No. 13. AUG-OCT., 1947 FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION.

PHILHARMONIC· OF GUITARISTS

President: BORIS A. PEROTT, M.D .

1, St. Dunstan's Road, Baron's Court, London, W.6. (Telephone: Riverside 38-31).

Vlc&-Presldents: L. 1. KINGSTON, B.A .. Bar;

MADAME ALICE DE BELLEROCHE.

Hoo. Treasurer:

P. A. MIDDLETON, 2 The Lees, Shirley, Surrey. (Telephone: Springpark 2395)

8'.on. Librarian: H. G. BREAM , 25 Cleveland Ave. , Hampton , Mddx.

(Telephone: Molesey 4065).

Hon. Secretary: Mrss J. VOLLERS, 16, El will Way, Park Lan11ley.

Beckenham. <Telephone: BECkenham 2742).

FOUNDED 1929 by

Da. B. A. PEROTT

BRANCHES OF P.S.G.

Ceylon Representative :

. E. I. DELAY, Normandy Estate, Rambodagalla,

Ceylon.

Northern Representative: TERRY USHER,

23. St. Brannock's Road, Manchester, 21.

Webb Representative:

0. MORTON LAWRENCE, 19, Coychurch Road,

Bridgend, Glamorgan.

Hon. "Bulledn;• Editor:

WILFRID M. APPLEBY, 47, Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Glos .

Birmingham Branch of P.S.G. Hon. Slee: Mrs. Rita Thomas, 44 Manor Road North, Edgbaston, Birmingham. Cheltenham Guitar Circle. Hon. Sec.: W. M. Appleby, 47 Clarence Street, Cheltenham, Glos. Manchester Guitar Circle. President : J. W .. Duarte, 20 Lytham Road, Levenshulrne, Manchester, 19 Merseyside Guitar Circle. Hon. Sec. : Maurice Ashurst, 32 Darley Drive, Upton Wirral. Ceylon Branch ·of P.S.G, Organiser: E. I. Delay, N~rmandy Estate, Rambodagalla, Ceylon.

FRATERNAL SOCIEJ'ffiS: Socleq, of the ClaBslc Guitar. President: V. Bobri, 409 East 50th Street, New York, U.S.A. Chicago Classic Guitar Society. Secretary : Edmond C. Burgess, -7215, North Damen Avenue, Chicago, 45, Illinois, U.S.A . Bond der Gitarrlsten Ostenelchs. Chairman: Prof. Luise Walker, 3 Schwindgasse, Vienna 4, Austria. American Guitar Society, Secretary: Vahdah Olcott Bickford, 2031 Holly Hill Terrace, Hollywood, 28,Califomia, U.S A. Les Amis de la liuitare, Directeur: A. Verdier, 57, r. St.-Louis-en-l'Isle, Paris, 4e, France.

DISTINGUISHED ASSOCIATES (Past and Praent)1

Argentine: Professor D. Prat .t Austria: Professor J. Ortner, Professor Luise Walker. France: Professor Ker enin t (from Russia), Professor Sante Barielinit,

Alice de Bellerocbe. Germany: Heinrich Albert , Franz Buek, Hans Neuman. Italy: Romolo Ferrari, Mario Maccaferri.

Japan: Savagoushi. Ronmanla: I. G. Frenkel. Spain: Francisco Alfonsot, An,dres Segovia, Conchita Suoerviat, Mat ..

ilde Cuervas, Emilio Pujol, Sanchez Granada. U.S.A.: Vahdah Olcott Bickford, Zarh Myron Bickford,

Monthly Meetings at the Alliance Ball, Palmer Streei, Westminster (nearest Underground Station: St. J ames's Park).

EVENING MEETINGS: October 11th. November 15th. 6 ·p.m. to 10 p.m. AFTERNOON MEETING: December 20th at 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE.

I have no doubt that all guitar-players will be ple~d to hear the good news, that the International Union of Guitarists has been recently formed in Italy. · This is the third serious effort to unite all guitarists in one world family.

