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TIMES EDITOR
TO GIVE MUSIC
AIR SERIES
Washington parents who would
like their children to acquire an
appreciation for music—or who
would like to lead them gently
into learning to play a musical
Instrument —should be sure to see
The Washington Times next Fri
day.
On that day Carl L. Bernies,
music editor of The Times, will
explain in his regular daily col
umn, “The World of Music,” a
new radio program in which fun
for small listeners will be com
bined with an incentive for them
to begin the study of such instru
ments as the clarinet, flute, saxo
phone and hautboy.
“Pied Piper”
Bernies, as “The Pied Piper,”
will preside every Saturday after
noon at 5 p. m. over a special 15-
minute broadcast from radio sta
tion WOL. Children listening to
the program this coming Saturday
will learn how they can secure a
toy “whistle” —actually a minia
ture flute with the basic fingering
of all similar instruments—with
which they can accompany the
simple tunes to be played, by “The
Pied Piper”.
Every Friday afternoon In The
Times, “The Pied Piper,” in a spe
cially dra-vn cartoon, will give the
musical notes of an easily mas
tered, fundamental time. On the
following afternoon over station
WOL “The Pied Piper,” in a set
ting of romantic fantasy and
drama, ./ill teach children how to
play the tune with the toy “flute.”
Bernies, who has specialized in
music appreciation for children
since he first became noted as a
musician and instructor many
years ago, says his motto is
“Music for all in .’omrnon lan
guage.”
He studied his art in New York
and Chicago, and later served
during the World War. Return
ing from France, he determined
to make his career in the world
of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.
Idea of Teachers
His original idea for breathing
pleasure and play into the study
of music—“ The Pied Piper” no
tion—was once explained by
Bernies to a class of music teach
ers taking post graduate work at
Teachers’ College at Columbia
University, N. Y. To his audi
ence—all professional instructors
—Bernies passed out dozens of
the toy “flutes.”
The teachers, Bernies says, be
came so engrossed in “tooting ths
footers” that pandemonium was
abroad for 10 minutes, while
every person present tried his
skill at the tin horn!
The “Pied Piper” idea was later
approved by Dr. Louis Mohler,
regarded as the greatest figure
in American music appreciation,
shortly before he died. When
Bernies first tried out the scheme,
in New York a short while ago,
some 30,000 children were found
to be among his listeners.
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MEET HERE
Six important affiliates of the
building industry will send repre
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for concrete and reinforced con
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Approximately 25 delegates, In
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will sit in on the conference as ob
servers, will be in attendance rep
resenting the American Society of
Civil Engineers, the American So
ciety for Testing Materials, Amer
ican Railway Engineering Associa
tion, American Concrete Institute,
Portland Cement Association and
the American Institute of Archi
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An executive committee headed
by A. E. Lindau, consulting
engineer of the American Society
of Civil Engineers, is meeting to
day and tomorrow to formulate
conference plans.
Sen. Wagner to Talk
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New York, will give a nationwide
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m. E. S. T. over the Columbia
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The World of Music
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Themes From Fourth Movement, "Symphony No. Iby
Beethoven
(A suggestion for using and preserving the daily music theme;
Many teachers of music appreciation advise their pupils to clip and
paste them on a 3 x 5 filing card with composer’s name at the top
and file them in alphabetical orderj
The usual large and enthusias
tic audience greeted the efforts
of Rachmaninoff in his annual
piano recital last night at Con
stitution Hall. Taking frequent
bows throughout the concert,
Rachmaninoff reserved his en
cores until the close of the pro
gram, playing his most famous
piece, “Prelude in C Sharp Minor,”
and a Chopin “Waltz in A Flat.”
The recital opened with a Liszt
arrangement of a Bach “Organ
Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor,”
which was performed with care
ful attention to the leading voice.
Rachmaninoff was at his best in
playing Beethoven’s “Sonata, Opus
109.” This work was resplendent
with vivid coloration, flawless
technique and most expressive ac
cents.
Likewise the Chopin works, "Po
lonaise,” “Nocturne,” “Mazurka,’’
and “Rondo,” each received care
ful treatment resulting in beauti
ful phrasing with a freshness and
spontaniety that left little to be
desired. Reverting for a time to
his own compositions, Rachmani
noff gave two showy and harsh
“Etudes-Tableaux,’ the C Sharp
Minor and C Minor, but the E
Flat Minor and E Flat Major were
more pleasing to the auditors.
Having delivered himself of the
main part of a recital in a highly
artistic and satisfatcory manner,
Rachmaninoff was apparently
content to rest upon his laurels
in presenting the three latter
numbers on the program. There
were passages in Liszt’s “Schnetto
del Petrarca No. 2” which were
more than reminiscent of Wag
ner’s Fire Music from the “Wal
kurie.”
When Rachmaninoff presented
his version .of the Paganini-Liszt
“Etude E Major” and. Liszt’s
“Rhapsodic No. 12,” we were re
minded of a reported conversa
tion which happened recently be
tween Ernest von Dohnanyi, who
had just finished a piano recital
and was being congratulated by
his friend, Josef Lhevinne.
Lhevinne said, wonderful won
derful. I wish I could do
that.” “Nonsense,” replied Doh
nanyi, “why with your technique!”
“Yes, I know,” said Lhevinne,
“but I have to play aJJ the
notes.” Frequent notes were
passed over lightly or entirely
missed in the Etude, and, as if
in a hurry to finish the program,
the Rhapsodic was played at such
a terrific speed that it was quite
impossible for even the great
Rachmaninoff to hit every note.
Whereas the temptation in this
and kindred works is to use the
pedal over much, Rachmaninoff
almost entirely neglected the
pedal in the Rhapsodic. Hope he
finished in time to make his
train!
Lieut. Charles Benter is to be
congratulated in going out of the
beaten track in arranging the pro
gram last night for the concert
of the U. S. Navy Band Symphony
Orchestra at the Navy Yard sail
loft. The unusual features of
the program included Beethoven’s
"Symphony No. 1,” the tone poem,
“November Woods” (Arnold Bax),
and Alfred Casella’s rhapsody,
“Italia.”
The Beethoven First Symphony
does not have the bold and heroic
utterances of the program sym
phonies, Nos. 3,5, 7 and 9, but is
a delightful step in orchestral color
above the chamber-type sympho
nies of Haydn and Mozart. With
the limitations of attention to
form, the young Beethoven still
managed to inject originality and
a rugged humor.
Lieutenant Benter led his en
semble through the delicate struc
ture of this charming symphony
with a proper restraint that height
ened the effect of the mood in
which it was created. The Ca
sella “Italia” Rhapsody proved to
be a bold picture painted in strong
contrasting orchestral coloration
which was relieved by the gay de
nouement making much of the
theme of “Funiculi, Funicula.”
The Estelle Wentworth Opera
Group, in presenting Flotow’s
opera “Martha,” last night at
Roosevelt High School Auditorium
rendered a high service to the
community in general and the au
dience in particular. The scenery,
costumes and well-trained singers
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