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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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1Franklin Square Song Collection—a series of five volumes of the best songs and choruses brought together for school use up to that time,18 was acquired from Harper and Brothers in 1900.
3The "Hollis Dann Music Course" was published during the years 1914-1917. "Mr. Dann was fortunate in having in the preparation of this series the able assistance of Mr. Harvey Worthington Loomis and Mr. Arthur Edward Johnstone in the adaptation of the material necessary for the elaboration of his plan for the series. Mr. Loomis was particularly valuable for his contributions to the lyrics and Mr. Johnstone for the music of certain selections required to elaborate the method of the series."19
5The Hollis Dann series combined songs with a solfeggio system. The books of the series contain many tuneful exercises, some of which were "made to order" for the purpose of illustrating a particular musical principle or a technical point for the mechanics of the study of music. In addition to this there are many songs of fine quality in the series.
7The Hollis Dann series proved to be one of the most widely used and popular series ever published. It is still popular where its method is preferred. In addition to the series for the grades, Mr. Dann prepared a separate book of Junior Songs for use in junior high schools.
9The first three books of a new series of song material has just appeared in 1935 under the title, "Hollis Dann Song Series." This new material is destined to add to the popularity of the music course bearing the name of Hollis Dann.
11In 1925 and 1926 Foresman's "Books of Songs" by Robert Foresman were published. These books were developed on the new ideas of sense training, the development of feeling. Hence the basic theory is music reading and self-expression through song. There are nine volumes of these Books of Songs, not including manuals and workbooks, but including a Higher Book of Songs for high schools.
13From the standpoint of musical quality and gradation the Foresman "Books of Songs" rank very high and the series as a whole is rated as one of the best. Practically all the selections are either folk songs or by classical composers. A few of the selections are by contemporary composers.
1518 Statement of American Book Company.
1619 Information supplied by George W. Benton.
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