The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-02-08, Page 23GODERICH SIGNAL STAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
ill include C i C r Overture
BY
GORDON GREENE
Among musicians
casional" music"
means small entertaining
pieces that are written
and performed as
diversions in an other-
wise festive atmosphere
such as a court party.
The term usually refers
to the eighteenth century
when composers were
required toentertain
their noble patrons. Many
works with the title
Divertimento were
exactly of this kind.
However, much music
written without a specific
occasion in mind is
nonetheless the
outgrowth of particular
circumstances, as will be
demonstrated in the
forthcoming ''concert in
Goderich given by the
London Symphony
Orchestra on February
17.
The circumstances in
which Richard Strauss
wrote his first Horn
Concerto were very
logical for the com-
position of a piece of this
kind. The young Strauss
was raised in a musical
home; his father was one
of the finest horn vir-
tuosos of the day, and
naturally, the 'son heard
the French horn played
well, knew the particular
qualities of the in-
strument, and could be
sure that a concerto for
Born would' receive a
sympathetic hearing.
Many of the finest
concertos in the reper-
toire were written in
similar conditions; that
is, with a particular
performer in mind:
Mendelssohn wrpte his
violin copcerto, with the
help of his close friend,
the violinist Ferdinand
David.
Mozart was so im-
pressed •with the per-
formance of the
clarinetist Stadler that he
wrote both a clarinet
concerto and a quintet for
strings and clarinet with
Stadler in mind.
Numerous other such
relationships could be
cited.
In the case of Richard
Strauss, we find that his
knowledge of the horn
and his fascination with
its sound led him to write
some of the most
beautiful passages for the
instrument that can be
'found in the orchestral
repertoire.
Sir John Barbirolli, the
English conductor of this
century, was following a
trend of the time when lyse
composed his
Elizabethan Suite for
Strings and Four Horns.
In an effort to turn away
from the romantic style
.of Wagner, Brahms and
Mahler, twentieth cen-
tury composers had to
produce something
different. They were
obliged to .create new
harmonies, • new
melodies, new scales.
Debussy turned to the
exotic scales of the
Gamalan orchestras of
Bali which he heard at
the Paris Exposition
about 1890.
Schoenberg in Vienna
turned to extreme
chromaticism and
produced a• -kind of ab-
straction in music akin to
abstraction in the art of
Kandinsky. English
composers turned back to
the rich ' tradition of
Tudor England and to the
folksongs of their islands.
Barbirolli's • Suite
evokes the musical at-
mosphere of the ,,time. of.
Elizabeth the First with
its . modal scales, and
courtly dance rhythms,
thus attempting to
recreate occasional
music - from an earlier
time.
Those who have at-
tended the plays at
Stratford will 'have been
exposed to a certain
amount of "incidental"
music - designed to
enhance the presentation
of a play. The music is
said to be incidental
merely because it ac-
companied an otherwise
-non-musical event. In
some instances, the
musical score was very,
long and involved, in-
cluding overtures before
each act, songs during
the play, and orchestral
music to help create a
mood when the action on
stage allowed for such
enhancement.
Henry Purcell in
seventeenth century
England made his living
almost completely from
writing incidental music
for plays.
Beethoven was
engaged by theatres on
many occasions to
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Willard of Centralia; and
Mrs. Gerald Godbolt of
Exeter; Perth Regional
Presidents - North - Mrs.
Marjorie M'alloray of
Listowel; Assistants =
Mrs. G.M. McKay of
Linwood; Mrs. Earl
Hastings of Listowel;
West - Mrs. Blythe
Lannin of Dublin; East -
Mrs. , Jean Brine of
Stratford; Assistant -
Mrs. Wm. Hoggarth of
Stratford; South - Mrs.
