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With all of his natural fighting temperament Eisler entrenched himse: ° 4n the Reformist Song Vereins and organized commnist wings in them. The course of the struggle was clever and successful. It attracted the attention of the antire misical world. attracted fellow travelers and oreduced such ravolutionary CIVIL SE MUS AVE FE dy LO we A Be SASS Sie ss Se i res} musicians as Rankel, Vogel, Volpe (Wolpe). At this time a lasting frieniship was formed between Eisier ani the dramatist Bert Brecht, They collaborated in the theory of the "pedagogic" theater. They desired to make it especially active in the field of political agitation and propaganda. "Higher Dimensions" a musical play of that mrticular political type, written by Eisler ani based on Brecht's play, marked the transition of the composar from the political to eminent musical form. “Higher Dimensions" is the mature production of a great, independent master, Eisler's strength is particularly evident in choruses and in msical forms which denand great skill. His strength is also evident in his ability to arrange orchestrations. At the present time Eisler approaches the higher philosophic type of misic-=-the symphonic music. His first symphony was produced with great success in London. Now he is writing a symphony dedicated to the prisoners of the fascist concentration camps. It, is based on the "Song of the Swamp Soldiers" which was composed by the prisoners. He has been with us here in the Soviet before. At Mt. Magnit he -wrote down the Cossack melodies of the steppes. Here the Komsomols (members of the Young Communist League) were building their own blast-furnace. It yas about them that he wrote the "tral Young Communist", He has traveled in the countries of Europe ani America. Everywhere his arrival revived the revolutionary choral and msical movement, and the son,3 of Eisler, the musician, kept pace with the political speeches of Eisler, the political warrior. A New York university offered him a chair of professorship To our’ shame we know all too little of Eisler's creations and Muzgis. the former leader, is mostly responsible for this ignorance. Eisler is an accomplished master, the leader of a complete trend in revolutjonary music. We want to hear Eisler's msical works on our stages and in our concert halls. His selectad compositions eanA nmawt danles te? hic seal]llastian af annes shauld ke aSCr Su SOMO LIONS, Sh pare atuaaray O15 COs.6CC10i Cl SONnKS SnousG 0s published here by us, all the more so because it is difficult for him to publizh g anything abroad, Eisler could be of erpat help to the Soviet’choral movement. Our country demands songs and knows[how, to cherish good songs. SBisler's "Cominteru", which is firmly embedded in our[collection of golden songs, speaks of thise Translated from the Russian 10/ 10/47 ee a ne . - . . _ t- moe - ee we ay ge ae Ce