Music Trade Review
Issue: 1903 Vol. 37 N. 24 - Page 47
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THE: MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
In tKe World of Music PublisKing
THE FALL MONTHS BEHIND
NEW HARRIS PUBLICATIONS.
In Volume of Sales of Sheet Music—No Improve-
ment Looked For Until After the Holidays—
February May Witness a Boom.
The Composer-Publisher Puts Forth Two Songs
Which Are in His Best Vein.
He reports the sales of "The Last Fare-
well," not up to expectations, but that
eventually it will be one of the steady big
sellers when the plans for pushing it are per-
fected. It appears the song has suffered in
consequence of the hostile criticism
evinced toward Mme. Patti by the press
wherever she has appeared.
During- the coming week Chas. K.
In regular catalogue numbers publish-
Harris
will publish two ballads, "For Sale,
ers admit the entire fall months have been
a
Baby,"
and "You Never Spoke to Me
far behind in business as compared with
Like
That
Before." Both of these songs
former years. Now the time is so close to
are
in
Mr.
Harris'
best vein, the melody of
NOW HOWLEY & DRESSER.
the holidays that music is not receiving the
the
first
mentioned
being original in its
attention given to other lines, and, there-
Wednesda}' Mr. Haviland retired from
fore, outside of the regular dealer—that is, treatment, and both are sweetly sentimental
and
appealing
in
story
and
conception.
the
firm of Howley, Haviland & Dresser,
in the department stores, a factor of consid-
Yesterday
Meyer
Cohen,
manager
of
the
and
hereafter Howley & Dresser will be
erable moment nowadays to publishing
Harris
house,
went
to
Philadelphia,
ac-
the
title
of the house. No changes in
houses—trade is reported only mediocre.
companied
by
his
wife,
to
see
"Sergeant
the
writing
staff are announced or contem-
In the department stores all over the
Kitty,"
which
is
on
for
a
three
weeks'
run.
plated.
country sheet music is given secondary
place, and this will prevail until after the
opening of the new year. Sales have been
regular, with scarcely any pre-eminent hits
recognized as such, with the possible ex-
ception of "Bidelia," and even this is now
falling away, the jobbers and dealers af-
firm;
As one of the larger houses expressed it:
"With outside theatricals poor, music has
sold poorly, no matter what you may hear
around the trade, and we have as strong a
catalogue as is issued, outside of straight
operatic stuff. Professionals are complain-
Tte/o JVetv Volumes of this Superb WorK. •'
ing bitterly, and engagements are uncer-
ROBERT SCHUMANN — FIFTY SONGS
tain and not up to the mark, and even the
Edited by W . J. HENDERSON
New York runs are not what they should'
Portrait of composer, biographical essay, advice to players, and 154 pages of music
be. I do not look for a change until about
Paper, cloth back, $1.50; cloth and gilt, $2.50
February, and then I am firmly of the
opinion that publishers will be rushed to
fill orders. The class of music put out dur-
FRANZ LISZT —TWENTY TRANSCRIPTIONS
ing the past year has been of a superior
Edited by AUGUST SPANUTH
Portrait of composer, biography, and 174 pages of music.
grade, and merit is not confined to the pro-
Paper, cloth back, $1.50; cloth and gilt, $2.50
ductions of a few leading houses, but
pretty nearly every catalogue has one or
two numbers worthy of note as musical
Volumes Issued are :
compositions."
The Musicians
Library
FIFTY MASTERSONGS
"Buster Brown," cartoonist Outcault's
juvenile creation, has • been done into a
musical play, which will be produced on
Christmas Day, under the management of
Broadhurst & Currie.
The Talk of N e w York!
FRANK DANIEL'S TERRIFIC HIT
" T H E OFFICE B O Y "
"I'M ON THE WATER WAGON NOW"
]?y PAUL WEST and JOHN W. BRATTON.
Seven and Eight Encores Nightly.
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers,
Witmark Building,
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
Separate Numbers and Scores
of the following
Comic Opera and Musical
: : Comedy Successes : :
"RED FEATHER"—By Chas. Emerson Cook, Chas. Klein
and Reginald De Koven.
'NANCY BROWN"—By Frederic Ranken and Henry K
Hadley.
"THE MOCKINO BIRD"—By Sidney Rosenfeld and A.
Baldwin Sloane.
"WINSOriE WINNIE"—By Frederic Ranken and Gus-
tave Kerker.
"THE OFFICE BOY "—By Harry B. Smith and Ludwig
Englander.
"THE SLfcEPY KINO"—By Geo. V. Hobart and Gio-
vanni E. Conterno.
"A OIRL FROM DIXIE"—By Harry B. Smith.
"THE ISLE OF SPICE"—By Allen Lowe & Paul Schindle
. w . STERN & CO.
