New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
By H. E. Krehbiel

1y LIE III OllDACl
Attempts to give musical delineation
10 two Of the great and characteristic
lsities Of the world have recently come
Under the notice of the music lovers
1H New York-London and Paris. A
Third, New York, though offering quite
as much characteristic material of the
,nrt rs its sister capitals, is still neg
Iscted; but we have heard no com
plaints on that score. The musical
klineator of New York will have
arder task than his predecessors, for
b will have to give voice to the soul
q the city in a more subtle manner
tban Mr.. Vaughan Williams, the tonal
painter OF London, or Charpentier, the
} composer of Paris. In Mr. Williams's
London Symphony" and M. Charpen-
Hers opera Louise" there are things
Besides the sounds which rise from the
! ustreets Of the English and French capi-
ialss but those sounds are the obvious
lshings, the things that are definite
: Daud certain in their appeal. There can
J dpe no guaranty that the dusk of
Neycmber day in Bloomsbury, the
j kloem Of yelling night and fog, the fid-
Her in front Of public house and the
. Phabby gentility of the houses will be
Fecognized in the second movement;
! ut to Londoners, at least, the cry of
Sweet lavender! Who'll buy sweet
pavender?" will awaken memories, if
Fos Of yesterday or yesteryear, at least
childhood. And when imagination
asked to conjure up in the music
a us picture of the Thames Embankment
asrs IS the booming of "Big Ben" in
Westminster Tower to help.
The musicass etcher Of New York
Pay have Trinity chimes at his dis
tseas but we wonder how many of his
aseners to- a New York symphony
sssld recognize the chimes If they
.seeo them initiated? They are too
~ down town for our millions. AS for
ssss cries like "Sweet lavender!"
ag are quito gone into the silences.
= recall the fact that we used to
fsw In our early days, but the
~ one which occasionally penetrates
oaf study now Is "Lines 2" from the
vho puts up clotheslines at fabu-
- prices from balcony to balcony
= ne backyard. And he has forgotten
music with which he used to inter-
- ~ IN his calling. The old clothes
ssHs = kesh cloes!" is become almost
eesbls and utterly uninteresting.
We ewo seem to be the last of
80 srsbe, unless it be that all their
sai!s companions have betaken
ss'ves to the East Side, where, we
seid,s life has less monotonous
= moro colorful aspect.
bones Of London venders
sea N London the folksong collect
ese iamsnting that the street
s vhich used to be ths delight Of
aef days, are all but hushed: and
Iamentation Is fully justified.
tne examples which we have seen
E'cn, many Of them had the pro-
a''sa AID beauty OF perfect little
Sweet lavender" for instance,
a. noted from his father. a
dsr Seller. by Arthur Davis, was
~ " we'll proportioned numbers,
lily and meiodically:
you buy my sweet blooming Law
~ are sixteen full branches for a
kenuy.
e all cut from the Mischsm Val
as: sixteen full branches for a
& = sxtsnded, though less fascinat-
sn musical point Of view, was
sesg Of the vender Of sypsy~van
. recorded fbut only Fragments
. q y Cecil sharps
tin4s of fancy cfairs, easy arm
i ~ ysg bny . pretty basket.
& rseksty cSesp basket
x sll fssAS OF chairs.
~, fAdiss, don,t delay.
puy your ehaisw and baskets