The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-27

Here an instrumental 1nterluoe ID
exquisite with fascinating progres-
sions and intervals. Plaintively at
the close the flute and q cello sing
a sad refrain that is full Of atmos-
phere.
Through an tire music there Is
that freedom In treatment and a
spirit Of leisure entirely foreign to
the America Of the North.
''Latin-American music IL native
and profound" says Mr.. Adams.
Walter Damrosch will this year
use compositions Of Valdarama, Of
Peru. They win come as a sur
prise" Mr.. Adams declares. "Vaida-
rama uses the old music themes so
you win get the real flavor of
Peru in his works. Kobles is the
man who has recorded much Of this
ancient music"
Great Instrumentation.
"I said that the United States did
not know the South American music.
Some they have heard" continued
MIR. Adams, "but they have not
learned to separate the nationa1ities
and their distinctive types.
Guatemala has wonderful music.
"A HAOA6 pfVSkdul Va ~ WtA OO swan
by the Army Band here, which Is
equipped in Instrumentation to do
full justice to this music"
Then Mr., Adams said an aston
ishing thing: "The Banda Mayor Ct
Mexico City has the finest instru-
mentation of any band In the world.
It, the band Garde Republicaine Of
Paris. and the United States Army
Band are alike, thus the Army Band
is peculiarly adapted to do this
the instruments of color are there.
Washington has heard an over.
ture from the Brazilian opera, III
Guarani.' * for Creatore played 1t mere
at the Rialto. 1t is by Comes.
Brazil is the home OF the Oldest
tango" In the world, There the
orchestras are typical with different
Instrumentation, also Interpretation
Of the music.
"The opera 'Guaranf IL the mu.
sic I'm most fond OF" commented
Mr.. Adams. 1T has wonderful
songs, effective for piano as well
as. singer. Then there are the
'Passillos,' the distinctive songs
and dances Of Colombia that are
redolent Of the soil. You have q,
musician Of Colombia here Arsenic.
Ralon.
THE governments of these coun-
tries take national money for mu-
sic education. They give scholar
ships at home and send students
for three years to Europe.
Fame Of Great Artists.
''Think Of the list Of great art.
lists from South America! There
was Carreno, most famous OF
woman pianists, from Venezuela:
Guimar Novaes. the greatest WON
an pianist of the world today,
from Brazil. Zanelli, OF Chilli, is
now at the Metropolitan Opera;
while the song "Ay, Ay. Ay" is
native Chilean composition. Schir.
mer is now publishing a work by
Enrique Soro Of Chill, Impressions
OF New York" so they are going
into the modern vein.
'D'Alvarez. the noted contralto,
Is from Peru. Argentina and
Paraguay both have sopranos and
violinists Of renown
Music IN Buenos Aires Is
front page stuff Z" was the glad
news Mr., Adams brought us.
Their two big opera companies
give some of the greatest opera
in the world. They demand, for
instance, that Puccini conduct his
own score. They pay him to come!
The opera house bulges, bulges
with people,"
That is the account of South
America in music.
Pan.American Tour.
It is limited that when these
programs are perfected by the
U. s. Army Band, a tour Of this
country with perhaps also a tour
Of South America will be made, to
better acquaint the peoples of the
western hemisphere with the music
of all its nations.
The South American tour is par.
ticularly significant. The differ.
ent countries there are not aware
Of the riches the entire huge con.
tinent affords in music. So it will
be an art.missionary pilgrimage,
one that will rise high in the
annals Of the United States.
William ]. Stannard. leader Of
the u. s. Army Band, was the
leading spirit in great discovery,
for presenting this Pan-American
music to the world can be expressed
in no other term. To him the
credit, and to Franklin Adams,
government official, whose heart Is
filled with the love Of good music.
The recent broadcasting Of Pan.
American music is a part Of this
program of the government ana
has been done with the aid If
Franklin Adams, VIM, l.. Stannard
and the U. 8. Army Band.