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The American Symphony now has been of the East- MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE known Finnish composer-conductor, department ot head of the opera department •NOTE THESE POINTS composition in the music in in the Northwest. of Music. The group is b for well established University. man School Operatic Work by Rossini, lost Princeton parts, and The NEW NOTE in MODERN PIANO INSTRUCTION All need of orchestral scores and hundred years, is to be the ^ child, not the teach- practically a ‘ American copies of any Perfect Uninterrupted Sequence — Natural Progression 1. Direct appeal to pupil. The Patricia Travers, young Orchestra will solicits aid in securing used at the Berkshire Music The Chicago Symphony is addressed in all of the text. stage production from a sensation- for orchestra. MICHAEL er, violinist, has returned conductors next season to of the standard works AARON PIANO PRIMER .60 this summer. Boris Goldovsky, She have six guest Center successful tour of Germany. Monteux, 2. The text is in the simplest, shortest words, ap- department of the ally Walter, Fritz Busch, Pierre MICHAEL AARON PIANO COURSE — GRADE ONE* head of the opera appearances in Berlin, three 0 proved by experts for the child’s vocabulary (not “The Turk made six of Artur Rodzinski, whose school, will produce the work, Philharmonic take the place GRADE TWO • GRADE THREE • were with the Berlin Bruno GRADE FOUR each 1.00 baby talk). 9 and 11. It will tie which has expired. They are in Italy,” on August also appeared with the contract Orchestra. She and l MICHAEL AARON ADULT PIANO COURSE 3. The step-wise grading insures complete under- with a newly revised MUnch, Eugene Ormandy, 1.00 sung in English orchestras of Munich, • u Charles Choir J,nviAi Turk in symphony Hannikainen, pres- OL MICHAEL standing and regular progress. libretto liy Mr. Goldovsky. “The Bremen, and George Szell. Taunb AARON PIANO TECHNIC Book One .75 Frankfurt, Wiesbaden, in thirteenth opera and "art. assistant conductor, will continue 4. The book is a book of fresh ideas, new and im- Italy” is Rossini’s tour was sponsored by the ent MICHAEL AARON PIANO TECHNIC Book Two 7 5 Milan. Hamburg. The widely known pressive ways of awakening the child’s interest. was first produced in 1S14 at that capacity. George Frederick Boyle, United States Government. died June pianist, composer, and teacher, 5. There are nearly one hundred charming pic- Symphony Society at the age of sixty-one torial illustrations. of the Library of Music The Dallas (Texas) 20 in Philadelphia, At the Invitation The Brevard, (North Carolina) Schuman, he had Week, dur- commissioned William native of Sydney, Australia, - Congress, a Theodore Presser will present the third annual has A fiddle ®- There are twelve Foundation the Juil- 1922. From faddle — "cut-out” portraits of great composer, president of Philadelphia since 0 fj documents, letters, and othei August 13 American lived in ing which Brevard Music Festival from the masters. Etude of Music, to write a sym- 1922 Mr. Boyle was head of memorabilia of the founder of The Christian Pfohl, director of liard School 1910 to by LEROY ANDERSON to 22. James completed by De- Peabody Con- 7. There are sixty-five delightful juvenile pieces, was held in honor the phonv, the work to be piano department of the were exhibited, at Davidson College, will direct — THE INSTRUMENTAL HIT that is EXCITING classic music given its premiere Following this, AMERICA and modern, including pieces from Haydn, hundredth anniversary of Mr. of the cember 1. It will be servatory in Baltimore. of the one festival and serve as conductor Pianists call it the Most Delightful Piano Novelty in yearsl Verdi, Schumann, Etude Symphony Orchestra, An- for several years at the Curtis Bach, Handel, Mozart, Wagner, Presser’s birth, July 3, 1948. The Orchestra. Soloists by the Dallas he taught PIANO SOLO 60 PIANO DUET (One Festival Symphony of and Piano— 4 Hands) 1.00 Mendelssohn, Schubert, Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin. this distin- Dorati, conductor, in the spring Institute of Music in Philadelphia VIOLIN. J very greatly appreciates Rothwell, soprano; Joseph tal SOLO (Piano Acc.) . .75 TRIO (Violin, Cello, Piano) will be Mary York . 1.00 School of Music. New 8 ' paid to the mem- Juilliard ' *— String miuaSt'ionm'b^kiro^l’u There are twelve biographies of great masters. guished honor which is pianist Eileen Farrell, soprano 1949. the Orch. 2.50 Battista, ; became co-director with ory of Mr. Presser, for his monumental City Later lie msmk Piano Studios, There is an excellent 36 THU drawing (givan in actual key star) in American musical his wife of the Boyle 3 New Piano Books by note piano keyboard •hows use game-1 Ike method of using accomplishments ^ provided counter* that aimply and Philadelphia. FLORENCE FENDER BINKLEY Quickly Identify the keyboard. history. 10. There is an altogether ingenious method of counters” for teaching The American Guild of Organists held Bornscliein, widely known com- Here is the notes. Franz a "Learning Music Program" to aid the teacher convention in by 11. its first post-war biennial works have been played in planning a well-balanced study program There is a guide to teachers poser whose — workbooks in the back of 9. Lectures June each St. Louis, Missouri, July 5 to orchestras, died to coincide with a child's first piano lessonl volume. leading symphony the principal events on His age was and recitals were 9 in Baltimore, Maryland. MY MUSIC DRAWING ser- BOOK.. these commanding the of the .60 the program, sixty-nine. He had been a member “Music Play for Every of the most notable figuies for forty MY MUSIC WRITING BOOK ... .60 Day” and its sequel vices of some faculty of Peabody Conservatory organ world, including E. Power orchestra and MY MUSIC SPELLING BOOK ‘Happy Days in Music in the years.