Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-30

! of them. Just at present there is prob
/ ably only one man alive who knows pre-
/ cisely how all the variations of the viol
da gambia. the viul damore and kindred
instruments used centuries ago actually
sounded. He Is Arnold Dolmetsch. who
lives In England, and refuses to go near
a concert hall because "the piano Is such
noisy instrument" He himself plays a
claVichord in preference. But II Is Il
great pity that the photograph came too
late to immortalize these old Instruments,
and the present age is very lucky 10 know
that its favorite meehanisms of music will
not be forgotten.
New Records
The Victor list is the only new one OF
the week, Its best bets" according to
expert statesmen include, among popular
songs, Sweet Kentucky Lady" which
has very clever Introduction of MY
Old Kentucky Home" and 1.-THE Little
House Upon the HIM; among dance rec
ords there is the "Tip-top Medley Fox
Trot," played on the accordion by Pietro
Deiro, and "Alohe Oe." a Hawaiian med
ley. played by the Victor Band, but Civ
ing some idea OF the Hawaiian harmonIes,
The operate records include selections
from "Trayata," and for classical music
there is the completion of the Mozart
Jupiter symphony. Chin Chin" which
seemed to be the best seller in Edison.
month, continues to get itself on the
discs this time Margaret Romaine sings
THE Grey Dove" There are also a
number of records made by famous sing
ers. The Caruso "lngemisCo" has already
been mentioned above. Alma Gluck who
sang in this city early in the musical sea-
son, has made a record of Haendels "Oh,
Sleep! Why Dost Thou Leave Me?"
Johanna Gadski sings the song which
always thrills hearts in the Vaterland
"Die Waeht Am Rhein.' aud there is a
remarkable duet by Louise Homer and
Geraldine Farrar. II is called "Alla
Capanna Andiamo" and the composers
name Campana, sounds like a part of the
title. The run Of Miss Farrsr's lighter
voice over Mime. Homer's sweet low con-
traltO is really delightful.
Some New Rolls
The competition between the makers Of
music rolls and of photograph records
sometimes becomes very acute. Fire.
quently. strange as il may seem, the roll
manufacturers get ahead OF course. in
certain fields they are naturally first
classical music, for example In that de.
partment this month will bring Glazou-
uOws Sonata No. |, " in nat; the sec
ond movement of Schubert's lovely
Seventh symphony, and Beethoven's
Sonata No. l." In F. fiat Teachers OF
music, and mothers who have to keep
their children practiclng. will be quick 10
realize how valuable these and similar
recordings are. II used 10 be a stock
criticism OF canned" piano music that,
If you had the things on the rolls, You
wouldn't care TO learn TO play yourself
Precisely the opposite Is true. The roll,
especially the roll prepared by a master
artist. is tile highest Incentive 10 learn
ing TO play. And more than that. Il is a
practical master. Because. in your own
home. at your immediate disposal. you
have a splendid teacher whom you can
turn on or OFF at will. Play the roll over,
listen carefully as YOU play 1t. and then
when you come 10 play the thing yourself
you VIII hnd that a great many unsus-
nected beauties lingef I'm the music
which the formerly desplssd roll alone
has brought 10 light.