American Idioms
(CONTEMPORARY serious music from America is almost wholly unknown in New Zealand, The chief reason, I take it, is that there are very few standard English recordings of such works. The gramophile’s Bible The Record Guide lists less than half a dozen American compositions, nearly all light-weight affairs which do not do anything like
justice to such composers as Barber and Copland. So it is especially pleasing to hear from 1YC a repeat of the fine NZBS series of taped performances of American works from scores lent by the United States Information Services. Not many Americans are able easily to hear the music of Paul Bowles, David Dia-., mond and Charles Griffes. By playing the series twice within a few months, 1YC is giving us a chance to get attuned to their particular idioms. Such pieces as Barber’s moving setting of Dover Beach and his String Quartet especially, should be played as part of regular programmes until the happy time when there are standard performances easily available from English catalogues.
J. C.
R.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 788, 27 August 1954, Page 10
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175American Idioms New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 788, 27 August 1954, Page 10
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