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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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1concertina, the basic idea of which was to provide a few instructions with two or three hundred tunes at a popular price—around fifty cents. Among his earliest publications were—
3School for the flageolet—1843, containing over 150 pieces of music.
4The complete preceptor for the accordeon for both whole-toned and semi-toned accordeon—1843.
5The accordeon without a master—1846.
7His "Without a Master" series was intended for self-instruction.
9As a compiler he brought out Howe's [address hidden] with words and music in the 1840's. He was also the editor in 1848 of The Ethiopian Glee Book, in two volumes, containing the songs sung by the Christy Minstrels, with many other popular Negro melodies arranged for four part singing. Another edition appeared in 1849. For this work he used the pseudonym "Gumbo Chaff."
11He continued publishing at different numbers on Cornhill, 9 in 1848 and 11 in 1850, until about 1850 when he sold out his catalog to Oliver Ditson with the agreement that he was not to resume music publishing for ten years.
13Some of the other volumes of his catalog which Ditson reprinted are the following—
15The violin complete: or the American system of teaching the art of playing the violin—1850.
16The Musician's companion, containing setts of cotillions arranged with figures and a large number of popular marches, quicksteps, etc. for flute, violin, clarionett, bass viol—a compilation—1850.
17Howe's School for the clarionett—1851.
18Howe's School for the fife—1851.
19Howe's seraphine and melodeon instructor—1851.
20The complete preceptor of the banjo with music adapted to this instrument—1851 by Gumbo Chaff.
21Howe's New clarionett instructor—185-?.
23In 1859 Russell & Tolman published Young America's instructor for the flute by Elias Howe, Jr., and Swett published Howe's Drawingroom Dances—music arranged for the pianoforte. In 1860 Ditson & Co. published The Caledonia collection including all the famous national airs of Scotland, ancient & modern compiled and arranged by Elias Howe, Jr. for violin.
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