Music Trade Review
Issue: 1907 Vol. 45 N. 9 - Page 39
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MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
39
"Business is looking better in England, though music' were judicially declared to be an infringe-
it is still far from satisfactory, owing to the ment of the law is because the authors' society is
Market Improving Steadily
With
Excellent
exhaustive character of the Boer war, from very strong. We will put up a great fight at the
Prospects for Trade in September—New
which the country is now slowly recovering. I coming session of Congress, and we are con-
Methods in Introducing Popular Songs—Or-
had a number of good things offered me, that are vinced the law enacted will favor the composers
ganizations for Stimulating Sales—Rumors
under consideration. I signed another five years' and writers as against the wholly unwarranted
of Another Wonderful Five Million Dollar
contract with the manager of our London branch and pernicious claims of the manufacturers of
Combination—No Foundation for Reports.
and entered into several other important con- music rolls, talking machine records or any
nections for the sale of our publications, all of other reproducing devices of a musical nature
Broadly speaking, the market as it stands is very which must, by their very nature, expand our using copyright music."
much better than in the first part of the month, business.
with a September trade strongly anticipatory.
"Anything new over there? Yes, indeed.
"THE MAN ONTHE STREET."
That is to say, sales have enlarged, and, judging The 'Merry Widow's' valse is the greatest hit
Rumor
of New Five Million Dollar Octopus to
from reports of the road men, the possibilities Europe has ever had. It is heard everywhere.
Absorb the Two Late Combinations—Fred
of the coming month are regarded with gleaming While American songs are not losing prestige,
Helf Enters Ranks of Vaudeville Managers—
eyes, bright with promise. This means, of the new school of Viannese composers are rapidly
Marie Doro Arrives—Nathan Burkan, Pub-
course, that in the "working off" of popular gaining ground and they bid fair to be the popu-
lishers' Association Counsel, Honored Abroad
music what takes will go, otherwise no great lar favorites. You know there has been a wide
—'Rehearsals
Begin
With
"The Merry
things may be looked for. As a matter of fact, gulf since Strauss' day in light music, but the
Widow"—Opens in New York, Oct. 2 1 —
the sale of popular music is slowly resolving gay writers from the great pleasure-loving city
Chappell & Co., Ltd., Have Interesting Ex-
itself into an agreement of the distributing of Europe have arrived and they are making
perience With Piano—New York Branch of
agencies. That is to say, the regular dealers their impress. Our great hit abroad is 'Will
the Victor Kremer Co. Removes to Larger
are invited to send in orders, either direct or You Love Me in December As You Do in May?'
Quarters—H. J. Wood Co. Also Remove to a
through the jobbers, but the real work of "work- with 'Love Me and the World Is Mine' just
Broadway Location.
ing up" the sales of any particular number is coming to the front big. We were the only firm
now being accomplished through special stores in London who would not issue a six penny edi-
The latest story of a "flotation" concerns the
or the music departments of the dry goods stores. tion, and we have every reason to congratulate
absorption
of the American Music Stores and the
For some time the publishers of this class of ourselves. It has been a dead loss to the other
music and the grade of goods that seem to appeal publishers, who now recognize their own mis- United Music Stores Co. by a five million-dollar
octopus, who has the real solution of the reign-
to public popularity, with all their price-cutting, take. Piracy is very little better.
ing trade demoralization. Something of this kind
have come to the conclusion they were compelled
"The copyright situation is improving every
to do something on their own account to day, so to speak. At the International Copyright was essayed before, but it fell through because
stimulate sales. The result has been the organi- Convention at Berne, Switzerland, next year, I the hot air claims could not be reduced to a cold-
zation of two corporations among the leading am satisfied the section in the law relating to blooded business asset. The current proposition
publishers to enter the retail trade, introduce mechanical reproductions of copyright music will is trotted out as a sure winner. The other firms
new methods and thereby place the business on be amended, so as to make it prohibitive unless are very skeptical, while the speculators and
a higher and a more profitable basis. Just how royalties are paid. In France on such matters pan-handlers are enthusiastic.
far this plan has been successful the laity do not they are slow. The reason why 'words and
Nothing succeeds like success. It is now cur-
pretend to say, because they have no means of
knowing, and the "insiders" declare nothing bet-
ter could have happened. The particulars, how-
ever, are sadly lacking in confirmation of this
result here.
