Word: elegia
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...distinctively "American" sound derived from Charles Ives, opening with a questioning overture of bold, disjunct octaves. The composer then weakens his argument with | three short character pieces | that, while agreeable, do nothing to further the work's emotional progress. The finale, however, is a heartfelt Elegia that ends with a haunting repeated fragment in the piano, dissolving in resignation and despair...
...Concerto, op. 24 Beethoven...Sonate No. 15 in Major (pastorals) Op. 28. Bizet Symphon No.1 in C Major. ...Concerto for Oboe and in D Minor and F. Borodin Quartet No. 2 in D Major. The recorded music schedule Sunday afternoon is as is follows: Rangstrom...King Eric's Divertimento Elegia co for Holst...The Perfect Fool, Suite...
...complete the program: H. Emerson Whithorne's "Aeroplane," a tonal attempt at flight which taxied furiously without quite getting off the ground; III. Frederich Shepherd Converse's "Elegia Poem," from the melody of an old Negro slave song; finally two foreign compositions as a sop: the Mozart G Minor and Stravinsky's Fire Bird...
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