84 East 21st Street
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LOIDOI
BUT rEillCISOO
ROBERT FRANZ
Edited by HENRY T. FINCK
The fifty best songs of the world's
twenty greatest song composers, arranged
in chronologic order from Mozart to Mac-
Dowell; with nine portraits, an elaborate,
critical introduction by the editor, and 186
pages of music in full folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice. For Low Voice.
Bound in paper, each $1.50; in cloth, gilt,
each $2.50
FREDERIC CHOPIN
FORTY PIANO COMPOSITIONS
Edited by JAMES HUNEKER
Contains a portrait of Chopin, an elab-
orate essay by the editor, the composer's
forty most beautiful numbers, and 184
pages of music in full folio size.
FIFTY SONGS
Edited by WILLIAM FOSTER APTHORP
The fifty best songs of Franz, with his
portrait, a manuscript HI facsimile, elab-
orate introduction, and 137 pages of music,
full folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice (original key) ; For Low Voice
(transposed).
Bound in paper, cloth back, $1.25, post-paid ;
in full cloth,(gilt, $2.25, post-paid
FRANZ LISZT
Twenty Original Piano Compositions
Edited by AUdUST SPANUTH
The twenty most attractive numbers
(excluding those of great length), with a
portrait of Liszt, biographic and critical in-
troduction, bibliography, hints to players,
and 147 pages of music, folio size.
Bound in paper, cloth back, $1.25, post-paid;
in full cloth, gilt, $2.25, post-paid
Bound in paper, $1.50; in cloth, gilt, $2.50
JOHANNES BRAHMS
FORTY SONGS
Edited by JAMES HUNEKER
Contains a superb portrait of Brahms, a
biographical and critical introduction of
rare sympathy, insight, and charm, and
158 pages of music, folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice. For Low Voice.
In paper, each $1.50; in cloth, gilt, $2.50
post-paid
Other Volumes
HIS important series of volumes has
been planned to include all the master-
pieces of song and piano music; to
gather into beautifully made volumes of
uniform size and binding the best work of
the best composers, edited by living men
of authority.
To all lovers of the best in music, THE
T
MUSICIANS LIBRARY addresses itself in an
ideal series of independent volumes, each
complete in itself, and sold by itself.
in
Preparation
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, BOSTON
Chas. H. Ditson & Company, New York
J. £. Ditson & Company, Philadelphia
THE: MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
47
In tKe World of Music PublisKing
THE FALL MONTHS BEHIND
NEW HARRIS PUBLICATIONS.
In Volume of Sales of Sheet Music—No Improve-
ment Looked For Until After the Holidays—
February May Witness a Boom.
The Composer-Publisher Puts Forth Two Songs
Which Are in His Best Vein.
He reports the sales of "The Last Fare-
well," not up to expectations, but that
eventually it will be one of the steady big
sellers when the plans for pushing it are per-
fected. It appears the song has suffered in
consequence of the hostile criticism
evinced toward Mme. Patti by the press
wherever she has appeared.
During- the coming week Chas. K.
In regular catalogue numbers publish-
Harris
will publish two ballads, "For Sale,
ers admit the entire fall months have been
a
Baby,"
and "You Never Spoke to Me
far behind in business as compared with
Like
That
Before." Both of these songs
former years. Now the time is so close to
are
in
Mr.
Harris'
best vein, the melody of
NOW HOWLEY & DRESSER.
the holidays that music is not receiving the
the
first
mentioned
being original in its
attention given to other lines, and, there-
Wednesda}' Mr. Haviland retired from
fore, outside of the regular dealer—that is, treatment, and both are sweetly sentimental
and
appealing
in
story
and
conception.
the
firm of Howley, Haviland & Dresser,
in the department stores, a factor of consid-
Yesterday
Meyer
Cohen,
manager
of
the
and
hereafter Howley & Dresser will be
erable moment nowadays to publishing
Harris
house,
went
to
Philadelphia,
ac-
the
title
of the house. No changes in
houses—trade is reported only mediocre.
companied
by
his
wife,
to
see
"Sergeant
the
writing
staff are announced or contem-
In the department stores all over the
Kitty,"
which
is
on
for
a
three
weeks'
run.
plated.
