Presto
Issue: 1940 2296 - Page 4
MUSIC AND ARCHITECTURE
FRONT COVER PICTURE
A great philosopher, Schelling, said, "Archi-
tecture is frozen music." We might express the
same idea hy saying that "architecture is music in
repose." All art is one in essence. Music and
architecture are just different expressions of form,
of proportion, and of rhythm.
PRESTO
MUSIC
TIMES
THE LEADING MACAZI.XE OF THE MUSIC ARTS & TRADES
XUMBER 2296
FOUNDED
1879
OCTOBER, 1940
The picture on the front cover shows part of
the front facade of a collegiate gothic structure at
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We
see it through the graceful lines of a gothic window.
The artistry of this picture is subtle and inspiring,
like a fine symphony.
TABLE
4
MUSIC AND EDUCATION
Music and Education
Editorial
A Message to the Music Merchants
By Paul S. Felder, President NAMM
6
The greatest activity for American culture in
general is our educational system which is organ-
ized on a vast scale. We have devoted our leading
editorial on page 8 to this subject of our schools.
The great army of American teachers and students
is a splendid field for our musical business and
musical culture. This is our First Educational
Number.
THE FIRST PRINTED BOOK
WITH MUSIC
One of the great events of all time was the in-
vention of the art of printing which took place
500 years ago in Mainz, Germany. The inventor
was Johann Gutenberg, often affectionately called
"Father" Gutenberg. He was a grand man, devoted
to his task and even made himself bankrupt after
borrowing all the money he could to carry on his
immortal work. But he produced a printed book
which has never yet been surpassed in beauty of
proportion, elegance of type, and richness of em-
bellishment. It was the Bible, the "Book Of Books"
, for millions of people.
There are not many original copies of this Bible
still in existence. The United States has two well
known copies: one on vellum is in the Library of
Congress, Washington, D. C.; the other on hand
made paper is at Yale University.
The Psalter also printed by Gutenberg was the
first book to be printed with music. Hence the
year 1440 was a most important one in the history
of music. In our special article on pages 13, 14, and
15, entitled, "500 Years of Printing", there are
illustrations of the text of the Bible and the Psalter.
J. BRADFORD PENGELLY,
Editor and Publisher
332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Telephone Harrison 0234
OF
CONTETNS
FEATURES
PAGE
The Magnitude of American Schools
a Great Field For Music Business
Editorial
8
Five Generations of Steinways
11
We Need a Defense Program for American Music...
By Raymond Paige
12
Five Hundred Years of Printing
The First Printed Book with Music
By J. Bradford Pengelly
13
Music, Youth, and Beauty
By J. M. Marshall
16
Library of Congress Announces a New
Field in Music
By J. Pcreival Daides
17
An Old Problem in a New Dress
How to Arrange an Orchestra
By "Musician"
30
DEPARTMENTS
Items of Interest About Music Dealers
10
Manufacturers Point the Way
20
Records, Radios, and Television
Edited by Prentis Montgomery
22
News and Notes From Here, There and
Everywhere
26
Who Is Who In Music
Edited by Branch Worth
28
WALTER C. ELLY,
Eastern Advertising Representative
1728 Grand Central Terminal, New York, N.Y.
Telephone Murray Hill 6-1923
Published monthly by J. Bradford Pengelly, 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Entered February 7,
1939,
as second-class matter at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price
25 cents. Yearly subscription 1.50—foreign $2.50. Six month subscriptions 75 cents. Advertising rates on
application. Copyright by Presto Music Times, Chicago, Illinois, 1940.
FACE FOUR
PRESTO MUSIC TIMES
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FRONT COVER PICTURE
A great philosopher, Schelling, said, "Archi-
tecture is frozen music." We might express the
same idea hy saying that "architecture is music in
repose." All art is one in essence. Music and
architecture are just different expressions of form,
of proportion, and of rhythm.
PRESTO
MUSIC
TIMES
THE LEADING MACAZI.XE OF THE MUSIC ARTS & TRADES
XUMBER 2296
FOUNDED
1879
OCTOBER, 1940
The picture on the front cover shows part of
the front facade of a collegiate gothic structure at
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We
see it through the graceful lines of a gothic window.
The artistry of this picture is subtle and inspiring,
like a fine symphony.
TABLE
4
MUSIC AND EDUCATION
Music and Education
Editorial
A Message to the Music Merchants
By Paul S. Felder, President NAMM
6
The greatest activity for American culture in
general is our educational system which is organ-
ized on a vast scale. We have devoted our leading
editorial on page 8 to this subject of our schools.
The great army of American teachers and students
is a splendid field for our musical business and
musical culture. This is our First Educational
Number.
THE FIRST PRINTED BOOK
WITH MUSIC
One of the great events of all time was the in-
vention of the art of printing which took place
500 years ago in Mainz, Germany. The inventor
was Johann Gutenberg, often affectionately called
"Father" Gutenberg. He was a grand man, devoted
to his task and even made himself bankrupt after
borrowing all the money he could to carry on his
immortal work. But he produced a printed book
which has never yet been surpassed in beauty of
proportion, elegance of type, and richness of em-
bellishment. It was the Bible, the "Book Of Books"
, for millions of people.
There are not many original copies of this Bible
still in existence. The United States has two well
known copies: one on vellum is in the Library of
Congress, Washington, D. C.; the other on hand
made paper is at Yale University.
The Psalter also printed by Gutenberg was the
first book to be printed with music. Hence the
year 1440 was a most important one in the history
of music. In our special article on pages 13, 14, and
15, entitled, "500 Years of Printing", there are
illustrations of the text of the Bible and the Psalter.
J. BRADFORD PENGELLY,
Editor and Publisher
332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Telephone Harrison 0234
OF
CONTETNS
FEATURES
PAGE
The Magnitude of American Schools
a Great Field For Music Business
Editorial
8
Five Generations of Steinways
11
We Need a Defense Program for American Music...
By Raymond Paige
12
Five Hundred Years of Printing
The First Printed Book with Music
By J. Bradford Pengelly
13
Music, Youth, and Beauty
By J. M. Marshall
16
Library of Congress Announces a New
Field in Music
By J. Pcreival Daides
17
An Old Problem in a New Dress
How to Arrange an Orchestra
By "Musician"
30
DEPARTMENTS
Items of Interest About Music Dealers
10
Manufacturers Point the Way
20
Records, Radios, and Television
Edited by Prentis Montgomery
22
News and Notes From Here, There and
Everywhere
26
Who Is Who In Music
Edited by Branch Worth
28
WALTER C. ELLY,
Eastern Advertising Representative
1728 Grand Central Terminal, New York, N.Y.
Telephone Murray Hill 6-1923
Published monthly by J. Bradford Pengelly, 332 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago. Entered February 7,
1939,
as second-class matter at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Price
25 cents. Yearly subscription 1.50—foreign $2.50. Six month subscriptions 75 cents. Advertising rates on
application. Copyright by Presto Music Times, Chicago, Illinois, 1940.
FACE FOUR
PRESTO MUSIC TIMES
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).