The latest development, due to mature later
on, is another "great consolidation" of the lead-
ing publishers of the country, capitalized at
millions of dollars, with the manufacturers of
A Collection of Sixty-Six of the Best Known Irish Songs for
talking machine records as a royalty paying
Solo Voice of Medium Range, with Piano Accompaniments.
annex. It is agreed that were this "consumma-
These have been selected with great care and sympathy from the wealth of folk song which is found in
Ireland. Not all are equally familiar, but all deserve to attain popularity.
tion devoutly to be wished" brought about, every-
The work is to be highly praised for its musicianly quality and its successful assimilation of the Irish spirit,
while retaining simplicity of style.
thing would be serene. This "pipe dream" is by
no means new or novel, but after the collapse
PARTIAL LIST OF CONTENTS
of a similar hallucination, no one believed an-
Kitty of Coleraine
Avenging and Bright
other "magician" would appear and wave his
By the Teal's Wave Benighted
Let Erin Remember the Days of Old
wand. But he is now here and his "line of talk"
Love's Young Dream
Barney O'Hea
is fascinating, to say the least. Or, as the con-
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Low-Backed Car, The
servative publishers say, were it possible to
Meeting of the Waters, The
Charms
lasso and bring such a proposal to earth, it would
Minstrel Boy, The
Bells of Shandon, The
be the greatest thing that ever happened.
Molly Bawn
Cruiskeen Lawn, The
Dear Little Shamrock, The
Norah, The Pride of Kildare
ISIDORE WITMARK TALKS OF TRIP.
Farewell, But Whenever You Welcome the Off to Philadelphia
Oft in the Stilly Night
Hour
First Time in Europe in Five Years—Combined
Oh, Did You Ne'er Hear of the Blarney?
Father O'Flynn
Business and Pleasure—Business Better in
Oh, Irishmen, Never Forget
Girl I Left Behind Me, The
England—Made Several New Connections
Oh, the Boys of Kilkenny
Go Where Glory Waits Thee
While Abroad—"Merry Widow's" Valse the
Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded?
Remember the Glories of Brien the Brave
Rage:—Copyright Situation Improving.
Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls, The Silent, O Moyle, be the Sound of Thy Waters
I'd Mourn the Hopes That Leave Me
While Isidore Witmark, of M. Witmark &
St. Patrick's Day
I Wish I Were on Yonder Hill
Sons, New York, returned from a strenuous trip
'Tis the Last Rose of Summer
Katey's Letter
Valley Lay Smiling Before, The
to Europe Thursday of last week, he was unable
Kathleen Mavourneen
Wearing of the Green
to get right down to business much before Mon-
Merry Dance, The
Young Rory O'More
day, when he gave a few minutes to The Review
Killarney
Young May Moon, The
for a brief talk of his trip. It has been the first
time he has been able to go abroad for five
The book is bound in heavy paper, cloth back, price, 50 cents, postpaid.
Holiday Edition in white and green and gold, neatly boxed, $1.25, postpaid.
years, and his calendar was pretty well filled
up before starting. Every day registered several
For Introduction lo the Music Trade, we offer for a limited time, Paper Bound Copies for 20 Cents Each*
Holiday Edition in White and Green and Gold, 62 >, Cents.
engagements, entirely of a business nature, and
NOTE—The Holiday Edition will be furnished in a neat box that will effectually protect the book.
he avoided as much as possible many social at-
tentions, which he would otherwise have been
very happy to enjoy, on account of his health. In
deference to this Mr. Witmark returned greatly
BOSTON
benefited physically by his trip and satisfied he
LYON & HEALY
J. E. DITSON & CO.
PHILADELPHIA
CHAS. H. DITSON & CO., NEW YORK
CHICAGO
had accomplished a lot of business. Referring to
his trip he said:
BUSINESS ONTHE INCREASE.
