The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-15

Symphony Society, Ona B. Talbot
managing director, has for five
years brought the best orchestras
with world famous leaders to In
dianapolis.,
In it's sixth annual season, which
opens on Monday evening, Oct. 81,
another musical chapter will be
added to the musical life of Indiana
and Indianapolis, when the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra, Viii
lem Mengelberg, eminent Dutch
conductor, will present notable
program of orchestral music, pre-
senting the most famous of Tschai-
kowsky's symphonies, "Pathetique,"
Cherubini's water Carrier" Gold
marks Negro Rhapsody" and
Concerto for Wind Instruments"
Rieti.
The facts on the rhapsody are as
follows:
"a Negro Rhapsody. rubin Goldmark
Born in New York. Aug. is. 1872; lives
This work was begun at Fishers Island
in August, 1919, but most Of 1t was com
posed at Woodland Park. Colo. during the
summer Of l92l-22. The first performance
gle Hall, Jan. ID. 1928.
:, The rhapsody, is based on half 2 dozen
themes which the rega gTo e 81 OF
acter;. though he wishes to emphasize the
fact that he has not aimed to produce an
sc %SSs as appes D Ss suc and
rived from thematic material which at
tracted him primarily, because OF tbs IT,
There is a slow Introduction moderate,
Q-minor. 4-4l. begun by the CELL and
yiolas in unison 7s singing N16S9dy K sIfts
ton by the woodwind. Flutes. clarinets
and bassoons in G-minor have another
s0m now hf taseg this sSn n Sh
horns in imitation sing against it NO
S SS cb hGs Is the
while under them the BASES murmur, 20.
Peter. Go Ring Dem Bells" The main
body of the piece (allegro moderate. tempo
BODY Knows now With diversions in the wood
Ring Dem Bells" while the yiollns intro.
lt should be said here that a number of
the counter-subiects and subsidiary themes
used IN the are Ss Of MT t GSd
consists of the first bars of 20. Religion
Is a Fortune, With it. in the horns, is
combined the behest to Peter. This ma
body Knows" A passage of antiphonal
chords for contrasted instrumental groups
leads to an andanta non troppo, "a, with
an English horn solo on Sometimes Feel
Like Motherless Child" above a counter
melody for the French horn. solo vio-
lin sings this melody, and then solo cello
work and the sixth of its basic themes: 1t
consists of two measures of 20. When ]
Come to Die" The strings, horns and
wood repeat 1t in rich forte, and turn 1t
over to the horn quartet. while the strings
(diyisi), with harp and celesta. weave
bones recall the first theme, l'Nobody
Knows'D crescendo, and the full band at
tains its highest point of emotional inten-
sity on 20, When I Come to DE-" fol-
lowed by diminuendo and fermata on a
soft A-major chord OF the strings.
(G-mtnor. 2-2). and the sixth and last of
the themes is exhibited. This was found
years ago by Mr.. Goldmark in magazine
article, quoted there as a melody sung by
the Tennessee Negroes while working on
the river. This irresistible tune Is played
by the woodwind in unison. with pizzicato
accompaniment. The themes are now
liant stretto, and lusty climax on the
Tennessee River" tune. At the close,
Peter is. for the last time loudly exhorted
by the brass.
The two remaining concerts of
the three Monday evening orches-
ira series will present the New York
Symphony Orchestra, Walter Dam
rosch, conductor, and the Cincin-
natl Symphony Orchestra, Fritz
Reiner, conductor.