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+=====Music In Melbourne.=====
+How often have you talked of a Symphony Orchestra under the Gum Tree? No harsh walls to echo, no sombre back cloth, no still but oft breathed air, and no roof to shut out the sky?
+Yesterday in Melbourne was realisation. The lovely lawns around the lake were filled with people - all sittinu and waiting. Flat open clumps of water lilies floated on the water. Tall spires of green hedged the far view, green shrubs softened the Island and greener lawns stretched into velvety distance. Over all was peace.
+"Swan Lake" in the perfect setting, and how different it all did seem. Is realism better than suggestion? It all depends on how real is the realism or how suggestive is the suggestion.
+During the opening bars, two ducks nosed among the lily leaves then glided on to be lost in tall grasses. Wind ripples came along the water, playful gusts scampering back and forth. Then a regal Black Swan paddled by, paused to look, then floated on curving and dipping its neck and turning from side to side just to know that all had seen it.
+A yellow oak leaf fluttered quietly down, almost tossed by the notes of music so quietly did it hover, and then join others on the lawn.
+As if arranged, at the Dance of the Four Swans, a duck with four young paddled by. A graceful Palm dipped and swayed its arms.
+The breeze brought the music a little nearer, and then a little further off. A group of basket willows with their feet in the lake swayed and bent and showed their silver leaves.
+The music finished. A duck had moved in and completed her preening before continuing on and closing the whole scene, "Swan Lake " was over.
+For the opening bars of Gounods "Ave Maria", a bird rose from behind a tree and soared heavenward, The long prelude was gloriously played, and then Thea Phillips sang to the accompanyment of a flook of white birds wheeling overhead then on skywards.
+Melbourne still has its sense of humour, for although the day was cool and dull, Thea sang joyously of "One Fine Day"; Bob and Charlie Savage wOndered with me just what WOULD have happened if it HAD rained!
+We were all rather intrigued by the way the Conductors music was prevented from having its pages blown over. A girl with arms outstretched like Bertram Mackenell's "Circe" hold them down.
+But what of the small dog that spent most of his time removing a flea, chasing it from spot to spot and not even keeping time with Eric Coats "London Suite"? However the girl in the blue hat holding the Conductors Music did. She nodded her hat to every beat of its vigorous rhythm.
+All the while the scarlet Hibiscus were reflected in the lake and the amplifiers nestled in the oak and pine trees.
+This was the first of a series of Open Air Concerts to provide Music for the People by the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music with the active co-operation of the Melbourne City Council. The proceeds of the collection went to swell the Merchant Navy fund - Well done Melbourne!
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-MUSIC IN MELBOURNE
-,How often have,, you talked of a Symphony Orch:istra under the Gum Tree? No harsh-walls to echo; no sombre back cloth, no still but oft breathed air, and no roof to shut out the sky?
-Yesterday in Melbourne was.' realisation, The lovely lawns around the lake wore filled with ipeo-.21e - all sittinu and waiting, F;at r.)7)en clumps of water lilies floated on. the. water. Tall sires of green hedgea the far 7-iew, green shrubs softened the Island and greener lawns stretched into velvuy distance, Over all was peace
-"Swan Lake" in the perfont setting, and how different it all did seem, Is realism better than suggestion? It all delo;nds on how real is the realism or how suggestive is the suggestion,
-During the openirg bars, two duckn nosed among the 1.j ly leaves then glided on to be lost in tall grasses, Viinc_t , c,me along the water.
-playful susi;s soom-ooring back and forth, Then a regal Black Swan -oaddled ty, paused to look, then floated on curving and dipping its neck and turning from side to side just to know that all had seen it,
-yellow oak leaf fluttered quietly down, almost tosse'i by the notes
-muoie so quietly dd it ho ver, and then join others on toe lawn,
-As if arranged, at the Dance of the Four Swans, a duck with four young 'Paddled by A graceful Palm dipped and swayed its arms
-The breeze brought the music a little nearer, and then a little further off, L. group of basket willows with their feet ir the lake 3oilayed and bent and showed their silver leaves,
-The music finished. A duck had moved in and Gompleted her preening before continuing on and closing the wholo scenes "Swan Lake " was over,
-F::).r the' opening bars f Counods "Ave Maria", a bird rose from behind a tree and soared heavenward, The long prelude was gler j.ously played, and then Thea Phillips sang to the accom-oanyment of a flook of white birds wheeling overhead thon on skywards.
-Melbourne still has its sense of humour, for although the day was cool and dull, Thea sang joyously of "One Fine Day" Bob and Charlie 3avage wOndered with me just what WOULD have happened if it HAD ruined
-We w re all rather intrigued by the way the Conductors, mtlsio W'_17, Tire- vented from having its pages blown over A elrL with a= out&tretohea like Bertram Mackenell?s "Ciroe" hold them dow-::,
-But what of the small dog that sTJent most of his time :L orliovang a flaa, chasing it from spot to spot and not even Izeepint7 t.Lriio wihJl iic Ce-_Lts "Lon6on Suite 'Howeier the girl in the blue hat holding thr; (-)r dueoz s Music did She nodded her hat to every beat of its vigorouf-2 rhythm,
-All thE, while the scarlet Hibiscus were reflected in the lake and the amplifiers nestled in the oak and -oino trees,
-This was the first of a series of Open Air Concerts to provide Music for the Pc epic by the Melbourne re,tdriuimi of Music with the active
-co-op. of the Melbouirae City Council, The proceeds of the collection went to well the Merchant Navy fund - Well done Melbourn0
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 THE MOVEMENTS OF TET.,' SUPERIOR PL=TS