PLASTIC CURTAIN
~O Nigel Eastgate felicitously describes the wall of meaningless sound with which many of us surround ourselves, leaving our radios on day and night, impervious to its continued assaults on the civilised and discriminating ear. I am glad that his series on Listening -to Music is being repeated, since I missed it last year. I enjoyed the first one very much. Dr. Eastgate is a wit, and his acidulated, somewhat bloodless radio style did full justice to the fine distinctions to be drawn between Franck’s Sonata and Frank Sinatra, and the two Felix Mendelssohn’s, one of whom has Hawaiian Serenaders. He introduced me to "The Lady from Tring, who couldn't tell the difference between God Save the Weasel and Pop Goes the King," which left me chortling immoderately: in short, I was much diverted. Dr, Eastgate made a useful distinction between listening and hearing, the one being passive, the other active, and he illustrated points of style, form and rhythm with judiciously selected examples. But he is no didactic moralist. That most of us are passive listeners, he knows. That we should be active hearers, he is content toe imply. More honour to him for letting us make our own choice. No one, though, could doubt what this should be from his lucid, lively exposition.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19561026.2.35.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 899, 26 October 1956, Page 16
Word count
Tapeke kupu
217PLASTIC CURTAIN New Zealand Listener, Volume 35, Issue 899, 26 October 1956, Page 16
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