Music Trade Review
Issue: 1911 Vol. 53 N. 23 - Page 48
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THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
into a genuine comic opera. And nowhere is a a coarse story.
better indication than the number of so-called
"One has a poor opinion of the man and a poor
"serious" composers in this country who could not opinion of the piece. Within several years there
be tempted into writing musical comedies, yet who will be quite as much appreciation of style among
are now preparing light operas, with a real motif
American audiences as among the French or the
and a real music."
Viennese. In fact, they are now beginning to reg-
Coming from Victor Herbert, and uttered in ister their taste, as they usually do, in box office
IDWA1D LYMANB1LL • Editor u d Prtprldtr
his quick, vigorous manner, each point driven home returns.
J. I. SriLLANB, Mmglag Mltar
by emphatic, batonlike gestures of his small, firm
"For after all, as in every other field, public
B. B. WILSON. Editor Music Section
hands, this seemed less a prophecy than a fact. taste determines what is presented to it. A score
Then, aware that he had touched upon a theme or more years ago the better form of burlesque
r«Mfck«4 iTtry Sitnrtey at 1 I M I M B Avomt. Ntw T«rk
that needed considerable elaboration, he drew his was the fashion for the even better class of thea-
SUBSCUFTION. (laclndlnf po«ta««), United Itatw u «
high stool close to his work desk and leaned easily tergoers. That became too crude, and to dignify
•Uxlco. *2.0O p*r year; Caaada, 9S.BO; all *th*r oou-
l
$4.00.
it and refine it the era of musical comedies came
on his arm.
"It's going to be hard to get a whole morning's in. And now we are tiring of those, though the
T*l*phoacs-Nnmbera «77 and 4678 Gramerejr
subject into a fifteen minutes' interview," he ob- best will persist as good burlesque has persisted.
Connecting all Departments
served with a cheery smile, "but we'll try."
"Even in our lighter music we are coming to
NEW
YORK, DECEMBER 9, t i l l
And if there is any one who can pour forth demand something that conforms to a general idea,
such a cataract of ideas and viewpoints in a brief
We don't like to be lulled one moment, and then
space of time, he is yet to be found. Mr. Her- rushed into a Coney Island dance the next. Still,
All matter of every nature intended
bert enters upon and pursues an interview with whatever may have been its faults, musical comedy
for this department should be addressed
much the same liveliness and spirit that he does has paved the way for this newer and finer ap-
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
preciation on the part of our larger public.
when he composes a march.
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
"Of course," he observed, "I am full of this
"Nor is this true of New York alone. The
subject now, owing to the success of 'The En- same feeling has swept over the entire country.
chantress,' my last comic opera. A dozen years In fact, I have often said that musically the pulse
ago an opera of this type would not have been of the country is the phonograph. It goes every-
nearly as popular. The audiences did not seem where. It indicates the taste of the people in Ari-
to appreciate style. And style in music is merely zona as well as in Manhattan. And in this branch
what tact is in conversation. Theatregoers have you will find this curious situation. The manu-
become sensitive and demand it. They have the facturers have suddenly found a huge supply of
There are few men before the public of the same feeling precisely when a bit of ragtime is ragtime records on their hands. Almost before
United States to-day who are so well qualified to introduced right after a delicious love melody they were aware the demand for them had died
that they have when they hear a man who has out, and in its place had arisen a new demand
enter into an intelligent discussion of the future
for opera and light operas. The phonograph peo-
of music in America as Victor Herbert, the well- been telling of the beauties of life suddenly repeat
known orchestra conductor and composer. Mr.
Herbert, although he is best known for his many
successes in the musical comedy and comic opera
fields, is thoroughly capable of writing, and in
fact has written symphonies and other works of a
high order that compare favorably with the works
of the recognized masters and composers of the
classics. It is thus seen that he has a first hand
view of the situation on both sides of the fence,
as it were, and the following opinion of the future
of American music can be accepted as authorita-
tive.
,,,\,": T \,.,.
