THE CARNEGIE MUSIC PUBLICATION SCHRAM. [To THE Enrroa or THE
" SpecrasoR."] Sin,—In case you may consider it of sufficient public. interest,
I enclose a short statement giving the results of the Trust's Music Publication Scheme for 1919.—I am, Sir, Ac.,
A. L. HETHERINGTON, SERDStrary.
The Carnegie United Kingdom Trust, East Port, Dunfermline.
Sixty-four works were sent in as compared with seventy-five in the previous year, but the quality and variety of the work submitted are encouragingly good and the adjudicators unani- mously recommend the following works for publication: (1) George Dyson—Three Rhapsodies for String Quartet (2) William H. Harris—" The Hound of Heaven," for solo barb tone, chorus and orchestra. (3) Gustav T. Holet—" The Hymn of Jesus," for chorus and orchestra. (4) P. H. Miles—Sextet for Strings in GI Minor. (5) Sir C. V. Stanford—Symphony No. 5 " L'Allegro ed it Penseroso."
(1) This work is remarkable for beauty and intimacy of thought and expression, freedom of treatment and individuality of -style. (2) successfully solves a difficult problem in its adaptability to the restless moods of the poem. The various episodes are distinguished by a well-defined character and the music rises to an exalted expression at the close. (3) is a notable addition to the choral music of this country. It is strikingly original in plan and conception and expresses with an impressive fidelity the mysticism and power of the words. (4) is a most valuable addition to the repertoire of chamber music, which it represents in its purest form. (5) A work written in 1894 of remarkable freshness and individuality. It -should be enjoyed not only for its intrinsic merits, but because it represents a phase of English music of which the composer was a pioneer. For the future The Trustees have decided that composers shall not be eligible for a second award until two years have elapsed since the date of the first award, and for a third award until a further period of three years has elapsed.
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