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n RS. r. r. STOGSDALL o
M Army won top flight honorS IL
IEI the final medal play tourna'
mcnt in the Fall series of open
house events at the Army
Navy and Marine Corps Club yester-
day, netting a 43. Mrs. George Cru
merit was second with 45.
In the second fight Mrs. w. K. XII
patrick, Army, and Mrs. B. s. Kill
master, Navy, each registered net 50
to tie for first place. Mrs. fitzpatrick
gross was low, however.
At the luncheon which followed the
morning round Mrs. F. S. BesSon, act
ing chairman of the golf committee, an
nounced that the weekly tournaments
would be resumed early in the Spring
and In the meantime the Thursday
OPEN house luncheonS would continue al
the club, with bridge supplanting the
golf during the next two or three
months.
All women of the service are welcome
to attend these luncheonS, 1t was stated
whether they be members Of the club or
not. Reservations should be made IN
advance through Mrs. Campbell, club
hostess. Further information concern
ing them may be obtained through Mrs
Thorne Strayer at North 1O6.
Yesterdays net scores:
First dight--Mrs. r. r. Stogsdall. 40: Mrs.
G. 0runert. IS. Second llight--Mrs. w. K
Fitzpatrick, S5; Mrs. B: s. Killmaster, 30;
Mrs. c. Mccormack, SO; Mrs. McClintock
40: Mrs. j. L. De Witt, Al; Mrs. l.. GaSSer'
Al; Mrs Ralph Glass, 49, Mrs. E. Humphrey
as. Mrs B. T. Merchant, As; Mrs Phillip
Campbell, 40.
A new set of officers was chosen al
the meeting of the Washington Recrea-
ton League last night and other details
of the 1929 schedule decided upon.
Dorothy Greene was elected president
Maude N. Parker, vice president; Louise
Sullivan, secretary and Margaret Craig
treasurer. Mrs. Margaret Haugen was
named chairman of officials and Ca
mile O'Hara and Rozelle Bolton a COM
mittee of two on rating.
It was agreed to fix the registration
fee at $12 team, half of this sum to
be paid by December IS and the re-
mainder by January /. All fees should
be sent to Miss Craig at Room 2, Dis
trict Building.
Members of all teams in the league
shall wear some sort of emblem of in
sigma designating their club and where
possible, wear uniform attire, accord
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Bob Brown. Bruce Gardner and M
Snyder are asked to attend meeting
of Brookland A. C. tomorrow night al
l247 Girard street northeast.
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George Burns and johnny Bczek A.
C. 85-pound grid teams will battle to-
morrow on Georgetown Prep field at 10
o'clock to determine the champion
eleven of that class in Georgetown.
Burns players are asked to report at
their club at $3.50 o'clock.
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Palace Props, who face Marion Sun
day in a Capital City League game, will
drill tonight at $50 o'clock at Sixth
and M streets southwest.
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4
Coach Bill Supplee of the title-de-
Tending Apache club, and Coach Craig
Wilton of the vengeance-Seeking Hawks
have both spent busy week dev1sing
new plays and perfecting them. Most
Of the offensive strength of each team
will depend on these plays, as each team
has secuted the other from the start
of the season and rival coaches are
familiar with the style each has used
FarN will see two of the best sand
lot teams ever assembled here when
these elevenS clash. The injection OF
ex-college stars into the game has
brought a noticeable improvement. The
advent of ex-college players as coaches
is largely responsible for the eleva-
ton of the sandlot game.
While many former college players
will be watched with interest, there
are several stars of both clubs who are
products of sandlot gridirons.
Ap.cheS remain favorites to retain
their title. Although outweighed on
the line the Little Indians are rated
As possessing q stronger and more ver-
satile backf1eld than that of the Hawks.
The latter will have Fee Colliere, Will
ton, Admiral Dewey, Brunette and Alb
botticcio for ball-carrying assignments.
Apaches have a clever back in Snail
Delabre. Hilleary and Twoomey are
consistent ground gamers, and big Fred
Linkous, the former Maryland fullback,
is always good for gains through the
line.
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william Miller, manager of the
Shabby A. c. 100 Founders, wants a
game for Sunday. Call Lincoln e904.
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|SANDLOT ELEvENS
READY FOR CLASH
MohaWks, ApaChes Perfect
New Plays for Title Tilt
Here Sunday.

