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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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1Class or Individual Lessons for Beginners by Mrs. Allene K. Bixby—1935.
2Drums and Bugles for Private and Class Instruction by Carl Webber—a rudimentary method book.
3The Rose and the Ring, an operetta extravaganza—text by Mary W. Kingsley and music by Carrie Ballard. Susan T. Canfield reviewing this in the Music Educators Journal 20 described it as follows: "The lines are merry chatter, the synchronization of words and melody so well accomplished that the musical dialogue is expressive and musically interesting. The parts whether for the small or mixed voice combination are beautifully written, vital, well scored."
5THE ARTHUR P. SCHMIDT CO. 21
7This publishing house, which has won an international reputation, was founded by Arthur P. Schmidt, a German of Prussian stock, born in Hamburg, April 1, 1846. He came to the United States when he was twenty years old and worked first in J. M. Russell's music store on [address hidden], Boston, in 1866. When he established his own business in October 1876 by opening a retail music store at [address hidden], he made a specialty of importing works of foreign composers. He gradually began publishing the works of American composers, the first in 1877, so that he has been called "Pioneer Publisher of American Music." In 1889 Mr. Schmidt sold out his retail business at [address hidden] to Miles and Thompson and then moved to [address hidden] He moved in April 1903 to [address hidden] where the firm is now located. It has had a New York branch almost from its start, and one in Leipzig since before 1908.
9"Mr. Schmidt withdrew in great measure from active participation in the business in 1916 and formed The Arthur P. Schmidt Co. of his coworkers and helpers—Mr. Harry B. Crosby, Mr. Henry P. Austin and Miss Florence J. Emery. He died May 5, 1921." 22
11The general varied catalog of this firm now comprises vocal, choral (including cantatas and operettas), pianoforte, organ, violin, and orchestra music; and theory, harmony, history and appreciation books by Stephen A. Emery, Arthur Foote, Arthur E. Heacox, Cuthbert Harris, Walter R. Spalding, Thomas Tapper and Edward MacDowell. The catalog of songs and pianoforte pieces is exten-
1320 Music Educators Journal May-June 1935 p. 55.
1421 See also Charles W. Homeyer & Company p. 69.
1522 From Fisher, William Arms. One Hundred and Fifty Years of Music Publishing in the United States p. 120.
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