Evening star., 1949-06-05
Festival Gives
Outlet for New
Musical Scores
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CAltstAssdsFSk composers IN taz4s
country ard many at tasr less~r
lights are psuFe 10 complain that
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style they kgsow Not nst2eA can
be done Atsssst Il since they are
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seAson BY suyins taekrtA Ne can-
cert manager and Frw artists.
~renld SO against thrI puh,lS
lkes and w!Ae1es 10 any gTWGi -
tent II nilshl be possible 10 uNs
some other means besldss esther
forcing ar audience 10 listen Ia
saETae composition an aTtIst
chooses a. pleasing Ia himself or
herating II because II docs not
sho~ a vast desire 10 kecp abreast
of The times In musical compost
ton,
SEINE Remain Obscure.
Not every work written by
contemporary composer In worth
q public hearing. yet frequently
the names Of those already ia
nous are enough 10 insure . PCT.
tormance oi whatever they write.
Conversely. many excellent manu-
scripts are turning yellow AMPLY
because the composer has not The
entree, is not web enough known.
has not the money fos copying or
orchestration OF. for some other
reason that keeps him Ia ohscu-
rity II Is possible that In some
distant future. a great deal al the
work Of contemporary composers
nov acclaimed ~ superior viii I've
lost In oblivion Aad new names
from the same era be the ones 10
be placed al the top.
The ideal composition combines
q fine craftsmanship with q must
cal thought TO be expressed. Often
the craftsmanship Is the most I'M
pressive and The AnKle from which
the value ni q new work 10 Judged.
But the public. little concerned
with as complicated an art As that
OF composition. is attracted chiefly
by the mood. color or the emo
tional substance. II that IL not
apparent ai once. the less kchol.
arly viii condemn q nsw wsFk.
1t would seem that those most
interested In furthsrtng musical
composition In thls country could
direct the puhiies attention and
appreciation. II might not be n
bad idea II there wers a clearing
house where q Jury Of eompessn,
men would paka on the value Of
q new work, Should II be sans
enough 70 warrant the public be-
coming acquainted with IL, then
every effort should be made 10
have orchestra conductors ana
artists put II on their prosrasns
In this gay. q famous name would
not saffsoe 10 set some inferior
work Q hearing. Composers who
are more aflinent than othert can
anord to zee that their works are
presented In the bcss manner.
hiring groups or individual artists
and bearing the expense. There
II. however. O great deal Of genius
gong unrecognized as yet for the
ase-old reason Of lack Of funds.
Youth caa star. Aeeialsu.
The ears Of the youngsf Rener.
alton are more astunsd 10 con.
temporary styls than those Of n
public brought up In ths old
school. They are the ones who
should champion the present-day
composer by making . cult Of his
music. Here again q dif.culty
intrudes for most of the modern.
lists works are taxing technically
and 10 much time must be kpent
on simply learning the music that
q proper presentation, following
lsagea In the older music. !s rsrwer
attained. Should the younger ns,.-
sicians really study the nsw anu.
SIC In search Of ita content. q
great deal Of The fog surrounding
II would be cleared up.
II u time. however. that EuFss-
thins constructive be done. Should
. new find be- acclaimed by a
clearing house and the publie be
advised Of II with a. much inter.
esting detail ss possible. q desire
10 hear the work would be born.
What better example have ws had
than the haIlyhoo attending ali os
sssossakovschs output w!th con-
ducfors Ia this country beggins
Tor o chance 20 play II. The
American genius for publicity lsaa
nessr taken hold Of taae American
Properly oramnansd, II
might solve many pvpblesna.
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A series of eight fesssAis srsil be
held 81 The studios II EanAee WI
son Greene. A pfssetsoo,-ass eaAss
sas presented IA recital Fra1my
The ft1as recital os ire