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Issue: 1903 Vol. 36 N. 19 - Page 35

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THE
7VIUS1C TRKDE
35
REVIEW
tions for band and orchestra is meeting with programme for attention. Regarding the two or three days' time. Piano manufactur-
proposed amendment to the Federal copy- ers and dealers do not realize fully the im-
a satisfactory sale.
portance of this part of the music trade.
Their catalogue includes several fetching right law, so as to prohibit the mechanical re-
What would pianos or the piano trade be
numbers for piano, band and orchestra, production of music without the consent of without the constant production of new, up-
the copyright owner, a special committee will
among which must be prominently men-
be appointed to frame a suitable measure and to-date music ? Without it, the piano, or any
tioned E. E. Bagley's sprightly instrumental
other musical instrument would soon fall flat.
urge its early passage by Congress.
hit, "Dance of the Bumblebees," which is
E. S. Cragin, of C. H. Ditson & Co., New The two lines of business are so closely inter-
moving well. They also have several march-
York, treasurer of the association, when woven that one cannot flourish without the
es, dances, etc,., for orchestra and military
speaking to The Review this week on the other. I expect to attend the Buffalo conven-
band by Mr. Bagley and Gus Strube, the coming meeting, said: "Our annual meeting tions and I may present to the men assembled
latter a member of the Boston Symphony this year will be unusually interesting, and a there some such thoughts as these for their
Orchestra.
representative gathering is expected to be consideration."
Both Messrs. Brenton and Bagley are present. The publishers during the past year
The officers of the association follow: J. F.
practical musicians. The former, who is have exchanged views in correspondence on Bowers, of Lyon & llealy, Chicago, presi-
business manager of the concern, plays the several questions of vital concern and which dent ; H. S. Gordon, of New York, vice presi-
trumpet in the Symphony Orchestra. The will be reflected in the proceedings. Nearly dent; Charles B. Bayly, Washington, I). C ,
latter is an all-around musician, his specialty all manufacturers of piano players' and per- secretary; E. S. Cragin, New York, treas-
being brass instruments.
forated music rolls who have been ap- urer. Executive committee: W. M. Bacon,
It will please the many readers of The proached have expressed a willingness to of the White-Smith Co., New York; T. B.
recognize the just claims of the owners of Harms, New York; E. T. Paull, New York;
Review to learn of their success.
copyright music, not only in regard to the T. B. Haviland, New York; G. W. Furniss,
THE PUBLISHERS' ANNUAL RE- payment of royalties or a flat sum for cer- Boston; T. B. Harms & Co., and the presi-
UNION.
tain privileges, but believe it a sound business dent and secretary ex ofdeio.
The members of the association are as fol-
Following their usual custom, the annual proposition in order to secure exclusive lows : B. F. Banes & Co., Philadelphia;
meeting of the Music Publishers' Associa- rights at the same time. Still with an al- Boosey & Co., New York; Oliver Ditson Co.,
tion of the United States will be held in New leged defective law on the books no such ar- Boston, C. H. Ditson & Co., New York; J. E.
York city, at the Broadway Central Hotel, rangement could be effected; unless in the Ditson & Co., Philadelphia; John F. Ellis &
Washington, D. C.; Fillmore Bros., New
on June 9. Besides the reading of a paper on case now pending the court should happily Co.,
York; Thos. Goggan & Bro., Galveston,
"Copyrights and Copyright Legislation," by, interpret the statute on sufficiently broad Texas; H. S. Gordon, New York; Groene
Thorwald Solberg, registrar of copyrights in lines to interdict the devices in question. In Music Pub. Co., Cincinnati; T. B. Harms &
the Congressional Library, a general discus- that event—which is possible—our way as Co., New York; Chandler & Held Piano Co.,
sion of automatic musical instruments in con- publishers would be clear. Our committee Brooklyn, N. Y . ; Howley, Haviland &
New York; Lyon & Healy, Chi-
nection with the use of copyright music will on copyrights, with the capable Mr. Furniss Dresser,
cago; McKinley Music Co., New York; G.
take place. An interesting and pertinent re- at the head, is more than likely to have some- H. Munroe & Co., Fall River, Mass.; No-
port is expected from the Committee on thing to say on this score."
