PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE.
Young .-Uident.-i nt" musical in.~trtlllH'lltS. Would i»' wi>C to 1 "MlK'lllljlT a : raying tit Seiiumanil's: "If everyone I I played first violin no orchestra would lie ' <_'ot together."' The prominent in- 1 I ft nimeiits are jiist as li-etlll ab those in 1110 limelight. To excel, nowadays, a* a performer on the move popular instruments*—the piano and the violin—means exceptional gifts ami a \ast amount of work. The high standard which u.-ed to he reached by only a few now i> reached l>y many, for the simple reason j that many more people now study those i in.-tniments than formerly. Tliero i.-' i far more room at the top for players [ of other instruments, and if the student would give Ins thoughts to the viola.! or tin.' 'cello, among tin- stringed i n -1»- u- j ment.s, or to one of the \.ir;ous wood- : wind or bra>s instruments, he would In-; more, likely to command a prominent ; place. » i
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 177, 28 July 1928, Page 8 (Supplement)
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162PLAYING SECOND FIDDLE. Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 177, 28 July 1928, Page 8 (Supplement)
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