The first effort took place in 1877 in Leipzig, Germany, when Otto Schick and his friends formed "The International Union of Guitarists," but succeeded only in bringing together several already existing " guitar clubs" in Germany, i.e. Brandenburg, Konigsberg, Wurtzburg, Teplitz and a few others. Two famous Russian guitarists, J. Stockman and I. Klinger, joined the Union.

For many reasons this effort was short-lived; evideritly the time was not ripe yet to make it a success: The second effort also started in Germany, in Munich, in September, 1899, the famous German

guitarist Otto Hammerer being its first President. Many Russian guitarists joined the Union and several English names appeared in the list: Colmer from Plymouth, J. J. Morley and A. F. Cramer from London . In America, Schettler, Jacoby and Wm. Faden becam e members. I joined the Union _in 1903. But the second time this great and noble effort gradually with ered away.

Now the " third-time-lucky" effort, I believe, has been initiated by my old friend Romolo Ferrari and his associates in Italy. The central Committee has been founded at Modena and every guitarist is invited to join th e Union. Thus, now it is up to us, to our generation, to make this world-wide organisation a p Prmanent success and to establish for ever a harmonious union of all guitarists and guitar-lovers.

The subscription is only 10_0 Lira a year, to be paid to the " Unione Chitarristica Internationale," Via F. Selmi 71, Modena, Iraly. BORIS A. PER0TT.

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REPORTS OF LONDON MEETINGS Sent by MR. H. G. BREAM

. June 28th, 1947. Fewe'r playing members were present on this

occasion, probably due to the holiday season, but this . same holiday season brought to London reinforcements, among them Mr. Bulent Nisancioglu from Birmingham P.S.G. So London was able to hear and appreciate this outstanding young player of the guitar, who although he hails from Turkey is at the present time helping to uphold the guitar in this country.

1. Mr. Turner

2. Mr. W. Glover

3. Mr. L. Smith 4. Mr. Bulent

Nisancioglu

5. Julian Bream

6. Mr. H. Bream

7. Mr. W. Glover

8. Julian Bream

9. Mr. Turner

10. Mr. Nisancioglu

11. Julian Bream

Capricho Arabe Gavotte Sevillanas Granadinas

Tarrega Bach-Segovia

Studies 22 and 23 F. Sor Tremolo Study Mozzani Melancholy N. Coste Soleares Fortea Study No. 14 N. Coste Fandanguillo Turina Recuerdos de la Alhambra Tarrega Study N. Coste Talk on Thomas Mace's " Musick's Monument,'' introducing and playing Mace's "The Author's Mistress." Greensleeves arr. Glover Andante from Sonata Romantica

Adelita Courante Song of the Steppes Songe de Creole Romance Andante Sentimentale Tonadilla Chanson Hindou

12. Mr. Nisancioglu Granadinas

Ponce Tarrega

Bach-Segovia arr. Turner

Cucinotti Gomez

J. Vinas Granados

R. Korsakov­Bickford

Fortea

July 12th, 1947. This meeting showed that Julian proves to be

the mainstay of our programme. Owing to the fewness of playing members the meeting developed into a Recital by Julian, supported · by others.

Though not prepared for such an emergency he ?-bly provided the major part of the programme, thoroughly enjoying playing Mr. Glover's fine Y acopi guitar which was willingly lent to him. .

1. Julian Bream Waltz Chopin-Tarrega Mandolino Thome-Fortea Study F. Sor Malaguefia M. Sarabia Clavero Flamenco I Montechi ed I Capuletti

Bellini-Mertz Granada Albeniz Fandanguillo Turina Cadiz Albeniz (Repeats of many by request)

'Interspersed were supporting items by the following members:-

2. Mr. Turner Recuerdos de la Alhambra Tarrega

Gavotte Bach-Segovia Song of the Steppes (by request)

arr. Turner 3. Mr. L. Smith Prelude-Sarabande Minuet Kuhnau

Andante-La Chasse Sor 4. Miss Vollers Spanish Songs, accompanying

herself on the guitar 5. Mr. H. Bream Study No. 3 Carcassi

Legende Shand 6. Mr. H. Bream

and Julian (Duet) Sonata Scarlatti-Pujol

REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY

Miss J. VoLLERS •

At our June Meeting•we had a list of the music which Miss"Victoria Kingsley is so kindly presenting to the Society and which was circulated.

