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Guy Marriner Traces
English Music History



~ Modern British Composers Ate

‘Strongly Individualistic, Use
Folk Song Basis



HOLST IS .POLYTONAL



Mr, Guy Marriner, in,the second

of his series of lecture-recitals on
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the

Modern Composers, considered

English composers who are remark-

able for their distinct individualism.
As a group, these composers represent
the “Renaissance”: of English music
which has been developing slowly since
fifty years after Handel’s death and
has derived most of its melodic in-

_ Spiration from English folk music.

To provide-a thorough understand-
ing of English music, Mr. Marriner
traced its development from the Eliza-
bethan Age, when part-singing was:a
common practice, to the present day.
After the musical achievements of. the
Elizabethan Age, no English composer
agpeared until fifty years after the
death of Handel in 1759. Folk music
continued in the north of England;
but it was not until. 1825 that the
Royal Academy, the first musical in-
stitution in England, was founded as
a result of William Gardener’s ef-
forts. John Field and, later, William
Bennett, were among the first Eng-
lish composers; but, although they
profoundly influenced English music,
they were little appreciated in their
own country. At about the same time,
Wesley succeeded in improving the mu-
sic of the church. Arthur Sullivan,
the next important musician to ap-
pear, composed works of importance
other than his operettas, written in



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Amateur Music Need
Verified By Science





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example, with our foot. It has been
proyed by physics that parts of yg
move in response to these vibrations;
thus, modern science is supporting the
idea of the need for amateur music.

The selections -playéd’ by Mrs.
Bowen and her friends showed what
can- be accomplished by amateurs who
undertake music for fun, There were
six instruments in all: a piano, first
and second violins, viola, ’cello and
clarinet. The amateurs participating
were: Mrs. Bowen, Mr. Charles Hen-
derson, Dr. Adler, Dr. Zeritsky, Mrs.
Barba and Mr. Booth.

The selections they played were:
the middle part of the Haydn Kaiser
quartet, the Schumann piano quintet,



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