Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Dedication N appreciation of the na- tional recognition brought this school by its orchestra and bands, and the immeasurable good resulting from such train- ing, we sincerely dedicate this book to Mr. Adam P. Lesinsky. TRINCED instruments, which apparently origi- nated in ancient Egypt, were used for religious services and entertainment. Ade- velopment, the lyre, was a -romantic source of inspira- tion in Greece, and was also used in Rome. Other odd forms were also prevalent during these periods.

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llll lll III LTI-IOUC-H nearly oblivi- ated, the only type of stringed instrument used during the dark ages was the lute, played by travel- ing minstrels. About the fifteenth century our pres- ent forms were conceived, but were not definitely established until the eight- eenth century. Foreword QW music, of all the arts, we find the greatest mode of expression of man. From the wild, ecstatic beat of jungle tom- toms, to the brilliant flare of modern jazz, the very heartbeat of mankind pulses throughout the centuries. joy, pathos, fierce exuberance-all of the passions and emotions find expression and life in music. lt is the transition of music from the primitive to the modern which forms the background of The Dunes. 1

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lll III HE birth of the modern symphony orchestra occurred with the emersion of the world from the dark ages. At first small ensem- bles were used in conjunc- tion with church plays, dramatized from the Bible. This gradually grew with the addition and development ot new instruments, until at present our orchestras num- ber over lOO pieces. Editorial Staff IOHN GUNNELL, Editor-in-Chief DOROTHY HORTON, Assistant Editor REINHARDT ELSTER, Music Editor ORVILLE BElVllSDERFER, Sports Editor MICHAEL LAH, Cartoonist EDNA WADDINCTON, Artist LEONA PRICKETT, Artist HARRIET TOREN IOHN IOHNSON GORDON RANDALL ROBERT BECKER DORIS KITCHINU CECILIA HOVMOLLER GENEVIEVE DORSEY IEANETTE PERRIS ff 1,1 f. .1 X X.