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MUSICAL CO TI RIEH
Clayton F. Summy Company, Chicago
FROM AN OLD ALBUM. Piano piece for third grade study by John Mokrejs. Exercises in octaves for both hands, as well as recital material.
Composers’ Music Corporation, New York
FIVE PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO (Op. 78, Nos. 1, 3, S, 6 and 7) ; One Piece for Cello and Piano (op. 80, No. 2), by Selim Palmgren. These are all in Mr. Palm-gren’s most attractive style, flowing, easy, melodic and based upon a quaint and interesting harmonic outline. The violin pieces are entitled: Prelude, Canzonetta, Finnish Romance, Oriental Serenade and Preghiera. The cello piece is named Landscape and is just the sort of music one would expect Palmgren to write with that idea in mind. It is truly lovely music and most effective for the cello. This entire set of new works does credit to the Composers’ Music Corporation and will add to the already substantial fame of the Finnish composer, now teaching at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.
TWO SONATAS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, by Giovanni Battista Martini. Martini lived between 1706 and 1784. These sonatas were published by John Fox, Loudon, about 1750, for two violins and a thorough bass, which means, presumably, that they were violin duets and that the accompanist played from a figured bass. They have been transcribed for violin and piano by Samuel Endicott in a very scholarly manner, and the solo violin parts carefully edited by Albert Spalding. Each of the two sonatas is in four movements. This is pleasing, flowing music in the style of the time, not very difficult, but suitable either for the studio or the concert platform. So many arrangements of similar works have been published in recent years that no especial description is called for. It has to be said, however, that these are among the most attractive that have come to our attention.	F. P.
FAN SONG, by Homer Grunn. '1Bully,” as Roosevelt would say, only bully does not exactly express it. “Exquisite” would come nearer to it, yet even that is not quite the word one wants. The fact is, that this piece is a masterpiece in miniature, three pages of perfection, or as near perfection as one ever expects in music. Mr. Grunn has done a Chinese thing here that has nothing of the tritely Oriental about it, yet is redolent of the perfume of the Celestial Empire, now a republic. But Mr. Grunn evidently does not believe in the republic idea as it refers to China. This is old China, faded, delicate, tinkling, mysterious. Oh 1 yes. It is a bully song, all right 1 It certainly is 1 M. J.
Haywood Pupil Sings
Geneva Youngs, soprano, pupil of Frederick H. Haywood, offered a delightful program at a musical tea given by Mr. and Mrs. Haywood at the Haywood Studios on December 17. Miss Youngs sang numbers by Scarlatti, Buononcini, Marcello, Debussy, Staub, Weckerlin, Fourdrain, Boito, Dichmont, Carpenter, Engel, Dobson and La Forge.
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in fact the entire composition is most pleasing, as all of this musician’s songs generally are. The verse by itself expresses a good thought yet somehow the combination is not altogether one that could arouse much enthusiasm.
THE WHIPPOORWILL. A song for high voice by Karolyn Wells Bassatt. A dainty accompaniment supports the voice which carries a simple melody. An encore which could follow most any group of English songs . and a selection which can be taught in the studio for diction and legato.
WEDDING MUSIC. A selection either for the piano or organ, by Pearl G. Curran. Real appropriate music for a mighty important event. Begins with an effective dignified march, which can be continued as long as desired. This passes into incidental music to be played during the ceremony. Melody, of course, is the fundamental idea. The composition ends with a triumphful march.
THE TWO MAGICIANS. A song with both words and music by Pearl G. Curran. Jack Frost is a gay sprite who flits about having all kinds of fun, often to the great discomfort of even mere man. He has a splendid time and is quite proud of his work. But along comes the sun who makes him vanish and lo! he proves to be the greater magician. To these bright and somewhat original words Mrs. Curran has created descriptive music which dances along in a gay spirit. Very good for the high voice.
PRELUDE AND FUGHETTA, for the organ, by James H. Rogers. Again this well known composer has turned his talents to the organ and written a number which commands the attention of all serious organists. Carefully marked in order to obtain the best effects.
Joseph Williams, Ltd., London
MARIE STUART. Incidental music arranged as an Entr’acte, for the romantic play. The Borderer, composed by Sydney Ffoulkes. The composer has created two themes ^The Love theme and Marie Stuart’s theme—and worked out an interesting piano solo. The production was no doubt greatly enhanced by this tuneful music.
JACK THE GIANT KILLER. A short cantata for children by Laurence Powell. Dialogue and lyrics by H. Ors-mond Anderton. Just the kind of a thing the kids adore and sing. Lends itself to simple or elaborate costuming and settings.
