Record Number: 31492
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Meeting held at 39, Eastern Avenue, 6th June ’42
A. B. Dilks in the chair.
1. Apologies for absence were read from Muriel Stevens and Mary Stansfield
2. The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
[...]
6. After some refreshment, we spent the rest of the evening listening to recorded
exaamples of programme Music. The works played were
The Storm from Symphony No 6 in F “The Pastoral” Beethoven
Enigma Variations Elgar
‘Prospero’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Caliban’ from Sibelius incidental music to The Tempest
Zeller’s ‘Nightingale Song’ sung by Elisabeth Schuman[n]. This was put on as
an example of imitative music, of little musical worth, but was obviously much
enjoyed by many members.
Richard Strauss’ Tone Poem Till Eulenspiegle’s [sic] Merry Pranks. and
‘Romeo & Juliet’ Fantasy overture by Tchaikovsky. Isabel Taylor prefaced each
item with brief biographical notes about the composer, and Bruce Dilks explained
the literary or poetical idea of the work and also played the gramophone.
Howard R. Smith [signature] 11/7/42'
1900-1945
Date:6 Jun 1942
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:city: Reading
county: Berkshire
specific address: 39, Eastern Avenue
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Quaker
Country of Origin:Unknown
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Members of the XII Book Club
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[Biographical notes on Carl Zeller]
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Biography, Music, Carl Zeller
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:31492
Source:Manuscript
Author:Margaret Dilks
Title:XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943)
Location:private collection
Call No:n/a
Page/Folio:124–6
Additional Information:
Margaret Dilks was secretary to the XII Book Club from 1940 to 1970. It is inferred from this, and from the handwriting, that she was the author of this set of minutes.
Citation:
Margaret Dilks, XII Book Club Minute Book, Vol. 4 (1938-1943), private collection, 124–6, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=31492, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Material by kind permission of the XII Book Club. For further information and permission to quote this source, contact the Reading Experience Database (http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/contacts.php).