A TEST CASE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 50, 23 November 1918, Page 4

A TEST CASE

Apropos of tho story about Cmmod and his musical rendering of ]li» waves in lireuce, here aro two nUinrs (says an Kii"lish writer). 'The, French composer, Beniami.li Ciodai;d, being in comiian.v where this matter of musical litles was under discussion and most of those piesent were claiming that the, .really, musical would at once recognise the pictures described by the composer, played over Urn of his 'now pieces, announcing their titles beforehand; The audience loudly proclaimed that it was impossible not to see iho marvellous unity ot thought and music, and one. after nnot.her illustrated the points of the. resemblance a.s it struck him. But (lie composer sat dejected, lie had played the pieces in the reverse order to that which his amiable critics anticipated. , ' Tho other is told by Mr. Mimiml Gossc. "A lady, having taken tho rest of tho company into her confidence, told Swinburne that she would render on Iho liinuu' iifopry ancient , Florcntinn ntornello just She then played 'Three Wind Mice," and. Swinburne (whose lack of musical car was a byword among his acquaintances) expressed his enchantment. Ho found that it reflected to perfection all the cruel beaiit.v of the Mcdicis—which perhaps it does."