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exquisite expression adding, always, a touch of nat-
ural humor which is so characteristic of his work.
When he put on a season of Irish Drama in Boston
Instrument with Assured Place in the Symphony for Shubert he played principal comedy head. He
was also concert artist for the Irish Musical Society
Orchestra Has Had Interesting Development.
and has appeared many times on the American stage.
The ambitious musical merchandise dealer may sell
Instrumental—La Paloma (Chevalier De Yradier),
an oboe to the symphony orchestra and still know and Senora (Nathan & Feist), Ferera's Hawaiian
little and care less about the history of the instru- Serenaders.
ment. The name of the musette, the direct ancestor
For Dancing—Driftwood, fox trot (Kahn & Gold),
of the oboe, may be somewhat familiar to him, but and Say Say Sadie, fox trot (Conrad & Coslow),
the probabilities are he may have never heard of the Xaylor's Seven Aces.
schlamey or the pommer of the Middle Ages, which
Oh Baby, fox trot (De Sylva-Donaldson), and
were predecessors of the musette, says the Kansas Copenhagen, fox trot (Davis), Wolverine Orchestra.
City Star.
Foreign—La Casita (Cancion popular), and El
All of these instruments were rough, unmusical and Carro Del Sol, Luis Zanindio, baritone, M. Maganda,
blatant in tone, and their greatest uses were for mili-
Foreign—La Casita (Cancion popular), Luis Zan-
tary purposes. Even in Germany about 1,700 mem- indio, baritone, and El Carro Del Sol, M. Maganda,
bers of bands were known as "hobeisten," seeming to soprano. These admirable songs of Spanish title are
indicate that the entire bands were composed of impressive little masterpieces you'll be sure to like.
oboes. Many people, too, believed that the playing "La Casita" is by Luis Zanindo, baritone, and is
of the oboe caused the performer to lose his mental coupled with "El Carro Del Sol," a soprano solo by
balance. It is also recalled that the oboe players M. Alagana.
wore stiff leather collars strapped around their necks
to prevent bursting of the blood vessels.
NEW RADIO INCORPORATIONS
The epoch of development began not in the make
of the instrument, but in the method of producing the
tone. In the eighteenth century G. San Martini, a Radio Sales and Manufacture Object of New Com-
virtuoso on the instrument, adopted a new way of
panies Formed in Various Places.
manipulating the reed. From that time the oboe in-
creased in popularity for solos as well as an orchestral
The following new radio incorporations have been
instrument as shown by the works of Haydn, Han- recorded:
del, Mozart and Beethoven.
Darwal Corp., New York City; radios and motors;
W. J. Curtis, Jr., B. Agnon and L. Newman.
Radio Foto News, New York City; advertising;
$10,000; J. Langman, W. B. Beekman and J. Fried-
man.
Champion Radio Corp., New York City; $2,000;
Another Record of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
E. F. and G. F. Reuber and T. A. Bridges.
Serves to Delight Musical Folk.
Walker-Evans Radio Corp., New York; $20,000;
Among the new Gennett records out this week are H. C. Hand, R. J. Gorman and S. C. Wood.
Marathon Radio Corp., Wilmington, Del.; $50,000.
standard vocal, classical, instrumental and foreign
records that will be appreciated by the record buyers. (Corporation Service Co.)
An addition to the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Artists Series is record C-2, which has Valse Bluette
PHILADELPHIA BOYS LIKE CORNET.
(Miche), and Zapateado (Sarasate), Robert Perutz,
Cornet classes are all the rage in the Philadelphia
violin solo. This is the second of the Cincinnati Con- public schools. The idea originated in the Thomas
servatory of Music Artists' Series Gennett records to Junior High School, and the accompanying photo-
be played by Robert Perutz, violinist. In both of graph shows the class of this school rehearsing under
these selections is immediately evidenced his artistic the direction of Joseph C. Podolyn. Part of the
culture, his playing being full of sentiment and com- preliminary training consists of playing from num-
bined with a perfect technic. He is one of the few bers on a blackboard. The Thomas Junior High
violinists in America who hold the distinction of be- School boys meet every Friday afternoon. Cornet
coming' an exponent of the Flesch method.
classes spread until now they are city-wide in scope.
Standard Vocal—When I'm With You (Robison),
and My Old Home of Days Gone By (Walter Mel-
BROADCASTING NEWS HITS.
rose), Ambrose Wyrick, tenor. Here are two beau-
The action of many of the larger broadcasting sta-
tiful and emotional songs by Ambrose Wyrick, tenor,
who has a rich, melodious and smooth voice of won- tions in signing up with the Sheet Music Publishers'
drous quality. This is his first record. Wyrick Association will put a number of late hits'"on the
began his musical career at the age of eighteen in air," according to Mr. Bunning of the wholesale de-
Grand Rapids, Michigan, singing in the local churches. partment of Lyon & Healy's, Chicago, who predicts
From that city he went to Chicago studying with the that this fall will see many sales records shattered.
best teachers, whence he journeyed to New York
FEATURES SHEET MUSIC.
and Paris in quest of the best instruction those musi-
cal centers afforded.
"New sheet music every day" is the fact impressed
Blarney Roses, and The Darling Girl From Clare in the advertising of the Norris Music Shop, which
(Percy French), Shaun O'Farrell, tenor. Shaun
recently bought out the interests of the Taylor
O'Farrcll has a fine musical voice and he sings with Music Company there.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE OBOE
NEW GENNETT RECORDS OUT
June 21, 1924.
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