Music Trade Review
Issue: 1895 Vol. 21 N. 6 - Page 11
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
4
A Grand Sweet Song.'
A
ND now comes the Washington Post,
of recent date, descanting thereupon,
incidentally alluding to the doubtless
happy Deering who evoked that rhythmic
phrase:
One of these compositions comes to us from
Richmond, Va., the words by that poet of
local renown, Mr. Ben Valentine, and music
by the gifted composer, Jacob Reinhardt.
It was introduced last week to an enthusi-
astic audience, on the occasion of the 785th
soiree musicale of the Mozart Association,
of Richmond, and, according to the com-
ments of the city press, appears to have
won instant and approving recognition.
We have not had time to play over the
music, kindly furnished us by the pub-
lisher, Mr. Walter D. Moses, but the words
are before us, and we regret to have to ex-
press the opinion that they are marred by
a suspicion of levity:
Baldwin Piano Co. Factory when completed, embracing present Factory, with additions.
Music in the Public Schools.
The Baldwin Piano Co.'s New
Factory.
THE ANN ARBOR ORGAN CO. OFFER
HE new factory building of the Bald-
win Piano Co., Cincinnati, which is
now approaching completion, is the subject
of the following notice in a recent issue
of Chic, a Cincinnati publication: "The
past year has witnessed the appearance in
Cincinnati of many notable buildings. The
most noteworthy, perhaps, of all these is
the new factory of the Baldwin Piano Co.,
erected on Gilbert avenue, opposite Eden
Park entrance. It is in full keeping with
the surroundings, facing, as it does, our
magnificent Eden Park with its scenery
and its luxurious foliage, together with the
important buildings of the Art Museum
and the Art School just off the right, and
the attractive Elsinore Gateway. It is an
acceptable addition to the natural picture
which is made by the Park and these Struc-
tures. The building will be an artistic
one; its style is Italian transition with
classic details. It will be five stories high
with a frontage of 165 feet on Gilbert
avenue. The driveway itself will be
as artistic as any feature of the build-
ing. Burns, Ressell & Co., the celebrated
tile manufacturers of Baltimore, are to fur-
nish the yellow glazed tiling for the roof.
While some of this glazed tiling is used in
the East, it has not yet made its appear-
ance in the West. The object of the glaz-
ing is to keep the tile clean and bright,
which it is not possible to do with the
unglazed tile, especially in Cincinnati,
where there is so much soot and dirt.
Every rain or snow will make this roof as
fresh and clean as the day it was put on.
"The Baldwin Piano Co. will have A
building that will be creditable not only to
them, but to our city."
T
THE Diehl Manufacturing Co., of Toronto
(Limited), piano keys, etc., partly burnt
out; insured.
PRIZES.
HE Ann Arbor Organ Co., Ann Arbor,
Mich., are doing commendable work
in stimulating an interest in the study of
music in the public schools by offering
valuable prizes to the schools in Washtenaw
County showing the best knowledge of
music. In this connection a musical con-
test will take place at the Ann Arbor Or-
gan Co. 's booth at the Washtenaw County
Fair, to be held on September 25th. At
least fifteen schools must participate in
order to secure prizes, and the main points
to be determined by competent judges are,
good tone, clear enunciation, musical ex-
pression and unity in singing. We under-
stand the schools of the county are taking
much interest in the matter, and if suffi-
cient enthusiasm is aroused the Ann Arbor
Organ Co. are determined to offer still
further inducements toward arousing a
greater love of singing and music in the
public schools. The first prize to be offered
on September 25th, is a walnut or oak case
Ann Arbor organ, valued at $90. While
the generous offer of the Ann Arbor Organ
Co. will be of great benefit to the schools,
it cannot help being appreciated by the
musical people of Michigan, who will, we
are sure, reciprocate by helping to make
the Ann Arbor organ not only more popu-
lar in that state, but throughout the coun-
try.
T
"When you've married ' Maud Muller' and settled.
down,
And all of her folks live with you in town;
When you've duly indorsed her papa's note,
And loaned Brother Johnny your Sunday coat;
When the brand new trousers youhave'nt paid for
Have been altered for bloomers for mother-in-law,.
