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Brahms' Symphony No. 4 (E minor) stood first on the program. Remarkably fine playing on the orchestra's part helped to give interest to an only fairly interesting first movement; it was the last movement that stood out as a wonderfully ingenious piece of ground-bass work, losing none of its beauty through its ingenuity; the amazingly fine work in this movement certainly confirms the statement that Brahms is the master of variation-form...
...management has urged players of the bassoon, the oboe, or the bass viol, to report at the next rehearsal on Monday evening, November 6, at 7.30 o'clock in the Music Building, as the orchestra is in need of these instruments. Cornet players can arrange at this time for instruction in the French horn and other brass instruments from Mr. G. L. Patterson '00, a former player in the Pierian Orchestra...
...band is again in excellent condition. As, heralded by three trumpeters, it entered the Stadium and marched along the Harvard side Saturday, the results of secret practice were evident. From leader to bass drummers, all were in form. The approval of the crowd was emphatic...
...Francis Boott prize of $100 is given for the best piece of concerted vocal music composed by a member of Harvard College or any of the graduate schools of the University. The composition must be written in four voices, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, with or without organ or piano accompaniment...
...Tommasini as the romantic lover, soldier of fortune, and priest, sang his part attractively but gave in his action none too vivid a characterization, a week ness due somewhat to the libretto. Messrs. de Biasi and Cervi in their monastic roles were excellent; the former's serious bass contrasting pleasantly with the latter's jocose treatment of his part. The orchestral support, under the direction of Mr. Knoch, was, as ever, excellent...