Word: kalliwoda
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...felt free to mark its debut with a novelty-packed program: the Beethoven Fifth (which New York had heard only once before), arias from Weber and Rossini operas, and assorted works by composers who ranked among the innovators of the time, including Johann Nepomuk Hummel and Johann Wenzeslaus Kalliwoda. Founded by the eccentric but talented violinist-conductor Ureli Corelli Hill, the orchestra gave only three concerts its first year. It charged the astronomical price of $1.11 a ticket (the going price for 20 Ibs. of beef). Unlike the Vienna Philharmonic, though, which was founded the same year and forced...
...which merged in 1928 with the rival New York Symphony and became the Philharmonic-Symphony Society, has doubled from the original 53 players, to 106. What was once a daring program, with its mixture of orchestral works, chamber music and arias, now seemed merely quaint. The razzle-dazzle of Kalliwoda's Overture in D Minor sounded tame to ears familiar with Wagner, Mahler and The Rite of Spring...
...Theological Seminary, Cambridge, will conduct the service and deliver a brief address. The following musical program will be presented by the University Choir, under the direction of Dr. A. T. Davison, organist and choir master:-- Organ Prelude, Chorale in E major, Franck Chant, "The Magnificat." Anthems,-- Libera me, Domine, Kalliwoda "God is my guide," Schubert "Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming," Praetorius Hymn. Organ Postlude, Finale, Vierne...