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MUSIC TRADE:
REVIEW
Conducted by B. B. Wilson
MUSIC PUBLISHING NEWS FROM BOSTON.
Bi-Monthly Dinner of Boston Music Publishers' Association on February 7—J. L. Tindale to Be
Guest of Honor—Good Season for Oliver Ditson Co.—Some of Their New Publications That
Are in Demand—Enthusiasm the Rule with B. F. Wood Music Co.—Two Popular Thomp-
son Numbers—Annual Meeting of White-Smith Music Publishing Co.
music, says The Cadenza. Some of us perchance
may recall those twin chromos titled "Asleep" and
"Awake," printed in impossible colors, and with
improbable perspective that, with the picture of a
weeping willow drooping over the grave of the
'dear departed," hung above the mantelpiece in the
best room and won a perpetual admiration and
wonderment. For us the posters, songs and chro-
mos were then a dear delight and the very acme of
art, bv.t long since buried, as indeed they should be,
in the gloomy garret of grewsome ghosts.
to New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and in each
Boston, Jan. 29, 1912.
city she was given a cordial reception by musical
On February 7 the Boston Music Publishers' As- societies. She was in Boston for three weeks, and
sociation will hold another of its enjoyable bi- among the organizations with whom she appeared
monthly dinners at the Parker House. The special were the Thursday Morning Club and the Chro-
guest will be J. L. Tindale, of the National Asso- matic Club, where her songs were well received
FINCK'S "MOONLIGHT" DANCE.
ciation, and there probably will be an attendance of
by the members.
An Instrumental Number of Unusual Excellence
twenty-five members. The president of the organ-
"Three Songs to Odysseus," for low voice, with
That Is Finding Much Favor with Orchestras.
ization is Walter M. Bacon, of the White-Smith words by Nelle Richmond Eberhart and music by
Music Publishing Co., and the secretary and treas- Charles Wakefield Cadman, dedicated as are the
The new "Moonlight" dance by Herrean Finck,
urer Clarence A. Woodman, of the Oliver Dit- others for high and medium voices, are dedicated the composer of the great instrumental success,
son Co.
to Lillian Nordica. The four American Indian "In the Shadows," bids fair to excel its prede-
The Oliver Ditson Co. is having a particularly Songs, which are founded on tribal melodies, have cessor in popularity, and the demand for copies
good season. George W. Furness, of the travel- met with nothing but uniform success since they from the trade in all parts of the country is grow-
ing staff, is out on the Pacific Coast and J. J. first were issued more than two years ago.
Desmond is in the Middle West, and both are send-
The White-Smith Music Publishing Co. held its
THE EUROPEAN SUCCESS
ing back large orders, covering a wide variety of
annual corporation meeting on Jan. 25, and there
the publications of this house. E. S. Cragin, the was general satisfaction over the year's business,
company's manager of its New York house, was considering the fact that in the interim the firm
in town visiting the establishment a few days ago. had suffered a fire. Those present at the meeting
Several of the new publications by the Ditson were D. L. White, of Boston, president; W. M.
CUIRDEUM
Co. are finding a ready demand. A Lenten can- Bacon, also of Boston, clerk and treasurer; L. P.
tata by William Reed is called "The Burden of the Maguire, of New York; B. M. Davison and C. A.
Cross," in two parts, with scriptural words pe- White, of Boston, directors. Mr. Maguire, who
culiarly appropriate to the season. "A Shropshire also is the New York manager of the company, re-
Lad," a song cycle by Charles Fonteyn Manney, mained in town a couple of days.
words by A. E. Housman, is a collection of six Walter Jacobs' two magazines, Jacobs' Orchestra
pieces, each one of which is sure to be popular. Monthly and The Cadenza, are making wonderful
Individual songs include two by J. H. H. Beau- progress, and their growth in twenty-three months
mont, "Mavourneen" and "Tender Thoughts of
past has been phenomenal. All the publications
You"; two by Edith Fortesque, "My Land of
which Mr. Jacobs has been putting out lately have
Dream" and "Starshine"; four by Frank E. been meeting with unqualified approval.
