Presto

Issue: 1939 2286

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European Instruments of the 12th to the 16th Centuries (From the
Chapter: Music through the Centuries).
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL AND RARE ILLUSTRATIONS SHOWING
the history and evolution of Music as never before attempted in a
book of this size and at such a low price.
WESLEY LA VIOLETTE, Mus. Doctor,
Professor of Musical Theory and Com-
position, School of Music, De Paul
University, Chicago.
A MAGNIFICENT
L A V I S H L Y
J. Bradford Pengelly, B.A., M.A., D.B.
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(WITH NEARLY 300 PICTURES AND MUSICAL THEMES)
Read this Table of Contents; all are brilliant
chapters; written in an easy-to-read narrative
style; to be enjoyed by young and old alike:
1 Music Through the Centuries
2 The Romantic Movement
3 The Development of National Schools
4 Instruments of the Orchestra
5 Great Symphonic Works
6 Opera: Union of Music and Drama
7 Stories of the Great Operas
8 Chamber Music
9 The Ballet
10 The Piano—the Instrument of the Millions
11 The Men of Music
12 Men Who are Making Music Today
13 Glossary of Musical Terms
Hard to Believe .
But True!
The price of this great volume is only
1
$100
TO MUSIC
DEALERS
ONLY
This startling offer of a newly-writ-
ten book, profusely illustrated and
beautifully bound, is made possible
through quantity production and the
most modern methods in printing.
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A New Note
How Community "Tie-ins" Increase Sales
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By J. Bradford Pengelly
Plan Now for National Music Week!
10
What the National Retail Musical Instrument Dealers Association Can
Mean to You
By George L. Byerly
Modern Photography Keeps Step with Music Merchandising
By Edward J. Cook
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14
Music and Industry
By George E. Wainright
16
Modernizing Our Vocal Music
17
By George F. Strickling
Manufacturers Point the Way
18
Encouraging Words !
20
From the Editor's Desk
21
News and Notes
22
From Our Files of Many Years Ago
24
Echoes from the Music Industries
25
The Salesman's Corner
28
Frank D. Abbott, Editor-in-Chief
J. Bradford Pengelly, Managing Editor
Robert Slusser, Circulation Manager
417 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, 111.
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