Word: violins
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...amuse himself and guests often Speaker Longworth plays the violin, plays it well. But he would not fiddle at a fire. House Joint Resolution No. 133 gave the Speaker a splendid chance to contrast with the Senate's sloth his own House's prized efficiency. H. J. Res. 133 was the measure providing the 1% income tax reduction called for by President Hoover (TIME, Dec. 9). The Ways & Means Committee had given it a favorable report in 30 minutes. For its discussion on the floor the Speaker allowed the House just three hours. To the debate...
...father is Pietro Ricci, welder in a San Francisco foundry, trombonist, onetime music teacher in San Mateo and Santa Clara public schools. The family is poor, but all the children have unusual musical talent. Rosa, 13, plays the piano; Lorraine, 10, the cornet; Ruggiero, 9, and Giorgio, 7, the violin; Emma, 4, the drums and cymbals; and even Virginia, 2, sings perfectly in tune. Three years ago the Ricci children had their own little band, picked up what pennies they could in their neighborhood. About that time Father Ricci realized Ruggiero's astonishing ability and scarcely had to persuade Teacher...
...Paganini's D Major and a concluding short group. Not only does Ruggiero play trills and double stops with a master's assurance, but his tone is finished, of great purity. Some critics pronounced him greater than Yehudi Menuhin. All considered him more important than the season's other violin prodigies?Giula Bustaba, 12, of Chicago, who learned the violin's four strings by means of color: Bennie Steinberg, 12, of Baltimore; Oskar Shumsky, 12, of Philadelphia...
...Whiting, at the harpsichord, will be assisted by George Barrere, flute; Mariana Lowell, violin; and Genevieve Hughel, violoncello. They will be heard in the following program of seventeenth and eighteenth century music: 1. Golden Sonata, F major Purcell Flute, Violin, Violoncello, and Harpsichord 2. Prelude and Invention, C major Bach Polonaise, G minor Bach Air and Variations, E major Handel Alla Turca Harpsichord Mozart 3. Airs and Dances Flute Gluck 4. Sonata, G major Violoncello Locatelli 5. Concerts Royaux Couperin and Rameau and Harpsi- Flute, Violin, Violoncello, chord...
...Whiting at the Harpsichord will be assisted by Mr. George Barriere flute; Miss Marianna Lowell violin; and Miss Genevieve Houghel violin cello. The concert will be open free of charge to officers and students of the University...