DANCE
Tours, "A Prayer for You," "From the Valley,"
Those dining at the Boston City Club a few days
"Parted" and "Your Eyes"; three by John A. Car- ago might have seen a couple of gentlemen in in-
k HERMAN F I N C K
penter, "May, the Maiden," "The Heart's Country" terested conference over a good dinner. They
and "When the Misty Shadows Glide." "The were B. F. Wood, of the Wood Music Co., and his
Knight of Toggenberg," a ballad for women's guest, Walter Jacobs. In the course of the dinner
voices, by W. W. Gilchrist, put out a couple of
Mr. Wood presented Mr. Jacobs with a good fat
months ago, is proving immensely popular.
check which represented royalties on the now
The B. F. Wood Music Co. has completed its famous waltz, "Kiss of Spring," and its com- iiig steadily and rapidly. "Moonlight," with its
annual inventory and finds that there was a very panion piece, "Dream Kisses," for which Mr. dainty and captivating melody, is especially ef-
satisfactory business for the past twelve months. Wood's company has the publisher's rights for fective as an orchestral number, and is at present
being played by such prominent orchestras as those
Everybody about the large establishment is in- Europe.
conducted by Nahan Francko, Maurice Levi, Van
spired with great enthusiasm for the present year,
Praag, Rosenberg, Chas. Van Baar, Hazy Natzy,
which from every indication during these three or
and in fact the majority of the leading theater and
COPYRIGHT WITH HUNGARY.
four weeks promises to be a good one. Among
restaurant orchestras. Chappell & Co. publish the
the new publication just put out is a collection of
Envoy Kerens Signs Our First Direct Treaty
number.
six characteristic sketches for piano by Robert W.
with That Country.
Herman Finck is the musical director of the
Wikes, each of which bears a characteristic name,
Palace Theater of Varieties in London, and inas-
such as "Sweet Remembrance," "Lads and Lassies,"
A copyright treaty between the United States much as he is a master of the art of instrumen-
"Dance of the Wood Nymphs," "April Flowers," and Hungary was signed at Budapest on Janu-
"Dance of the Princesses" and "Flower Festival." ary 30. The American Ambassador, Richard C. tation, his compositions are always in great demand
Two songs by Jean Bohannan look like winners Kerens, by special authorization of x J resident Taft, by orchestra leaders both in Europe and in the
United States.
for the house, "The Time to Smile," "To You." signed it for the United States.
Those who love the old ballads of Thomas Moore
This is the first direct treaty between the United
DO YOU KNOW?
will take kindly to "Bendemeer's Stream," an old States and Hungary, and it is hoped that it will
Irish melody, which has been set to music by remove the long-standing grievance of Hungarian
Do you know that Handel had a musical cook
D'Auvergne Barnard.
authors and composers, who heretofore have been named Waltz? After serving a time in the kitchen
C. W. Thompson & Co. are finding a quick sale unprotected in America.
of the famous composer he went upon the s age
for two of its latest publications which are proving
and achieved fame as a singer. Handel frequently
• quite popular. These are "Dream of the Naiads,"
referred to him with.pride.
THE TREASURES OF YESTERDAY.
for piano, by Marie Johnston, and "Venetian
Do you know that the late Queen Victoria of
Nights Barcarolle," for the piano, by John A.
He who said "the treasures of yesterday swell England is said to have been especially fond of
O'Shea. This last is especially popular and has the ash heaps of to-day" but gave the poetic stat- the tune "The Wearing of the Green," which has
been used by Mr. O'Shea himself in an organ ar- ing of an obvious prosaicism, namely, that what
always Tjeen associated with Irish revolutionary
rangement at several of the Municipal Recitals once charmed may in time breed contempt. We movements?
which have been given in Boston in the past few cannot understand how the circus poster once
Do you know that in ancient Wales blind harpers
weeks. Mr. O'Shea is an organist at St. Cecilia's lured, enticed and deceived our young sense, were preferred to those who had their vision, as
Church, this city.
where now it is but a gaud, hopelessly glaring, ut- it was thought their sense of hearing was more
The White-Smith Co. has found a new com- terly preposterous, inartistic and ridiculous. keen? There were many famous blind harpers.
poser of whom mucn is expected, as already she Neither can we comprehend how the banality and
Do yon know that "Yankee Doodle" was first
has given marked evidence of what she can do. maudlin sentimentality of "Ben Bolt," "Lorena," printed by James Aird, of Scotland?'
The woman is Lola Carrier Worrell, of Denver, "Oh, Where Is My Wandering Boy?" "Weep No
Do you know that von Weber was very fond
Col., and lately she has been in Boston, the guest More for Me," and a host of other songs of like of the guitar, and that he wrote some of his songs
of the company. Her trip East has included visits ilk ever appealed to our sires and had status as with guitar accompaniment?
(Special to The Review.)
MOONLIGHT