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THE MUSIC TRADE
46
REVIEW
lisher's new productions in order to secure 'suc-
"That the profession be allowed a discount of no;
cesses' at special terms.
more than 2d. in the Is. on book publications."
Music Publishers and Dealers of England Ap-
"This review of the trade does not quite arrive at
During the course of the session a resolution was
parently Face Same Problems as Confront
what is required. Might I suggest that the position
adopted reading: "That the publishers be requested
Their American Brethren, According to a might be met by the appointment of a small com-
to mark a net price on all copies of she.'t music
Convention Paper by a British Publisher.
mittee of publishers and dealers (the publishers, of published by them, both copyright and non-
course, would be those interested in and agreeable copyright music." A very similar suggestion was
That there is a striking similarity between the to such a scheme) with a paid secretary, to investi- made by the American National Association of
problems of discount and overproduction that face
gate and recommend that such dealers as were Sheet Music Dealers at their convention in New
the music dealers in this country and England is
doing this business to the satisfaction of the joint
York last June.
indicated by th: following excerpt from a paper
committee, and keeping a representative stock con-
read by William Rushworth, of Liverpool, at the sistent with the demand in their district, be allowed
RECENT MUSIC ISSUED.
recent Music Trades Convention in Great Britain.
certain terms.
Mr. Rushworth said in part:
"The secretary wou'.d be a man with a thorough
OLIVER DITSON CO.,
"To place the sheet music trade on a satisfactory
Boston, Mass.
knowledge of the sheet music trade, both publishing
VOCAL.
basis seems impossible without adopting some radi-
God, That Madest Earth and Heaven, Op. 1, No. 1 (F.
and retailing, and towards his expenses and salary
Flaxington Harker)
$0.50
cal chang.s. So much at present depends upon the
an amount would be allotted by the Music Trades
Impression (Dana Burnet-Marion Rogers)
50
individuality of the firm which is handling the
Love
of
Jesus,
All
Divine—Duet
(I\
Bottome-W.
Ber-
Association, the balance being made up by a levy on
wald)
•.
CO
music. Under existing conditions it is extremely
My Sweeting (Louise Ayres Garnett)
50
the dealers who are in receipt of the special terms
O, Love Divine, with violin obbligato (Charles 1\
difficult to secure the class of assistant who should
recommended by the joint committee.
Scott)
75
be brought up to the business.
You, My Dear (Miner Walden Gallup)
50
"His time would also be at the disposal of music
INSTRUMENTAL.
"One can find very few dealers in this country
sellers who so wished, and who were willing to pay For the Organ—Andante Cantabile, from the Fifth
Symphony (Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky)
00
who handles sheet music as a paying proposition
for his services at a fixed rate, who were not in a
Cradle Song (Richard Wagner) Transcribed by 1. II.
without this department is taken up personally by a position to be allowed the special terms, but who.
Rogers
'.
40
Dreams (Richard Wagner) Transcribed by (_'. S.
member of the firm. It is found that where a man with the assistance and advice of the secretary,
Jeykill
60
Elegie (Jules Massenet) Transcribed by J. II. Rogers .30
has th; executive ability to make his sheet music
could qualify for such terms by placing their sheet
Intermezzo in C (William Faulkes)
40
department pay his time can be more profitably
Pastorale in G (Paul Wachs)
60
music department on such a standard as would meet
Romance (Claude Debussy) Transcribed by J. II.
employed in other departments where his scope is
Rogers
40
the committee's requirements. This might event-
Song Without Words in F (Tchaikovsky) Tran-
not limited to such an extent by, shall I call them,
ually lead to the establishment of a central clearing
scribed by Dd. C. W. Pearce
60
out-of-date trade restrictions.
or collecting house for sheet music in London, of
"Much might be done to standardize the trade which the secretary would have charge.
HE PRACTICED.
on some mutually workable basis between publisher
"During the last eighteen months the members of
and dealer. Is not the present position largely the the sheet music committee of the Music Trades
"Did you practice faithfully while I was out,
result of overproduction? though it is difficult to Association have met a committee appointed by the Willie?" asked his mother as she returned from a
say how the dealers are to bring about a reform in
Music Publishers' Association on many occasions
shopping tour.
this direction. If the publishers could agree upon
in order to discuss the introduction of the follow-
"Yes'm," said Willie. "I practiced all afternoon."
1
som. limitation of their output we might look for-
ing reforms. It is with regret, however, that we
"Then how does it happen that the piano keys are
ward to some improvement upon these lines. The find ourselves unable to generally agree on estab-
covered with dust?"
difficulty appears to be that the publishers cannot
lishing this much-needed change:
"Oh, did you mean practicing on the piano?" said
agree among themselves to discuss anything for the
"That in future books be sold to the public at
the boy. "I thought you was talking about base-
general improvement. Each publisher owns certain
marked prices—no discount—and
ball."
co vrights which make him necessary to the dealer,
and be generally makes the condition that in deal-
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