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Music in London-I
Haggin, B. H. | February 6, 1929 issue

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The article presents information on the author's experience of music in England. After sampling its musical wares the author was hardly prepared for the complaint that England is not a musical nation. It turns out that those who complain are only the dealers in musical instruments; printed music and piano lessons, who suffer from the fact that the musical public is very small. And what troubles them is a blessing-disguised perhaps, but a blessing nevertheless-for the musical public. Disguised, since it is a disadvantage not to have a permanent orchestra and opera; but a blessing, since what is lost in perfection of orchestral performance is negligible compared with what is gained by having a small but intelligent audience.

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MUSIC; DRAMA; OPERA; MUSICAL instruments; ORCHESTRA; ENGLAND
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