A MINGLED CHIME 28. WAR TIME 後半 323 Here was a situation that should be met without delay. The organization was the center and chief of an imposing number of lesser or satellite bodies who looked to it for example and guidance; and its e…

When I was beginning to play jazz around the world, critics and older musicians came out of the woodwork to say that my playing was inauthentic, lacked soul and feeling, and was too technical . In my young lie, I had not paid enough dues t…

A MINGLED CHIME 彩華に響くチャイム 28. WAR TIME ２８．戦時下：第１次世界大戦 316 Since my first visit to Germany, I had followed with keen interest the progress of its imperialistic ambitions. At that time it possessed no navy; a few years…

A MINGLED CHIME 27. SECOND RUSSIAN OPERA SEASON 後半 309 Of the other operas that were wholly new to us Le Coq d'Or was in every way the most interesting. Rimsky-Korsakov is with Tschaikowsky the greatest of craftsmen among the Russian mas…

To all the parents who take their kids to concerts that they don't necessarily like and then wait for the kids to get autograghs, lessons and whatever else. 我が子を音楽会に連れて行っても、肝心の子供たちが大して喜んでくれず、出演者のサイン…

A MINGLED CHIME 彩華に響くチャイム 27. SECOND RUSSIAN OPERA SEASON ２７．２度目のロシア歌劇公演期間 303 The striking success of the first Russian season made inevitable the return of the company for the summer of 1914, and it was the joint…