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's a grand, sweet song.
" Chorus—
"A grand, sweet song,
A grand, sweet song;
Hark to the wedding bells' ding, dong,
Hark to the wedding bells' ding, dong,
Hurrah for the words of the adipose gent,.
And his third-term song of sentiment.
"\Vhen you go for a fish on a dear friend's yacht,
And manage to hook a fat jack-pot;
And hll your fins with liquid bait,
And are borne back home in royal state;
And Maud, who's waited there all the time,
Just rolls up her sleeves and speaks her mind;
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's, a grand, sweet song.
" When to bed you have put your little brood,
And you long for innocuous desuetude;
When you see Tommy kick and yell and toss;.
As he tries to digest a tin toy horse;
And baby, who's staid to softly coo,
Burst forth in a regular hullabaloo;
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's a grand, sweet song.' 1
We njay be mistaken.
We freely
acknowledge that we are disposed to be
sensitive in this connection, but it does
seem to us this song of Mr. Valentine's is
just a trifle frisky. Mr. Cleveland treated
the "Grand Sweet Song" with solemnity.
He made of it a splendid, resounding an-
them or Gregorian chant. And Deering"
did the same. Mr. Valentine, we fear,
treats it like a jig. This is not right. Life
is not a double-shuffle.
Grand, sweet
songs must not be made ridiculous.
A Maine Corporation.
T
HE J. F. Luscomb Co. have been in-
corporated at Portland, Me., for
the purpose of manufacturing and dealing
in banjos and other musical instruments.
Capital, $50,000. President, Henry W.
French, of Lexington, Mass. ; treasurer,
Harry A. True, of Somerville, Mass.
To Cost $25,000.
T
HE Western Cottage Organ Co., Ot-
tawa, 111., have had plans prepared for
the erection of a new fire-proof, 256x40
feet, factory building, three and four
stories, built of pressed brick, with stone,
foundation, to cost $25,000.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
4
A Grand Sweet Song.'
A
ND now comes the Washington Post,
of recent date, descanting thereupon,
incidentally alluding to the doubtless
happy Deering who evoked that rhythmic
phrase:
One of these compositions comes to us from
Richmond, Va., the words by that poet of
local renown, Mr. Ben Valentine, and music
by the gifted composer, Jacob Reinhardt.
It was introduced last week to an enthusi-
astic audience, on the occasion of the 785th
soiree musicale of the Mozart Association,
of Richmond, and, according to the com-
ments of the city press, appears to have
won instant and approving recognition.
We have not had time to play over the
music, kindly furnished us by the pub-
lisher, Mr. Walter D. Moses, but the words
are before us, and we regret to have to ex-
press the opinion that they are marred by
a suspicion of levity:
Baldwin Piano Co. Factory when completed, embracing present Factory, with additions.
Music in the Public Schools.
The Baldwin Piano Co.'s New
Factory.
THE ANN ARBOR ORGAN CO. OFFER
HE new factory building of the Bald-
win Piano Co., Cincinnati, which is
now approaching completion, is the subject
of the following notice in a recent issue
of Chic, a Cincinnati publication: "The
past year has witnessed the appearance in
Cincinnati of many notable buildings. The
most noteworthy, perhaps, of all these is
the new factory of the Baldwin Piano Co.,
erected on Gilbert avenue, opposite Eden
Park entrance. It is in full keeping with
the surroundings, facing, as it does, our
magnificent Eden Park with its scenery
and its luxurious foliage, together with the
important buildings of the Art Museum
and the Art School just off the right, and
the attractive Elsinore Gateway. It is an
acceptable addition to the natural picture
which is made by the Park and these Struc-
tures. The building will be an artistic
one; its style is Italian transition with
classic details. It will be five stories high
with a frontage of 165 feet on Gilbert
avenue. The driveway itself will be
as artistic as any feature of the build-
ing. Burns, Ressell & Co., the celebrated
tile manufacturers of Baltimore, are to fur-
nish the yellow glazed tiling for the roof.
