Music Trade Review
Issue: 1923 Vol. 76 N. 3 - Page 47
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JANUARY 20,
1923
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
DENSMORE RIGHTSJO DITSON CO.
FEATURING NEW WITMARK NUMBER
STRONG FOR AMERICAN COMPOSER
Boston House Obtains Five Numbers of This
Composer Subject to Royalty Agreements
Barney Rapp's Orchestra in St. Louis Program-
ming "Fate" With Much Success
Oliver Ditson Co. Lives Up to Its Slogan, "The
American Composer First"
John Hopkins Densmore, one of America's
foremost composers, has assigned all right, title
or interest, plates and copyrights in the following
numbers to the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston,
Mass.: "I Know Where a Garden Grows,"
words by George Elmoor, music by John H.
Densmore; "If God Left Only You," words by
Helen Cushman Mitchell, music by John H.
Densmore; "Nocturne," words by Clara Endi-
cott Sears, music by John H. Densmore; "Noc-
turne," with violin accompaniment, edited by
Irma Seydel; "Voice in the Flute," aria for
soprano voice and flute, words by Mary Gar-
denia, music by John H. Densmore.
The
assignments are subject to royalty agreements,
signed mutually by the composer and publisher.
The trade, no doubt, will find the above item
of unusual interest.
Recently there has been some discussion in.
The accompanying photograph shows a pop-
ular and successful musical combination known various musical circles as to the value of Ameri-
as Barney Rapp's Orchestra. This aggregation can-produced musical compositions in compari-
plays regularly at the Hotel Chase in St. Louis son with those of the old and latter-day masters
and is under the direction of Paul Whiteman, of Europe. The discussion has brought forth
Inc. Previous to its engagement at the Hotel expressions of opinion from many sources, in-
Chase it appeared as headliner in several vaude- cluding some publishers of American music.
ville houses of that city. A peculiar feature of The following expression from the Oliver Dit-
this orchestra is the fact that the leader is son Co., Boston, Mass., is worth noting: The
neither a violinist nor a pianist, but plays the Oliver Ditson Co. for some years has an-
drums. Recently it has been featuring with nounced itself for the American composer "first,
great success the
M. W i t m a r k &
Sons
number
"Fate," which is
fast becoming one
of the most popu-
lar fox-trots of the
p r e s e n t season.
The orchestra here
mentioned is only
one of a series of
popular
aggrega-
tions which hav'e
shown f a v o r to
"Fate" and this as
well as other indi-
cations would
seemingly point to
" F a t e " being a
profitable as well
Rapp's Orchestra Featuring "Fate"
as a popular addition to the Witmark catalog. last, and all the time—and the American com-
In fact, wherever it has been played it has poser to be given first chance." In the pub-
proven to be one of the most popular numbers licity material issued by the Oliver Ditson Co.
for both the trade's and the public's use a
with dancers as well as those who listen and
its featuring is mutually profitable to the pub- caption appears upon the cover stating "The
American Composer First."
lisher and orchestras.
ARRESTED ONj^RAUD CHARGE
The Better Business Bureau of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce announces
another result of its campaign against fake
music publishers in the arrest of one C. Smith,
a so-called music publisher, of Toledo, O., who
is charged with misusing the mails.
"WISTFUL WALTZ" IS POPULAR
The Boosey & Co. number, "Wistful Waltz,"
is the feature number of that firm's extensive
catalog at the present time. The reports from
dealers throughout the country as to this num-
ber's sales show it to be one of the most
active waltz selections which have been intro-
duced in some time.
£=i§
y
won-dGr-ful one, When - e v - er I'm dream-in^.Loveslove-li^hta-^leam-iTi,^,
My
1 see,
nderfuIOne
Music bj}
PAUL WHITEMAN
and Ferdie Grofe
'Vbucarft go wrong
Vithan/FEISTson^ 1
Dorothy Ttrriss
,
authbr of
•cQ/thrtt OtlocltinthrMomiig
JANUARY 20,
1923
THE
MUSIC
TRADE
DENSMORE RIGHTSJO DITSON CO.
