Music Trade Review
Issue: 1904 Vol. 39 N. 16 - Page 42
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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
42
creases in wisdom and stature, but has stages of
weakness due to the irregular development of
parts.
The tone of an instrument is also gravely influ-
enced by the setting up of the movable parts,
the sound post, the strings, the bridge and even
the pegs.
Many instruments lose much of their power
or sweetness if the sound post is altered a frac-
tional amount from its best position and angle,
if the bridge is inclined a little more or less or
shifted or if the strings are not exactly suited
to the violin. Some instruments prefer one pitch
and others another, and all vary with the
weather. In addition to this the best players
have moods when they cannot play, and the in-
strument is often blamed for these.
DITSON'S "PARSIFAL" MUSIC.
Great Demand for Wagner's Master Work—
Musicians' Library Fittingly Recognized.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 1904.
"Parsifal" has attacked Boston and is proving
a bonanza for the up-to-date dealers in music and
musical instruments. The Oliver Ditson Co. has
arranged an excellent series of "Parsifal" music
TO THE
for piano solo and four hands, and for the voice,
both in folio and book form. The new "Guide to
Parsifal," by Richard Aldrich, and the libretto
are selling wonderfully.
The "Musicians' Library," published by Oliver
Ditson Co., is coming to be recognized as the fin
est collection of standard songs and piano music
obtainable. Complete sets of the "Musicians' Li
brary" are being ordered for the public libraries
of our large cities and towns. The last city order
ing such a set was Haverhill, Mass.
"Wagner Lyrics," for tenor and soprano, and
"Ten Hungarian Rhapsodies," Franz Liszt, are
the latest volumes of "The Musicians' Library'
published.
TRADE
On October 10th we issued
T W O - S T E P INTERMEZZO
By W. C. POWELL, composer of
"THE
W e
p r e d i c t
t h a t
t h i s
GONDOLIER"
c o m p o s i t i o n
w i l l
b e o u r n e x t
i n s t r u m e n t a l
"HIT"
<]f We use this word advisedly, for we feel positive that any composition that is as meritorious as is "The Troubadour,"
containing- as it does all the requisites of a popular composition, is bound to become a "HIT." "The Troubadour" was
ready as a new issue October 10th.
SHAPIRO-REMICK ® CO., 45 West 28th
\m
THE
T
ZG&
liTyJSIOANS 11BRARY
T
HE Musicians Library is a series of volumes, which, when com-
pleted, will contain all the masterpieces of song and piano music.
Each volume is edited by a living authority on the subject, and
contains an elaborate biographical and critical introduction and the best
obtainable authentic portrait of the composer. The vocal numbers are
published for high and low voices, and the songs by foreign composers
have poetic and singable translations as well as the original texts. (They
are of uniform size and binding, and represent the highest excellence in
music printing and typography.) A specially prepared paper, devoid of
the luster which is so fatiguing to the eyes, is used. Each volume is com-
plete in itself and sold separately. Four vocal and three pianoforte num-
bers have already appeared, and the following will be issued this month.
SONGS BY THIRTY AMERICANS
Edited by RUPERT HUGHES
All native born, and, with the exception of Nevin and Billiard, all are living.
biographical sketch, portrait, and autograph of each.
Street. NEW YORK
MAIL US 50c
in United States stamps
IF YOU LOVE MUSIC
and we will send you, prepaid, any of the following
DITSON
Half Dollar
Full folio size, and the greatest value ever
given in music collections.
Do Not Confuse These with Cheap Music
Beautifully printed on extra quality paper. Well bound.
Contains a
WAGNER —Lyrics for Soprano
Edited by CARL ARMBRUSTER
Contains his eight songs and the original soprano numbers from the operas and music dramas;
twenty-nine in all.
WAGNER —Lyrics for Tenor
Edited by CARL ARMBRUSTER
Contains twenty-eight original tenor numbers.
MODERN FRENCH SONGS-In two volumes
Edited by PHILIP HALE
Vol.1. HiTiihcijito Kranck. Vol.11. Ceorges to Widor. Sixty Bongs hy thirty-right com-
posers. Contains a biographical sketch of each and portraits of eighteen.
LISZT —Ten Hungarian Rhapsodies
Edited by AUGUST SPANUTH pnd JOHN ORTH
ANY ONE of the following for 5Oc
Would cost $5.00 as sheet music.
Dance Waltzes for the Piano. 64 pages.
Easy Four-Hand Pieces (2d and 3d grades.) 62 pages.
Easy Pieces in Easy Keys. (Two Volumes.) 56 pages.
Easy Salon Music for the Piano. 64 pages.
Favorite Duets for Violin and Piano. 60 pages.
Forty Very Easy Piano Pieces. 64 pages.
Four-Hand Recreations (3d grade.) 62 pages.
Marches and Two-Steps for the Piano. 62 pages.
Very Easy Piano Duets. (1st and 2d grades.) 60 pages.
Selected Duets for Cornet and Piano. 62 pages.
The only volume of Liszt's Rhapsodies published. Contains all the popular ones, and costs no
more than any two or three separately.
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, Boston
PRICE, IN PAPER, EACH, $1.50; CLOTH, $2.50
Booklet sent free on request
C. H. Ditson & Co., New York
J. E. Ditson & Co., Philadelphia
Order of your home dealer or any of the above houses
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, Boston
New York: C. H. Ditson 4 Co.
Philadelphia: J. E. Ditson & Co.
Order of your home dealer or any of the above houses
Also Headquarters for Musical Instruments of every description
Booklet sent free on request
Any one of the above volumes sent on receipt
of 50 cents.
THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
42
creases in wisdom and stature, but has stages of
weakness due to the irregular development of
parts.
The tone of an instrument is also gravely influ-
enced by the setting up of the movable parts,
the sound post, the strings, the bridge and even
the pegs.
Many instruments lose much of their power
or sweetness if the sound post is altered a frac-
tional amount from its best position and angle,
if the bridge is inclined a little more or less or
shifted or if the strings are not exactly suited
to the violin. Some instruments prefer one pitch
and others another, and all vary with the
weather. In addition to this the best players
have moods when they cannot play, and the in-
strument is often blamed for these.
DITSON'S "PARSIFAL" MUSIC.
Great Demand for Wagner's Master Work—
Musicians' Library Fittingly Recognized.
(Special to The Review.)
Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 1904.
"Parsifal" has attacked Boston and is proving
a bonanza for the up-to-date dealers in music and
musical instruments. The Oliver Ditson Co. has
arranged an excellent series of "Parsifal" music
TO THE
for piano solo and four hands, and for the voice,
both in folio and book form. The new "Guide to
Parsifal," by Richard Aldrich, and the libretto
are selling wonderfully.
The "Musicians' Library," published by Oliver
Ditson Co., is coming to be recognized as the fin
est collection of standard songs and piano music
obtainable. Complete sets of the "Musicians' Li
brary" are being ordered for the public libraries
of our large cities and towns. The last city order
ing such a set was Haverhill, Mass.
"Wagner Lyrics," for tenor and soprano, and
"Ten Hungarian Rhapsodies," Franz Liszt, are
the latest volumes of "The Musicians' Library'
published.
TRADE
On October 10th we issued
T W O - S T E P INTERMEZZO
By W. C. POWELL, composer of
"THE
W e
p r e d i c t
t h a t
t h i s
GONDOLIER"
c o m p o s i t i o n
w i l l
b e o u r n e x t
i n s t r u m e n t a l
"HIT"
<]f We use this word advisedly, for we feel positive that any composition that is as meritorious as is "The Troubadour,"
containing- as it does all the requisites of a popular composition, is bound to become a "HIT." "The Troubadour" was
ready as a new issue October 10th.
SHAPIRO-REMICK ® CO., 45 West 28th
\m
THE
T
ZG&
liTyJSIOANS 11BRARY
T
HE Musicians Library is a series of volumes, which, when com-
pleted, will contain all the masterpieces of song and piano music.
Each volume is edited by a living authority on the subject, and
contains an elaborate biographical and critical introduction and the best
obtainable authentic portrait of the composer. The vocal numbers are
published for high and low voices, and the songs by foreign composers
have poetic and singable translations as well as the original texts. (They
are of uniform size and binding, and represent the highest excellence in
music printing and typography.) A specially prepared paper, devoid of
the luster which is so fatiguing to the eyes, is used. Each volume is com-
plete in itself and sold separately. Four vocal and three pianoforte num-
bers have already appeared, and the following will be issued this month.
SONGS BY THIRTY AMERICANS
Edited by RUPERT HUGHES
All native born, and, with the exception of Nevin and Billiard, all are living.
biographical sketch, portrait, and autograph of each.
Street. NEW YORK
MAIL US 50c
in United States stamps
IF YOU LOVE MUSIC
and we will send you, prepaid, any of the following
DITSON
Half Dollar
Full folio size, and the greatest value ever
given in music collections.
Do Not Confuse These with Cheap Music
Beautifully printed on extra quality paper. Well bound.
Contains a
WAGNER —Lyrics for Soprano
Edited by CARL ARMBRUSTER
Contains his eight songs and the original soprano numbers from the operas and music dramas;
twenty-nine in all.
WAGNER —Lyrics for Tenor
Edited by CARL ARMBRUSTER
Contains twenty-eight original tenor numbers.
MODERN FRENCH SONGS-In two volumes
Edited by PHILIP HALE
Vol.1. HiTiihcijito Kranck. Vol.11. Ceorges to Widor. Sixty Bongs hy thirty-right com-
posers. Contains a biographical sketch of each and portraits of eighteen.
LISZT —Ten Hungarian Rhapsodies
Edited by AUGUST SPANUTH pnd JOHN ORTH
ANY ONE of the following for 5Oc
Would cost $5.00 as sheet music.
Dance Waltzes for the Piano. 64 pages.
Easy Four-Hand Pieces (2d and 3d grades.) 62 pages.
Easy Pieces in Easy Keys. (Two Volumes.) 56 pages.
Easy Salon Music for the Piano. 64 pages.
Favorite Duets for Violin and Piano. 60 pages.
Forty Very Easy Piano Pieces. 64 pages.
Four-Hand Recreations (3d grade.) 62 pages.
Marches and Two-Steps for the Piano. 62 pages.
Very Easy Piano Duets. (1st and 2d grades.) 60 pages.
Selected Duets for Cornet and Piano. 62 pages.
The only volume of Liszt's Rhapsodies published. Contains all the popular ones, and costs no
more than any two or three separately.
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, Boston
PRICE, IN PAPER, EACH, $1.50; CLOTH, $2.50
Booklet sent free on request
C. H. Ditson & Co., New York
J. E. Ditson & Co., Philadelphia
Order of your home dealer or any of the above houses
OLIVER. DITSON COMPANY, Boston
New York: C. H. Ditson 4 Co.
Philadelphia: J. E. Ditson & Co.
Order of your home dealer or any of the above houses
Also Headquarters for Musical Instruments of every description
Booklet sent free on request
Any one of the above volumes sent on receipt
of 50 cents.
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