Word: offing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hoagy had had the inspiration for the tone poem in his memory since boyhood. He was born in Bloomington, six miles from hilly, rural Brown County, and often went there on fall outings. Brown County in Autumn had "written itself," he said, "just like any song that I compose." It...
Lofty Redwoods. When the orchestra had finished, the musicians gave Hoagy a nice round of applause. Conductor Sevitzky patted him on the shoulder and told him, "That's nice piece, very nice piece." To Hoagy himself, the orchestra sounded "Fine, fine, wonderful, very pretty." He thought "maybe a little...
At 50, Hoagy can almost support his family (a wife and two young sons) on the income from Stardust, written in 1929. Says he: "It's practically an annuity." He still felt "like a rank amateur" after his first long-haired composition, but he confessed he was already at...
*A nephew of Serge Koussevitzky, Fabien dropped the "Kous" from his name when he came to the U.S. in 1923 so as not to trade on his uncle's reputation.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 (the San Francisco Symphony, Pierre Monteux conducting; Victor, 8 sides, 45 r.p.m.). This happy early work is the least heard of the nine symphonies; the nicely adjusted performance of the San Francisco, under happy Pierre Monteux, will make listeners wonder why. Recording: excellent.