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Zin 9t1ruco by Man.icelli was an art istic example of attain A characterization followed on the program by Miss Dag ment in the art of Mando lin playing. Years of trainin g and mar Potholm , whose humorous sketches had the audience study has developed a technique that places Mr. De Filippis roaring wit h laughte r. \ as one of the leading Mando lin artists, and encore afte r en Appearing as Gui ld Soloist for thc.-third time, 1\ll rs. Jul ia core called him to continu e with his art istic interp retations. G reiner- Holdc, oft rendered an unaccompanied Mandala solo Mr. Amedeo De Filippis accompanied at the piano. which was very impressive. In her R r1Jerie selection of Spring Again the Hart ford Gu ild F~ tival Orchestra (ined-up, but this time to be conducted by M r. Frank C . .Bradbury and what an applause received him! At the signal every car was ready; every wr ist and pick in position. Th e orchestra responded to the first note like one. Ftriry Gold Ov tr lurt by Otto C. M erz was the first number. It had been specially arranged by the composer to fit th is monster symphonic orchestra, util izing the various resources at hand for attain ing various ton~L effects ,and color. T he overture was followed by an applause which seemed never to stop and an Ode ll arrangement o.f Ketelbcy's melody composition, Gt1llantly, Du o D 'Amour, followed. Many consider Alexander i\1agce an outstandi ng personal ity in Banjoland. 1·11e magic of his playing stirred the audie~ce at the Festival Concert wit h his own arr angement of KowalsL:i's Salut a Pesth . His arti stry is that rare gifted talent wit h the Standard 5-String Ba,~jo. H is many encores consisted of favorite old-time melodics.
,.No lnatnament i••Better Than it• Strin11" < Tun Are--- No Better Musical Strini• Than MU. J U LIA ~E I NER - IIOLDCII.Orr- M ASUOI .,\ S01.Ol5T Visions in Jllid IJ'i nter by C. Mudcr she displayed case and P!!,..~QW clearness with an artistic touch and technique that is so diffi cult in pl;yi ng the Manda la. Her encore was a beautiful F_or All Ge.....t_Purpo~ AND example of chord and harmony played wi1h depth and feel- ing. (Co ntinunl on l'agt B) KLEmTONE For Pro£e1-.ional UM 0 Trial Sirt, Eithe r ICinJ, lie. N~.~~:,P,~!~~••l~!,~t~ bit.ck and white enamel, all det.11\11clearly ,.~i ahown,~,~ PRICE POSTPAlO U MAHU'FACTilllE.D--- BY Banjo Clul»-Tea chera-Reta.llen write for 1peclal l)rl"" .Studud Ma,icalStria, Co. General Specialty Co., Dept. C 122 CypttN Ave . New York City ! 4320 Nert h Clartm t nt Slrttt - -- Chlr1.1:o, tlh nol1 PL! AU MENTION Tht CRESCENDO Wlll!.N WUTINC TO ADVUT15£1.5 The CRESCENDO July, 1928
UAllTFO•o l\'MPHOSY MASOOLIN OltCIIESTilA-M£MBl!ll9 o~· GUILD FEmYAL OltCIIES'TI.A-WALTl!R l(AYE, CONDUCTOR Guild Concert-from pige 7 dolinist with an individual style of playing developed through }'ears of experience and stud y. In his rendition of llcetho ven's Lotza Pep could have been no better nam e for the selec Sona/a No. 24, with Mrs. Vivian Pla ce at the piano, he drew tion played by Mr. Charles M. Rothermel as his own T enor forth like magic a tone that was rich in beauty, impressive Banjo composition. Hearing him play you begin by exclaim and without apparent cffor.t which is th e sign of a conwm- ing him an artist of the highest degree. Each note and chord lfl(lle arlfrl. seemed a sc::paratc being, so perfect was his executio n, and Th e second arti st t.,) ~our' the appearance of effort. Encore after encore was appear on the evening' s ';. ~~ed. He was assisted at the piano by Mr. Amedeo De \.J program was Mr. Soph Filippis. ocles T. Papa s, of con The closing number on the· program was· a novel concert transcription of Turk ey in the Strm v by the Hartford Gu ild siderable prominen ce in Festival OTChestra. It was an arrangement by Bickford of a guitar circles. He chose Count ry Barn Dance-fiddlers tun ing-up; on with th e d:ince ; as his select ions Sona tina . musicians do"ing a bit of original improvising , etc. As an en· Op. 7 1, No. 3 by Giu li core, