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THE MUSIC TRADE
immediately after the ceremony for a short wed-
ding trip, and upon their return will make their
home in New York.
NEW CENTURY _EDITION CATALOG.
Little Booklet with Century Teaching Music
Listed According to Grades for Convenience
of Teachers—Counter Catalogs of Music
Prove Popular with Dealers.
REVIEW
The national advertising campaign carried on
during the past few months by the Century Co.,
and in which the company has co-operated with
the dealers locally by furnishing cuts and other
aids, has resulted in a heavy increase in the com-
pany's volume of sales. The campaign will be
broadened during the current year and Century
Edition advertisements will appear in periodicals of
national character having combined circulations in
excess of 10,000,000 copies.
violinists, and be played by the winner at the first
popular-priced American concert given by the Chi-
cago Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 1915.
All manuscripts in this competition must be sub
mitted to Herbert Butler, Kimball Hall, Chicago,
111., not later than May 1, 1915.
DEATH OF GEORGE PURDY.
George Purdy, well known in theatrical circles
The Century Music Publishing Co., 231-235
as a musical director, died Monday at his home,
West Fortieth street, New York, has just issued
2091 Heath avenue, the Bronx, at the age of sixty-
PRIZES FOR COMPOSERS.
a convenient and complete catalog of Century
three. He was born in London, where his father
Edition teaching music, divided into grades, for Two Competitions for Composers Announced was a producer. In 1879 he came here as musical
ready reference on the part of teachers. The cata-
from Chicago.
director of the "Pinafore" company. Eight years
log, of vest-pocket size, contains only sixteen pages
he was at the Broadway Theater and four at the
and cover, but the titles are so arranged and
Two competitions for composers are announced Knickerbocker. His last active service was last
printed that several hundred numbers are listed for the present season from Chicago. They are the year, when he had charge of the music in Henry
in their regular order. It is believed that the George Hamlin contest for tenor aria with or- Savage's "Everywoman." He leaves a widow and
small catalogs, placed in the hands of thousands chestra, and the violin concerto contest of the Chi- a son.
of teachers by progressive dealers, will prove an cago violinists. The conditions for the George
excellent medium for promoting sales of Century Hamlin contest are that the composer must be an\
MS. LOANED TO U. S. LIBRARY.
Edition teaching music, for the teachers will be American; that is, a citizen of the United States. •
(Special to The Review.)
able to appreciate the extent and completeness of
The text must be an original English text and not
WASHINGTON, D. C, January 4.—-The Library of
the edition.
a translation and the composition must be of such Congress has received as a loan from the Rev. and
The counter catalogs of Century Edition teach- dimensions that it is distinctly removed from the Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin the manuscript of Robert
ing music in three volumes, and with the music song class and unmistakably in aria form.
Burns' "Auld Lang Syne."
properly graded, have been purchased by several
It is Mr. Hamlin's intention to sing this work for
This treasure of English literature was acquired
hundred dealers at the actual cost of the music the first time at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's
in 1859 by Mrs. Hamlin's father, the Hon. J. V. L.
and the binding to the Century Music Co. The first popular-priced American concert in the fall of
Pruyn, of Albany, N. Y., who in turn received it
counter catalog permits the teacher to make selec- 1915. A prize of $200 is offered and all composi-
from Henry Stevens, of London.
tions conveniently and at leisure, without disturb- tions must be received not later than June 1, 1915,
The Scottish Society of Washington will sing
ing the clerk or making it necessary to pull down by Glenn Dillard Gunn, Fine Arts building, Chi-
the words of the famous song from the manuscript
several dozen numbers for inspection, many of
cago, 111.
on January 25, the anniversary of the poet's birth-
which are of necessity rejected. Those who have
The contest for violin concerto is open to all day.
had to put several hundred sheets of music back composers who are American citizens. No prize in
in stock in the course of the day will appreciate money is offered, but a publisher will be secured
Any member of the music trade can forward
the amount of time and effort entailed, to say for the winning composition and it will be the trial to this office a Want Advertisement and it will
nothing of the damage to stock.
composition for the contest for American-trained be inserted free of charge.
STERLING
It's what is imside of the Sterling that has made its repu-
tation. Every detail of its construction receives thorough
attention from expert workmen—every material used in its
construction is the best—absolutely. That means a piano
of permanent excellence in every particular in which a
piano should excel. The dealer sees the connectio* between
these facts and the universal popularity of the Sterling.
THE STERLING
COMPANY
Derby, Conn.
452-456
Tenth Av.
PIANO
NewYork
Wegman Piano Company
Wegman -Vough -Leroy
Male olm Love -Alexander
Uprights -Players-Grands
Factories, Auburn,N.Y.U.S_A..
HARDMAN, PECK
& COMRAIMY
Manufacturers of
Th« HARDMAN Autotone
The Perfect Player-Piano
Th« HARDMAN Grand Piano
The HARDMAN Upright Piano
The Parlor Grand, The Baby Grand,
Made in three sizes and a variety
The Small Grand
of artistic cases.
Owning and Conirolling E. G. Harrington & Co., Est. 1872, makers of
The HARRINGTON Piano
and
The HENSEL Piano
Supreme among moderately priced instruments
An admirable instrument at a price all can afford
and also owning and controlling the Autotone Co., makers of
The AUTOTONE
The only P.ayer-Piano of reputation made throughout "Player" as well as "Piano" by Piano makers of acknowl-
edged reputation. The Autotone has only two Basic Pianos, the Hardman and the Harrington.
433 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
Founded 1842
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Grade Pianos and Player Pianos
MEHLIIM
NEW YORK.
"A LEADER
AMONG
LEADERS"
PAUL G. MEHLIN & SONS
Factories:
Main Office and War.room:
Broadway from 2 0 t h to 2 1 s t Streets
2 7 Union Square, NEW YORK
WEST NEW YORK, N . J .
JOHN H. LUDDEN, Western Traveling Representative
6139 GREENWOOD AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL.
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UNIFORMLY GOOD
ALWAYS RELIABLE
ROGART
PIANOS
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BOGART PIANO CO.
0-11 Canal Place
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