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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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1The "St. Dunstan Edition of Sacred Music" edited by the Rev. Walter Williams, Director of St. Dunstan's College of Sacred Music, was begun in 1931. It consists of vocal music for Episcopal and Catholic choirs all of which has been tried out in the college. Father Williams has collected old and rare music, mostly unpublished previously, and also includes much by the modern Spanish and Belgian schools.
3The catalog also includes a new edition of chorus parts only, of ten Bach cantatas in both German and English texts, with the idea of saving considerable expense for choruses through the omission of the solo parts. These cantatas have been printed in the form used by the Bach Cantata Club of Cambridge or by the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Club. Chorus parts for cantatas of Handel, Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms and a few modern works are in preparation.
5The instrumental music of this firm is for violin, violoncello and string quartets. The violin quartets are unique in being an intermediary step between easy material and that for regular quartets.
7Among their more recent instrumental publications are—
9Gradus Ad Symphoniam—A Treasury of Ensemble Music for School and Home. This consists of nine books for strings and pianoforte—books 1-5, 8 and 9 compositions of classical composers and books 6 and 7 containing only folk songs.
10The Jankel Book of Folk Tunes—by Rudolf Jankel arranged for violin and pianoforte.
11A Suite for Oboe and Pianoforte by Gilson.
13Music appreciation is represented by the Wellesley College Appreciation Album in two volumes, edited by Edwin Greene. It consists of the materials used in the Wellesley College appreciation course.
15The theory of music is represented by—
17Principles of Musical Theory by Renée Longy-Miquelle, one of "The Concord Series."
18Principles of Harmonic Analysis by Walter Piston of Harvard University.
19The company is also bringing out Violin Harmony by Hugo Norden.
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