Lorne Hern of Woodham;
Assistant - Mrs. John
Rodd of
Woodham. Committees
for 1979 are as follows:
Stewardship and
Finance - Mrs. Grace
Drummond ofExeter,
Mrs. Donald Kernick of
Goderich, Mrs. Robert
Walters of Kippen and
Mrs. Cornelus De Haan of
Listowel ; Leadership
Development - Mrs,
Howard Pym of Cen-
tralia, Mrs. Elmer
Hayter of Varna and Mrs.
Lillian Boulger of
Monkton. Church in
Society - Mrs. Wn.
Coultes of Brussels, Mrs.
John Rodd of Woodham,
and Mrs. Cecil Elliot of
Clinton;Christia-n
Development - Mrs.
James Axtman of
Walton, Mrs. Larry
Partridge of Monkton and
Mrs. Norman Amos of
Kirkton; World Outreach
- Mrs. John Wood of
Goderich, Mrs. Chas.
Posilff of Monkton and
Mrs. Lois McGill of
Goderich; Com-
munications Co-ordinator
- Miss Myrtle Johnstone
of Goderich; Huron
Li.teratui-e - Mrs. Leila
Finkebeiner of Exeter;
Perth Literature - Mrs.
John Broughton of
Atwood; and
Nominations - Mrs.
Leonard Strong' of
Eg•moi dville; and Mrs.
Howard Pym, Centralia.
SPEAKERS
The speakers Dr. Philip
and Joanne McGary were
introduced by Mrs.
Lillian Boulger. They had
been to St. Vincent Island
in the Caribbean doing
medical work there. As
doctor and nurse they are
continuing their training
in Ontario.
Mrs. McGary said they
were grateful „for
donations and hospital
supplies that they carried
by air with them.
They wished for this
new exp•etrience and
learned much in spiritual
sense and for themselves.
Population of the isalnd
is • over 100,000 and
growing as the birth rate
is high they , reported.
Much unemployment is
experienced. , Revenue is
from bananas, coconuts
and arrowroot flour.
Canada has sent
money to the island for
building a high school, air
strip, etc. they said.
They have a. .hospital
and trained nurses.
Diseases are numerous.
Forty percent of children
suffer from high •blood
pressure. Research work
is being done on, this
issue.
Dr. McGary said the
island - is mountainous
and is the second poorest
island. Ninety-five
percent of the'people are
black. Housing' is mostly
used for sleeping.. Shacks
are used for ,baking and
the people"smoke most
foods to preserve them.
There is poor sanitation
and hygiene which causes
infectious diseases.
There is just a handful of
drugs to treat patients.
Laundry -,is done -in a
stream, then laid on
rocks to dry.
Only a few tourists
visited , and the people
were friendly towards
them. The language is
mostly English but a,
dialect a bit difficult to
understand.
Churches are there but
teaching is difficult. Five
percent of the people
reach high school. Their
English exams are
marked in England.
Seventy percent of the
,people work for the
government. The island
was under British
Government but could be
independent now.
Dr. Katharine Hockin,
a retired deaconess who
has studied in England,
Europe and has ..visited
many countries, author of
several books and a
member of the National
Division of World
Outreach and writer for
Mandate, was the af-
ternoon speaker.
She stressed "Human
Rights for Men, Women
and Children". The way
in which mission work
was done a'», -number, of
years ago is changing,
she said. The work of the
U.C.W. and mission was
generosity, the biggest
factor in partnership
around the world with
churches. The systematic
change is puzzling, she
sal„d.
A thoughtfulworship
period was led by East
Perth Region. A duet was
sung by Mrs•. Jean Eaton
and Mrs. Marilyn
Kreuger, accompanied
by Mrs. Eckert.
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prepare orchestral music
for plays.
The famous music by
Mendelssohn from which
the Wedding March is
extracted for marriage
ceremonies now -a -days
was originally written as
incidental music for a
performance of
Shakespeare's Mid-
summer Night's Dream.
The wedding march
accgmage paofnies the
marriTitania and
Oberon at\ the end of the
play.
In the program to be
MR. AND MRS. JOHN EVAN HOFFMAN.
