March 1, 1924.
SHEET MUSIC TRADE
TO PUBLISHERS
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THE COMBINED CIRCULATION
OF PRESTO (EST. 1884), AND MUS-
ICAL TIMES (EST. 1881), IS BY FAR
THE LARGEST IN THE FIELD OF
THE MUSIC TRADE. COMBINA-
TION RATES OF SPECIAL AT-
TRACTIVENESS FOR ADVERTIS-
ING SPACE IN BOTH PAPERS
WILL BE MADE TO MUSIC PUB-
LISHERS.
The song swept like wildfire through the allied na-
tions, and has been referred to by psychologists as
one of the minor contributing causes of eventual vic-
tory of allied arms. Williams never wrote another
song that found fame.
SHEET MUSIC TRADE NOTES
A Few Items Interesting to People in Sheet Music
Department Are Printed.
The directors of the Music Publishers' Association
of the United States met in New York last week and
made plans for the convention of the association -in
June.
The first edition of Karl W. Gehrken's "The Funda-
mentals of Music," being exhausted in a month, the
Oliver Ditson Co., Boston, has announced a second
This department is designed to advance the sales edition which will be ready within a week.
of sheet music, and give any current information in
Herman Fiess will be in charge of the Sam H.
the Sheet Music Trade.
Sterchi music store, Terre Haute, Ind , during the
This publication believes that Sheet Music will absence of Mr. Sterchi on his southern trip.
pay the dealer, just as any other commodity pays
L. Hardy, proprietor of the Music Shop, in the
those who merchandise it properly.
Lederer-Feibelman
department store, Terre Haute,
The conductor of this department will review
reports these favorites in his sheet music de-
any numbers that are sent in for the purpose. It is Ind..
partment: "Forever" and "Sing It Again" from
not the intent to criticise, but to review these offer- "Moonlight,"
the musical comedy; "Something About
ings, giving particular information of the theme and Sunshine," "Colorado,"
"Barefoot Days," "That's a
a description of the musical setting of the number Lot of Bunk," "Tell the
Rose" and "Rose of Old
discussed.
Castile."
Address all communications to Conductor Sheet
Music Dept., Presto, 407 S. Dearborn, Chicago, 111.
SOURCE OF SAXOPHONE REEDS.
The Department of Var, near Marseilles, France,
claims to possess the only fields of cane suitable for
making the best quality of saxophone reeds. Consul
Wesley Frost of the State Department reports, al-
Some Recent "Crazes" Which Promise to Have Big though cane of an inferior quality may be obtained
Demand at Sheet Music Counters.
from Algeria. The growers themselves do not .cure
the cane, which is brought by reed instrument makers
"When You Said Dixie," words and music by How- after careful inspection and then matured by them
ard Starr Dickey, who is also the publisher, at New- for about two years before use. This peculiar indus-
ton, Kans. Mr. Dickey is a successful piano mer- try. Consul Frost thinks, may be adaptable to cer-
chant who can also write songs while waiting for cus- tain small areas in the United States which have the
tomers for the fine line of instruments he sells. His Mediterranean type of climate with sufficient mois-
songs have the swing of popularity, and the one ture.
here named is going well. It is a good melody,
clean words and arranged in an unusual manner.
MUSICAL REVOLUTIONARIES FEW.
The melody is carried in the somewhat massive
In a lecture-recital before the League of Composers
accompaniment—full chords and octaves—making it
in New York recently H. G. Coles, musical critic of
at once a song and an instrumental piece.
"Thanks! I Just Ate an Apple," Novelty fox-trot, the New York Times, said that "people interested in
by Marvin Smoley, John W. Newton and Joe Mc- revolutionary music are a comparatively small group.
Daniel, published by Sherwood Music Co., 1658 The mass of people are devoted to what may be
Broadway, New York; southern office, New Bern, N. termed standard music. I think that composers of
C. A "hit" song of the catchy kind which is rinding this contemporary kind of music are too much con-
its way into favor. The arrangement is novel and cerned with how the thing is done and too little with
the words unobjectionable. Frank Silver, with his how they do it. It is the matter not the manner that
"Yes! We Have No Bananas' " orchestra, is featur- counts."
ing the new fruit "shortage" on their transcontinen-
tal tour with much success, as well as other promi-
OLD PUBLISHER RETIRES.
nent organizations. The song is also frequently
William W. Delaney, for many years proprietor of
heard in vaudeville.
a song shop at 117 Park Row, New York City, has
given up his shop and retired from the business of
song selling and publishing. While a reporter he
wrote songs under the name of "Ned Yale" and
"Willie Wildwave," which he published himself after
P. J. Williams, Who Made a Fortune on Song, Never entering business.
Composed Anything Else Finding Fame.
