Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
THE: MUSIC TRADE
PLANS FOR CHORAL CONCERTS
WHITE-SMITH VS. APOLLO CO.
At the World's Fair Slightly Revised—The Com-
positions to be Contested For.
Case May Come Up Late This Month or in May.
The Bureau of Music of the World's Fair has
made a general revision in the plans for the choral
contests, which will be held in Festival Hall, July
11-16.
In the original announcement three grades were
stated. In order to introduce a male chorus the
merging of the first and second grades has been de-
termined upon. As the rules now stand the first
grade choruses should contain ninety or more mem-
bers. Three cash prizes will be offered—the first,
$5,000; second, $3,500, and third, $:2,5OO.
The second grade, which was formerly known
as the third grade, requires that choruses number
between forty and seventy members. Prizes offered
in this division are: First, $2,500; second, $1,500;
third, $1,000.
In the chorus contests four selections will be
offered. Three of the.
e designated by the Bu-
reau of Music, the fou.... is to be of the chorus's
own selection, subject, of course, to the approval
of the bureau. The selections designated are :
First grade—"And the Glory of the Lord." Han-
del; "O Gladsome Lierht." Sullivan, and "Come
Away," Parker.
Second grade—"As
Heart Pants," Mendels-
sohn; "Ave Verum," iVWart, and "Thanksgiving
Hymn," Surette.
The male chorus c
which is made possible
by merging two grai
i the choral singing to be
heard July 11 to 18, wih nake place in Festival Hall,
July 18 to 24. There will be two grades of con-
tests, the first to include choruses from 60 to 100
members, and the second between choruses of from
35 to 60 members. In the first grade two cash
prizes of $2,000 and $1,000 will be offered, and in
the second grade the first prize will be $1,000 and
the second prize $500.
The Bureau of Musi<_ -.as designated the follow-
ing selections for the contests:
First Grade—"The Crusaders," MacDowell;
"Hark, the Trumpet Calleth," Dudley Buck; and
" i he Long Day Closes," Sullivan.
Second Grade—"Break, Break, Break," Gold-
beck; "Sailor's Song," Mosenthal, and "Lullaby,"
Brahms. As in the first contests, the choruses
will be allowed to render ore song of their own se-
lection.
In the rules laid down by the bureau it is re-
quired that all entries for the contests must be
made by May 15, that choruses entering one grade
cannot enter another, and that contesting societies
must agree to unite in a massed choral perform-
ance. It is required that each contesting society
sing at least four selections, three of these to be
those designated by the bureau.
When the calendar of the United States Circuit
Court, New York, is called on Tuesday, no special
day will be assigned for a hearing in the test case
of the White-Smith Music Publishing Co. against
the Apollo. It is expected, however, tnat it will be
reached in its regular order either late this month
or early in May. The record is made up and
printed ; it is a formidable volume of nearly 1,000
pages. An attorney who has taken an active part in
the taking of the testimony, when asked by The
Review about the court hearing, said : "Well, per-
haps this month, and may be next—I don't think.
Things may happen, you know, between now and
then, which might change the aspect of affairs en-
tirely."
None of the local publishers have as yet been ap-
proached on the matter of amending the copyright
law to cover the reproduction of music on mechani-
cal instruments, and counsel on both sides of the
above case also expressed their ignorance of any
such step.
A PATRIOTIC VOLUME.
Soon to be Issued by Hinds, Noble & Eldrilge—New
Officers Elected.
"Songs of the Flag and Nation," which will in-
clude many of the compositions for which Hinds
& Noble conducted a prize competition, will be
through the press in a few weeks.
Prof. William R. Jones, in charge of the firm's
music department, is on a concert tour through
Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma and the Middle South.
The professor, who is an accomplished pianist, is
not in the enjoyment of robust health, and the
trip has been undertaken partly for recuperation.
He will return to New York next week.
Friday last the house assumed its new corporate
title, Hinds, Noble & Eldredge, with these officers:
Arthur Hinds, president; George P. Eldredge, vice-
president; George D. Gideon, secretary; G. Clifford
Noble, treasurer.
"THE WITMARK CORNER'
LOOK FOR BI-MONTHLY CHANGE!
KEEP "POSTED" ON OUR
Contracts recently executed and exchanged be-
tween George Rosey and the well-known firm of
Jos. W. Stern & Co., whereby the compositions of
the composer of the "Honeymoon" and "Handi-
cap" marches, will, for a term of years, be pub-
lished by the publishers, with whom he began his
career and also won fame and fortune. His latest
composition has been handed to his publishers un-
der the title "Fall in Line." This has been de-
clared by the leading bandmasters to be unquestion-
ably one of the most spirited marches that he has
written, and it is expected to be adopted as the
campaign march of the Presidential election year.
No effort will be spared by Messrs. Stern to bring
this soul-stirring composition before the public, as
it is-sure to reflect the confidence they have in the
merit of the composer's latest work.
GOOD THINGS"!
THREE POPULAR NUMBERS
FROM MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS.
From "The Tenderfoot."
HOP LEE"
CHINESE DANCE
H. L. HEARTZ
From "Peggy from Paris."
FRANCO-AMERICAN DANCE"
WILLIAM LORAINE
WHAT A PARISIAN DEALER HANDLES.
Isidore Witmark, of M. Witmark & Sons, and
whom everybody knows, enjoyed the delights of
Atlantic City during Faster week. "The Chaper-
ons," from Mr. Witmark's facile pen, was pro-
duced at the seaside capital, and given a royal re-
ception, which it deserved from every point of
view.
FRANK E. TOURS.
Frank E. Tours, son of the composer Berthold
Tours, has established himself firmly in the good
graces of American music lovers since coming
here last fall as musical director for "The Three
Little Maids" company. In spite of the arduous
amount of work in connection with this success-
ful comedy, Mr. Tours has been constantly busy
with his pen, and has turned out many new and at-
tractive compositions, in which are included some
beautiful church services, a number of instrumental
pieces and a charming collection of high grade
songs. He has also written a delightful series of
instruction pieces for children, under the title of
"Fairyland" ("Four Little Pieces for Four Little
Miss Annie A. Fay, who had been in the piano Hands"), which have already been widely adopted
by teachers and schools of music. Mr. Tours has
business in Brockton, Mass., for a number of
years, died last week. The business will not be pssociatcd himself during his stay in America with
the publishing house of M. Witmark & Sons, and
carried on by her sister who survived her.
GEO. ROSEY SIGNS WITH J. W. STERN & CO.
A leading dealer of Paris, France, lists the fol-
lowing American titles as the latest things in the
line of popularity: "Hiawatha" and "Anona,"
which he calls "Morceau Indien;" "Smoky
Mokes," "Dans La Sud," "Midsummer Valse,"
"Under the Bamboo Tree," with which Mr. Cole's
name is Frenchified, with an acute accent on the
final letter; "My Hannah Lady," "Gladiator
March," "King Carnival," "Handicap," "Hunkey-
Dory" and "King Cotton."
41
REVIEW
From "The Yankee Consul."
li
SAN DOMINGO"
INTERMEZZO
ALFRED C. ROBYN
These Instrumental Novelties should be on sale everywhere*
Special rates on orders in quantities*
M . WITMARK AND SONS, »•*—* ••mih L «. NEW YORK CITY
SCHILLER BUILDING, CHICAGO.
-
-
-
WITMARK BUILDING, LONDON
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN — AND ACROSS