August 3: Names and Notes in Music

[Lance]

AUGUST 3

Births and Deaths

• Born 1823: Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, composer, died 02-17-1894
• Died 1929: Emile Berliner, inventer [microphone], born-??
• Born 1838: Frederic Clay, composer, died 11-24-1889
• Born 1875: Marie Delna [Ledan], contralto, died 07-23-1932 [possible birth: 04-03-1875]
• Died 1979: Renato Fasano, conductor/violinist, born 08-21-1902
• Born 1881: Povla Frijsh, soprano, died 07-10-1960
• Born 1884: Louis Gruenberg, composer, died 06-10-1964
• Born 1912: Richard Holm, tenor, died 07-20-1988
• Died 2001: Jeanne Loriod, martenot player, born 07-13-1928 [sister of Yvonne Loriod]
• Died 2000: Kenneth Perkins, violinist/teacher, born-?? [aged 65]
• Died 2000: (Sir) Peter Platt, musicologist, born 07-06-1924
• Born 1952: Martin Roscoe, pianist
• Born 1880: Theodor Scheidl, baritone, died 04-22-1959
• Died 1998: Alfred Schnittke, composer, born 11-24-1934
• Born 1854: Alexander N. Vinogradsky, composer, died 10-17-1912
• Died 1891: (Prince) Nicolas Youssopouff [Yusopov], music critic/author, born 1827
• Born 1831: Giovanni von Zaytz [Ivan Jajc], composer, died 12-16-1914

Musical Quote for Today

"It's too bad that one of the first things to go in our schools is the art programs ... When there's an economic situation, music, dance, theater and visual arts are the first things to be cut, while sports gets all the attention and money. Sports are certainly important, but we stress them so much at the expense of art, leaving out young people who don't have the physical strength for sports, or the interest. After all, civilizations are remembered because of their art." [Italics, Editor]
—Jacob Lawrence, from Booklist magazine

[karlhenning]

... After all, civilizations are remembered because of their art [Italics, Editor]

Oh, come on, in the year 3004 they won't remember Massachusetts for The Year the Curse of the Bambino Was Lifted ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Donald Isler]

Going by the fervor of the Red Sox fans I know I think they will still remember!

[oisfetz]

Gruenberg was a sadist who composed a v.c.dedicated to Heifetz that only Heifetz could play. And nobody has play it after. But is a fine concerto (as played by Heifetz,of course)

[Lance]

... After all, civilizations are remembered because of their art [Italics, Editor]

Oh, come on, in the year 3004 they won't remember Massachusetts for The Year the Curse of the Bambino Was Lifted ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Hey - in a thousand years from now (and I hope to floating around in the ether looking down at probably mostly destruction - with my tuning hammer in hand ready to go to work), but I fear nothing will be left. Somehow, I think much will be remembered from the 1700s through the early 1900s - and it may well be all of the arts from this period of 200 years, no doubt the most celebrated centuries of the finest music, poetry, paintings, etc. I'm just being more optimistic!!!! :---)