Sousa-palooza and a sur-Pryor too
- robcat2075
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A news report, typical of its time, of local concert activity by a notable musician.
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I find these things interesting for their testimony to what composers and repertoire were in play at the time.
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs15j-u35ms]Horatio Parker?
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur9RyHykAnM]Demare?
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Ware_Orem]Orem?
Parker remains in memory as a college teacher of Charles Ives. The others would be extinct but for the internet.
Meyerbeer's "Torch Dance"? Turns out he has at a least four.
Originally written for band by Meyerbeer! I had no idea.
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I find these things interesting for their testimony to what composers and repertoire were in play at the time.
Parker remains in memory as a college teacher of Charles Ives. The others would be extinct but for the internet.
Meyerbeer's "Torch Dance"? Turns out he has at a least four.
Originally written for band by Meyerbeer! I had no idea.
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