Word: byrds
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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President Eisenhower got word that Virginia's Senator Harry Byrd was about to make the old scandals more public than they already were. Ike wanted to beat Byrd to the draw. Hollyday was the victim...
...same old bunch which has been responsible for recent Yankee triumphs is still around--Rizzuto, Reynolds, Lopat, Woodling, Bauer, McDougald, Berra, Coleman and Co. Trades, with the exception of the Raschi debacle, have generally strengthened the club, adding such top ball players as Eddie Robinson, Enos Slaughter, and Harry Byrd. In addition, the Yankees have come up with their usual crop of fine rookies--two strong-armed young men named Bob Cerv and Bill Skowron, and a young pitcher named Bob Grim...
Tuttle, a graduate of Denison College in Grandville, Ohio, was also an authority on other kinds of music history, and he was responsible for editing and transcribing most of the works of William Byrd, including the Tuttle Collection...
Even more significant as an indication of his stature was the remainder of the program. The presence of works by Byrd, Bach, and Milhaud is, of course, directly attributable to Doc's revolutionizing the scope of collegiate glee clubs. Serious music of this sort, with difficulties for listeners as well as performers, is now an expected and fundamental part of any choral concert. Dufay's Gloria in Excelsis Deo was, for me, the high point of the evening. It pushes forward to the "Amen" with rhythmic ferocity--the strong beats of each phrase pile on top of one another...
...subtlety to the Hindemith sonata that matched Mr. Gelley's. Melville Smith's brilliant harpsichord playing transcended the role of mere continue and turned the keyboard into an integral part of the ensemble. Midway in the evening, he delighted the audience with an interlude of harpsichord pieces by Byrd, Bull, and L. Couperin. They provided contrast to the suave tone of the woodwinds and added a touch of brighter color that perfectly balanced the program. ROBERT M. SIMON