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THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL jusic ALBUM By Irven Fell my article of last Composers and thefr it often fell to the mo- Er of many a future artist to fide the weal little fingers over instrument. They gave the but it did not end ontinuing sic in the early days was ra- B. o precarious way of making living, and even though the Ethers knew this, many of them Emed to have that deeper. sense reality and were able to pen- ate into the deeper feelings of sons and knew what they foted to do. In other words, . knew their sons better than 8 one else in the world. does not all make pleasant 8% Ging, this Composers and their Mothers, but it does reveal some- fing of what the world of today 1d do with, Integrity and hon- her. The two used to have joyous holidays 'together, and Sir Arth- ur was terribly upset at her death. These women, the mothers of these great musicians, provided a great deal of inspiration to their sons and protected them. Johann Strauss was shielded by his mo- ther in his secret practice of the violin, There is a great musical indebtedness here, for nearly everybody enjoys Strauss's works. After separation from her hus- band, Mother. Strauss suffered biting privations in order to pro- vide for the continuance of mus- ical instructions fer her son. They forgot sometimes, like Mozart, until it was too late. but we read where Handel, Sullivan, Ethelbert Nevin and others were kind and generous to their mo- thers in their old age. If we music lovers owe any- thing to these great musicians of the past, some of the debt should be to the credit of their brave mothers who ignited the spark of genius, when it became evident. se, fil. the hard road to develop the L pest, and suffer privation for It is much easier today because innumerable scholarships and shown by commercial Bf crprises, but the' music which fp ires us today was created un- much { different circumstanc- lozart's mother was a great uence to him. Her' brightness 2 in good stead on several oc- ions when despair and pover- were his lot, You will recall Mozart was travelling when to young, and his mother ac- Fipanied him when his father fild not. was on his third tour that some concern to . His failure "to get appointments, and his ess caused worry. The we are told, suffered many besides admonitions husband, because she sted on staying near her son Lis hour of adversity, caused fly by lack of funds. inally Mozart and his mother Bhing for her home and husband. Ar suffering greater. t abroad again and enjoyed company of his friends, his Gther languished in a cold bare , but this was. the same who wrote home from Italy were sufficient a: any situation which might Mendelssohn's family was hy. His mother was a nev- ding inspiration to her son, he repaid it with kindness consideration, as his many finally grow ny petrel and had to leave s his music which will make name live forever. humann's mother has been condemned r the die frs to him buoyed him up in periods of morbidity. She By him better than anyone 8 and her own life had been kened by the suicide of a dau- e feeling. Brahms' mother, in letters, counselled her son to 8 a simple life, to value sin- f and to be thought- relations with them. mother died, the Requiem was little is known of Beethoven's but historians tell us that s the only one who really tood him. Death came to as her son was completing Brt. Beethoven broke off ne- tions and they were never Slim ea Arthur Sullivan's mother post-marks on his letters to Groceries PHONE 1020 (Prompt Delivery) CARLOAD IROCETERIA R. E. Harris, Prop. All the cir have to be studied In the light of conditions of those early days, when trans- portation was difficult, medical i scarce and shortage of material things and many other privations. Winner of the Week If Wm. Edwards, 206 Dundas St. North, will 'call in'at Lof- quist's Record Bar, he will be presented with a Red Seal Record with | the i(compliments of the Journal. OBITUARIES GEO B HARDY A native of , Trafalgar Town- ship, George B. Hardy, D. D. S. died suddenly at his home. Lake Shore Highway, Clarkson, on Sa- turday. The late Dr. Hardy, who practised dentistry in Toronto for many years, was born on the Up- per Middle Road, a son of :the late George and Emily Hardy. He attended S. S. No. 11 school on the Ninth Line, and Oakville High School, and later taught at Maple Grove school, S. 8. No. 12. He made a hobby of growing flowers and fruit. Dr. Hardy was unmarried. He leaves three bro- thers, Gilby of Clarkson, and Jacksoh and Dufferin, both of Fort William; and two sisters, Mrs. Bennett Savage, Upper Mid- dle Rd, and Mrs, H. B. McGre- gor, Winnipeg. The funeral was held on Tuesday, with interment at Spring Creek Cemetery, Clark- son. - CANNEL COAL THE FIREPLACE FUEL FOR HEAT AND SPARKLE Hillmers Fuel and Ice Co. Phone 23 IF YOUR CANVASSER HASN'T CALLED... Some canvassers have not yet been able to complete their calls for the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Community Centre Arena campaign. They are active businessmen like yourself who are giving their time from busy lives to help make this important community project a success. If your canvasser hasn't been able to secure your contribution yet, PLEASE PHONE TREASURER JAMES PEAT AT 1286 NOW AND IT WILL BE PICKED UP #MMEDIATELY. Or, if you prefer, mail it to "Oakville-Tra- falgar Memorial Community Centre Arena, c-o Treasurer James Peat, Royal Bank of Canada, Colborne Street, East., Oakville." 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