DUO~ART MUSIC -, r ,, ~ ~ p- . RICHARD WAGNER F rom the P ortra it Paint ed by Sir Hubert Herkomer in 1877 JANUARY, 1928 New Music for the Duo-Art Reproducing Piano January 1928 Classical and Salon Pieces Title Composer Played by Alnar.)'lIis . S eger . Ge ne vieve P itot B)' the Seashore , , , . .. 4' Arcusk)1 H elen \V. \Vilmington uCnllirhoc"-Air d e Hanet, No. Chaminade . Robert Armbru st er Contradance, No.1 ... Bee thouen-Seiss , Phillip Gordo n Grande Valse d e Concert, Op , 41 .. Gloeunou Princess de Broglie Serenade du Pierrot, Op. 22, No.2} Ignaz Friedman 1IIa"lu;8 et 1Ila"luise, Op. 22, No.4 Friedman Spriug Night Schumann -Lisst Shura Ch erkassky Operatic Music "La Boheme" Sel ecUon8 Act III . • • Puccini Maurice J ac qu et "'l'annhsutier," Exc erl)ts Act I (Purt 2 ) . • Wa gn er Ralph Leopold Popular Ballads and Songs (With Words) California Lullaby • Seiger • . · Henri Bergman Illy Blue H eaven , Donaldson . Ro bert Armbruster Song Accompaniments Since You " 'cnt Awny ,Iohnson , · Henri Bergma n '.rruclc 'Vinds . ,Keel , Robert Armbruster Special Educational R olls I~isten ~r s' ~[usic Guide­ nun No.1, Uh.)'thm Seymour Mrs. H ar ri et Seymour Uoll No. 2, l\[eJod y . S eym our Mrs, H ar r iet Seymour noll No. :J, C h o r ds 5e)111Iour Mrs. Harriet S eymour Uoll No. 4, ~IlI 8i cal l.'crms Seymour Mrs. H arriet Seymo ur Spe cial Duo -A rt Record-Rolls By tho Senshore, Op , 17 . Sm eta na . , . .M arta MiJ in owski Gil-;"lIc (No.3 of " S ix I ..ittlc Pieces") Bach·MacDo w ell Mrs. \V. J. Morrison 1.",,,1 of Dawn Kuhn , Henri Her gman l\Iinuetto Brinkman Joseph B rinkma n Popular Dance and Song Hits J)(~ar, on a Ni ,;'ht l~iI,e This-Il'ox 'I'rot . • Conrad Pauline Alp ert "Fh'e O'.,)ocl< Girl" IIledley (Ins t rnme ntal)- ! i'OX 'l' ro t. Ruby . F red Rich I Ain't Got Noboll)'-I~ ox Trot Williams. , . · . Ru be Bloo m I Ca ll You SUl:'ar-F ox 'I'ro t . , Barter & Bowles Cons tance Merinl: Illy H eart SloolI Still- F ox T rot ( Iir om ...i. Co n necticut Yanl, ee"), . Rodgers, . Fred Ric h Bomebodv I,iell Ahout :l1e-'Yaltz Eml er Constance Mering 1.'he Song I s Endcd-\\'altz . .. Be rlin , Pauli ne Alpert 'I'here IIlu st Be So mcb od s- Else- F ox Trot . Pink hard Alan Moran U p in the C1oulls-F ox 'I' rot (F' ro m " Five O' clock Gi r l" ) . ,, , , Ruby What'II You I>o ?-Fox Trot. Cohn o o ~~ DUO~ART MUSIC Published by THE AEOLIAN COMPANY AEOLIAN HALL • NEW YORK VOLUME 14 JANUARY, 1928 NUMBER 4 AudioGraphic Music An Epoch-Marking Invention for the Cultivation of the Understanding and Appreciation ofth e World's Best Music is this New Departure in Record.. Rolls for the Duo-Art Piano IT H OUT ted ious preparat ion or con­ about the composrtion, interprecation of its W scious effort, the understanding of fine meaning, together with historical and bio­ music, the appreciation of fine music and the graphical comment about the composer and hill inevitably ensuing love of fine music, is now specific work. within the reach of everyone. This may be conveniently read by the indi­ vidual listener without stopping the music. The new AUDIOGRAPHIC Music for the Furthermore, the idea is made additionally Duo-Art Reproducing Piano, now available serviceable for public use, and particularly for after years of careful preparation, makes it educational institutions, by combin ing it with possible for everyone to know good music and a projector and a screen upon which the com­ enjoy it to the utmost. ments are thrown so that they can be followed AUDIOGRAPHIC Music represents an en­ by an audi ence or a student body . tirely new and revolutionary development in The production of AUDIOGRAPHIC music. Music Rolls has been a great undertaking. For These rolls present music, even the most many months the world's for emost pianists difficult and involved classical compositions , in and the greatest critics and musical authorities a manner so intensely interestin g and so sim­ in America and Europe have been collaborat­ ple that anyone, even the most unmusical, can ing to create th em. N ever before in the his­ understand and enjoy it. tory of music has any movement received such The underlying idea of AUDIOGRAPHIC universal support and approval from leading Music is to bring to the listener's mind simul­ musicians and musical edu cators. taneously with the actual hearing of the music, AUDIOGRAPHIC Music Rolls, primarily such comment as will illuminate its hidden designed for and adapted to the use of the beauty and meaning, enabling the hearer to layman, have been found so full of interest grasp the full significance of the composition. and so valuable in imparting an accurate To this end, the AUDIOGRAPHIC Music knowled ge of the great musical classics that Roll as it unwinds in a Duo-Art Piano both even - before the first announcement of their reproduces the playing of some distinguished publication was made they were in use in pianist and discloses to the listener's eyes a many of the great universities and schools running comment of printed information throughout Am erica and Europe. ...-( Page Three )-•.. 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