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The Music Trade Review
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DECEMBER 31, 192?
Abel Green Tells 'Em
About How It Is Done
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The Saturday Evening Post
Can't Go Wr«
"Inside Stuff on How to Write Popular Songs,"
Published by Paul Whiteman Publications,
Inc.
and twenty-six other foremost magazines
are carrying the advertisements of
An interesting insight into the troubles of
the song writing business as well as a descrip-
tion of several angles of the music publishing
business is contained in a new book, by Abel
Green, entitled "Inside Stuff on How to Write
Popular Songs," published by Paul Whiteman
Publications, Inc., for which the Robbins Music
to over
Corp., New York, is exclusive distributor. Mr.
Green is music editor of the theatrical paper,
27 Million Monthly
Variety, and is an experienced writer of lyrics.
subscribers, or approximately
The book contains an introduction by Paul
Whiteman, which serves as an endorsement for
60 Million Readers
the authenticity of Mr. Green's statements
To get the full benefit
about popular music. An idea of the contents
of the book may be had from the chapter
headings, which are as follows: "The Types of
Popular Songs," "Royalties and Earnings,"
"Modus Operandi of Attaining Publication,"
"Creating a Song," "Business Methods," "Song
Century Music Pub. Go.
'Stealing,' " " 'Production' Songs," "Starting
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Your Own Song," "Songwriting as a Business,"
etc. Mr. Green includes a list of the leading
music publishers with their addresses and many
facts bearing on their favorite types of songs
$1,000,000 Royalties for
and a description of the personnel of each firm.
the Music Publishers Although written primarily for the embryonic
songwriter, Mr. Green's book contains much in-
Publishers' Protective Association Signs Con- formation on what is going on behind the
tract With Electric Research Covering Royal- scenes in the publishing offices that should
ties for Vitaphone and Movietone
p.ove engrossing to anyone interested in the-
atrical or musical matters. The book has been
A contract has been signed by E. C. Mills, given an attractive paper cover and is being re-
chairman of the board of directors of the Music leased to retail a,t a moderate price. The Rob-
Publishers' Protective Association, in negotia- bins Music Corp. reports a wide demand for
tion with the Electric Research Products Corp., the book already from jobbers and dealers who
licensors of Vitaphone and Movietone, which is have seen it.
expected to result in over $1,000,000 in royalties
for the sixty-three publishers of the association.
Pollack Going West
By the terms of the contract the licensors of
Movietone and Vitaphone acquire the right to
use the music issued by the publishers, for Bernard Pollack, Eastern manager of the
which they guarantee royalties of $100,000 for music publishing department of Sherman, Clay
& Co., San Francisco, with offices at 745 Sev-
the first year and $150,000 for the second.
Mr. Mills said he expected the actual royal- enth avenue, New York, will leave early in
ties to exceed the guarantees and that in the last January for the company's headquarters in San
three years of the contract the use of Movietone Francisco. He will be gone several weeks,
and Vitaphone would be so widespread that the making stops at the principal cities en route,
income to the publishers would be greatly in- but will spend the greater share of his time
creased. Authors and composers will share in consulting with Ed. P. Little, manager of the
the royalties through separate agreements with company's publishing activities, with regard to
the firm's catalog for the coming year. The
their publishers.
The real significance of the contract, accord- catalog at present includes "Charmaine,"
ing to Mr. Mills, is that people in small towns "Diane," "Wide Open Spaces," "Doll Dance,"
all over the country will have access to the best "Somebody Lied About Me," "Dainty Miss,"
music available in the country. With the fore- "If I Should Lose You," "Lovers' Lane" and
most orchestras and singers appearing on the several others.
screen, and their music reproduced through the
vocalizing machines, the man in the little movie
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theatre of the South or Middle West, or any-
where else in the country, will have the best in
opera and concerts brought to his own Main
Street, he said.
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Pallma House to Publish
Homer Grunn Compositions
CHICAGO, I I I . , December 17.—By arrangements
with the Southern California Music Co., the
Pallma Music Publishers have added the fol-
lowing famous Homer Grunn Indian composi-
tions to the Pallma catalog: "The Desert
Suite," "Indian Love Song," "Song of the
Mesa," "Indian Dance," "Amorita," "In Spring-
iiine" and "Moonrise"—vocal and instrumental
arrangements. An extensive campaign is being
launched by the House of Pallma on these
compositions. Some of the numbers will be
published in various arrangements.
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