The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-23
Riddles Showing Modern InfIu-
ence, Which Is Away From.
Purely Academic.
BUILD UP NATIVE GIFTS
Capital Pianist Meets Great
Success With Concerts
In New York.

"A NlyD % he Rgls Af.aNn NJ nd
' ~" '"o p"'o'y aao 80
INTO the heart ana sour OF 'no mater
rhat is where chiidren's dlvination
gives them added claims TO resp<et
for what they feel For IL is the
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VIZ 10. ohIy III tne "ai y, ~"
older interpreters. but they had
spo ,,. s response 70 ,ne music,
well did the child sense the spirit Of
each separate selection.
sne naa wig ~ y, .sns
IN dramatic mood. was ,n,,inct. pure
and sImple-b.r personal genius for
music expression.
A Native GIFT.
This seems n native gift Of children
that should not BIO ignored. The work
done several years ago In the Indus
trial Home School OF this city by
Alys Bentley. at that time director
OF the music OF tho public schools or
Washington, proved that this music
gift belonges 20 children quite gen
orally, with no regard TO culture or
most apparent, a child here showing
a arrange response 60 sadness. another
a spontaneous spirit OF 10Y.
These Riddles, BON ooys snu ~,
W , ~ 20. ,n snrin9tIm.. express
al" in Tbythmic movement the best
music played for them by victrola'
They had taste TOO; n,,o s
went up TO m 1870 niss.e NAV
,.,. W,,.,c :" IL was the |
..n,n,n.n, tu.Icale" OF schubert she |
,,,.s .sLipy FOR. Not a bad selectionl
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"Modern Wsy
At ,,udents' piano recital by small
,A,,ar., siv.n here this month. the
."''.'e' 80. ,,,,..,.a Its. In
modern way -, 80, ,,,o
the MESSAGE the eh,Iu" o,,.s
their music. hsS "' "a
mastered a ,e'fieisnt technique sa,, an. ana
had memor'Le. 'er ' n,...,on
they gave was musleh ehp
that was In no way ,a'so W '"' W"
ception OF clder minas
These chlldteh W" 49,.
10 undo. They dia NOT meIg VA
the notes. They haa
piled them OF inc
music they were 70 pay, snu :"
child fairy'tale splin .hs. "aa ss
convincing that the msn'u app1
to the music was Iost IN 'ne
ton OF the chiid uhdets'ahoins
r.,,x carxlsIia. pianist. who,
,,-,, I'm .onn.c,.a with washing.
uhoush s'n' ,,,.' ,,'-',,I.,
.o -, VI r,,y ne, me, win nm.
u,ual suec.ss I'm two plano recitaIs
given there recently, where he H. one |
OF the faculty OF the Maxim Music
School.
Mr. Garzigiia u essentially the
Frenchman IN the delicate inenes
OF his work and In his true musieai
quality. His two programs were an
all French program ana an all chopin
program. HIS recital In January VIII
be devoted TO beethoven sehumanh
and List.
Reviews or Mr. Garziglias work
say:
display OF great breadth
In technical resource and interpreta.
ton. They were admirably planned
and executed, especially the Debussy
and Saint Saens excerpts. The pianist
seemed especially TO grasp the com
plete spirit, the poetic atmosphere
or the Debussy works, ana was Nigor'
ously applauded through the entire
program" Again, the Musical Cour'
Ter says OF his playing or Liszts For
est Murmurs, that II was quite the
best performance or this work with
In the memory OF the writer. The
same article speaks also or his Al
Lawrence io"hsehu' u" became
'oeh'Inea as composer w the music
Woriu OF washington at the Freneh
semen. .. ias. week; ar. iownsenas
EranL pn,,ocI ,snor 1885, s
Rratiating. Charming and meIodious
and truly musical.
An amusing protest has come into
The Times music department that
does not sustain the virtues OF the
as sung by Alfred
Noyes, at least from the viewpoint
of the musician. The plant Is this:
At a class devoted 20 the study OF
harmony, an interruption came In the
form OF our street organ, The music,
being insistent, had TO enter into the
1t was found that, alas
and alack the national song of Eng