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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, APRIL, 19U
Mother Goose
Book by Remick
Music
Publishers
Standard - Educational Music
Methods - Studies - Collections
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Victor Herbert
Piano Albums
Chart Service
Quarters in N. Y.
The Music Publishers Holding Corp.,
Rockefeller Center, New York, is publish-
ing the "Victor Herbert Piano Albums for
the Young," arranged by Lazelle Light.
In Vol. I is "Toyland," "Good Morning,"
"The Land of My Own Romance/' "March
of the Toys," "Gypsy Love Song."
"Romany Life," "Knot of Blue," and
"Absinthe Frappe." In Vol. II are "Moon-
beams," "When You're Away,'' "Kiss Me
Again," "Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!". "Thine
Alone," "Because You're You," "I'm Fall-
ing in Love With Someone" and "Love Is
Best of All." The price of each Volume is
$.75.
Adding greatly to the speed of deliv-
eries for its many popular number's. Chart
Music Publishing House, Inc., of Chicago,
has acquired new quarters from which to
serve the East at 30 E. 20th St.. New York.
Here a large stock of Chart material is
carried at all times, expediting deliveries
to its customers and saving delivery costs.
A large amount of new material has
been added to the Chart catalog in recent
months covering such important instru-
ments as accordions, band and fretted in-
struments.
Rainbow Album
in 4th Volume
A fourth Rainbow Album, "Album of
Popular Songs," has just been published
by Remick Music Corp. The success of
the first three albums in this series—The
Instrumental Solos and Duets, the
Hawaiian and Spanish Guitar, and the
Accordion—has prompted this latest pub-
lication. Complete words and music of
twelve of the most popular songs of the
last season are contained in the "Album
of Popular Songs." "All This and Heaven
Too," "Gaucho Serenade," "Trade Winds,"
"In An Old Dutch Garden," "When the
Swallows Come Back to Capistrano/' are
just a few of the many hits.
Exploits "There'll Always
be an England"
Gordon V. Thompson Ltd., Toronto,
Canada publishers of "There'll Always be
an England" draws attention to this inspir-
ing song with "Here is the song that will
go down through history as the inspiration
of England's heroic defense of 1940—the
song quoted by King George in his recent
speech to the world—the song that is so
constantly in the news—referred in Time/
'Life,' 'Current History,' 'Collier's,' and
other leading magazines and journals—
the song that is not only of to-day but of
the ages.''
New Piano Series
by Paull Pioneer
Three important new books have been
added to the series of "Your Own Music
Books" published by the Paull-Pioneer
Music Corp., New York. They are No.
5, Your Own Book of Operatic Gems,"
which is suitable both for singing and
Piano playing; No. 6, "Your Own Book
of Favorite Waltzes," containing not only
famous standard waltzes, but exclusive
medleys and arrangements of famous
compositions not originally written in
waltz time; and No. 7, 'Your Own Book
of Simplified Piano Pieces," presenting
famous composilions in a more simple
and playable form, suited to the average
pianist.
These books carry out the attractive
color scheme of this series, and are bound
in durable, washable lacquered bristol
board.
The above firm has issued a dealers'
circular on this series, reproducing the
contents of the entire seven books.
"Gettysburg Address" to Music
Peter Tinturin, Hollywood songsmith,
has composed a symphonic poem based
on Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Ad-
dress" and has arranged the work for
orchestra with baritone solo and chorus
accompaniment. Lawrence Tibbett, Paul
Robeson and Michael Loring have shown
interest in the work and are anxious to
include this in their concert repertoire.
Published by Mills Inc., New York.
Remick Music Corp. is publishing
"Songs and Pictures From Mother Goose
Land", a collection of songs for children,
that is presented in a way to be of equal
interest to the educator as •well as the
child. As the purpose of this book is to
both amuse and enlighten, quiz questions,
suggestions for dramatization, pantomine
and dance are included with each song.
To make the book the child's own, there
are drawings for each selection, which are
to be colored either with crayon or water
color.
Dedicated to the Little Folks of America,
the book cannot but find an advantageous
and practical place in the home as well
as the classe-room.
Two songs from Deanna Durbin's new
Universal film, "Nice Girl/', are also being
published by Remick. lohnny White's
Remick staff are lining up recordings and
air plugs on, "Thank You America", and
"The Lights Of Home", which Deanna
Durbin sings in the picture.
New Arrangement
of "Body and Soul"
"Body and Soul/' one of the great
Harms numbers of all times, which Labby
Holman introduced in the late twenties,
has been arranged for piano by Cy
Walter. Last season Walter, whose experi-
ence ranges from teaching and playing
with bands, to appearances for N.B.C.,
did a very successful arrangement of Cole
Porter's "Begin the Beguine," also pub-
lished by Harms.
"Afraid To Say Hello" Released
New music publisher is the firm of Reis
and Taylor Co., formed by Larry Taylor
and Herb Reis, with headuarters at 505
Brill Bldg., New York. First number for
the company is "Afraid to Say Hello."
Early record dates were made for Charlie
Barnet and Dick Todd on Bluebird, Benny
Goodman on Columbia and possibly
Spivak for Okeh and Jimmy Dorsey for
Decca.
New Famous Script Released
Words and music of fifteen songs
originally introduced and featured by Bing
Crosby are offered in Famous Music's new
folio, arranged for ukulele, piano, guitar
and banjo. "Songs Made Famous by Bing
Crosby" include: "Please," "Thanks,"
"Small Fry," "Soon." "I Have Eyes," "Love
in Bloom," "Learn to Croon," "Too Roman-
tic," "Here Lies Love," "Go Fly a Kite,"
"Just One More Chance," "June in Janu-
ary," "It's Easy to Remember," "Down the
Old Ox Road," and "With Every Breath I
take.' J