~ IXTY minutes of grueling battling
are expected Sunday when Mo-
hawks and Apaches meet in the
- annual sandlot foot ball classic at
A,,oarioap TnoutIn Dark
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N YEW YORK, December with
N the returns coming in fast from
VI college foot ball captaincy cleo
/ tionS in all parts of the country,
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BY CORINNE FRAZIER.

n n RS. r. r. STOGSDALL o.
M Army won top flight honors in
E the final medal play tourna-
mcnt in the Fall series of OPEN
Evening star., 1928-12-07

Exhibiting superior teamwork and
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Daniel Breeskin' Orchestra
Will Honor STEPHEN Foster

livery day new avenues are being
opened in an effort to quicken
the public's interest in American COM
posers. The dedication Saturday of a
monument on the banks of the Swanee
River at Fargo, Ga, to the memory of
Stephen Collins Foster will send a
harmonious wave of his songs through
out our land and find response in
Washington.
The broadcasting of the musical pro-
gram for this occasion will carry into
every household "Old Black joe" MY
Old Kentucky Home" "Old Folks at
Home" Nelly Bly," 'Swanee River"
"Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground"
and many other compositions of this
prolific writer
simultaneously with this dedication,
Daniel Breeskin conductor of the con-
cert orchestra at the Earle Theater,
will present an especially arranged pro-
gram for this occasion, and the organ
lists throughout the Stanley -Crandall
circuit will participate in this COM
memoration service in their musical
offerings.
This cooperative work is being car
rled on through the effort of Mrs. Har-
riet Hawley Locher with the music ap-
probation group of the Maryland and
District of Columbia Federated Wom-
ems Clubs, who. under the direction
of Mrs. Nina Church Brann, chair
man of motion pictures for Montgomery
County Federation, have been taking
an active part in awakening the pub
lies interest in the music of the motion
picture theater.
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concert course, his initial effort along
musical lines in Washington, will be
opened Thursday night by Josef Hof-
mann. This course has eight evening
events.
Because of this earlier course, natu-
rally not a little confusion has arisen
in the minds of the music public as 10
which was what and why.
The cooperative veSper concert
course will be presented in two series
the artist series and the ensemble
series. Each series will comprise IL
music events of outstanding interest,
of which the majority will occur on
succeeding Sunday afternoons, begin
ming at $3.50 o'clock, at the Washington
Auditorium, at popular prices.
World-famous stars will appear in
both series and so low is the season
price that it will be possible to hear
Chaliapin, the worlds greatest basSo;
Gigli, world-famous tenor; Duscolina
Giannini, brilliant world prima donna;
Hans Kinder, famous cellist, and
Alberto Salvi the worlds great harpist,
each for the astounding price of from
33 cents to Sc cents If the season ticket
is purchased.
The artist series of the vesper course
will present such supreme artists as
Gigli, Giannini, Salvi Milan Petrovic,
the celebrated Russian Kedroff Quar-
tet. the popular prima donna, Anna
Case: Godfrey OHara, distinguished
composer; Herbert Heyner outstanding
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Capital Singers Announced
For D. G.. Radio Finals

