Sir,-The letter of A R. D. Fairburn was perhaps a little "clever" in a sneering kind of way; but it was certainly not charitable. . . . He states that bands show satanic virtuosity in their choice of pieces; but the bands were required to play the pieces according to orders (in the Contest) whether the conductors and bandsmen approved or not... . He admits that he did not hear the Mozart piece. Surely a claimant to the title of musical critic should not criticise merely on hearsay evidence. His second patagraph is so obviously written for effect that it does not merit comment.
F. M.
PRICE
(Auckland).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 511, 8 April 1949, Page 19
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