Evening star., 1949-05-08
Music Weeks
Purpose Foiled
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whether the right approach hAs
been chosen 10 MAKE she people At
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music SUGGESTIONS ~snt cut for
consideration c4giEs Muse Week
reach chiefly those at2o sye active
tn some way in p;0netSre rsu&te.
Practically al the ua4Sst egEafa"
gatlonS. churches and 81 aoaas have
selected a program for THIS sg,s< sal
week Where music committees
gather Tic chosen ldeA each yvar
has been dix uxsed and often acted
upon There can be no doubt that
q great stimulation, and sosns~
times. q clartScailon 81 musac
activities, has followed the par
tieulAr attention given 20 Enasse
al the heelnnlne OF The month ct
May,
Music Alienatas Maas,
THIS is oil very formal corupa-
ton with muse II Is The fault
usually connected wtlh ell ths
good that is done II t. the uins
that kceps 10 many from paTtiel-
patung in what shoald oe : csls-
hgatlon OPEN 10 all MdAae iA sur
rounded tax the most part win
40 much crudition that the ctdl~
nary person feels he can never
hope TO understand and appfs-
ctAte II. Concerts are formal &C"
caAions in which one Eeis into =
propct frame OF mind. and usually
some Sunday clothes. and aftsr
heying a ticket proceeds 70 join
the crowd that will later d'seuss
/ the program With deep serious.
ness. Symphonies, operas. cham
| Der music. are words that many
shy away from. They toleas in
a particular realm AID. - the un"
initiated, require education and q
special talent TO undegsla Nd
! What q pity that music has
been clothed in such a fAAiaion as
TO keep many from enjoying II. II
would seem that Music Week. Of
all weeks in the year. sheuid ei>en
the doors for every enc 10 get
glimpse Of what great music Ia
and discover how easy II Is 10 an
derstand, or course. most Of the
concerts At this time are free 10
the public but they draw only the
public interested In the particular
kind Of program given
/ Music A. An AID 10 Peace.
| President Truman spoke of ma"
sic as a social foros" and an "in-.
ffuence --~ toward fnr,hsrins at
world understanding " lie did not
mean that by hearing the mussc
of various nations and by ths IN"
l,srehange Of musicians that ths
Influence" would work exclusive"
Iiy. But a nation that has nasin
In It's heart will he more generous
and understanding Those VINO
study music or follow II Is \ pro-
tesklon are not powerful enough
10 change the course Of world
events. But ell music loving peo"
nle togcthcr might do -
National Music Week would &C
Ieonpliah 70 much u during ths
eight days, everybody would hear
Irnusic--~on thc ktTetts. IN usa
stores and tn every unlikely place.
Music would invade moi only tha
consciousness but al corners al
civic life at that time. There
should be informal gatherings out
in the streets OF wherever feasible.
for people 70 kIng together. alfnpls
songs that they know and like.
They should be invited 10 come
and hear some Of the more easily
grasped Of the great works, Mu-
SIC should perrnsata tlAs an 30
that It's beauty would be made
known. Then. for ans week. q
community would be saturated
With music. Multiply that By the
towns and cities Of this country
ard National Music Week would
have another meaning Another
effort would 90 on record 10 bring
al people together In love for
MUSIC. Then the social fore"
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