EIGHT selected amateur soloists of
- Washington will compete for the
honor of representing the National
Capital in the second National Radio
Addition, Wednesday night, in the Dis
trict of Columbia finals, to be broad
cast by radio Station WRC from to 7
o'clock
The finalists, survivors of preliminary
trials held at WRC during the past
week, as announced by Addition Chair
man William H. Santelmann, are:
Hazel c. Arth, 1904 Thirteenth street
Mary o'Donoshue, 1900 First street north
Ruth Rooney, loO9 Eleventh street north
west. soprano. ~ . ..
Forence M M Y focunn 1924 newton street
George Beuchler, 1911 Decatur street
Nicola Bruno i211 Girard street north
Sal Salvatore Carta 1913 street northwest
Thomas N. Leef. 1860 clydesdale place
northwest, bass.
Radio listeners of Washington and
nearby States will be principal judges
of the District finals. when these young
singers compete for the District cham-
pionship and for Atwater Kent Founda-,
ton awards of $17,500 ana Nocai
scholarships. Votes of the pubic Will
count so per cent: ballots OF a boaro OF
Judges, 40 per cent.
District winners-a girl and a man
will receive medals and go TO new
York, as the foundations guests, LOT
national semi-finals at Station WEAF,
November 10 and II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

THE Sixth Street Synagogue, at the
corner of Sixth and l streets north
west, will have much more ambitious
musical programs this season than pre-
viously, according to the announcement
issued by Cantor Louis Novick, who has
been leader in all musical activities
there for long time. Cantor Novick
received his traditional training to be
cantor in Odessa.
The adult choir Of the Sixth Street
Synagogue. which will hold the first late
service Friday night at 8:l5 o'clock, has
been re-organized, enlarged and is under
the direction of the new choirmaster,
Mr.. Fenik. Beautiful compositions have
been selected for the opening service
and it Is planned that the choir will be
of great assistance to the cantor in
this and later occasions.
The members of the choir are: Mrs.
S. Wiseman, Mrs. A. Ponack, Mrs. c.
Gordon, Miss A. Rossett, Mrs. A. Kop-
lin, Mrs. H. Oxenburg, Miss F. Notole-
vitz, Miss B. Rossett, Alexander Shelf
ferman, D. C. Gordon, A. Felser and
LaZar Fenik.
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WOrld-FamOus Artists
Featured in "A Concerts

English baritone; Erna Rubinstein, vio-
linist; Louise Lerch of the Metropolitan
Opera; Sigmund Spaeth, Americas
great musical humorist. and, in addi-
ton, notable Washington artists, in
Guiding the National String Quartet.
This series opens Sunday afternoon,
November IL.
The ensemble series of the vesper
course will present equally distln-
guished artists, among them being
Chaliapin, Hans Kinder, the Cleve-
land Symphony Orchestra. Adolph
Bolm and his ballet. Harold Samuel.
pianist Isabel Garland and Hardesty
Johnson, Emanuel Zetlin. violinist:
Fernando Germani, famous Italian or
ganist. and Sylvia Lent, Washington's
own brilliant young vfolinist. who will
appear with LaSalle Spier, another
Washington musician, in a concerto
program. There will be also Sigurd
Nilsson, basso: Don Alfonso de Zelaya,
pianist: Senorita Martin-Rivero and a
number of the foremost concert artists
of the National Capital. This series
opens Tuesday evening. November 10.
Tickets for moth series are now on
sale
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Second Program Today
In "Svmphonic- Jazz" Series

THE second of the "symphonlc-Ja Jazz
l. concerts by the augmented Fox
Grand Orchestra will be given at the
Fox Theater today from to pm.
With Leon Brusiloff conducting. the
so musicians. many novelties are Sched-
tiled. all blending toward creating just
what the name of the concerts imply-a
combination of the classics and jazz.
The concert today will open with the
overture to Rossini's "Semiramide," con-
sidered by many as the finest OF this
composers serious works. 1t is now an
almost forgotten opera for stage pur-
poses. but will long endure as an or
chestral painting. This will be fol-
lowed by Forever" popular number
by Ager and Yellen, two present-day
writer's. The program will last for one
hour. Patrons are invited to remain
for the regular stage and screen per-
Torrance to follow.
Other music during this special hour
will include the Strauss Blue Danube
Waltz" Blue Shadows" Loves Old
Sweet Song" What dYa Say?" the
largo from Dvorak's New World SYM
phony," The Dancing Tambourine,
and for a closing number Kern's tune
full music from the Broadway success,
THE Show Boat"
There will be several solo offerings,
the principal number being a selected
cello number by Alden Finckel well
known to Washington music lovers, solo
cellist Of the Fox Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