IRISH SONGS
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY
TH
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
39
"Business is looking better in England, though music' were judicially declared to be an infringe-
it is still far from satisfactory, owing to the ment of the law is because the authors' society is
Market Improving Steadily
With
Excellent
exhaustive character of the Boer war, from very strong. We will put up a great fight at the
Prospects for Trade in September—New
which the country is now slowly recovering. I coming session of Congress, and we are con-
Methods in Introducing Popular Songs—Or-
had a number of good things offered me, that are vinced the law enacted will favor the composers
ganizations for Stimulating Sales—Rumors
under consideration. I signed another five years' and writers as against the wholly unwarranted
of Another Wonderful Five Million Dollar
contract with the manager of our London branch and pernicious claims of the manufacturers of
Combination—No Foundation for Reports.
and entered into several other important con- music rolls, talking machine records or any
nections for the sale of our publications, all of other reproducing devices of a musical nature
Broadly speaking, the market as it stands is very which must, by their very nature, expand our using copyright music."
much better than in the first part of the month, business.
with a September trade strongly anticipatory.
"Anything new over there? Yes, indeed.
"THE MAN ONTHE STREET."
That is to say, sales have enlarged, and, judging The 'Merry Widow's' valse is the greatest hit
Rumor
of New Five Million Dollar Octopus to
from reports of the road men, the possibilities Europe has ever had. It is heard everywhere.
Absorb the Two Late Combinations—Fred
of the coming month are regarded with gleaming While American songs are not losing prestige,
Helf Enters Ranks of Vaudeville Managers—
eyes, bright with promise. This means, of the new school of Viannese composers are rapidly
Marie Doro Arrives—Nathan Burkan, Pub-
course, that in the "working off" of popular gaining ground and they bid fair to be the popu-
lishers' Association Counsel, Honored Abroad
music what takes will go, otherwise no great lar favorites. You know there has been a wide
—'Rehearsals
Begin
With
"The Merry
things may be looked for. As a matter of fact, gulf since Strauss' day in light music, but the
Widow"—Opens in New York, Oct. 2 1 —
the sale of popular music is slowly resolving gay writers from the great pleasure-loving city
Chappell & Co., Ltd., Have Interesting Ex-
itself into an agreement of the distributing of Europe have arrived and they are making
perience With Piano—New York Branch of
agencies. That is to say, the regular dealers their impress. Our great hit abroad is 'Will
the Victor Kremer Co. Removes to Larger
are invited to send in orders, either direct or You Love Me in December As You Do in May?'
Quarters—H. J. Wood Co. Also Remove to a
through the jobbers, but the real work of "work- with 'Love Me and the World Is Mine' just
Broadway Location.
ing up" the sales of any particular number is coming to the front big. We were the only firm
now being accomplished through special stores in London who would not issue a six penny edi-
The latest story of a "flotation" concerns the
or the music departments of the dry goods stores. tion, and we have every reason to congratulate
absorption
of the American Music Stores and the
For some time the publishers of this class of ourselves. It has been a dead loss to the other
music and the grade of goods that seem to appeal publishers, who now recognize their own mis- United Music Stores Co. by a five million-dollar
octopus, who has the real solution of the reign-
to public popularity, with all their price-cutting, take. Piracy is very little better.
ing trade demoralization. Something of this kind
have come to the conclusion they were compelled
"The copyright situation is improving every
to do something on their own account to day, so to speak. At the International Copyright was essayed before, but it fell through because
stimulate sales. The result has been the organi- Convention at Berne, Switzerland, next year, I the hot air claims could not be reduced to a cold-
zation of two corporations among the leading am satisfied the section in the law relating to blooded business asset. The current proposition
publishers to enter the retail trade, introduce mechanical reproductions of copyright music will is trotted out as a sure winner. The other firms
new methods and thereby place the business on be amended, so as to make it prohibitive unless are very skeptical, while the speculators and
a higher and a more profitable basis. Just how royalties are paid. In France on such matters pan-handlers are enthusiastic.
far this plan has been successful the laity do not they are slow. The reason why 'words and
Nothing succeeds like success. It is now cur-
pretend to say, because they have no means of
knowing, and the "insiders" declare nothing bet-
ter could have happened. The particulars, how-
ever, are sadly lacking in confirmation of this
result here.