"America is coming into a light music of its
own—a music fresh and full of vitality, yet with
a style and refinement that will make it as artistic-
ally alluring as European music. We are passing
FEATURED IN FOUR "GIRL
through the innocuous period of musical comedy,
IN THE T A X I ' COMPANIES
which was merely a transition from the burlesque,
COMMENTS B Y
I WANT A GIRL
KNOCK WOOD
THEY ALWAYS PICK ON ME
YOU'RE ACQUAINTED
WITH THIS ONE
We are publishers of the following
Successful Productions
" THE COUNT of LUXEMBOURG"
"THE QUAKER GIRL"
" GIPSY LOVE"
"THE PINK LADY"
"PEGGY"
"THE SLIM PRINCESS"
"THE ARCADIANS"
"THE BALKAN PRINCESS"
"HAVANA"
"THE CLIMAX"
C H A P P E L L & CO., L t d .
41 East 34th St., New York
ALL ABOARD FOR BLANKET BAY
This high-class collec-
tion of standard pieces
has been especially ar-
ranged and adapted for
the use of first and sec-
ond grade students.
The teacher will find
this book of invaluable
aid in the instruction of
young students, as ex-
treme care has been
used in the selection and
arrangement of each
composition,
attracting
the child and developing
his
technique
being
kept in mind, as well as
cultivating his appre-
ciation for good music.
I'rice 75 cents.
Most Beautiful Child Ballad Written
In Years.
"Will The Roses
Bloom In Heaven?"
By Chas. K. Harris
Columbia Theatre Blda
Broadway and 47«h St
MEYER COHEN, Mar.
BINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE.
Just Published
THE
31-35 West 15th Street. New York
Just Published
ROOT EDITION BEAUTIFUL
Trade Supplied by the McKinley JVlusit Co., Chicago and INew York
The Root Edition Beautiful is being advertised in every musical magazine in this country. 200,000 music teachers are being supplied with catalogs containing thematic and de-
scription of each piece. If you do not supply the demands you will have for the edition it is because you lack interest in the newest publications and that means you are not up-to-date
Write for samples.
MUSIC
COMPANY,
CHICAGO
AIND N E W YORK
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
into a genuine comic opera. And nowhere is a a coarse story.
better indication than the number of so-called
"One has a poor opinion of the man and a poor
"serious" composers in this country who could not opinion of the piece. Within several years there
be tempted into writing musical comedies, yet who will be quite as much appreciation of style among
are now preparing light operas, with a real motif
American audiences as among the French or the
and a real music."
Viennese. In fact, they are now beginning to reg-
Coming from Victor Herbert, and uttered in ister their taste, as they usually do, in box office
IDWA1D LYMANB1LL • Editor u d Prtprldtr
his quick, vigorous manner, each point driven home returns.
J. I. SriLLANB, Mmglag Mltar
by emphatic, batonlike gestures of his small, firm
"For after all, as in every other field, public
B. B. WILSON. Editor Music Section
hands, this seemed less a prophecy than a fact. taste determines what is presented to it. A score
Then, aware that he had touched upon a theme or more years ago the better form of burlesque
r«Mfck«4 iTtry Sitnrtey at 1 I M I M B Avomt. Ntw T«rk
that needed considerable elaboration, he drew his was the fashion for the even better class of thea-
SUBSCUFTION. (laclndlnf po«ta««), United Itatw u «
high stool close to his work desk and leaned easily tergoers. That became too crude, and to dignify
•Uxlco. *2.0O p*r year; Caaada, 9S.BO; all *th*r oou-
l
$4.00.
it and refine it the era of musical comedies came
on his arm.
"It's going to be hard to get a whole morning's in. And now we are tiring of those, though the
T*l*phoacs-Nnmbera «77 and 4678 Gramerejr
subject into a fifteen minutes' interview," he ob- best will persist as good burlesque has persisted.
Connecting all Departments
served with a cheery smile, "but we'll try."