I hope to have the music at the hall for the next meeting, when those who have put . their names down for a piece will be able to buy it. Where there is more than one name we are going to draw lots. There are some good methods including those of the great masters. Will those who are interested please get in touch with me ? Music not sold will go to the library.

May I take tJJ.is opportunity to correct an error in the report of our April programme ? (It was printed as received by the Editor). Mr. Glover's solo should have read " Rossignols." It was taken from an anonymous manuscript for Viol da Gamba which Mrs. Arnold Dolmetsch has tran­scribed for the guitar.

Will Mrs. Dolmetsch please accept our very sincere apologies which I hope Mr. Glover will convey to her.

Mr. Glover has done some interesting research work from the works of Thomas Mace. He played us his transcription of "The Author's Mistress" from "Musick's Monument" (1676).

Miss Victori'.1 Kingsley has now returned from Spain and has promised to sing some new songs at our October meeting. She has met Pujol and will give us_ her impressions and news.

As Mr. Bream is so occupied in orgamsmg Julian's career he feels he cannot arrange the programmes at the meetings. May I here thank him for his efforts in the past. For the present I have taken over that duty and I shall be glad to hear of members who are willing to play.

Julian Bream has consented to round off the programme with three or four solos and will also play a few impromptu request numbers. As our meeting on August 30th coincided with Julian Bream's broadcast in the Spanish programme of the B.B.C's Overseas Service, I asked him to play those pieces, as not all of us can get the short wave band on our sets. I hear the broadcast has been a great success.

Two Donations : Mr. Kennet . . . £5 5 0 Mr. Kingston £5 5 0

We would like to express our grateful appreciation-

August 30th, 1947. Programme

L Mr. Guglielmoni Mon Reve 2. Mr. J. Freeman Caprice

Study Adelita

3. Dr. Levy Allemande 4. Julian Bream Study, B minor

El Testament d' Amelia Study in A Cadiz

These were the solos played in programme.

Beethoven Legnani Carcassi Tarrega

J. S. Bach F. Sor Llobet

Tarrega Albeniz

the B.B.c:

P.S.G. LIBRARY Miss Mary Ransome and Miss Ethel M. Stokes

have kindly presented music to P.S .G. Library.

TERMS OF P.S.G. MEMBERSHIP Membership Subscription (12 months ) 10/-Library Subscription for P.S.G. members

only (12 months) . . . 5/-Library Catalogue (from th e Librarian) . . . I /-

THE GUITAR IN -BRITAIN Cheltenham Guitar ·circle (P .S.G. branch).

At the meeting on June 7th, tribute was paid fo Erne st Shand (1868-1924) as the greatest British­born composer for the guitar. After an address on Ernest Shand's guitaristic activities by Mr. W. M. Appleby the following programme of nis <;ompositions was played :-_Mrs. Kay Appleby "In Stately Measure"

" Meditation " Mrs. Saunders-Davies and

Mr. Appleby (duet) " Les Deux Amis " Miss Joan Prior " Fragment " Mrs. Saunders-Davies "Chanson"

• " Prelude and Impromptu " Mr. W. M. Appleby " Legende "

"Berceuse" Mrs . D. M. Daniels "Divertimento " Mr. W . M. Appleby , with 2nd Movement of" Premier

Mrs. Saunders-Davies Concerto " (op. 48) a t the piano

Reports of this and the following meeting appeared in th e Gloucestershire Echo.

Mr. Bulent Nisancioglu of Istanbul, Turkey, was a welcome visitoc to the meeting of June 21st. He delighted with solos in both Punteado and Flamenco styles by Fortea, Chavarr i, Vinas, etc.

