Music Trade Review

Issue: 1922 Vol. 74 N. 10

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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
NEW FORM OF MUSIC
NEW COMPOSERS' ORGANIZATION
J. Q. Dixon Invents New Method of Publishing
Sheet Music
International Composers' Guild, Inc., Makes Its
First Public Announcement
J. Quallan Dixon, head of the Sovereign Pub.
Co., Buffalo, N. Y., is the inventor of a new
type of sheet music. It is known as Dixon's
Double Album Sheet, has one fold and contains
two complete songs, the music plates measuring
eleven by thirteen inches. It is said that this new
type of music requires less paper, stave lines,
plates and engraving. The double sheets carry
instructions by which they each can be made
individual pieces. The new issues of this new
style of music are being forwarded to the trade.
A document entitled "Manifesto" in letters
half an inch high is being circulated with the sig-
nature of an "International Composers' Guild,
Inc." It commences:
• "The composer is the only one of the creators
of to-day who is denied direct contact with the
public. When his work is done he is thrust aside,
and the interpreter enters, not to try to under-
stand the composition, but impertinently to judge
it. Not finding in it any trace of the conventions
to which he is accustomed he banishes it from
his programs, denouncing it as incoherent and
unintelligible.
"It is true that in response to public demand
our official organizations occasionally place on
their programs a new work surrounded by estab-
lished names. But such a work is carefully
chosen from the most timid and anemic of con-
NEW JACK JUILLS BALLAD
Jack Mills, Inc., is making a special campaign
in professional circles on a new ballad entitled
"Dear Old Southland." The number is from
the pens of Creamer and Layton.
JOHN STEEL
Celebrated Tenor
Late Star of Ziegfeld Follies, Victor Artist and
Now in Keith Vaudeville, Sings
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Only a Smile
MARCH 11,
1922
temporary production, leaving absolutely un-
heard the composers who represent the true spirit
of our time."
(The manifesto is signed only with the name
of the guild, but the letterhead which accom-
panied it lists the Guild's "Technical Board" in
alphabetical order as follows: Alfredo Casella,
Acario Catapos, Carl Engel, A. Walter Kramer,
Julius Mattfield, Carlos Salzedo, Karol Szyma-
nowsky, Edgar Varese and Emerson Whithorne.
Edgar Varese is also listed as director of the
guild, with an office at No. 120 East Fortieth
street.)
The manifesto continues:
"Dying is the privilege of the weary. The pres-
ent-day composers refuse to dje. They have
realized the necessity of banding together and
fighting for the right of each individual to secure
a fair and free presentation of his work. It is out
of such a collective will that the International
Composers' Guild was born.
"The aim of the International Composers'
Guild is to centralize the works of the day,
to group them in programs intelligently and or-
ganically constructed, and, with the disinterested
help of singers and instrumentalists, to present
these works in such a way as to reveal their
fundamental spirit.
"The International Composers' Guild refuses
to admit any limitation, either of volition or of
action.
"The International Composers' Guild dis-
approves of all 'isms,' denies the existence of
schools, recognizes only the individual."
NEW WITMARK WALTZ
"On a Saturday Night" The Latest Release From
the Pens of Two Popular Composers
No one ever believed that the waltz song was
doomed to extinction. There have always been
waltz songs and there will always be waltz songs,
and no craze for other forms of popular ditties
and dances will ever supplant waltz melody
for singing purposes, to say nothing of dancing.
Indeed, there's an increasing demand all along
the line for a good waltz song and M. Witmark
& Sons announce they have it. It bears the
happy title of "On a Saturday Night," and is
written by" William A. Downs and that com-
poser of scores of old favorites, John W. Bratton.
A UNIQUE NUMBER
Read
This
Night
Letter
The Logical Successor to
"Sunshine of Your Smile"
"ONLY A SMILE" Music by J. S. Zamecnik, in 3 Keys
With Violin or Cello Obbligato; List price 60c.
SAM FOX PUB. CO.
Cleveland-New York
The Miller Music Publishing Co., of Chicago,
is the publisher of a unique number entitled,
"Di-Wen-Da." The number has been tried out
by several dance orchestras and, seemingly, is
showing up quite successfully.
Shes ^A Senscdioii!
