FLOURISHING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 155, 5 July 1933, Page 8

FLOURISHING.

MUSIC IN ENGLAND.

EFFECTS OF WIRELESS.

VIEWS OF EXAMINERS.

"The English school • of composition i has never been, in a more flourishing state since the days of Elizabeth," said Mr. Frederick Moore, examiner for the Royal Academy and Royal' College of Music, who arrived by the Rangitiki this morning. :.--.'•'■ • - While wireless .had upset music to a certain degree, he said, it would do good in the end. He likened it to the advent of the printing press. Many workers were "cut out" at first, but afterwards the industry . progressed inordinately, "iving work- to thousands. - Music was

one of the best forms of education, a 6 good as any form of mathematics. It was far better for a child to learn to play music, using ■ its natural talents, than to turn the handle of a gramo-

phone. Mr. Moore is no stranger to New Zealand. He made his first trip out with his parents when a baby in the sailing ship Calypso in 1878. His family settled in Dunedi'n where his mother still resides. Six yeads.ago Mr. Moore gave a series of music lectures in the four main centres of the Dominion. Mr. F. A. Tyrer, examiner for the Trinity College of Music, London, was also a passenger by the Kangitiki. Thanks to broadcasting, he said, there were far greater opportunities of hearing good music to-day than there had been during last generation. Through the medium of the microphone the man in the street who a few years ago was unacquainted with good music was now in a position to debate on the three "B's" —Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. "It has been observed that a large proportion of new and young faces have been-seen afc-some-of the bigg-.t sym-

phony concerts," lie said, "which seems to suggest that the broadcasting of music creates a new and expanding audience of concert goers. I am sure this augurs well for the young music students in general. It was recently stated by a well known: English piano maker that the sales of pianos last year 'beat all previous records. This statement proves that music is certainly not waning, and I personally feel that there is a great future for young musicians who- are prepared to study seriously." * - - " Mr. Tyrer said, he had just completed a work for piano and orchestra which was to be produced at the Halle concerts ,in England in February.