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MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST
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ne IS better known as concert pia-
INST than as a composer although his
compositions will always be remem-
bered by the world Rubenstein made
a concert tour of America in 1928.
Melody in F., one of the composers
well known works, is full OF imagery
and follows the song form so that,
while not SO called by Rubenstien, ii
might well be named song without
words. Originally a piano selection, it
has been used for many instrumental
combinations and has also been given
words by the poet Michael Watson
| AS vocal number it is favorite with
the schools.
The well-known melody of the COM
position, with its calmly flowing rhy-
thin, sings itself naturally. Each
phrase moves to a graceful, almost I'M
noticed, climax as the melody rises and
falls within its phrase limits. There
is middle section in which the theme
was vague wandering character and
which is gradually retarded. Then the
first melody again returns.
Come Where My Love Lies
Dreaming "-Foster, Stephen Collins,
| (lS26lS64) born Lawrencevile, Pa.
Stephen Collins Foster, a Northern
man, has written our best examples
of Southern "folk" songs Most of his
songs were written for minstrel troup-
es and were attempts to picture the
homely scenes among the negroes of
the South "Old Folks at Home" is
probably his best known song, al
though my Old Kentucky Home"
and several others are also very pop
ular. While not true folk songs, his
compositions are nearer the folk song
than any we have, and are now con-
sidered as such.
Come where My Love Lies Dream
ing" was written by Foster while he
was visiting one summer in Warren,
Ohio. 1t was written for performance
on a village program and was first
sung by a male quartetot It is love
song of parting and is especially we'll
adapted to male voices.
oresquet-Dvorak, lAntonin,
(lS41-l904 born Muhlhausen, Bohem-
ia. Antonin Dvorak was the son of
an innkeeper and his father wanted
the boy to become butcher. Dvorak
however, learned to play the violin
and at the age of sixteen went to
Prague to study organ. He is one of
the greatest of Bohemian composers
and is known through his symphonies
and his songs. "Humoresque' was
written as tone-poem for piano, but
was lost or at least not known until
1t was brought forward by Kreslcr a
few years ago as violin solo. Since
that time it has become immensely
popular, and it is now heard as an in
strumental solo, as chamber music, for
orchestra, and even as a song. 1t is
universally known and loved.
The name "Humoresquc" is usually
given to musical compositions in
! which the composer has attempted to
show some humorous situation OF
feeling Whatever Dvorak intended to
reveal in this number IS left entirely
to the imagination of the hcarer, in
fact, there are many who find in it
anything but humor Its melody is
light and catchy, moving with dance
like flowing rhythm which almost sug-
gests the fluttcring down of a gayly
colored autumn leaf. There is a mid
die part, smoother and more medita-
tive. then the first part returns again
'Traumerei' Schumann, Robert
G810-l85o) born Zwickau, Saxony.
Schrmann was the son OF book sell
err, who lanncd that the hcv should
become Law I'll. Schumann had 10
taste for that profession, however, and
was allowed to study with the idea
OF becoming great musician He