OLD IASHIQNED
GIRL
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THE
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MUSIC
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REVIEW
STUDYING FOSTER'S WORKS
Library Club of Athens, Pa., Academy Takes
Up Works of American Composer
Service!
Good SERVICE and reliable mer-
chandise B<> liand in hand.
Both
acqiiir
are
absolutely
essential
to
Nowhere «'u,n you find a better, a
more reliable line of
imisif than CENTl'RY,
and,
being
the
only
Standard Edition that'*
ever
been Nationally
Advertised f o r your
benefit, niiikes it inval-
IF you want to see business
perk up just try featuring CEN-
TIRV in your store and window
for one week.
GET OUR FREE
HOOKUPS!
Century Music Pub. Co.
235 West 40th St.
New York
NEW SHOPS INJVESTERN CANADA
Attractive Sheet Music Shops Recently Opened
in Winnipeg and Edmonton
WINNIPEG,
CANADA,
March
4.—The
Music
Shop, a small but neatly arranged store, has
been opened at 294 Carlton street, by A.
Grueling, who is well known in the music trade.
Miss E. Wildgoose, formerly with J. H.
McLean & Co., is the demonstrator. The new
store will carry a full line of sheet music, both
popular and standard.
Carle A. Brodie has opened at Edmonton,
Alta., the Bluebird Song Shop and will feature
standard and popular music. Mr. Brodie will
have as his assistant Mrs. W. Gillispie, of the
Melody Shop of Vancouver, B. C.
NEW PUBLISHING ORGANIZATION
There recently was incorporated in Pennsyl-
vania the American Music Publishing Co., with
offices in Wilkes-Barre. Incorporators are Ralph
Martone, Silvy Carrol, Billy Loveland and
Hayden Francis. The new firm will issue two
songs, "In My Dream of that Old Girl of Mine,"
and "Won't You Take Me Back Again?"
•She's ~A Sensation?
OLD IASHIONED
GIRL
EDITION BEAUTIFUL*
335 of the best-selling compositions
of the
Old Masters.
ONLY the best sellers.
No deadwood.
Carefully edited.
Beautifully produced.
2,000 dealers selling: it.
Permanent and large results.
SMALL INVESTMENT.
That's what
EDITION BEAUTIFUL
means to YOU.
Write for particulars today.
NOW IS THE TIME
C. C. CHURCH AND COMPANY
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
Hartford—New York—London—Paris—Sydney
\bu cant go
wrong >vith
any'Feist'
Stephen Foster, whose "Old Black Joe,'
"Down Upon the Suwanee River" and other
songs are considered real American folk-songs,
passed a great many years of his life in Athens,
Bradford County, Pa., receiving his education in
fact at the old Athens Academy. With this
knowledge in mind, the members of the Library
Club of that place have taken up the study of
Mr. Foster's works as the program for their
Winter's work. Different members of the so-
ciety have been assigned papers to be presented
at the weekly meetings, and in that way it is
hoped to cover many of the compositions of the
distinguished author. Mr. Foster has been cred-
ited with the authorship of 174 songs, as well
as several poems. At the time of the dedica-
tion of the Athens Library he wrote a poem for
the occasion.
An increase since last April from twenty-nine
to forty-two in the number of clubs in the Penn-
sylvania Federation of Music Clubs is reported
by the president, Miss Elizabeth Hood Latta,
who has been visiting the clubs of the State.
Miss Latta expects to have visited all old and
several new ones by April next. A music week
from April 2 to 6 is now being arranged and the
clubs of the State are aiding in the plans.
STEALING
S W A N E E RIVER MOON
Ten Little Fingers
W abash Blues
Ty-Tee
Three O'clock in the Morning
All That I Need Is You
When Francis Dances With Me
Virginia Blues ( N e w )
2
By Composer of Wabash Blues
Write for Dealers'
LEO.
Prices
F E I S T , Inc., FEIST Bldg.,
New York
TO MAKE RECORDS
ISHAM JONBSJVVITH TAYLOR
Specht's Society Serenaders to Play for Talking
Machine Records Prior to European Tour
CHICAGO, III., March 6.—Isham Jones, orches-
tra leader, whose organization records exclu-
Specht's Society Serenaders, the orchestra
sively for Brunswick records, is back with Tell
Taylor, music publisher, and both are preparing headed by Paul Specht which made quite a suc-
to publish a catalog of popular songs of their cess at Atlantic City, N. J., last season, where it
own composition. The company is being re- played at the Alamac Hotel, is now'playing a
organized and will be under the personal man- special engagement at the Addison Hotel, De-
agement of Tell Taylor. Don Heath will be a troit, Mich., which is to be followed by a Euro-
member of the Taylor staff. "Bless Your Little pean tour.
