VICTORY MUSIC
The State Department in Washington has made formal suggestions for a musical programme to be played on the day of the Allied victory, and has specially urged the inclusion of the music of Germany, which “as the music of all nations is by adoption the music of America.” The suggestions, country by country, are:— GERMANY: Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony,” first 5 or 6 measures on trumpet, followed by "Ninth Symphony” Choral Finale. D major melody in low strings as a fade-in; then announcement of the occasion for which the programme is given, followed by full chorus and orchestra in the Chorale Finale of the “Ninth.” BOHEMIA: Smetana's “From My Country.” CHINA: Nieh-Erh's "March of the Volunteers.’’ “Chee Lai”—"Arise.” ENGLAND: Handel’s "Hallelujah Chorus” or similar type of choral music by strictly English composers, such as Purcell. Elgar, or Vaughan Williams. FRANCE: Cesar Franck’s “Piece Heroique”; Rouget de Lisle’s “La Marseillaise”; Bizet’s “Agnue Dei”; Berlioz's "Requiem.” RUSSIA: Shostakovich’s “Song of the United Nations”; Tchaikovsky's 'March Slav” or Symphony N. 6 (Pathetique). U.S.A.: Bates “America the Beautiful ”; Bililngs’s “Old Hundred”; La ToucheRobinson’s “Ballad for Americans”; Payne’s “Home, Sweet Home.”—(“New York Times.”)
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 11 January 1944, Page 4
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189VICTORY MUSIC Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 11 January 1944, Page 4
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