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two, three or even more are likely to be given.
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CHILDREN'S
CORNER
Friday, July 30, 1943
MUSIC
Jazz Versus Classic Music
By JULIUS CHAJES
"What do you think of jazz?"
is the second question which
every European musician has to
answer who has been in this
country for more than five mm-
utes! The first question is the
well known, "How do you like
America?" For that question,
every European is prepared be-
fore he lands in order not to be
embarrassed after putting his
right foot on this truly wonder-
ful continent. It is easy to an-
swer the first question with the
famous three words, "I love it!"
But for the second question he
needs a little more time-and he
is also certain in advance that
he will be misunderstood because
he is unable to answer with the
same three words, "I love it!"
He never paid too much atten-
Dear Boys and Girls:
On Aug. 10, we will observe
Tisha b'Ab, the day on which
the Temple in Jerusalem was
twice destroyed, and the Jews
driven into exile.
But our people survives as a
great spiritual force.
One of the finest interpreta-
tions of the Jewish will to live
is contained in a great play,
"Jeremiah," based on the Book of
the Prophet Jeremiah, whicl_ was
written by a great writer, Stefan
Zweig, who died more than a
year ago. In "Jeremiah" Mr.
Zweig wrote:
"Kings who mastered us have
vanished like smoke; nations
which enslaved us have been so
scattered and their seed has been
destroyed; towns wherein we
served as bondmen have been
desolate, and are now the home
of the jackal; but Israel still lives,
ever young, for sorrow is our
strength. Through suffering we
have endured the assaults of time;
reverses have ever been our
beginning, and out of the depths
God has gathered us to his heart."
How true this is, when .you
compare the Jewish position in
the world with the fact that so
many nations . who persecuted us
have disappeared!
Next week, the column will be
devoted to facts about Tisha
b'Ab.
JULIUS CHAJES
A pleasant Sabbath to you all.
UNCLE DANIEL.
tion to jazz in Europe. There he
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has . heard it only in dancing
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW places and there it did not . as-
Palestine has several seafaring sume much importance. But in
institutions, such. as Zebulon, this country, jazz takes an en-
Hapoel and Sea Scouts. There tirely different place in the life
are 600 Jewish youths now tak- of every American individual.
Primitive Rhythm
ing special courses for service
Its primitive rhythm with syn-
at sea at these institutions.
Jewish industrial production copation in the melody has great
in Palestine haS risen to $80,000,- influence on the physical consti-
000, as against $32,000,000 in 1937. tution of the human body. It
enslaves him, it enchants him, it
Commodore Uriah P: Levy, one drives him sometimes to an ecs-
of the most famous figures in tasy, the same way as the music
early • American Naval history, of the primitive peoples.
ran away to sea at the age. of 14.
As long as jazz was considered
When he died in 1862, he was the purely popular music, or music
highest ranking ..officer in the for light entertainment, -no ob-
Navy. He was born in Phila- jections could be made by coin=
delphia, April 22, 1793.
posers who devoted their talents
to writing only classical, serious
music. But in recent years, jazz
started to dominate even classic
music and here it certainly did
more harm than good. I am
aware of the facts that some
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classic composers of our times
are introducing- jazz •-rhythm -
although. very ; SporadiCallinto
some of their . compositions. If
they do so, they do it upon-.their
own responsibility to the advan-
tage of their compositions, But
when jazz composers or arrang-
ers start in "swinging" the great
classics, then a great crime. is
committed.
Tools for Classic Writers
Would Tschaikowsky, for ex-
ample, have been happy to kno w
that the first theme of the first
movement of his concerto is to-
day known in "swing form" as
The Piano Concerto?
While for the composer of pop-
ular music, or "jazz," the most
important work is done when a
good melody is found, it is entire-
ly different with the composer
of serious or classic music. He
merely starts to work, when he
finds a theme or a melody. They
are only tools with which he
works. And by far not the most
important ones! Many, perhaps
all great classic composers have
used folk songs or themes of
other composers for their greatest
musical creations. Hasn't Bach
used an insignificant theme by
Frederic the Great in his last
and perhaps best composition,
"The Art of Fugue?"
Royalties Distributed
For . centuries, popular and
classic music could be differenti-
ated, and up to recent years there
has been even . a distinction in
the distribution of royalties from
performing rights. In Vienna, for
instance; one tenth of the royal-
ties which came in from per-
formances of popular music were
distributed by the Society of
Composers, Writers, and Pub-
lishers to the composers of classic
music.
If we would leave the matter
of popular versus classic music
up to the masses, we would
have perhaps only popular music.
And we can understand their re-
ticence to accept classic music.
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a special musical education. After
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understand Einstein's Theory!
overseas.
Blasphemy. to Composer
Name of individual
And it is a great mistake to be-
or organization
lieve that by "swinging" the
themes of the great classic com-
Address
posers, the masses will be ele-
vated, to a higher standard. On
the contrary-they only get the
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wrong impression of the work
and a blasphemy is done to the
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beautiful melodies and in dis-
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torting their original rhythm -
which has ai its primary purpose giving enlightenment story:
WASHINGTON (JTA) - Mor-
In a Norwegian costal town ris C. Troper, prominent Jewish in "swinging" them, is, to express
through books of Jewish interest.
myself in a profane .way, 'like
Since 1338 The Society has published many of the restaurants frequented by the leader and former chairman of taking a steak, a chicken, and. .a
best Jewish literary works, and has conducted costly Germans suddenly began featur- the European Executive Council
turkey • and .making chopped
research to make available this Jewish knowledge. ing rabbit on their menus. The
meat out of them! After all, we
Germans
went
for
it
greedily.
You may now join The Society for the minimum
have good teeth and we want
annual dues of $5.00, which entitles you to select Norwegians who ordered rabbit
to enjoy the steak, the chicken,
three book units, or as a Library Member at $10.00, annually, entitling you to six book were served something else. Fin-
and the turkey as they come!
units. All members arc entitled to purchase additional Society books at a 20',/6 discount. ally someone discovered that the
cat population of the town had
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diminished almost to the vanish-
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JEWISH STORIES
Then the Germans caught on,
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too,• and the result was a formal
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S. *WHAT THE MOON BROUGHT
C. THEODORE HERZL-A BIOGRAPHY
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
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Rose
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rabbits offered for sale-but only
T. *THE FIRE EATER
D. AFTERGROWTH AND OTHER STORIES
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Irving Hoffman relays an un-
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forbidden
frOm
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day.
Use
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shop. When the barber asked,
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the Nazis.
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I. I HAVE CONSIDERED THE DAYS
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L. CANDLES IN THE NIGHT
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As a member I select the followin,-; book.
Sammy Goldwyn was bidding
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units. (3 for regular and '6 for library
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to Goebbels, who immediately pointed Chief- of the Coordination farewell to one of his employes
members.)
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A BCDEFGHIJK
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AND POLAND
L M N O P Q R S T U
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; truth about Germany, my Fueh- Service Forces, it was reported chided, "You can always have
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NAME
! rer, and then you will have here this week.
your job back. You know you'll
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Col. Troper, who is stationed always be welcome here. You're
nothing to worry about: your
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April of 1942.
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In Lighter Vein
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To Colonel's Rank
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