THE great American pianist, Josef
Hoffman,. will open the Washing
ton Cooperative Artist Concert Course
for 1928-29 Thursday night at 8:15
o'clock at the Washington Auditorium
His program for this occasion, his only
concert appearance this season in the
National Capital, is especially arranged,
and comprises three well-chosen groups.
representative of such outstanding COM
poSers as Handel, Schumann. Bartholdy-
Mendelssolln, Frederic Francois Chopin,
Dvorsky, Prokof1eff and List.
Mr. Hoffman,, one of the greatest
artists on the concert stage today is an
established favorite of American and
English music-loving audiences. No
great artist of the present day is better
known to all the people than he, who
has stood supreme from the moment OF
his youthful appearance in 1887, as the
wonder child of his generation" to the
present time. Not only as great ar
fist is Holman known throughout the
length and breadth of the land, but as
an educator in music for the youth OF
America, for he is director and guiding
spirit of the Curtis Institute Of music
in Philadelphia. In addition, he has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

THE newest company to give out an
nouncements for the current season
of opera Is the Little Theater Opera
Co., E. Roland Hartman, chairman Of
its sponsoring committee. This COM
pany, which gave some performances
last year which attracted favorable at
tention from Brooklyn and metropoli-
tan critics, will open its season at the
Heckscher Theater, November 10, with
Robin Hood" the popular light opera
written by the American composer Reg
inald de Koven.
In this production Washington tenor
who won recognition with his singing of
the role of Sir Guy last year will again
sing that part, difficult because of the
subtle blend of comedy ability and vocal
ability required to make it successful.
1t Is announced that this will be the
first professional performance of Robin
Hood" in Manhattan since the New
Amsterdam Theater production in 1912.
Other works to be given at the orig
inal Brooklyn Little Theater and in the
New York house will be Die Fielder
maus," by Johann Strauss; Nicolai's
Merry Wives of Windsor" Bizet's
"Djamileh," Bach's "Phoebus and Pan"
Donizetti's Elixir Of Love" and Victor
Herbert's "Serenade."
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Young People Present
Program at Arts Club

EVELYN ALLENswORTH, pianist
and George Boucher, baritone.
will appear at the Arts Club Tuesday
night.
Miss Allensworth, who recently came
from Louisville, KY, is graduate of
the Louisville Conservatory. She was
the prize student and medalist in her
fourth year and has recently been made
a member of Pi Kappa. Lambda, ma
tlonal honorary musical sorority
Mr.. Boucher, a native of Florida but
for quite some time a resident here.
received all of his training in Wash
ington. He was boy soloist of ST. Pat
rick's choir for four years. The past two
seasons he has been a member of the
Washington Opera Company, singing in
the chorus and filling minor roles. His
appearances locally have been numer-
Gus. He is an announcer for the Radio
Corporation of America, on the staff of
station WRC.
The program Tuesday will be:
Ia Maison orise' Fortunio> Messager
"Aminte."
Mr.. Beuchler.
Boufee IN G-malor ..'..'........B Bach
sonata in c, Opus ., No. 81 -. Beethoven
',Scherzo,'
allegro Assai."
Miss Allensworth.
"A Vucchela" Observation-Disclosures. Tosti
Luna dEstate" .....................T osti
"sospiri Miei Andate owe vi Mando'
Bmboni
"Stornello" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Cimara
Mr.. Boucher.
"Rhapsodie in G-minor, No. g.. Brahms
Miss Allensworth.
so '' Well Go No More a-Roviinis' White
Linden Lea" .....................W Williams
The Roadside Fire" ................W Williams
Mr.. Beuchler
Katherine Rawls at the piano.
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Flora McGill Keefer, opened the pro-
gram Wednesday morning at the lunch
con, given in honor of Lady Astor at
the Carlton Hotel, by singing "The Star
Spangled Banner" The invitation was
extended by Mrs. Nina van Wrinkle,
president of the International Associa-
ton OF Policewomen. There were 400
guests. Mildred Kolb Schulze was the
accompanist.
Mrs. Keefer also will sing the National
Anthem and group of songs tomorrow
night at the Hoover-Curtis Club rally
at the Wardman Park Hotel Mrs.
Schulze will be her accompanist.
AT All Souls Unitarian Church this
morning, Mrs. Keefer will sing Steven.
sons Il Sought the Lord"
There will be special musical pro-
gram rendered at Campbell A. M, f.
Church. Nicholas avenue southeast, this
afternoon, by the Second Choir of Met
ropolitan A. M. E. Church of which
Prof. James L. Hunt is director.
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The Duchesse of Danziis"
Is Performed at Pikesville
EIyT,HE DUCHEssE OF pANzrcs !" ,

