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THE
HARRIS' LATEST WAR SONG
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
POPULAR SONGS HAVE REAL VALUE
JUNE 8, 1918
INTERESTING DITSON PUBLICATIONS
"Teacher's Manual for the School Credit Piano
Course" One of the Leading Features—"The
Call to Freedom" a New Patriotic Work by
Victor Herbert—Other Editions of Interest
A strong endorsement of popular music for
Chas. K. Harris, who at the time of the Span-
ish-American war gave the public one of the the pleasure it gives to the solders in camp is
The Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, lias recently
biggest war-time hits of all time, "Rreak the found in a letter published in the Red Cross
Magazine for June, which tells of the experi- issued a number of publications, unique in char-
News to Mother," has since the declaration of
ences of a Y. M. C. A. man at one of the can- acter, and of unusual interest, among them being
a "Teacher's Manual for the School Credit Piano
tonments. In the course of the letter he says:
Course," edited by live noted authorities on
"What do I do down here?
"I play ragtime. I play it for an hour every music teaching, among them being Clarence II.
night, between 7 and S, and you ought to hear Hamilton, A. M., Professor of Music, Wellesley
me. Barker stands on the platform and leads College; John P. Marshall, Professor of Music,
the singing. 1 bang the box. The boys do Boston University; Percy Goetschius, Mus. Doc,
Professor of Theory, Institute of Musical Art,
the rest.
"Do you know I never played ragtime before New York; Will Earhart, Director of Music,
in my life, and as for jazzing into double synco- Public Schools, Pittsburgh, Pa., and William
pation, it was an unknown world. For the Arms Fisher, Boston Managing Editor.
past five years I have been mooning around with
In view of the great interest shown just now
Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakoff and De- in the question of school credits, both from a
bussy, playing the proper things, and thinking musical and trade standpoint, this carefully com-
1 was getting all there was to be had out of piled little volume, a part of a new Ditson
music. Just as if musx were only for the cul- course, should prove of exceptional interest.
tured and the highbrow.
AnotheV Ditson work that should have wide
"Down here we have music for the mob, and appeal is "The Call to Freedom," a new patriotic
I'm beginning to see that the persons who wrote ode for mixed voices. Both words and music
'Keep the Home l'ires Burning' and 'Over are by Victor Herbert, the noted composer and
There' have done an immeasurable amount for orchestra leader. The ode is presented in an
attractive form, carefully arranged and scored,
the people."
and should equal in popularity some of Mr. Her-
bert's other works.
BIG TIME COMING
Other offerings of the House of Ditson in-
Title Page of New Harris Hit
war witli Germany written another soldier song.
From all reports the coming convention of clude a "Unison Mass" in F, by W. A. Leonard
This number is entitled "Is There a Letter for the National Association of Sheet Music Deal- and the "School of Style" by Duvernoy, includ-
Me?" and Mr. Harris was led to write it through ers is to be one of the best attended gatherings ing twelve studies for the piano. A series of a
the fact that it is well known that the letters in the history of the organization. The sheet dozen or more opera transcriptions for violin
from home are anxiously awaited by the boys music dealers on the whole have had wonder- and piano have been added to the popular Dit-
"over there." In all the reports by army officers ful business during the past season and as there son Edition of these works, including transcrip-
and chaplains to the public at home it is being are many conditions now affecting the trade tions from the "Tales of Hoffman," "Tann-
impressed on the readers with relatives and which require the thought of all progressive hiiuser," "Mignon," "'Carmen," "Lucia Di Lam-
friends on the other side to write often. The dealers, this will also serve to bring them to mermoor" and others from the better-known
song "Is There a Letter for Me?" will, without New York. The fact that Uncle Sam recently operas.
doubt, do much to assist the officials in their raised the railroad fare will not serve to deter
efforts to keep the soldiers' mail pouches well the live dealers from coming to a gathering
TWO GOOD SELLING NUMBERS
filled. The song itself is of the stirring ballad that promises so much.
"Are You from Heaven" and "Chimes of Nor-
type and in both words and melody Chas. K.
mandy," two of the leading songs published by
Harris has succeeded in producing an unusual
Two Sensational English
Gilbert & Friedland, Inc., are continuing their
number. Herewith is reproduced the title page
success, which is no doubt due to the fact that
Ballad Successes
of "Is There a Letter for Me?"
not only Gilbert & Friedland, but all their friends
of the vaudeville stage are plugging the songs.
SUCCESSFUL DRIVE ON "MICKEY"
The sales of the numbers have been very grati-
fying to the young publishing firm and they
Daniels & Wilson, the music publishers with
promise
that all future songs placed in their
offices in San Francisco and at 145 West Forty-
catalog will come up to the standard set by the
fifth street, New York, are making a big drive
above two songs.
in connection with their song "Mickey," which
was written for the big moving picture of the
Consult the universal Want Directory of
T. B. Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter
same name in which Mabel Normand is now
The
Review. In it advertisements are inserted
62 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
being featured. During the showing of the pic-
free
of charge for men who desire positions.
ture strains of "Mickey" run through the score.
TWO BIG SUCCESSES
"Is There a Letter for Me?" Proves a Substantial
Success—Hits a Popular Chord
Declares Y. M. C. A. Man Who Was a Former
Disciple of the Classics
"Somewhere a Voice is Calling"
"The Sunshine of Your Smile"
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