Miss Prior contributed songs with guitar and solos were played by Mr. L. T. Bridell, Mrs. J. Saund ers.Davies, Mrs. Kay Appleby, Mrs. D. M. Dani els and Mr. W. M. Appleby. ·

The July meeting was rather smaller but an interesting programme included the following items:-Miss Prior and Mrs. Saunders-Davies (duet)

" Tyrolean Melody" Tchaikovsky­Bickford

Miss Prior.and Mr . Appleby (duet) "Rondo"

Mrs. Saunders-Davies " Danse Nord" "DanseNor " Minuet

Mr. W. M. Appleby "Dos Estilos Criollos "-1. Embrujao

L. de Call

Giuliani Giuliani

N. Coste

2. Recordando Bensadon

The last item was a new composition by Eduardo D. Bensadon of Buenos Aires and its atmosphere and originality were very greatly appreciated. It has been published by Ricordi Americana of Buenos Aires, Argentina. No formal meeting was held in August owing to holidays, but evening meetings for practice have been held during the summer months.

.Manchester etc. Manches~r guitarists had a visit from Lt. Vv.

Glover. They enjoyed his Calypsos, Flamenco and Ancient Music and he enjoyed the Classic Duets by Terry Usher and Jack Duarte, as well as solos by D. Pettinger and others. Mr. Glover spent many

hours in the Walker Music Library, which includes a guitar · music section. He met people at the University who are interested in the Guitar and was invited to visit the Manchester College of music, where he gave an impromptu recital. It was well received ; most of the students had not previously heard the guitar.

During his holiday Mr. Glover also visited our members R. E . Puhlmann of Newcastl e-on-Tyne and Maurice Ashurst , Secretary of the Merseyside Guitar Circle, whose playing he describes as " artistic," with a lovely touch, the result of long serious study and practice.

In his search for a guitar Mr .. Bream took Julian to Manchester. A few of the members were hurriedly called together and they were thrilled by Julian's wonderful mastery of the guitar. Sefior Jesus Ruiz has been giving successful performances in the Manchester district and several of the members have met this genial maestro of Flamenco.

In the course of a holiday tour Mr. arid Mrs. Duarte of Manchester visited Cheltenham arid spent an evening with Mr. and Mrs. Appleby. (This looks like a good opportunity to start a list of husbands and wives who both ·play the guitar!)

. Another visitor to the Editor was Mr. Levan of London.

Mrs. Appleby and I visited Mr. Ashurst en route for holidays in North Wales. We very much en­joyed his playing and also the guitar records of, which he has a fine c9llection.

These contacts between . guitarists are good. They increase both knowledge and enthusiasm.

Mr. Carl Rossi is now on a visit to Spain. - ----. ___ _ ---A recent -list from Messrs. Schott & Co. Ltd., 48 Great Marlborough Street, London W.l, shows that all the Classic works except the Cesar Franck Morceaux have now 'been reprinted ; about half of the " Modern Wori{s " and all except numbers 3!, 38, 49, 54 and 57 of the Guitar archives (on the opposite side Qf the list) are now available.

A course of guitar lessons demonstrating the Tarrega method is to be given by Alexis Chesnakov, one of the early members of P.S.G. It is organ­ised by the Workers' Music Association, 17 Bishops­bridge Road, Paddington, London W., from whom particulars may be obtained.

Julian Bream played guitar solos at Twickenham Technical College Musical Festival to an audience of over 1,000.

Vicente Gomez-a portrait and an article about this great guitarist appear in Septem1:>er B.M.G.

Congratulations and good wishes to our Scottish member, Mr. George Boag, on his recent marriage.

OVERSEAS NEWS Austria .

The Viennese guitarist Ernst Zelezny has given a number of successful recitals during the present year. His programmes show that he has an extensive repertoire ranging from Frescobaldi (1583-1644) and including Sor, Aguado, Vanhall, Mertz, Tarrega, Malats, Albeniz, etc.

Ceylon. Our representative, Mr. E. I. Delay, in a letter to

Dr. Perott dated July 22nd, wrote: "It is with much pleasure that I tell you the happy news that a P.S.G. branch has been formed in Ceylon. Your presidential activities will cover Ceylon too and on behalf of our Branch members I send greetings unto you and the P.S.G. members in England."