The latest development, due to mature later
on, is another "great consolidation" of the lead-
ing publishers of the country, capitalized at
millions of dollars, with the manufacturers of
A Collection of Sixty-Six of the Best Known Irish Songs for
talking machine records as a royalty paying
Solo Voice of Medium Range, with Piano Accompaniments.
annex. It is agreed that were this "consumma-
These have been selected with great care and sympathy from the wealth of folk song which is found in
Ireland. Not all are equally familiar, but all deserve to attain popularity.
tion devoutly to be wished" brought about, every-
The work is to be highly praised for its musicianly quality and its successful assimilation of the Irish spirit,
while retaining simplicity of style.
thing would be serene. This "pipe dream" is by
no means new or novel, but after the collapse
PARTIAL LIST OF CONTENTS
of a similar hallucination, no one believed an-
Kitty of Coleraine
Avenging and Bright
other "magician" would appear and wave his
By the Teal's Wave Benighted
Let Erin Remember the Days of Old
wand. But he is now here and his "line of talk"
Love's Young Dream
Barney O'Hea
is fascinating, to say the least. Or, as the con-
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Low-Backed Car, The
servative publishers say, were it possible to
Meeting of the Waters, The
Charms
lasso and bring such a proposal to earth, it would
Minstrel Boy, The
Bells of Shandon, The
be the greatest thing that ever happened.
Molly Bawn
Cruiskeen Lawn, The
Dear Little Shamrock, The
Norah, The Pride of Kildare
ISIDORE WITMARK TALKS OF TRIP.
Farewell, But Whenever You Welcome the Off to Philadelphia
Oft in the Stilly Night
Hour
First Time in Europe in Five Years—Combined
Oh, Did You Ne'er Hear of the Blarney?
Father O'Flynn
Business and Pleasure—Business Better in
Oh, Irishmen, Never Forget
Girl I Left Behind Me, The
England—Made Several New Connections
Oh, the Boys of Kilkenny
Go Where Glory Waits Thee
While Abroad—"Merry Widow's" Valse the
Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded?
Remember the Glories of Brien the Brave
Rage:—Copyright Situation Improving.
Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls, The Silent, O Moyle, be the Sound of Thy Waters
I'd Mourn the Hopes That Leave Me
While Isidore Witmark, of M. Witmark &
St. Patrick's Day
I Wish I Were on Yonder Hill
Sons, New York, returned from a strenuous trip
'Tis the Last Rose of Summer
Katey's Letter
Valley Lay Smiling Before, The
to Europe Thursday of last week, he was unable
Kathleen Mavourneen
Wearing of the Green
to get right down to business much before Mon-
Merry Dance, The
Young Rory O'More
day, when he gave a few minutes to The Review
Killarney
Young May Moon, The
for a brief talk of his trip. It has been the first
time he has been able to go abroad for five
The book is bound in heavy paper, cloth back, price, 50 cents, postpaid.
Holiday Edition in white and green and gold, neatly boxed, $1.25, postpaid.
years, and his calendar was pretty well filled
up before starting. Every day registered several
For Introduction lo the Music Trade, we offer for a limited time, Paper Bound Copies for 20 Cents Each*
Holiday Edition in White and Green and Gold, 62 >, Cents.
engagements, entirely of a business nature, and
NOTE—The Holiday Edition will be furnished in a neat box that will effectually protect the book.
he avoided as much as possible many social at-
tentions, which he would otherwise have been
very happy to enjoy, on account of his health. In
deference to this Mr. Witmark returned greatly
BOSTON
benefited physically by his trip and satisfied he
LYON & HEALY
J. E. DITSON & CO.
PHILADELPHIA
CHAS. H. DITSON & CO., NEW YORK
CHICAGO
had accomplished a lot of business. Referring to
his trip he said:
BUSINESS ONTHE INCREASE.
IRISH SONGS
OLIVER DITSON COMPANY
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