The Washington times., 1922-04-20
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ture as well as the culture, Of the |
child. that the National Child Wei
fare Association has given special |
consideration OF II. They use as a j
slogan: What children know best |
they love best" adding that to the
saying. There is no accounting for |
tastes" contains rather more false
hood than truth. F ~ n
II is a mistake 20 descend" to
children. Their interest is easily |
aroused by the ideal and the pic
turesque. II is the children who
know best the land of "make.be-
lieve." and they can be led without |
being aware of II, into the world of |
beautiful music. thus forming a taste
that will never desert them.
There is a little girl in New York
who, when left TO her own whim. al
ways puts violin records on the
phonosraph. When listening to
these records the little face takes on
dreaming serious expression that
one would not expect. for she Is a
rather spoiled only child who has
quite lot of the tom-boy in her.
To Awake Imagination.
What music have we to attract the
imagination of the kiddies, leading
them through fancy into this fasci-
mating land of nake-believe?
There's fun in the "Golliwog's Cake
Walk" from the suite called the
"Children's Corner" Yet IL was
written by Debussy. "Debussy for
children one hears grow-ups say.
Try II on a DUO-ART record, or play
II for them yourself.
Children love fountains these
warm spring days Take them to
the park. and afterwards play them
that most subtle of musical fancies,
the "Jeux d'eau'-'Piay OF the
equally extreme Frenchmen and a
contemporary OF Debussy.
Butterflies" There are two de-
lightful fancies, put to music by
great masters, that show the
elusive gayety and darting of the
butterfly. One is by Grieg, the
other by .'oritz Rosenthsl. Il
wonder whic,I will catch the fancy
Of a child?
Point out. in a classic compost
tion, how the troops come march
ing on in the Turkish March" of
Beethoven, from the Ruins OF
Athens" and then how the sound
fades away as the soldiers pass
from view. 1t is a good lesson
in listening. ~
A Day In the Woods.
Or take a day in the country.
Listen to MaeDowells Woodland
Sketches" There In the simple
and lovely ITO a Wild Rose" A
child could draw the simple petals
OF a wild rose while listening, and
make his mental picture real. He
could then paint them In pale pink
tints, and compare them to the
soft color of the tones in the music.
"From an Indian Lodge from
the same suite. gives nice rugged
types Of the kind OF play-fellow
the children like, when they dress
up in their brown and red Indian
suits. Or take the MscDowell
From Uncle Remus" and read the
verses for 1t. Again, IL you go
into deep woods, in your imagina-
ton, try. using Schumann's Hunt
ing Song" and there one may
find Spross' "win o. the wisp,"
fitting above the bushes while the |
hunter waits in the quiet Of the
woods.
Do you know the bird calls7
s. KANN & SONS co. have
VICTOR book that is a marvellous
guide for Music and Childhood. II
is called "a Graded List of VICTOR
Records for Home and School"
The Bird Calls.
This VICTOR book has some early
bits of bird song for the kindergar-
ten age. Then there are actual songs
OF birds, taken after years Of labor
in overcoming the fear of the birds
when the recording horn was put In
use.
There are four Victor sets )f
Songs of Our Native Birds" on two
records, with eight or more bird
songs on each side. For Instance,
No. 1 has catbird, cardinal redbird,
Jenny or house wren, loon. red wing
blackbird, bobolink, California noun |
tain quail, and a general converse
ton of the birds of the marsh. No 2
Is equally as diverse, with the ring.
dove. wild canary, wood pewee, blue
jay, whip-poor-will, etc.
The book contains innumerable |
hints as to how best to present this
subject, in connection with the mu-
sic and colored prints of the birds.
The "Art" Bird Song.
Into the realm OF the prima donna
soprano we go to find the art song
made from ideas suggested by the
song birds. Frieda Hempel, that de-
lightful human sons. bird, sings THE
SWALLOWS" Tia Villanellc) by
Dell, Acqua, with bird-like runs that
sound Ike the bird and like the tones
Ola flute.
SWEET BIRD" Is sung by Nina.
Nellie Melba, the great Australian
prima donna, with flute obligato. 1t
is a poem or Milton with music by
Handel. Marcella Sembrich sings ex
quisitely the 'Nightingale's Song"
by Alabieff and Nine. Tetrazzini the
Brilliant Bird" from the opera The
Pearl of BRAZIL by David, also with
flute obligato.
There are many other art songs
that received their inspiration from
the songs of the birds. Nine. GaIli- 4
Curci Is the human song-bird we
know best today, and her voice 10. In
itself, much like the dove at times.
Ever and ever so long ago, before |
the Pyramids were built beside the
Nile In fact before they were ever