Letters have also been received from a guitarist, Mr. Ernest de Saram, whose daughter Winniatha recently joined P.S.G. No doubt these guitarists in Ceylon will establish contact with one another.

Holland . ...__ The brilliant Netherlands guitarist Koos Tigges

broadcast a . Sonata by Turina from Hilversum Radio on August 13th.

· India. P.S.G. member Fl./Lt. Scudder played guitar

solos at a concert at the Indian Military Academy in Dehra Dun. The printed programme is undated but the concert evidently took place in May. The guitar was well received by the audience and the programme also included a sitar solo by G. C. Kar.

Russia. Our connection with Russian guitarists is

becoming more regular and widespread. Dr. Perott recently received a letter .from the out­standing Russian guitarist T. S. Fomin,. whom he first met in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, in 1909, but since 1910 lost sight of him. Mr. Fornin was present at several of Dr. Perott's recitals in Siberia and pub­lished a report of them in the Russian magazine "The Music of the Guitarist," in 1910.

U.S.A. Taos, New Mexico.

Our member Adrian Vanderhorst sends greetings to P.S.G. friends. Under the nom-de-plume of ARAI he gave a lecture-recital on the guitar at the Baylor Theatre on April 10th. The programme was:

16th century

17th century 18th century

19th century

20th century

New York.

Pavane Pavane Sarabande Menuetto Sarabande Etude

Pierre A tteingnan t Luis Milan L. S. Weiss J. S. Bach Bach-Arai

F. Sor Recuerdos de la Alhambra

N octurno Sevillano Cancion de Anhelo Danza Mora (Zambra)

F. Tarrega Arai Arai Arai

The speciai Segovia issue of The Guitar Review was being despatched to subscribers at the end of August. The Society of the Classic Guitar has issued its fifth Bulletin. Mr. Paul Carlton is now its Editor.

Nylon strings of the highest standard of perfec­tion have been prepared by Mr. Albert Augustine, 248 Central Park West, New York 24, N.Y. Mr. Augustine had the advice of Andres Segovia in the

making of these strings . They are being used by practically all leading guitarists and they un­doubtedly represent a sensational improvement in strings for the guitar. Besides being absolutely true in pitch, they give increased volume and beauty of tone. They wear longer and are not affect ed by changes of weather. The special prices for guitarists in Britain are quite reasonable, even though they are liable to a customs duty of 66-. %

SOME SPANISH PUBLISHERS OF

GUITAR MUSIC

Now that more contact with Spain is being made by some of our members it may be useful to collect information about the sources of supply of music for the guitar in that country. I mention a few firms whom I know to be still in busin ess and should be pleased to hear of others , not only in Spain but in any other lands .

The largest Spanish list of guitar music which I have seen is that of Biblioteca Fortea, Cruz, 27, Madrid. This publishing house was founded by Daniel Fortea, a master of the guitar and a greatly esteemed composer and arranger.

The Fortea list includes studies by Tarrega , Fortea and others. There are some hundreds of solos, original and transcribed , including Daniel Fortea's own works and items by Sor, Tarrega, Llobet, Pujol, etc.

There is a section containing about 20 duets for two guitars and items for bandurria and guitar , etc .

More than 60 of Tarrega's works were published by the late Ildefonso Alier, Carmen 27, Madrid. His widow and daughter still carry on the business, but some of the items appear to be out of print.

Villar's method and five of his compositions (Flamenco) are in the list of Alfonso Otero, Perez

· Pujol, 8, Valencia. A longer list is that of Union Musical Espanola,

Carrera de San Jeronimo, 24, Madrid (branches in other places).

This firm has published arrangements of the compositions of Albeniz, Granados, Malats, etc. , by Dr. Severino Garcia Fortea, another of Tarrega's pupils.

U.M.E. has published Sainz de la Maza's arrange­ments of Bach , etc., and also his edition of Aguado 's Method.

Some Bach transcriptions by F. Calleja and a number of Flamenco items are included in the

U.M.E. list. WILFRID M. APPLEBY.

-STOP PRESS NEWS

Andres Segovia will visit Holland in Novem-ber. •

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bream on the birth of another brother for Julian.

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