Phonograph Monthly Review, Vol. 5, No. 9 (1931-06)

280 The phonophile will regret the scant attention paid to re- corded music. There is only passing mention of records, al- though the great repertory of popular and semi-folk music on discs is a source of inestimable significance to the thorough investigater. There is no mention at all made of the record- ings (few though they may be) of works by Schelling, Gersh- win, MacDowell, Carpenter, etc. Mention of the few recorded larger American works reminds me to ask—with an editorial writer in. Musical America for May 10—what has become of the Victor prize works? Last summer Victor’s symphonic prize of $25,000 was divided among Robert Russell Bennett, Ernest Bloch, Louis Gruen- berg, and Aaron Copland. Musical America “understands” that the five prize compositions have been recorded and de- plores their long-delayed public presentation both on records and in broadcast. “The withholding of these works from the public must be a sore disappointment also to the composers. A creative artist who has put months, even years, of labor into a composition cannot view with pleasure its shelving for so long a time. Has not the edge of interest felt in this composition been dulled by the delay? More, the cause of American music has not been sered. . . . The creative proc- ess is not completed until the composer finds his public.” Music is stirring in America. Much has been written of genuine worth, but the awakening of a national musical con- sciousness has barely begun. It has yet to bear full fruit, Mr. Howard, like so many before him, collects, describes, surveys, but in bloodless fashion. The history of American music to date is of importance largely as it points the pitfalls to be avoided in the future and the direction in which profitable progress can be made. Insight and courage are needed to stamp all our excursions down blind alleys with the hall-mark of sterility and futility. Mr. Howard has contributed a fine reference book to the already crowded shelves of our musical filing cases, but he has contributed scarcely an iota to our critical understanding of American music and its future evol- ution. , R. D. D. Another Japanese Phonomagazme The Recorded Music. Published by Meikyoku-Do, 22 Omotesarugaku-cho, Kanda-ku, Tokio, Japan. Yearly subscrip- tion rate, $1.25 in Japan. Our good Japanese friends, Mr. F. Fujita, who first made us acquainted with the phonographic magazine, The Gramophile (reviewed in the February, 1931 issu of the P. M. R.), has kindly sent us a copy of another Japanese periodical devoted to the phonograph and recorded music. The Recorded Music is the outgrowth of the Meikyoku Times, published in Tokio for several years, and which enjoys a wide circulation through- out Japan. The regular contributors are C. Nomura, K. The Phonograph Monthly Review Hoshijima, J. Sengoku, J. Owaki, and F. Fujita. For our convenience, Mr. Fujita has furnished a translation of the list of contents of the March issue sent us: Taste for Gramophones, Historical Record Collection (V)—Beethoven, Passing Away of Madame Nelba, Third Symphony of Brahms, About Mischa Elman, About Geraldine Farrar, News from America and Europe, Pelleas and Meslisande, Reviews of March and April records, From Schubert to Wolf, Questions and Answers, Editor’s Remarks, etc. There are about 80 pages in the March issue (rather more than in The Gramo- phile ,) it is plentifully illustrated and seems well supported by Japanese advertisers. Even to occidental eyes it seems to have a lively and progressive air. We wish it the best of success. Mart and Exchange RATES: Advertisements will be accepted for this col- umn at the rate of five cents a word with a minimum charge of one dollar. The advertiser’s name and address will be charged for, single letters an disngle figures will be counted as words; compound words as two words. 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