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The Music Trade Review
22.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1928
Issue New Book on the
Motion Picture Organ
though Italian and Spanish love songs and Ar-
gentine tangos are the most popular, according
to a report from the Vice-Consul at Valparaiso,
Edward J. Sparks, made public by the Depart-
Volume Published by W. A. Quincke & Co. ment of Commerce yesterday. According to
Designed to Aid Pianists Who Desire to Chilean customs statistics for 1926, Italy occu-
Study Motion Picture Organ
pied first place in the sale of player-piano music
in this country, with Germany second, and the
SHEET MUSIC Los ANGELES, CAL., September 20.—A valuable United States third. Importers, however,
is the message we are sending to new book, entitled "The Study of the Motion stated that it was their opinion that the United
millions of people every day Picture Organ," has been issued by W. A. States held the dominant position.
through the medium of 31 Best Quincke & Co., this city, and is finding a wide
The United States, Argentina and Italy prob-
American Magazines directing the demand trom dealers everywhere, according to a"bly are the three countries which chiefly sup-
readers to go to their dealers for the publishers. The book has been compiled ply this market at the present time, importers
copies.
by Cecil Teague, concert organist, who is con- state. Although credited with just a few rolls
sidered one of the foremost authorities on mo- in the figures for 1926, Spain likewise has in-
HOOK-UP
tion picture organ work in the country. The creased its perforated music exports to this
volume was designed particularly to be of help country.
to pianists, who are desirous of studying the
Locally made player-piano rolls retail for
motion picture organ.
about 8 pesos (approximately $.96 U. S. cur-
The Quincke concern is getting excellent re- rency) each, and imported rolls retail from 15
Fifteen cents a copy for the
sults with its new "La Capella Series," being pesos (approximately $1.80 U. S. currcr.cy) *^
Best existing Edition is the
selected compositions for piano, violin and 25 pesos (approximately $3 U. S. currencv).
'cello, edited and arranged by H. J. Tandler.
reason why "CENTURY" is
The list of pieces in this series to date includes
Best selling Edition.
the following: "The Distant Lake" and "An- Carl Fenton in Charge
cakia," by Walter A. Quincke; "Romance" and
of Gennett Recording
"Harlequin," by H. J. Tandler; "Song Without
Words" and "Cradle Song" by Felix Mendel-
Carl Benton, well-known musical director
235 W. 4Oth St., New York City ssohn-Bartholdy, and "Minature" by Alexander who
assumed complete supervision of all dance
Karnbach. The firm has just issued a song, en- and vocal recording in the New York head-
Carl Fischer, Inc., Numbers
titled "Calling You" by Grace A. Freebey quarters of the Gennett Recording Laboratories,
Elizabeth A. Wilbur, which shows every Inc., at Woodside, L. I., a short time ago, has
Presented Over the Radio and
indication of making itself heard widely on the succeeded in setting new standards of quality
concert platform during the coming season.
for records marketed under this company's
Mrs. Marie Damrosc'h Weichmann Includes
labels, according to officials. All the company's
Several of Them in Recent Broadcast Pro-
house orchestras are under his direction, the
gram Over Station WEAF
Audience Demands Encore of well-known
"New Yorkers'' being the featured
dance
ensemble.
The various combinations em-
"If
You
Don't
Love
Me"
A group of numbers, released during the past
ploy from eleven to thirteen pieces.
month by Carl Fischer, Inc., New York, was
A tribute to the popularity of the new ballad,
Among the numbers made by Mr. Fenton,
used as part of a radio program presented by "If You Don't Love Me," written by Jack
Mrs. Marie Damrosch Wiechmann, sister of Yellen and Milton Ager, and published by Ager, and just released, are "Just Another Night"
Walter Damrosch, over WEAF on Sunday Yellen & Bornstein, Inc., is to be found in the and "Like a Melody Out of the Sky" (Donald-
afternoon, September 23. These new numbers experience of a Keith headliner in introducing son, Douglas & Gumble); "Sorry For Me" and
included "Autumn Song," for violin and piano, the song recently in one of the metropolitan "I'm on the Crest of a Wave" (DeSylva, Brown
by Boris Gilman. This was played by Aaron Keith houses. Hughie Clark, the performer in & Henderson); "Jeannine," theme song of
Hirsch, a violinist from the Institute of Musi- question, sang "If You Don't Love Me" in his "Lilac Time," and "Chiquita" (Leo Feist, Inc.);
cal Art, and Wellington Weeks, lecturer and new act and received a tremendous hand. About "Once in a Lifetime" and "Blue Shadows" from
pianist. The second movement of the Third to respond with an encore Hughie informed his the "Vanities" (Robbins Music Co.)
Concerto of Cecil Burleigh was also performed audience that he would give them his own ver-
Another Sensational Hit
by this pair.
sion of a certain very popular ballad. "Never
in THE WITMARK
The next numbers to be heard were two mind that. Sing the other one again," came a
South African songs, from the group of. six voice from the rear of the orchestra. The
BLACK & WHITE
written by Theophil Wendt. The composer audience broke into applause and Hughie had to
SERIES
himself accompanied Sigurd Nilssen, well- sing "If You Don't Love Me" all over again.
known baritone.
VICTOR HERBERTS MASTERPIECE
Mr. Wendt, in his seventeen years as con-
ductor of the Capetown Symphony Orchestra, Music of United States
gathered these South African songs from native
Gaining Ground in Chile
sources. They are unique in style and expres-
sion. The two songs selected for presentation Increasing Demand for American Player-
were "O Waters, O Tranquil Waters," a Zulu
Piano Rolls Indicated by Chilean Customs
< Figures.
love song, and "Dancers, Come Up." Last came
two of the "Five Silhouettes" by Ernest Schell-
ing, "Tempo di Valse" and "Tempestuoso,''
WASHINGTON, 1). C, September 22.—American
played by Wellington Weeks.
jazz 4 s steadily gaining in favor in Chile, al-
entury
Century Music Pub. Co.
AH! SWEET MYSTERY of LIFE
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SOLO—1 keys, Ab (eb to eb) Bb—C and D
DUET—2 keys, Bb and D
OCTAVO—Two Part, Three Part, Foui Part,
Male, Female and Mixed Voices
Instrumental fot Piano
The Dream Melody (Intermezzo) Waltz
Violin and Piano, Cello and Piano, Violin, Cello and
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VOCAL ORCHESTRA, DANCE ORCHESTRA, Waltz,
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