BROADCAST MUSIC.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 6

BROADCAST MUSIC.

The argument of Mr. Hayward as to why highbrow music is of more cultural value than any other music is disappointing. Merely to say that its cultural value lies in its survival through the years offers no logical reason, as witness the many other baneful influences with us which also, unfortunately, have stood the test of time. Mr. Hayward proceeds to a long comparison—classical music versus popular music—but this theme is so well-worn and has been so competently debated through these columns as to require no comment. The great point Mr. Hayward misses is that, to the "Just Johns," "all these types of music have their appeal in their true proportions, and it is only that dangerous fanatical class, previously referred to, who wish to apply inquisition methods in excluding that which their fanatical minds disapprove. Let thoeewho will enjoy their daily dose of the squeaks and grunts of chamber music, but hands off the funds subscribed by the "Just Johns," at least 49,000 of them, who have given the Government a mandate not to do those things which are now proposed to be done. JUST JOHN.