Janice Zinn
wed at home
Janice Emeline Zinn of Goderich and John Evan
Hoffman of Lucknow were united in marriage on
January 5 at 4 p.m.
Mr. Gary Mifflin of Tiverton conducted the double
ring ceremony at the bride's home at 199 Cameron
Street which was decorated with flowers for the oc=
cassion.
TliT bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarke
Zinn of Goderich-and the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Evan Hoffman of Burlington.
The bride was given in marriage by her'father. She
wore a long white ,gown featuring a mandarin
neckline, an empire waist, long \sleeves and a train
flowing from the waist. She also ware a headpiece and
veil and carried a bouquet of red roses, pink car-
nations and white baby's breath,
Maid of honor was Janet Hoffman of Burlington. She
wore a beige, floral floor -length gown with white lace
trim and a 'white rose in h4 ha.r;, She carried a
bouquet of yellow and white flowers. •
Groomsman was Larry Wilkins of Lucknow. Both he
and the groomsman wore light brown suits with white
rose boutonnieres: .
Following the wedding ceremony, a reception was
held at Saltford Valley Hall.
The bride's mother greeted guests -wearing a rust
colored floor -length dress and jacket. The groom's
mother chose a green floor leiigth gown with yellow
flowers. •
For a wedding trip around Southern Onatrio, the
bride chose a black and white velour pant suit.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman will reside at R.R. 3
Lucknow.•
Prior to the wedding, the bride was feted at a shower
held at the groom's parents' house in Burlington; at a
relatives and neighbours shower held in Brookside
School; and at one held at Charlie and Mayme
Wilkins' house in Lucknow;
TOWN OF GODERICH
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1979 DOG TAGS DUE
DOG CONTROL -
By -taw No. 10 of 1974
Dog tags are now duel After February 28th, 1979, a
penalty of ten dollars ('10.00)pIus costs will be assessed
as per Item 3 of Part II of By -Law No. 10 of 1974.
Tags available et Munikipal Office, 57 West Street.
Chairman
Councillor Searls
presented in Goderich
mid-February,
Beethoven's Overture
written for a per-
formance , of the play
Egmont will be
presented.
The Overture stands on
its own as a fine piece of
orchestral music in-
dependent of its
relationship to the
original play.
Of all the compositions
in the forthcoming
program that may ap-
pear to be written strictly
for the sake of art and not
for obvious en-
tertainment, the most
absolute example would
be Haydn's Symphony
'No. 104. Yet here again
we find the composer
writing with his audience
in mind and with a keen
sense of pleasing them.
Haydn was at the peak
of his powers. For most of
his long life he had
remained in the employ
of the Esterhazy family
in Vienna, writing
operas, symphonies,
masses, oratorios, and
string quartets for the
enjoyment of his noble
patrons.
About 1790, when he
was nearly 70 years of
age, the elder statesman
of the Esterhazy family
died and the successor
had little interest in
music. Haydn was given
a stipend and allowed to
travel to London,
England to compose and
conduct. Two sets of six
symphonies were com-
posed there, No. 104 being
the last of the twelve.
Haydn was perhaps the
best known and most
beloved musician in
Europe at the time, so, he
was not only wined and
dined by the English
royalty, but was always
praised by the overflow
crowds at his concerts.
In' the last of his
Symphonies - the one
being performed in
Goderich - we find this
consummate master at
his best, entertaining an
adoring public, and, at
the same time, sum-
marizing classical style
to perfection.
Dan Murphy, the
Chairman of the Rotary
Symphony Concerts,
points out that sub-
scription tickets are still
available at $9 for adults
and $20 for family for the
February 17 concert. The
individual ticket at the
door is $5. He also points
out that if you can't at-
tend both the remaining '
concerts, the ticket can
be used to bring a guest to
either of the concerts.
The third concert was
scheduled for March 17.
It has beep changed to
May 26. The Goderich
Collegiate Band is going
to perform that evening
with the London Sym-
phony Orchestra.
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