A HUMOROUS TALK ON MUSIC
TO THE EDITOR OF THE PEESS, Sir, —In to-day’s ‘‘Over the Air” columns, your radio commentator, “Ariel,” makes some disparaging references to a talk of mine which he wrongly describes as being about “Some Aspects of Music,” but which was clearly announced as “A humorous historical survey of music, from Adam and Eve down to the present day” (on similar lines to that amusing book, “1066 and All That”). This is a very different theme, as you will readily perceive, and frankly
conceived in a frivolous vein, on the principle (as I pointed out in my introductory remarks) that “a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.” This was one of a series of eight light talks —five serious and three non-serious—selected by the broadcasting authorities from a long list of subjects submitted to them, all of which have been given successfully in Australia, either over the air or to musical and other clubs and societies, including the Workers’ Educational Association. A fair and well-reasoned criticism
on . e . does uot object to, but adverse criticism based upon a partial hearing and an evident misconception of the nature of my talk is a different matter, and likely to give those who did not hear it an entirely false impression. On the other hand, they may not (and sensible people probably would not) _ attach any importance to the opinion of a critic who confessedly “turns the knobs in a depressed and detached manner!”, tunes in half-way through an item; then complains because it does not conform to his preconceived idea of its nature. —Yours, etc.. ROLAND FOSTER. P.S. I am quite aware that the published programmes gave “Some Aspects of Music” as the title, but this was an office mistake to which I called their attention some days previously. January 19, 1936.
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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21685, 20 January 1936, Page 9
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