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Scan 46
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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1[address hidden], in 1909 at [address hidden] In 1916 the firm name was given as Louis H. Ross Music Publishing Co. at [address hidden] where it remained until 1922.
3The business consisted of a music store and some publishing of songs and pianoforte music, principally marches. White-Smith Music Publishing Company took over the numbers of the catalog which were reprinted, the rest being dropped.
5H. B. Stevens & Co. 61 was started about 1887. It was located at [address hidden] in 1890, at [address hidden] in 1900, at [address hidden] in 1901-02, and in 1903 at [address hidden] Mr. Stevens died and George Abbott ran the business for a while before the catalog was purchased by Theodore Presser in 1903. Mr. Stevens had a high class line of music publications, the bulk of them songs and pianoforte pieces. Among his best selling numbers were the song Celeste by Edgar A. P. Newcomb, copyright 1890, and a song by Charles Dennée, Sleep, Little Baby of Mine, copyrighted 1891. This number was taken over by The Arthur P. Schmidt Co. in 1903 because that firm had so many of Mr. Dennée's works. H. B. Stevens & Co. also published compositions by Homer Norris and had the agency of Laudy & Co. of London.
7The firm of E. C. Ramsdell 62 was organized about 1886 starting at [address hidden] By 1888 it was located in the old Music Hall Building where it remained until the company's catalog was bought out around 1907 by The Cundy-Bettoney Company. This firm published band and orchestra music consisting largely of original compositions by Americans. Among these is the well known Boston Commandery March by the bandmaster, Thomas Carter.
9In 1894 the firm of Bates & Bendix 63 was listed at [address hidden] It was located in 1900 at [address hidden], and from 1904 to 1913 at [address hidden] Mr. Bendix went to New York state and the catalog was taken over by Walter Jacobs about 1913.
11Mr. Bates played violin, was leader of different orchestras, among them that of the Boston Theatre, and supplied orchestras. Mr. Bendix also was a theatrical man. They published mostly band and orchestra music for the theatre and some pianoforte
1361 Information about the publications supplied by Fred Schmidt of Oliver Ditson & Co.
1462 Information about the catalog supplied by Harry Bettoney of Cundy-Bettoney Company.
1563 General information about the personnel and publications of this company supplied by Thomas King.
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