Show I r t Ad L c c ca a o t- t ATINA MUSIC I MOVE G V Rapid Growth of Idea Signifies Popularity in America American An n Impressive I picture of or II a tlc movement mo ement that Is helping to create creato a mu musical cal Amer Amr America lea ica I Is gl gi glen given en ith lia be or of the History of Music Week eol This book Is tIC ln first I e summing III tip ip of the themo mo ement which has ead sy-ead with Ith remarkable rapidity In the w-t w fil Ci licar ear of its The Theauthor Theauthor author of the volume Is C M II secretary of ho he ra rational a Music lc cek eek committee and It Is la published by th National BUI eu for tor tho the Advancement Ad of Music of o which he Is Iq I the he directorS director S bS Ss bIlO the most gl re- re b 1 ture lure of or the hook booK Is a t 4 t ot or the II gloth of or tho Iho Music week Its ethel llIel stages and then Its Ita reo cc- re remarkable development during th the theone theone ono one car ear of Us Its I 1 hee facts aro are gl gi glen given en In III tabu- tabu tabu tabulated baled form as follows follos s S ide II Music V v Its c-Its 1913 19 19 19 cities and lovns In- In eluding New lork's 1 first ft a inual 1921 H 1321 51 cities clUes and towns to 49 4 49 cities and towns to 11 months 50 ab cities and towns tons to ns rho first rational al Mu-lc Mu week eel May lay May 4 10 10 1924 wide Community Ide obe ob anc a 45 partial anceo ob- ob ob sel held at other tin 03 es dur- dur durling durIng i dur-i ling ing the lear icar er because of ocal ton con conditions con conditions bS tS Total of Music Week ee anees ances In 1924 The history not only traces the tho of the Iho Musk Music Yea Week It Idea the tho gro growth th of ot the move moe mo movement e- e ement ment the method of operation In organizing tho the l Music Wee Week and It Its future p pct 1 c but i It especially t the tho lead lead- leadIng leading leading ing features of the local observances observances ances and their i results SAL LJ S L COST BIG IT In tho the chapter devoted to the thelast thelast thelast last named subject It ts 15 pointed out that a careful perusal of or tho local accounts will III bring out sex sex- sev several eral cral significant facts sin no follows s First most of or the tho c wide Ide observances ances at least o hae been In hands of a well organized committee and under the spon spon- sponsorship spon- spon sponsorship sponsorship of or Influential local groups Second the Itemized chronicles ch or of the tho leading lending e events silo sito that the local oeal Pam has not reached tIme the gen gen- gen but has lias been arranged wIth considerable Ingenuity and anti witha with a close study or of o local needs and resources Third In a 0 gnat ma- ma majority ma majority of the tho Instances Instance tho the ob- ob ob ance has baa been fa me- me ic by the tho public amid cind In a 0 largo large number ot or cases his s brought definite benefits I in all alt bu but d a ery few tew of the tha largest cities iho ho he cele celebration bration li h Ins a been c carried l un on n with ff Ith itha a a II remarkably small e or f In money money in some cases caes merely Iho ho expense of or postage potage tl etc 00 |