Music Trade Review -- © mbsi.org, arcade-museum.com -- digitized with support from namm.org
SHEET MUSIC and BOOKS
SHEET MUSIC LENDS ITSELF WELL TO
:
ATTRACTIVE W I N D O W ARRANGEMENTS
T
HE impressive results that can be ob-
tained through the proper arrangement
of window displays of sheet music were
well exemplified recently as the Tesult of a
window display contest conducted by the
Angeles, for the display pictured herewith.
The Korzinek Music Shop, Manitowoc,
Wis., won the second prize of $25, and Stout's
Music Shop, Kirksville, Mo., was awarded
third prize, also $25. Honorable mention
PRIZE
WINNING
WINDOW
OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
INCREASE IN WHOLESALE
SHEET MUSIC PRICES
After two months of experimenting with
lower wholesale prices for popular sheet mu-
sic at least one company has announced that
the venture does not pay and has increased
the price to syndicate stores from I6J/2 to 18
cents, the same price charged to jobbers.
The company in question stated very frankly
that the lower price had been adopted for
the purpose of stimulating sales, but that
business had continued to fall off neverthe-
less and it was found necessary to increase
prices to enable the publisher to break even.
It is anticipated that other publishers will
take the same course.
It is explained in behalf of the publishers
that the lower wholesale price is all right
when successful songs sell in large numbers,
but even a hit this yeaT does well to reach
the 200,000 mark as compared to sales of a
million or more copies such as were not at
all uncommon some few years ago.
MUSIC CO.
QUEEN MARY REQUESTS
"PEANUT VENDER" AT DANCE
Richmond-Mayer Music Co., New York, in
connection with the recently issued "Every-
body Sing" book published by the Paull
Pioneer Music Co., a subsidiary of that con-
cern.
Dealers throughout the country took part
in the contest, the first prize of $50 going
to the Southern California Music Co., of Los
was accorded Weeks & Dickinson, Bingham-
ton, N. Y.; Heim's Music Store, Danbury,
Conn.; the P.earl Singer Music Shop, Mt.
Vernon, Wash., and Steere's Music Store,
Worcester, Mass. The "Everybody Sing"
book was compiled by Kenneth Clark of the
National Bureau for the Advancement of
Music.
ANOTHER FINE BOOK ON
NEGRO SPIRITUALS
deep understanding and appreciation of what
they really represent. He does not take them
simply for their musical values, but goes
hack beyond the music itself and endeavors to
interpret the spirit that prompted the vari-
ous lamentations and paeans of joy. In short,
"More Mellows" is a book that will give the
average citizen an entirely new perception of
Negro spirituals. It is published by Dodd,
Mead & Co., at the price of $4.00.
Within the past few years Negro spirituals
have taken on a new meaning for a majority
of the music lovers of the nation both because
of the important positions given to them in
many concert programs, and particularly to
their frequent use in radio programs. To the
majority they are just spirituals, but to R.
Emmet Kennedy, and to others who have
been born and raised in the deep South, they
are known as "mellows." Therefore, Mr.
Kennedy has selected for the title of his new
book recently published "More Mellows," as
representing a new collection of spirituals
supplementing the collection published some
time ago under his editorship.
Mr. Kennedy discusses and analyzes the
various spirituals in a manner that shows a
Robert Teller Sons & Dorner
Music Engravers and Printers
SEND MANUSCRIPT AND IDEA OF
TITLE FOB ESTIMATE
New York City
311 West 43rd St.
SAM FOX CO. TO PUBLISH
MUSIC OF TWO FOX FILMS
Among the first new releases to be made
by the Sam Fox Publishing Co. since taking
the publishing and sales of the musical num-
bers in Fox films recently will be the music
of a new humorous film, "As Young as You
Feel," featuring Will Rogers, noted co-
median, and Fifi Dorsay. The outstanding
number is entitled "The Cute Little Things
You Do," and is strongly featured. The
Fox Co. will also publish the music of the
new film, "Merely Mary Ann," featuring
Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, the prin-
cipal number being "Kiss Me Good Night,
Not Good-Bye."
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, August, 1931
Queen Mary of England may be more or
less mid-victorian in dress, but she is cer-
tainly distinctly modern in her musical tastes,
as witness the fact that at the British Royal
Ball held at Buckingham Palace on July 16
the orchestra played "The Peanut Vender"
at the Queen's request.
m
SHEET MUSK
TEAM WORKERS
WANTED
CENTURY'S National Advertising will
pay you big dividends
PROVIDING
you give it the necessary TEAM WORK.
Part of the load is yours to pull and if
you don't keep the traces stretched, you
can't expect results.
Century cooperative helps are FREE.
Get them today and start your TEAM
WORK tomorrow.
Then watch your Century sales and
profits gTOW.
CENTURY MUSIC
PUBLISHING CO.
Z35 W. 4Oth St., N. Y. City
31