Heart," by Taylor and Jones, is the first num- Prior to the orchestra's departure from this
ber that will receive the attention of the firm. country it is scheduled to make a ser'e« of records
tor four different talking machine record com-
panies.
PLACING "MARIE" IN SHOWS
It is understood the recent trips to Philadel-
phia of Jack Robbins and Dan Winkler, of Rich-
mond-Robbins, Inc., were for the purpose of
placing the fox-trot success "Marie" in the new
Eddie Cantor and Ted Lewis shows. Both the
above artists were in Philadelphia during the
hitter part of last month.
OF IMPORTANCE
SHEET'"MUSIC
Every Live Dealer
"SPIRITUAL" IN PRODUCTION
"Happy Days," the "spiritual," the music of
which is by Zoel Parenteau, is the musical num-
ber which is programmed and appears as part
of the show "To the Ladies," which opened at
the Liberty Theatre, New York, last week. The
new offering is produced by Marc Connelly and
George Kaufman. J. Fisher & Bro., Fourth
avenue at Astor Place, New York City, are the
publishers of "Happy Days," which is already
attracting much attent'on.
is familiar with
THREE REAL SONG HITS !
^ THIS TRADEMARK
"DREAM MAN"
A VERY CLASSY
.1 Sacred 'SemUr 1' Solos DueU Qutrttts
SOME OF THE MANY THAT ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Content* ofSONGLAND
Most Extensively Advertised Booklet of Songs Ever Issued
SECULAR
t*Asleep in the Deep
t'Can't You Heah Me Callin',
Caroline
t*Bamboo Baby
t*Dear Little Boy of Mine
t'Evcninfl Brings Rest & You
t'God Made You Mine
Heart Call. The
f Honey, if You Only Knew
f i n the Garden of My Heart
t'Lamplit Hour, The
t'Ma Little Sunflower, Good-
night
f'Magic of Your Eyes, The
t'Mother of Pearl
t*My Rosary for You
t*Night Wind, The
t*One More Day
t*Resignation
t'Smilin' Through
t Songs of Dawn & Twilight
(Design—Every Little Nail)
t Spring's a Lovable Ladye
{•Sorter Miss You
t'Starlight Love
t'Sunrise and You
t'There's a Long, Long Trail
t Values
f W a n t of You, The
t'Where the River Shannon
Flows
t'Who Knows
SACRED
t*A Little While
t'Angel of Light, Lead On
t'Closer Still With Thee
t*Ever at Rest
t'God Shall Wipe Away tho
Tears
t'Grateful, 0 Lord, Am I
t*l Come to Thee
t*l Do Believe
f i t Was for Me
f My Days Are in His Hands
f O h Lord, Remember Me
fShine. 0 Holy Light
fSilent Voice. The
t*Teach Me to Pray
fThou Art My God
OPERA TIC
t*Gypsy Love Song
f Kiss Me Again
f Mother Machree
f My Wild Irish Rose
t*Too- Ra- Loo- Ra-Loo- Ral
That's an Irish Lullaby
t'When
Irish
Eyes Are
Smiling
Those marked with (•) published for Duet
Those marked with (t) published for Quartet
Best Selling Standard Songs in the World
Hundreds of Dealers Carry This Complete Stock—Do You?
if Not, Write for "SONGLAND" and Special Proposition.
Witmark Bldg.
M . U ITMARK & S O N S
New York
FOX TROT BALLAD
"LOVE ROSE"
"TEARS OF OUR LAST
GOOD-BYE"
SENSIBLE FOX TROT SONG
A VERY POPULAR WALTZ BALLAD
Order from your Jobber or send direct
Berardi-Coccia Music Pub. Company
92 Grape Street
Chicago
Office,
ROCHESTER, N. Y.
1562 M i l w a u k e e
A v c , Chicago, III.
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