Word: gilbert
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Gilbert, a composer of distinction, will give a lecture at 8.15 o'clock tonight in Paine Hall on "The Frankfort Musical Festival of 1927," with some comments upon the contemporary music as revealed by the programs of this festival...
...Gilbert is a hearty advocate of the efforts by Americans to attain a style distinct from those of European composers. In pursuit of this aim Mr. Gilbert has written much music based upon negro or Indian themes. His "Comedy Overture" has been played all over this country, in Europe, and even in Russia. His "Indian Sketches" have also been performed by leading American orchestras...
...Henry I. Gilbert is eminently qualified to speak on contemporary music, since his name has stood among the best of American composers for nearly forty years. What his attitude toward the more drastic of modern modern compositions will be is hardly problematical. The rancous Symphonie Mechanique and Flivver Ten million are aberrations, extremes from which he is guarded by a native good taste. The cacaphoniesof the musical rebels of Europe and America have already reached the verge of sounds that would come even within a physical definition of music; they are, furthermore, of an international or rather unnational character, while...
...Except for the works of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert & Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, which are totally unlike all other light opera...
Under the auspices of the Division of Music, H. F. Gilbert, a composer, will give a lecture on "The Frankford Musical Festival of 1927" with some comments npon the contemporary music as revealed by the programs of this festival. The lecture will be held in Paine Hall on Wednesday at 8.15 o'clock...