"Even in our lighter music we are coming to
NEW
YORK, DECEMBER 9, t i l l
And if there is any one who can pour forth demand something that conforms to a general idea,
such a cataract of ideas and viewpoints in a brief
We don't like to be lulled one moment, and then
space of time, he is yet to be found. Mr. Her- rushed into a Coney Island dance the next. Still,
All matter of every nature intended
bert enters upon and pursues an interview with whatever may have been its faults, musical comedy
for this department should be addressed
much the same liveliness and spirit that he does has paved the way for this newer and finer ap-
The Editor Music Section Music Trade
preciation on the part of our larger public.
when he composes a march.
Review, 1 Madison Avenue, New York.
"Of course," he observed, "I am full of this
"Nor is this true of New York alone. The
subject now, owing to the success of 'The En- same feeling has swept over the entire country.
chantress,' my last comic opera. A dozen years In fact, I have often said that musically the pulse
ago an opera of this type would not have been of the country is the phonograph. It goes every-
nearly as popular. The audiences did not seem where. It indicates the taste of the people in Ari-
to appreciate style. And style in music is merely zona as well as in Manhattan. And in this branch
what tact is in conversation. Theatregoers have you will find this curious situation. The manu-
become sensitive and demand it. They have the facturers have suddenly found a huge supply of
There are few men before the public of the same feeling precisely when a bit of ragtime is ragtime records on their hands. Almost before
United States to-day who are so well qualified to introduced right after a delicious love melody they were aware the demand for them had died
that they have when they hear a man who has out, and in its place had arisen a new demand
enter into an intelligent discussion of the future
for opera and light operas. The phonograph peo-
of music in America as Victor Herbert, the well- been telling of the beauties of life suddenly repeat
known orchestra conductor and composer. Mr.
Herbert, although he is best known for his many
successes in the musical comedy and comic opera
fields, is thoroughly capable of writing, and in
fact has written symphonies and other works of a
high order that compare favorably with the works
of the recognized masters and composers of the
classics. It is thus seen that he has a first hand
view of the situation on both sides of the fence,
as it were, and the following opinion of the future
of American music can be accepted as authorita-
tive.
,,,\,": T \,.,.
"America is coming into a light music of its
own—a music fresh and full of vitality, yet with
a style and refinement that will make it as artistic-
ally alluring as European music. We are passing
FEATURED IN FOUR "GIRL
through the innocuous period of musical comedy,
IN THE T A X I ' COMPANIES
which was merely a transition from the burlesque,
COMMENTS B Y
I WANT A GIRL
KNOCK WOOD
THEY ALWAYS PICK ON ME
YOU'RE ACQUAINTED
WITH THIS ONE
We are publishers of the following
Successful Productions
" THE COUNT of LUXEMBOURG"
"THE QUAKER GIRL"
" GIPSY LOVE"
"THE PINK LADY"
"PEGGY"
"THE SLIM PRINCESS"
"THE ARCADIANS"
"THE BALKAN PRINCESS"
"HAVANA"
"THE CLIMAX"
C H A P P E L L & CO., L t d .
41 East 34th St., New York
ALL ABOARD FOR BLANKET BAY
This high-class collec-
tion of standard pieces
has been especially ar-
ranged and adapted for
the use of first and sec-
ond grade students.
The teacher will find
this book of invaluable
aid in the instruction of
young students, as ex-
treme care has been
used in the selection and
arrangement of each
composition,
attracting
the child and developing
his
technique
being
kept in mind, as well as
cultivating his appre-
ciation for good music.
I'rice 75 cents.
Most Beautiful Child Ballad Written
In Years.
"Will The Roses
Bloom In Heaven?"
By Chas. K. Harris
Columbia Theatre Blda
Broadway and 47«h St
MEYER COHEN, Mar.
BINDS, NOBLE & ELDREDGE.
Just Published
THE
31-35 West 15th Street. New York
Just Published
ROOT EDITION BEAUTIFUL
Trade Supplied by the McKinley JVlusit Co., Chicago and INew York
The Root Edition Beautiful is being advertised in every musical magazine in this country. 200,000 music teachers are being supplied with catalogs containing thematic and de-
scription of each piece. If you do not supply the demands you will have for the edition it is because you lack interest in the newest publications and that means you are not up-to-date
Write for samples.
MUSIC
COMPANY,
CHICAGO
AIND N E W YORK
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