Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
48
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
ISSUING MANY NEW NUMBERS
Boston Publishing Houses Announce Several
Additions to Their Catalogs—Red Cross Or-
ders Ditson Song Books—Jacobs Returns
BOSTON, MASS., January 28.—The White-Smith
Music Co., of this city, has issued "Art Songs
of Japan," by Gertrude Ross, and already
they are being picked up by discriminating
singers. Alma Gluck has been singing these
songs from manuscript for some time and has
given great pleasure to her audiences.
The Oliver Ditson Co. has just received a
big order for its "Khaki Song Book" from the
Red Cross for use in France. Two of its re-
cent publications, "Columbus," by E. S. Hos-
mer, and "The Building of the Ship," by Lahee,
are meeting with marked success everywhere,
and these are soon to be undertaken by the
community chorus of a nearby State. "Swords
and Scissors" or "Napoleon Caught Napping,"
by Will C. Macfarlane, organist of the munici-
pal organ at Portland, Me., is something that is
finding wide favor. This is soon to be given
a production at Camp Devens, Aver, and the au-
thor is to conduct. Clarence A. Woodman, man-
ager of the Oliver Ditson Co., has been in-
vited to attend the performance which is to be
given under the direction of Vernon Stiles,
who is doing much to advance the cause of
music among the Camp Devens soldier boys. A
group of recent sheet music publications put
out by the Ditson house includes "Song of the
Young Witch," by Anton Hoff; "Speak to Me,"
by John H. Densmore; "Arab Love Song," lyric
by Francis Thompson, set to music by Gustave
Ferrari; "When I go Alone," by A. Buzzi-
Peccia. In speaking of Ditson publications one
must not forget that marching song, "Defend
America," words by Rufus Stickney, and music
by Arthur Hadley, which is enjoying an enor-
mous success.
Walter Jacobs is home from an interesting
business trip which took him as far north as
Toronto, Canada, and as far west as Detroit.
When he reached New York Mr. Jacobs was
able to make an advantageous arrangement with
the Plaza Music Co., which has wide facilities
for handling the Jacobs piano and song publica-
tions. "The Tuneful Yankee," which found a
number of friends since it began publication
some months ago, is hereafter to be known as
"Melody."
The color and size have been
changed, which it is believed will prove ad-
vantageous. One of the newest of the Jacobs
compositions is "Send Me a Line When I'm
Across the Ocean," words by Irving Crocker,
music by George L. Cobb. "The Battle Song
of Liberty" continues its popularity among the
boys at the various cantonments.
Four romantic pieces for piano by Van Den-
man Thompson and published by the B. F.
Wood Co. are "La Joyeuse," "Scherzo Gavotte,"
"Danse Petite" and "A Spanish Serenade."
Other late pieces put out by the Wood Co. are
three piano pieces called "Stray Tunes From
Fixie Land," by Arthur L. Brown. These in-
clude "The Pixies' Evening Song," "The Joyful
and the Sorrowful Pixie," and "The Pixies at
the Races." Anna Priscilla Risher is the com-
poser of a group of tone pictures for piano,
among them being "The Happy Friends" and
"Frolics," while "Dream Pictures" for piano is
another of the Risher compositions. "There's
a Bird in My Heart," song with violin obligato,
is by C. W. Krogmann, and "Notturno" for
piano, is by L. T. Quigley. Business with the
Wood Co. has been good even since the holi-
days.
C. W. Thompson & Co. have lately published
several excellent vocal compositions which have
found a wide audience among music lovers.
The stockholders of the Henry Ackerman
Piano Co., Marion, O., held their annual meet-
ing last week and elected as directors for the
new year: Henry Ackerman, O. H. Boyd, Henry
Ackerman, Jr., Elizabeth Ackerman and Alice
P. Boyd.
FEBRUARY 2, 1918
THE LATEST REMICK SUCCESS
The new Remick song "On the Road to Home
Sweet Home" is fast becoming the most popu-
lar song in the catalog of the company. It is
one of the most magnetic songs issued in years
and the singing profession and the public are
according to reports recognizing that fact. Gus
Kahn and Egbert Van Alstyne are the authors
of the song and they are receiving the con-
gratulations of the whole Remick staff on their
work. The home office and all the branches of
J. H. Remick & Co. are out to make "On the
Road to Home Sweet Home" the biggest song
they have had in years.
PUBLISH NEW PATRIOTIC SONG
Gordett Bros., New Castle, Ind., have just
published a new patriotic song entitled "When
the Allies Parade the Streets of Berlin." Both
the words and music are by Z. F. Gorbctt. The
lyric is catchy and the melody in march time
is rather attractive.
An elaborate title page has been provided for
the number showing the Kaiser at attention sa-
luting the American soldiers on their march
through Berlin. It is a good song even if the
occurrence depicted on the title page does not
really happen.
EARLY CHURCH MUSIC IS THE BEST
Church music, like church architecture, reached
its highest development early, according to Prof.
Horatio Parker, professor of music at Yale, who
spoke recently at the convention of the Ameri-
can Guild of Organists at the College of the
City of New York. The professor advocated a
return to the early church music.
He said that the term "modern anthem" was
all wrong, because it couldn't possibly be both,
and he called the modern music imperfect. He
said that it was full of weeds and lacked
economy.
Introducing
DO YOU REMEMBER WALTZ
By
CARRIE JACOBS-BOND
Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son
—
Chicago