ScTHE DUCHESSE OF DANZIG." q
= three-act opera by Harry Wheaton
Howard. was presented under his direc-
ton at st. Charles Roman Catholic
Church, Pikesville, Md, Thursday night
by the Junior Opera Players Club OF
the Immaculate Conception Church OF
this city.
Among the principals in this perform
ance were Agnes Dowd, Mary O'Connor
Eleanor Hopkins. Teresa Bahabetz. AIDE
laide Yocum, Helen Fallon, Teresa Neu-
land, Ann Loveless, Virginia Dellinger,
Catharine Ryan, Louise Sweeney, Flor
ence Marguerite Yocum, Irene Bontz,
Mary Barker, Nora Bice, Margaret Fall
Ion, Helen Mayer, Margaret Nealon.
William Stoddard, George Neuman.
Frederick Nolan, Richard Babcock, John
Sherman and Leonard Townsend.
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made a name as a writer on musical
subjects for leading magazines in this
country. Not more than two years ago,
he drew particular attention by arrang-
ing and playing whole programs de-
voted to American music because of his
belief in the merit of American conf
poserS of the present day.
Mr.. Hofmann's program includes:
Variations in E-maior' Harmonious Black;
"sche iio" in E-minor," neutrality-suspicious.
Preamble. Coquette, Reconnaissance, Pier
rot, Replique. Plantation ct .Columbine'
Arlequin, Lettres Dansantes, Valce Allie
mande. Valse Noble. Chiarina, Paganini.
Eusebius. Chopin, Aveu, FloreStan, Estrella'
Promenade.
Marche des Davidsbundler contre les
Philisttnes.
II.
"H HsISst in IA-hat Major op 81, No. j."
"Nocturne in E-fat Major, op. IS. No; o.
Chopin
"Scherzo in B-minor'' ............. Chopin
III.
sanctuary ...'''''''''' $50 tY,,rroLnHafF
.. TaFsn Venezia Napoii $500. List
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Robert Foresman to Talk.

DR. EDWIN NJ c. BARNES an
nounces a series of free talks by
Robert Foresman of New York City,
author of the Foresman Books of Songs,
at the Washington College of Music, at
445 each afternoon this week.
These talks will deal with variety
Psychology in Music Education" Emo
tional Reaction to Music" Musical
Taste"
The public is invited Those inter-
ested may call the college,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21
Musical Activity Announced
At Mckinley High School

MISS FLORENCE r. KEENE, di-
A'A rector of music at Mckinley (Tech)
High School, announces that musical
activities form very live part of the
interests among students at that school.
Major music credits are given for out
side study in music, % such being
awarded last season. Also, major
credits are awarded for daily orchestra
or band practice and this school is
perhaps unique in having daily class
in opera study.
The light operas that Mckinley High
School produces annually have become
q feature Of local school life Much of
the credit for their success is due to
the untiring efforts of Dore Walten,
we'll known musician here for many
years.
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A New Blue Song.