FEATURING NEW WITMARK NUMBER
STRONG FOR AMERICAN COMPOSER
Boston House Obtains Five Numbers of This
Composer Subject to Royalty Agreements
Barney Rapp's Orchestra in St. Louis Program-
ming "Fate" With Much Success
Oliver Ditson Co. Lives Up to Its Slogan, "The
American Composer First"
John Hopkins Densmore, one of America's
foremost composers, has assigned all right, title
or interest, plates and copyrights in the following
numbers to the Oliver Ditson Co., Boston,
Mass.: "I Know Where a Garden Grows,"
words by George Elmoor, music by John H.
Densmore; "If God Left Only You," words by
Helen Cushman Mitchell, music by John H.
Densmore; "Nocturne," words by Clara Endi-
cott Sears, music by John H. Densmore; "Noc-
turne," with violin accompaniment, edited by
Irma Seydel; "Voice in the Flute," aria for
soprano voice and flute, words by Mary Gar-
denia, music by John H. Densmore.
The
assignments are subject to royalty agreements,
signed mutually by the composer and publisher.
The trade, no doubt, will find the above item
of unusual interest.
Recently there has been some discussion in.
The accompanying photograph shows a pop-
ular and successful musical combination known various musical circles as to the value of Ameri-
as Barney Rapp's Orchestra. This aggregation can-produced musical compositions in compari-
plays regularly at the Hotel Chase in St. Louis son with those of the old and latter-day masters
and is under the direction of Paul Whiteman, of Europe. The discussion has brought forth
Inc. Previous to its engagement at the Hotel expressions of opinion from many sources, in-
Chase it appeared as headliner in several vaude- cluding some publishers of American music.
ville houses of that city. A peculiar feature of The following expression from the Oliver Dit-
this orchestra is the fact that the leader is son Co., Boston, Mass., is worth noting: The
neither a violinist nor a pianist, but plays the Oliver Ditson Co. for some years has an-
drums. Recently it has been featuring with nounced itself for the American composer "first,
great success the
M. W i t m a r k &
Sons
number
"Fate," which is
fast becoming one
of the most popu-
lar fox-trots of the
p r e s e n t season.
The orchestra here
mentioned is only
one of a series of
popular
aggrega-
tions which hav'e
shown f a v o r to
"Fate" and this as
well as other indi-
cations would
seemingly point to
" F a t e " being a
profitable as well
Rapp's Orchestra Featuring "Fate"
as a popular addition to the Witmark catalog. last, and all the time—and the American com-
In fact, wherever it has been played it has poser to be given first chance." In the pub-
proven to be one of the most popular numbers licity material issued by the Oliver Ditson Co.
for both the trade's and the public's use a
with dancers as well as those who listen and
its featuring is mutually profitable to the pub- caption appears upon the cover stating "The
American Composer First."
lisher and orchestras.
ARRESTED ONj^RAUD CHARGE
The Better Business Bureau of the Music
Industries Chamber of Commerce announces
another result of its campaign against fake
music publishers in the arrest of one C. Smith,
a so-called music publisher, of Toledo, O., who
is charged with misusing the mails.
"WISTFUL WALTZ" IS POPULAR
The Boosey & Co. number, "Wistful Waltz,"
is the feature number of that firm's extensive
catalog at the present time. The reports from
dealers throughout the country as to this num-
ber's sales show it to be one of the most
active waltz selections which have been intro-
duced in some time.
£=i§
y
won-dGr-ful one, When - e v - er I'm dream-in^.Loveslove-li^hta-^leam-iTi,^,
My
1 see,
nderfuIOne
Music bj}
PAUL WHITEMAN
and Ferdie Grofe
'Vbucarft go wrong
Vithan/FEISTson^ 1
Dorothy Ttrriss
,
authbr of
•cQ/thrtt OtlocltinthrMomiig
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