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THE MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
JANUARY 12,
1918
ISSUES NEW MARCHING SONG
THE MUSIC THAT SOLDIERS PREFER
NEW EDITION OF OLD SONG READY
"For America and Liberty," Published by the
Universal Music House, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Want the Easy Familiar Tunes of Good Rhythm
and Harmony Instead of So-Called Patriotic
Music, Declares Vernon Stiles
E. T. Paull Music Co. Announces That "Say Au
Revoir, But Not Good-bye," Popular Old Bal-
lad, in Revised Form, Is Now Being Published
"For America and Liberty" is the title of a
new marching song just published by the Uni-
versity Music House, of Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Mrs. Minnie M. Root, proprietress. A big cam-
Vernon Stiles, well-known light opera tenor,
who gave up a large income in concert engage-
ments in order to teach soldiers to sing at Camp .
Devens, Ayer, Mass., is of the opinion that the
soldiers do not care to sing what is generally
known as patriotic music, but rather prefer the
familiar tunes of good rhythm and harmony.
"The biggest mistake that we have made thus
far," says Mr. Stiles, "is in the assumption that
our soldiers want to sing the so-called 'patriotic
music' They are willing enough to let the
folks at home utter high-sounding phrases about
'our flag' and 'our country' and 'our duty,' but
since they are up against the real thing they
would feel self-conscious and silly if they sang
about it.
"The most important thing in music to a
soldier is the tune. It needn't be very orig-
inal, so long as it has a good, swinging rhythm
or adapts itself easily to 'close harmony.' He
usually begins by wnistling or humming it, and
then, if the words aren't all 'bull,' he'll sing
them, but only if there are plenty of his com-
panions around to drown out his individual
voice. He would rather make up new words to
an old tune than learn something 'entirely
novel.' "
Mr. Stiles believes that no new "war song" is
needed at present, and that quite possibly none
will be created, at least not by deliberately arti-
ficial methods. "You can't get a better singing
march tune than the old 'Battle Hymn of the
Republic' or 'John Brown's Body,' " is his opin-
ion, "and almost any words can be fitted to that
melody.
"Then there are those established favorites,
'Marching Through Georgia,' 'Tramp, Tramp,
Tramp,' and 'A Hot Time in the Old Town.'
For good harmony you can't improve on 'Old
Black Joe,' 'Suwanee River' and "My Old Ken-
tucky Home.' Why try anything fancy when
you have real folk music like this to work on?"
Title Page of "For America and Liberty"
paign is just being launched to make the song
a national marching song.
President H. 13. Hutchins, of the University
of Michigan, has purchased several hundred
copies of the song, and has sent them to the un-
dergraduates and alumni at the University now
fighting in France. Copies have also been sent
to cantonments and camps in this country.
Lieut. John Philip Sousa has included the num-
ber in his program at the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station. The words of the new song
are patriotic to a degree, and the music is an
adaptation of the marching song, "Varsity."
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DEATH OF NOTED HYMN WRITER
Mrs. Annie S. Hawkes, author of many famous
Gospel hymns, including "I Need Thee Every
Hour," "The Cross of Jesus," etc., died last
week at her home in Bennington, Vt. She was
eighty-four years old. "I Need Thee Every
Hour," her most famous hymn, was composed
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The originality of the Sam Fox Publishing
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Sam Fox, is again evidenced by the holiday re-
minder sent out by the company to its friends
in the trade. The greeting consisted of a minia-
ture copy of sheet music bearing a Christmas
carol set to music by Dorothy Lee. The carol
is beautifully printed, gotten up in exclusive
style and attracted widespread attention through-
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As was announced in The Review recently, the
E T. Paull Music Co. has purchased from Maud
Kennedy Wilbert, daughter of the composer,
Harry Kennedy, the rights to the old song suc-
cess, "Say Au Revoir, But Not Good-bye,"
written nearly twenty-five years ago, but still
a favorite. The lyrics have been revised and
brought up-to-date by Mrs. Wilbert, and the
music has been rearranged on a more modern
basis by E. T. Paull, and the new edition, with
special title page, should enjoy increased popu-
larity, both on the reputation of the piece and
its present timeliness. The new edition of "Say
Au Revoir, But Not Good-bye" is now ready
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