COON AWAY BLUES" the newest
~ addition to the increasing list of
blue" song numbers, made its debut
before an audience at the Howard The
alter and later at the Jewel Theater here
recently.
The new selection is a song by Will
liam r. Warfield, % years old, local
singer 1t was published by Broad
way song publisher.
Isadore Kopperl. who wrote the words,
says it Is a song of the Southern
"darkie" type. He feels that the melody
has authenticity in color and content.
Warfleld, who lives at 346 c street
southwest, has sung the piece several
times before an audience and it was
received enthusiastically,
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Soldiers Home Orchestra
Concerts This Week

THE U. S. Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra will give the following three
programs in Stanley Hall, beginning at
$50 pm, with John s. M. thinner
mann leader, Anton Pointner assistant
leader:
Tuesday.
March, Peace Conference" ..... Lincoln
Overture Irish, The Beauties of Erin"
Entr 'acte-
(a) Devastation ..........He Herbert
Gems from the musical comedy MY
Fox trot, Blue Jeans. 800. .Traveiie
Waltz intermezzo. "Charmeuse". Baron
The Star spangled Banner"
Thursday.
Overture. The Wanderers Hope. suppe
!a} "cloister Meditations."
tb) "LAmour .Toujours.''
Excerpts n from the musical comedy hit
Fox trot popular "Chio-E ..... 'Moret
Waltz .. suite de concert, WOODLAND
Finale, jumping jack "ai1 Bioon
"The Star sDansled Banner"
Saturday.
March March, "Grsnadier Guards. Losey
"a you May"
Scenes from THE the musical comedy r "a
Connecticut Yankee" ........ Romberg
Fox trot. "A Dusky Stevedore' 49,. Johnson
T Ma!tz suite: Lysistrata' .Lincke
The Star spangled Banner AeA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-21

T. Guy Lucas, is announced by Ernst
w Ladimir Ladovitch, president of the
Washington Conservatory of Music near
Dupont Circle. to head the department
of composition. theory, and general
musical knowledge. The last mentioned
is planned to combine thorough tech
nical knowledge of instrument or voice
with an equally thorough knowledge of
composition as applied to that particu-
lar instrument.
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markable series Of musical attrac-
tons ever planned for the National
Capital is the cooperative vesper
concert course Of "a afternoon and
evening events. most of which are to
be given Sunday afternoons during the
current season.
This unique course is under the
auspices of DR.. Harold Dudley, whose
more modest list of cooperative artists
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,Swamped by the natural impulse.
nROKOFYEFF, the young Rus
i sian composer, who has, as a
clever new book on Modern Rus
sian Composers" written by Leo
Enid Sabaneyeff translated from
the Russian by judah A. Joffel
states, restored to Russian music
the Jest and irony, the satire and
laughter" will be represented on
Mr.. Hofmann's program in a
March"
Perhaps it would interest many
to quote here the entire chapter
on Prokofyeff, but space forbids.
We select, therefore, the following
two paragraphs as setting the
keynote of the whole:
I'm his makeup as a composer
this youthful conqueror' land,
as is we'll known, 'conquerers' are
not judgedO is bent to restore
the classic musical view of the
world. Music is a pleasure and
not heavy cross or doom. Vigor-
Gus, clear-cut rhythmics, and mai
vete of melody are raised to q
cult, the technical methods them
selves become negation of those
that had Just been in vogue
Prokofyeff declared war upon the
romantic piano style and resusci-
tated the cruder style of the elias
steal era. The lingering broker
arpeggios introduced by Chouir
and List disappear from Proko'
fyeff's music and are replaced b.