Chestnut
HERE seems something a little absurd about anybody choosing the tune of "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree" for a theme with variations; it conjures up pictures of boy scout jam- \
borees and similar gatherings at which numbers of people delight in performing certain actions to this jingle. However, the tune itself is an old English one, which I suppose makes it important enough to serve as the subject of some orchestral variations by Weinberger. I heard these from 4YA in a programme by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and found them very amusing. The tune is treated in a light-hearted and mildly satiric manner suited to its rather
buffoonish style, and the whole thing ends up gloriously with a rollicking fugue.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19460426.2.22.7
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 357, 26 April 1946, Page 11
Word count
Tapeke kupu
121Chestnut New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 357, 26 April 1946, Page 11
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in