William Penn Life, 2015 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2015-08-01 / 8. szám

Puzzle Contest #122 with Lizzy Cseh

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Ede Reményi

Last month, I wrote about the life and times of Johannes Brahms. The gent who launched Brahms into worldwide notoriety was Hungarian violin virtuoso Ede Reményi. As young men, the two performed in taverns and hotels across Germany. That is when Reményi introduced the younger Brahms to countless numbers of Hungarian folk tunes and gypsy songs. Brahms wrote down the music and later made them into adaptations titled: “21 Hungarian Dances.”

Today, Reményi is regarded as an obscure historical footnote, but 135 years ago, he was a musical star and world celebrity. Reményi and Franz Liszt were the most popular musicians o f the mid-19th century. Both are Hungarian. Reményi was admired not only as a violinist but also as a sincere person.

He was a gypsy at heart, performing on every continent except for the Antarctic. Liszt said of Reményi: “He is not Romany, but Romany in spirit.”

He was also a patriot in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848 and was forced into exile following the revolution. He traveled on a ship with Kossuth in 1850 to America. Reményi was, for a time, the personal musician to Queen Victoria of England, and performed for President Rutherford B. Hayes at the White House.

Born in Miskolc in 1828, his original name was Eduard Hoffman. He married Gizella de Faj, the daughter of another famous Magyar violinist, and they had twin children named Adrienne and Tibor.

The final years of his life were spent along the coastal region of California. He died performing with his Stradivarius in San Francisco in 1898.

Over the years, I have read the biographies of many interesting people, but the story of Ede Reményi is one of my favorites. If you would like to know more about this Hungarian free spirit, read: “Edouard Reményi: Musician, Litterateur and Man, An Appreciation” by Gwendolyn Dunlevy Kelley and George P. Upton. This book is available to read free at https://books. google.com. Go to the website and enter “Reményi” in the “Search Books" box.

There are I 7 clues in this month’s puzzle, each related to the life of Reményi. Good Luck!

Éljen a Magyar,

Cseh Lizzy, Branch 28

Puzzle Contest #1 19 WINNERS

The winners of our Puzzle Contest #119 were drawn July 6, 2015, at the Home Office. Congratulations to:

Regis V. Fowler, Br. 34 Pittsburgh, PA Jean Gilkeson, Br. 352 Coraopolis, PA Theresa A. Quella, Br. 705 Mayville, Wl Margaret M. Strom, Br. 132 South Bend, IN

Each won $50 for their correct entry.

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“Ede Reményi” Word List

Adrienne Brahms de Faj

General Görgey Hoffman Joachim

Kossuth Liszt Miskolc New York Queen Victoria Romany

San Francisco Stradivarius Tibor

Victor Hugo Vienna

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RULES

1. ALL WPA Life Benefit Members are eligible to enter.

2. Complete the word search puzzle correctly.

3. Mail your completed puzzle, along with your name, address, phone number, email address, and WPA Certificate Number, to:

WPA PUZZLE #122 709 Brighton Road Pittsburgh, PA 15233

4. Entries must be received at the Home Office by Sept. 30,2015.

5. Four winners will be drawn from all correct entries on or about Oct. 5, 2015, at the Home Office. Each winner will receive $50.

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