SOME BEST SELLERS.
P. J. Williams, song writer, who a decade ago
According
to Maybelle Elliott, manager of the
wrote "Its a Long Way to Tipperary," died at Coven-
try, England at the age of 50. Williams never had sheet music department of Seiberling, Lucas Music
seen Tipperary. A cripple from birth, he spent most Co. of Portland, Ore., the best sellers at the present
of his life in the obscure English village of Coventry. time are Feist's "Linger Awhile," Remick's "Where
Nor had many of the millions of men of the al- the Lazy Daisies Grow" and Richmond-Robbins'
lied armies in the world war seen the Irish town of "She Wouldn't Do."
Williams' melody. But it became the most favored
NOW COMPOSING OPERA.
song of the war. Men marched through rain and
shell fire, sometimes to certain death, lifting their
Harry Pomar, manager of the sheet music depart-
voices in the lilting refrain.
ment of the Cable Piano Co., Atlanta, Ga., who has
"It's a long way to Tipperary," sang the British
eight popular songs to his credit, is now at work on
Tommy, and the. American doughboy was not long a light opera. In addition to his song compositions
in picking it up once he arrived on the other side.
Mr. Pomar has written several musical sketches.
POPULAR SONG HITS
WRITER OF "TIPPERARY" DIES
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PRESTO
SING SONGS IN COURT
Two Claimants Warble to Prove Authorship of
Melody Which Both Claim Was Stolen.
There is no law against writing songs like "Don't
You Remember the Time?" and "Until I Say Good-
by."
And yet the United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals was called upon one day this week to judge
between the two and their authors and to decide
whether one had stolen a melody that belonged to
the other. So both songs w T ere sung in court.
May Hill says she invented the melody for her
good-by song which was written for her husband
when she thought he was going to be drafted for the
late war. And Will Rossiter claims the tune is his.
They both sung, but no decision was reached.
RADIO FANS LIKE MUSIC BEST
Inquiring Reporter of the Chicago Tribune Puts
Question and Replies Prove It.
Every day the inquiring reporter of the Chicago
Tribune asks five persons, picked at random, a ques-
tion. Recently the reporter put this question:
"What do you most enjoy listening to over your
radio?" The question was asked at the Art Institute
of Chicago and following were the answers:
William Jones, 4447 North Kenton avenue, news-
paper photographer—Piano solos I can listen to all
night. Next, a good jazz band with a lot of nice,
new, up-to-date music, or songs sung in a snappy
way. Bands always sound good—the melody and
musical value get across well.
Miss Harriet Voge, 7426 North Ashland boulevard,
art student—During the opera season we listen to
that all the time. I like tenor singers—don't like
women's voices. Semi-classical orchestras like the
REMICK SONG HITS
Where the Lazy Daisies Grow
Watchin' the Moonrise
I Wonder Who's Dancing With
You Tonight
If You'll Come Back
So I Took the Fifty Thousand
Dollars
Arizona Stars
Until Tomorrow
Somebody's Wrong
You Can't Make a Fool Out of Me
Twilight Rose
Nearer and Dearer
Land of Broken Dreams
Steppin' Out
You've Simply Got Me Cuckoo
Bring Back the Old Fashioned
Waltz
J. H. REMICK & CO.
New York
Chicago
Detroit
SONGS THAT SELL
"I Ain't No Sheik, Just Sweet Papa,
That's All."
"I've Got a Man of My Own."
"Houston Blues." "The Fives."
"Muscle Shoals Blues." "The Rocks."
"You Have a Home Somewhere."
"Up the Country Blues."
"Shorty George Blues."
"I've Found a Sweetheart."
"Mammy's Little Brown Rose."
and the Sensational Waltz Success
"AT SUNDOWN"
Order From Your Jobber or Direct.
Geo. W. Thomas Music Co.
428 Bowen Ave.
Chicago, U. S. A.
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