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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
...exhibition play, the Boston Red Sox yesterday took advantage of six walks in two innings by Cardinal pitcher Tom Poholsky to gain a 3-2 victory. Other exhibition scores yesterday were: New York (A) (Byrd) 8, Brooklyn (Palica) 2; Milwaukee (Spahn) 10, Philadelphia (Konstanty) 0; New York (N) (Gomez) 9, Cleveland (Garcia...
...Julian Byrd, 27, who entered the University of Wisconsin at 14, graduated with a bachelor of arts degree at 17, spent 20 months in the military service, graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1949, is now his father's law partner...