Word: violins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...regarded as almost effeminate in American men. Europe, especially Germany and Italy, honored the musician above most artists, and reverence and love of this art produced whole races of instrumentalists and singers. But in America the perfect type of sissy was conceived as a long-haired esthete carrying a violin. For some reason good music was not native to this soil, and long years of labor by a few who appreciated it have been needed to rouse the nation from its apathy. America still is far from being musically cultivated, but it is no longer an ignoramus among nations...
...Concert Hall of the Music Building on Kirkland Street. It will be open to the members of the University. This evening's program consists of Franck's Sonata in A major Handel's Sonata in G Minor, and Brahms' Trio in C Minor, and will be played on the violin, violencelle, and pianoforte...
...child prodigy can never be a great artist. Out he came on to the great Civic Auditorium stage, a chunky child in the white socks, silk blouse and velvet breeches of the conventional boy violinist. Over his face spread a wide, confiding smile. Up to his chin went the violin ? itself not quite man-sized ? and the concert began...
...Menuhins scarcely ever missed a concert from then on until Conductor Alfred Hertz and all his musicians came to know them, and call the baby their mascot. Yehudi's first interest was in Concert- master Louis Persinger. He wanted to touch him, to finger the strings of his violin. When Yehudi was four years and ten months old, Persinger became his teacher. In five years he helped him to an almost uncanny understanding of his instrument. He did more when he did nothing to make the boy aware of himself or his talent, and the Russian father and the Tartar...
...argued against paying tax on the 10% that still comes to her on every record sold. The U. S. won the decision, took no notice of the fact that Mme. Gluck sings little now, but keeps house instead for her husband, Efrem Zimbalist and his worthy violin...