2. BOOK ABOUT: 第2章 〇〇の本 pp.237-241 Virgil Thomson's Musical State (1939) ヴァージル・トムソン「Musical State（音楽事情）」（1948年） VIRGIL THOMSON has written the most original book on music that America has produced. The State of M…

pp.233-236 William Schuman (1951) ウィリアム・シューマン（1951年） A COMPOSITION LIKE the String Quartet No. 4 makes one understand why Schuman is generally ranked among the top men in American music. Even a single hearing made it evident …

pp.230-232 Leon Kirchner (1950) レオン・キルヒナー（1950年） COMPOSED IN 1947, this Duo for Violin and Piano is the first published composition of Leon Kirchner, a comparative newcomer to the American musical scene. I doubt whether a more …

Stefan Wolpe (1948) シュテファン・ヴォルペ（1948年） IN THE WELTER of musical activity in America the publication of two more songs would seem to make little difference one way or another. But these songs (Two Songs for Alto and Piano from…

Benjamin Britten (1947) ベンジャミン・ブリテン（1947年） THE INTERESTING THING about Benjamin Britten's new opera, The Rape of Lucretia, is the impression one gets that it is better than his opera Peter Grimes. This is significant in view …