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With,all of his natural fighting temperament Eisler entrenched himse.: in the Retcrmist Song Vereins and organized commnist wings in then. The course of the struggle was clever and successful. It attraoted the attention of the entire musical world, attracted fellow travelers and produced such revolutionary musicians a3 Rankel, Vogel, Volpe (Wolpe). At this time a lasting friendship was formed between Eisier and the dranatist 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 particular political type, written by Eisler and based on Brecht's play, marked the transition of the composer from the political to eminent mmsical form. #Higher Dimensions" is the mature production of a great, independent master. Bisler's strength is particularly evident in choruses and in musical forms which demand 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 syuphonic 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 nSong of the Swanp Soldiers" which was compoaed 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 Comunist League) were building their own blast-furnace. It He has traveled in the countries of Burope and America. Everywhere his arrival revived the revolutionary choral and mmsical movement, and the son;3 of Bisler, 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 mstly responsible for this ignarance. Eisler is an accomplished master, the leader of a complete trend in revolutj.onary music. His selected coupositions, and partieularly his'collection of songs should be y?hrqnd o uy dy atnongntp sf dF esneaeq os oaou dyg tte *sn fq eaoq peysttqnd j anything abroad.. Eisler could be of grpat help to the Soviet'choral movenent. Our country demands songs and lnons hon to cherish good songs. Eisler's *Coninteru Which is firmly embedded in our collection of golden songs, speaks of this. Translated fron the Russian by 10/10/47 4g