Word: pianos
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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Saint Saen's septet for trumpet, strings and piano, formed the piece de resistance, a work which in spite of obvious defects has a strange attraction considering the archaic and persistently impersonal character of its musical sentiment. It is, however, well worth hearing, if only to mark the enormous advance in chamber music achieved by modern French composers. The performance was exceptionally good as to ensemble, especial distinction is due Mr. Anderson for his trumpet playing, and to Mr. Clifton for his sensitive and well-balanced reading of the piano part...
...first of a series of eight concerts in Sanders Theatre this evening at 8 o'clock, under the direction of Max Friedler. Rudolph Ganz will be the soloist. The program will be as follows: Beethoven, Overture to Goethe's "Egmont"; Tschaikowsky, Symphony in B minor, No. 6, "Pathetic"; Liszt, Piano Concerto in A major; Liszt, Symphonic Poem, "Tasso Lamento e Trionfo...
Bates, R. W., Piano business...
...Francis Boott Prize of $100 must be left with Mr. Arthur Foote, 6 Newbury street, Boston, by Saturday, April 22. The prize will be awarded for the best composition written in four voices (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), for chorus, with or without solo voices, and with organ or piano accompaniment. The time required for its performance must not exceed six minutes. The words shall be either English or Latin, religious or secular, original or selected. The prize composition will be performed in the College Chapel with chorus and organ. The competition is open to undergraduates or to members...
...Pierian Sodality, at its annual concert in Sanders Theatre last evening, presented a comprehensive program of unusual interest and skilfull variety. Rameau's suite from the opera "Dardanus" supplied a classic foundation, the movement from Schumann's piano concerto made an agreeable link of "classic" romanticism towards the modern works of Sibelius, Humperdinck and the exotic Rimsky-Korsakoff, while Mr. Charles B. Roepper's "Ballet Scenes" entirely justified their inclusion in the program, alike by their intrinsic merit and the composer's recent association as a student in the Department of Music...