While some of this glazed tiling is used in
the East, it has not yet made its appear-
ance in the West. The object of the glaz-
ing is to keep the tile clean and bright,
which it is not possible to do with the
unglazed tile, especially in Cincinnati,
where there is so much soot and dirt.
Every rain or snow will make this roof as
fresh and clean as the day it was put on.
"The Baldwin Piano Co. will have A
building that will be creditable not only to
them, but to our city."
T
THE Diehl Manufacturing Co., of Toronto
(Limited), piano keys, etc., partly burnt
out; insured.
PRIZES.
HE Ann Arbor Organ Co., Ann Arbor,
Mich., are doing commendable work
in stimulating an interest in the study of
music in the public schools by offering
valuable prizes to the schools in Washtenaw
County showing the best knowledge of
music. In this connection a musical con-
test will take place at the Ann Arbor Or-
gan Co. 's booth at the Washtenaw County
Fair, to be held on September 25th. At
least fifteen schools must participate in
order to secure prizes, and the main points
to be determined by competent judges are,
good tone, clear enunciation, musical ex-
pression and unity in singing. We under-
stand the schools of the county are taking
much interest in the matter, and if suffi-
cient enthusiasm is aroused the Ann Arbor
Organ Co. are determined to offer still
further inducements toward arousing a
greater love of singing and music in the
public schools. The first prize to be offered
on September 25th, is a walnut or oak case
Ann Arbor organ, valued at $90. While
the generous offer of the Ann Arbor Organ
Co. will be of great benefit to the schools,
it cannot help being appreciated by the
musical people of Michigan, who will, we
are sure, reciprocate by helping to make
the Ann Arbor organ not only more popu-
lar in that state, but throughout the coun-
try.
T
"When you've married ' Maud Muller' and settled.
down,
And all of her folks live with you in town;
When you've duly indorsed her papa's note,
And loaned Brother Johnny your Sunday coat;
When the brand new trousers youhave'nt paid for
Have been altered for bloomers for mother-in-law,.
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's a grand, sweet song.
" Chorus—
"A grand, sweet song,
A grand, sweet song;
Hark to the wedding bells' ding, dong,
Hark to the wedding bells' ding, dong,
Hurrah for the words of the adipose gent,.
And his third-term song of sentiment.
"\Vhen you go for a fish on a dear friend's yacht,
And manage to hook a fat jack-pot;
And hll your fins with liquid bait,
And are borne back home in royal state;
And Maud, who's waited there all the time,
Just rolls up her sleeves and speaks her mind;
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's, a grand, sweet song.
" When to bed you have put your little brood,
And you long for innocuous desuetude;
When you see Tommy kick and yell and toss;.
As he tries to digest a tin toy horse;
And baby, who's staid to softly coo,
Burst forth in a regular hullabaloo;
Don't blame matrimony—there's nothing wrong;
Grover says it's a grand, sweet song.' 1
We njay be mistaken.
We freely
acknowledge that we are disposed to be
sensitive in this connection, but it does
seem to us this song of Mr. Valentine's is
just a trifle frisky. Mr. Cleveland treated
the "Grand Sweet Song" with solemnity.
He made of it a splendid, resounding an-
them or Gregorian chant. And Deering"
did the same. Mr. Valentine, we fear,
treats it like a jig. This is not right. Life
is not a double-shuffle.
Grand, sweet
songs must not be made ridiculous.
A Maine Corporation.
T
HE J. F. Luscomb Co. have been in-
corporated at Portland, Me., for
the purpose of manufacturing and dealing
in banjos and other musical instruments.
Capital, $50,000. President, Henry W.
French, of Lexington, Mass. ; treasurer,
Harry A. True, of Somerville, Mass.
To Cost $25,000.
T
HE Western Cottage Organ Co., Ot-
tawa, 111., have had plans prepared for
the erection of a new fire-proof, 256x40
feet, factory building, three and four
stories, built of pressed brick, with stone,
foundation, to cost $25,000.
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