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OCTOBER 19,
1918
THE MUSIC TRADE
49
REVIEW
NEW McKINLEY "BLUE" NUMBER
"You Can Have It, I Don't Want It," the
Latest Addition to the McKinley Catalog—
Other Numbers Growing in Popularity
"You Can Have It, 1 Don't Want It" is the
title of the latest McKinley number which is
just off the press. This number was written
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DEATH OF SIR CHAS. H. H. PARRY
Noted British Composer Passes Away in Sev-
entieth Year—Had Done Some Great Work
Word comes from London that Sir Charles
Hubert Hastings Parry, the prominent composer
of music, died in that city on October 8 at the
age of seventy years.
Sir Charles, while still a young man, secured
recognition as a composer, pianist and bari-
tone. He studied under some of the best mas-
ters, and had written much orchestral and
chamber music, and among his best-known
works are the oratorios "Judith," "Job" and
"Saul" and the choral odes, "Blest Pair of
Sirens," "L'Allegro and II Penseroso." One of
the most learned of the English musicians, he
had written a number of literary works, includ-
ing "Studies of Great Composers," "The Art of
Music," enlarged later as "The Evolution of
Music"; "Music of the Seventeenth Century,"
"Life of J. S. Bach" and "Style in Musical Art."
In 1868 an orchestral intermezzo from his pen
was performed at the Gloucester Musical Fes-
tival, and since then he had probably produced
more work at the provincial festivals than any
other composer.
McKinley's New Song Success
THE NEW BALLAD SUCCESS
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by Clarence Williams and Arnold J. Piron, two
colored gentlemen from New Orleans, who are
famous in that city as writers of genuine "blue"
music.
For some time past the expression
"You Can Have It, I Don't Want It" has been
in vogue throughout the Southern States, and
now is spreading to the North as well. Many
of the music publishers had heard the expres-
sion and were on the job, tracing it down. For-
tunately, however, the writers of this song de-
cided to come to Chicago, and while there called
upon the McKinley Co. and made arrangements
for its publication. The following verse and
chorus, which are written in the quaint Southern
negro style, will convey a good idea as to its
nature:
Honey, it's all off between us two,
You've done all the trifling you will do,
Just meander, for I'm through with you,
Don't you stay,
I'm busy to-day,
So travel on your way.
Save all that explanatory stuff,
Move on, Kid, or I will use you rough;
I'm through, most fluently, enough's enough!
And that's the reason I say:
You can have it, I don't want it,
I mean your love and your sympathy,
I mean the heart that you gave to me,
Don't you hang around, but just you let me be!
Now, don't you call me honey names, for I refuse
'Cause ever since we met, I've had the weary blues,
You can have it, I don't want it.
Honey, take it away!
While the music is extremely "blue" and
"chanty" it could easily be converted into the
jazz and ought to make an excellent saxophone
number.
Orders are coming in steadily from the 6,000
McKinley dealers asking for the yearly catalog,
which is now ready. This year's catalog con-
tains the list of forty-six new numbers, em-
bracing instrumental, four hands, violin and
piano and vocal.
The great increase in the sale of 10-cent num-
bers tends, according to the views of Manager
D. W. Foster, to show that the war is bringing
about a greater inclination towards economy.
Other McKinley numbers that are coming up
good are "Let's Keep the Glow in Old Glory,"
"There's a Little Blue Star in the Window,"
"There's an Angel Missing From Heaven," and
"Keep Your Face to the Sunshine."
Nothing About the War—But
Very Timely
"In The Land of
Beginning Again"
(Where Broken Dreams
Gome True)
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NEW PATRIOTIC SONG BY CALLAHAN
"When I Come Home to You," a new song
by Will J. Callahan, of "Smiles" fame, and
Frank H. Gray, a well-known composer of suc-
cessful melodies, was introduced during the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive in New York. The
number, published by Huntzinger & Dilworth,
has had a phenomenal sale in the few days since
it was released.
HUNTZINGER IN THE SERVICE
R. L- Huntzinger, of the publishing firm of
Huntzinger & Dilworth, is a member of a ma-
chine gun company stationed at Camp Han-
cock, Ga. He expects to go across soon.
ENTER THE PUBLISHING FIELD
Geo. H. Lagar & Co. have opened up music
publishing offices in the Gaiety Theatre Build-
ing. Eddie Winstin is the manager of the firm.
The Greatest Song
ever written by
GEO. M. COHAN
AN EXQUISITE SONG
Dedicated to John McCormack
THE SONG THAT TOUCHES EVERY HEART
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