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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1intended to "be similar in its character to 'Occasional Psalm and Hymn Tunes' recently published by the Editor, (Bartholomew Brown) and is designed as a continuation of that work." No's 1-8 were published by G. W. Palmer & Co., [address hidden] and No. 9 by Jenks & Palmer. Price $1. per year. An advertisement of issue 8 (Apr. 1839) stated "choirs supplied with the work for $9. per dozen copies of each number for the year." 2
3April 10, 1852-Sept. 3, 1881. Dwight's Journal of Music.
4Edited and published by John S. Dwight 3 and owned by him for six years. Price $2. per annum. Then it was sold to Oliver Ditson & Co. and published by them with him as editor till Dec. 12, 1878. Its publication was then continued by other publishers.
5This journal contained critical reviews of concerts, oratorios and operas; notices of new music at home and abroad; summaries of significant musical news from foreign and American papers; correspondence from musical persons and places; essays on musical styles, schools, periods, authors, compositions, instruments, theories, education, and on music in its various bearings and places of performance; translations from the best German and French writers upon music and art; occasional notices of associated arts; and poems, stories, anecdotes, and advertisements.
6"This had a longer career than any journal of its kind in the country. It was recognized here and abroad as generally true to the highest standards in art and had the credit of having contributed to the musical culture, taste and character of Boston." 4
8Sept. 1, 1853-1855. Boston Musical Journal.
9A semi-monthly issued at A. N. Johnson's music store, [address hidden], with B. F. Baker and A. N. Johnson as editors. The latter apparently published also The Handel Collection of Church Music.
11May 1, 1855-Feb. 15, 1857. Massachusetts Musical Journal. Title varies—Vol. I No's 1-4, 6-12, 1855 headed as above. Massachusetts Musical Journal No. 5 had the words "and Keynote" added. Vol. [address hidden] 1-3 read Boston Musical Journal and Literary Gazette.
12A semi-monthly edited first by Eben Tourjée at Fall River with J. R. Miller, A. N. Johnson's partner, as Boston editor, but beginning Aug. 1, 1855 at [address hidden], Boston, with B. F. Baker and Eben Tourjée editors and Almy & Milne of [address hidden], Fall River, still the printers. Price $1. per annum, 6 cents a single copy. From May 1, 1856 until the magazine's discontinuance Feb. 15, 1857
142 Ibid. Vol. 1, No. 23, March 6, 1839, p. 184.
153 For an estimate of him see Music, Vol. XV March 1899—"John S. Dwight, Editor, Critic, and Man" by W. S. B. Mathews pp. 525-40.
164 Dwight, John Sullivan. Memorial History of Boston. Editor, Justin Winsor, 1881, Vol. 4. p. 436.
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