J. & W. Chester, Ltd., London
HANDBOOK AND GUIDE TO CHAMBER MUSIC. From our friends across the way comes this valuable catalogue, complete as nearly as possible and containing the whole literature of chamber music, old and new, so far as it is obtainable in print. Each selection listed is to be found in the Lending Library opened about seven years ago in London. We quote from the publisher: “We are confident that it will not only serve as a Library Catalogue, but also be accepted by all lovers of chamber music as what it may boldly be claimed to be—a complete handbook and guide to the whole literature of the most beautiful and intimate class of music.”
MINIATURE ESSAYS. From this same publishing house, J. & W. Chester, come three of their series of Miniature Essays—Granville Bantock, the English composer; Manuel de Falla, the Spanish composer, and Joseph Jongen, the Belgian composer. Each little booklet is printed on good paper. The first page is a photograph of the composer, then follows a complete biography giving in detail the musician’s achievements. Two or three pages are given to reproductions of passages from manuscript, and last, a complete catalogue of all compositions and the various publishers.
There are twenty-six modern composers represented in this most valuable and instructive collection.	M. J.
a very graceful barcarolle; duet for tenor and bass, and a rousing final chorus, with high F’s and G at the end, all these are but small features of the work of eighty pages, octavo.	F. W. R.
(Composers* Music Corporation, New York)
Israfel (Song)
This is a recital song and a forceful one by Edward Royce. It is full of vigor as well as color, and offers much variety to the pianist as well as to the singer. It is poetic in character, but works up to a fine climax which should make a success of it with people who like broad, simple lines and plenty of pianistic sonority. A little more care in the making of the voice part would have made it a better song. As it is it will require a voice of powerful sonority to do it justice, and splendid breath control. A good song nevertheless and one that should become popular.
La Serenade a Mytilene
Among much music one reviews, it is a pleasure occasionally to come upon some one piece that stands out from the rest by its excellence. This is one of those pieces, and is by E. R. Blanchet and transcribed for violin and piano by Alfred Pochon. The melody, adapted from “une melodie des mariniers levantins,” is enchanting, and the development in every way suited to it, with the simple, flowing harmonies, its delicate suggestion of countermelody, its graceful motion. It has been attractively and skilfully transcribed and edited for the violin, and is a concert piece without being difficult.
Gavotte Pompadour
This is the fourth of a set of four pieces for violin and piano by Albert Spalding, who is rapidly becoming known as a composer as well as a virtuoso of the first order. This gavotte, as the name implies, is written in the style of a hundred and fifty years ago, and the flavor of that age has been carried out in an exceedingly scholarly manner. It is rather simple, although there are a good many double stops for the violin, and is thoroughly effective. A piece that will be welcomed by teachers and students as well as recitalists.
(Arthur P. Schmidt, Boston)
Lyrics from the Greek
These lyrics by Edward Ballantine are art-songs, very well made—in fact, so well made that they might be called professional. They show some feeling for beauty, but one finds in them rather a respect for Art, with a big A. The publisher must also have had respect for Art with a big A when he agreed to publish them, for he could hardly have expected them to be popular hits or to pay for their keep. The publishers deserve credit, encouragement _ and commendation for this sort of self-sacrifice, and it is to be hoped that some readers of this review will be led to support them in their efforts to promote American classicism. After all, we should not judge songs by their cash value, should we?
My Heart Has Found You and June Night (Songs)
These are simple ballads by Ernest Harry Adams, dressed up in rather advanced harmony, with rather more modulation than in the ballads of the past. At the same time, they are of a popular nature and likely to please people of conservative taste who enjoy (one should say “who still enjoy”) real melody and harmony, not discord or dissonance. The composer uses chromatic alterations, inverted ninths, harmony made of passing notes, and other devices of the modern school far in advance of the old tonic-dominant restrictions in which the ballad was so long enchained. There is extraordinary beauty in this kind of diatonic-chromatism and it admits of writing real melody as this composer has done. Very nice little songs!
F. P.
New Music
Carl Fischer, New York
MINSTREL MEMORIES, a composition for violin and piano, by Edmund Severn. Mr. Severn’s own preface notes are quoted because they fully describe his music, “In this composition I have tried to express some of the grace and charm of the Song and Dance of the palmy days of American Minstrelsy.” The intentions of this musician have been fully and satisfactorily brought out. There are no technical difficulties and it will make an effective solo for the amateur violinist.	...
KELTIC FANTASY, another selection for violin and piano by Edmund Severn. Characteristic all the way through, with the bagpipe effect prevailing, what few difficulties that appear can be mastered easily and played without effort. Both numbers deserve careful consideration from teachers.
.ROMANCE. For the violin and piano, by Michel Sciapiro. A melodious programmed or encore number. The composer undoubtedly intended to write a simple comprehensive form, and while it is within the possibilities of students it appears best suited for advanced work.
G. Schirmer, Inc., New York
TO-DAY. A song by Charles Huerter to a poem by Maud H. Lyman, easy flowing melody in the setting;
of Improved Music Study for Beginners, Inc.
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