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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
CHAMBER-MUSIC EVENING.
Last Saturday evening the Turney-Case-Larsen
trio, Miss Dollie Case,
pianist, Ruthyn Turney, violinist, and
Chas. E. Larsen, cello, appeared in the
school chapel in a well-balanced pro
gram and their work was most enjoy- .
able for music lovers, as well as of edu
cational value. It is the intention of
these performers and others interested
to give similar concerts regularly in the
future. Following is the program ren
dered, together with the explanatory
notes which accompanied each number:
JYTOZART Trio in BFlat
1756-1791
Allegro .
Andante grazioso
Menuetto
A llegro
This beautiful Trio is really most interest
ins? for the serious music student, It has
not the elaboration of many of this famous
composer's other chamber-music works,
nor is it so strictly written as some of them,
but for instrumental balance it would be
hard to find a more perfect example. The
various motives are given out by violin,
cello and piano alternately and 'simultan
eously with the utmost impartiality. The
exact period in which this work was writ
ten is not known, but it is presumed to be
long to Mozart's early period, at a time
when he felt the influence of Haydn. The
menuetto in particular is what suggests this
idea. Of the four movements the menuet
to is perhaps the more "Haydnish" in its
effects, and may prove of the greatest
interest. An analysis of the various tempi
and motives of this Trio seems unnecessary.
PACHE Serenade
This composition is all. that its title im
plies, It will be noticed that a phrase
given ollt by the violin is immediately imi
tated by the cello and vice versa, while the
piano provides a beautiful accompaniment.
FRANKE Intermezzo Russe
This is really a ballet pure and simple.
It is in a brilliant waltz style and the tempo
is most capricious, The ritarded and ac
celerated passages seem to fif the mood
perfectly and render it most satisfactory,
BRAGA La Serenata
This is the "Angel's Serenade" which is
known to musical audiences the world over,
We believe it was composed for voice and
piano with violin obligato, In this ar
rangement the voice part is taken by the
violin and the obligato by the cello, The
piano accompaniment is most beautiful in
its subdued and unobtrusive way,
BRAHMS Ungarisch Tans
This is a splendid example of the Hungar
ian style and rhythm, with sudden and
impetuous changes of tempi. It is in D
Major and'in modern editions is catalogued
as "No, 2," but in the original edition it is
known as "No, 6."
TSCHAIKOWSKY Chant sans Paroles
This is a "Song Without Words, " and its
beauty is peculiarlv Russian in character.
Attention is drawn to the wonderfully -beautiful
bell-like pizzicati effects voiced
by the ;e11o.
PVORAK , Slavisch Tans
This is generally conceded to be the finest
of all the Slavonic Dances of this gifted
composer, It is in waltz style and through
the entire work there is a continuance of
the greatest possible dynamic effects. The
. key is in G-Minor and in modern editions
it is known as "No. 5," but originally it
was "No. 8" of the dances. Note the
similiarity in fire and impetuosity of the
style of the Hungarian and the Slav,
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