vello, Ewer & Co., New York; E. T. Paull
Copyrights and which consists of Geo. W. President P3owers, in an informal talk on Music Co., New York; Wm. A. Pond & Co.,
Furniss, of Oliver Ditson Co., Boston; T. B. the approaching convention, said, among New York; Rohlfing Sons' Music Co., Mil-
A. P. Schmidt, Boston; E. Schu-
Harms, of T. B. Harms & Co., and Fred B. other things: "We expect a good attend- waukee;
berth & Co., New York; J. W. Stern & C o ,
Haviland, of Howley, Haviland & Dresser, ance, an interesting session and specially New York; M. D. S wisher, Philadelphia;
New York city. The pending suit between good papers. There will be no banquet or mu- Thompson Music C o , Chicago; White-
the White-Smith Music Publishing Co. sical programme, as there is so much busi- Smith Music Pub. C o , Boston; White-
against the Apollo Co. is also down on the ness to be done that the session will require Smith Music Pub. C o , Chicago; White-
Smith Music Pub. C o , New York; M. Wit-
mark & Sons, New York; E. Witzmann &
Co, Memphis, Tenn.; The B. F. Wood
A GREAT INSTRUMENTAL HIT
Music C o , Boston; W. Woodward & C o ,
New York.
BRENTON-BAGLEY
iUSIC PUB. COMPANY
Dance & Bumblebees
129 PEMBROKE ST.
J. Jt, B05T0N jt Jt
By E. E. B A G L EY
ARRANGED FOR FULL ORCHESTRA.
Telephone 619-3 Tremont,
Shapiro, Bernstein,
& Company,
MUSIC PUBLISHERS,
45 W. 28th ST.,
NEW YORK.
The Crown Music Co.
SEND FOR CATALOGUE
THEIR LATEST PRODUCTIONS
NEW YORK.
George
m. Krcy
1364 BROADWAY
NEW YORK
493
WASHINGTON
STREET
BOSTON
192-194 E. MADISON ST.
CHICAGO
Avon F. Adams, of the John Church Co,
leaves this week for the West on special bus-
mess. On June 9 he expects to sail for
"fir. Dooley."
•Separate Numbers and Scores
"There's Music In The Air."
••When the Sun Goes Down."
"I Want to Be the Villain in The Show."
• Remembrance.''
C o m i c
O p e r a
and
Musical
: : : Comedy
S u c c e s s e s
: : :
"I'll Wed You in the Golden Summer Time."
TO THE TRADE I!!
We can supply you with anything pub-
lished. Send for our monthly list of
Wholesale Music Dealers
12 East 17th Street,
AVON F. ADAMS' PLANS.
B
A R Q A I N SM!
of the following
"THE JEWEL OP ASIA"—By Frederic Ranken, Harry
B. Smith and Ludwig Englander.
"NANCY BROWN"—By Frederic Ranken and Henry
K. Hadley.
"THE nOCKINQ BIRD"—By Sidney Rosenfeld and A.
Baldwin Sloane.
"SALLY IN OUR ALLEY"-By Geo. V. Hobart and
Ludwig Englander.
"THE WILD ROSE"—By Harry B. Smith and Ludwig
Englander.
p«"n**by JOS. W . STERN & CO.
N E W
Y O R K
34 East 21st Street
SAN FRANCISCO
CHICAGO
•WATCH 'KM-
'NEVER TO MEET AGAIN"
••MY MISSISSIPPI SUE"
••SHOW ME THE WAY TO GET HOME'
••THE BROKEN VOW"
LONDON
HOWARD WNITHEY'S
As good as "Mosquito Parade,"
"A
LUCKY
DUCK/'
With novelty " q u a c k " effect.
One of the best two-steps written in years.
ROBERT TELLER SONS & DORNER,
LITHOGRAPHERS, MUSIC ENGRAVERS AHD PRINTERS.
Mu*Jc Titles by all Processes.
224-232 W. 26th St.. NEW YORK.
fl. WITMARK & SONS,
1'UML.ISHKBS,
Witmark Building, 8 West 29th Street, New York.
After June 1st, New Witmark Ruilding, 37th Street,
just West of Broadway.

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