country sheet music is given secondary
place, and this will prevail until after the
opening of the new year. Sales have been
regular, with scarcely any pre-eminent hits
recognized as such, with the possible ex-
ception of "Bidelia," and even this is now
falling away, the jobbers and dealers af-
firm;
As one of the larger houses expressed it:
"With outside theatricals poor, music has
sold poorly, no matter what you may hear
around the trade, and we have as strong a
catalogue as is issued, outside of straight
operatic stuff. Professionals are complain-
Tte/o JVetv Volumes of this Superb WorK. •'
ing bitterly, and engagements are uncer-
ROBERT SCHUMANN — FIFTY SONGS
tain and not up to the mark, and even the
Edited by W . J. HENDERSON
New York runs are not what they should'
Portrait of composer, biographical essay, advice to players, and 154 pages of music
be. I do not look for a change until about
Paper, cloth back, $1.50; cloth and gilt, $2.50
February, and then I am firmly of the
opinion that publishers will be rushed to
fill orders. The class of music put out dur-
FRANZ LISZT —TWENTY TRANSCRIPTIONS
ing the past year has been of a superior
Edited by AUGUST SPANUTH
Portrait of composer, biography, and 174 pages of music.
grade, and merit is not confined to the pro-
Paper, cloth back, $1.50; cloth and gilt, $2.50
ductions of a few leading houses, but
pretty nearly every catalogue has one or
two numbers worthy of note as musical
Volumes Issued are :
compositions."
The Musicians
Library
FIFTY MASTERSONGS
"Buster Brown," cartoonist Outcault's
juvenile creation, has • been done into a
musical play, which will be produced on
Christmas Day, under the management of
Broadhurst & Currie.
The Talk of N e w York!
FRANK DANIEL'S TERRIFIC HIT
" T H E OFFICE B O Y "
"I'M ON THE WATER WAGON NOW"
]?y PAUL WEST and JOHN W. BRATTON.
Seven and Eight Encores Nightly.
M. WITMARK & SONS, Publishers,
Witmark Building,
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LONDON
Separate Numbers and Scores
of the following
Comic Opera and Musical
: : Comedy Successes : :
"RED FEATHER"—By Chas. Emerson Cook, Chas. Klein
and Reginald De Koven.
'NANCY BROWN"—By Frederic Ranken and Henry K
Hadley.
"THE MOCKINO BIRD"—By Sidney Rosenfeld and A.
Baldwin Sloane.
"WINSOriE WINNIE"—By Frederic Ranken and Gus-
tave Kerker.
"THE OFFICE BOY "—By Harry B. Smith and Ludwig
Englander.
"THE SLfcEPY KINO"—By Geo. V. Hobart and Gio-
vanni E. Conterno.
"A OIRL FROM DIXIE"—By Harry B. Smith.
"THE ISLE OF SPICE"—By Allen Lowe & Paul Schindle
. w . STERN & CO.
84 East 21st Street
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
LOIDOI
BUT rEillCISOO
ROBERT FRANZ
Edited by HENRY T. FINCK
The fifty best songs of the world's
twenty greatest song composers, arranged
in chronologic order from Mozart to Mac-
Dowell; with nine portraits, an elaborate,
critical introduction by the editor, and 186
pages of music in full folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice. For Low Voice.
Bound in paper, each $1.50; in cloth, gilt,
each $2.50
FREDERIC CHOPIN
FORTY PIANO COMPOSITIONS
Edited by JAMES HUNEKER
Contains a portrait of Chopin, an elab-
orate essay by the editor, the composer's
forty most beautiful numbers, and 184
pages of music in full folio size.
FIFTY SONGS
Edited by WILLIAM FOSTER APTHORP
The fifty best songs of Franz, with his
portrait, a manuscript HI facsimile, elab-
orate introduction, and 137 pages of music,
full folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice (original key) ; For Low Voice
(transposed).
Bound in paper, cloth back, $1.25, post-paid ;
in full cloth,(gilt, $2.25, post-paid
FRANZ LISZT
Twenty Original Piano Compositions
Edited by AUdUST SPANUTH
The twenty most attractive numbers
(excluding those of great length), with a
portrait of Liszt, biographic and critical in-
troduction, bibliography, hints to players,
and 147 pages of music, folio size.
Bound in paper, cloth back, $1.25, post-paid;
in full cloth, gilt, $2.25, post-paid
Bound in paper, $1.50; in cloth, gilt, $2.50
JOHANNES BRAHMS
FORTY SONGS
Edited by JAMES HUNEKER
Contains a superb portrait of Brahms, a
biographical and critical introduction of
rare sympathy, insight, and charm, and
158 pages of music, folio size.
Issued in Two Editions.
For High Voice. For Low Voice.
In paper, each $1.50; in cloth, gilt, $2.50
post-paid
Other Volumes
HIS important series of volumes has
been planned to include all the master-
pieces of song and piano music; to
gather into beautifully made volumes of
uniform size and binding the best work of
the best composers, edited by living men
of authority.
To all lovers of the best in music, THE
T
MUSICIANS LIBRARY addresses itself in an
ideal series of independent volumes, each
complete in itself, and sold by itself.
in
Preparation
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, BOSTON
Chas. H. Ditson & Company, New York
J. £. Ditson & Company, Philadelphia
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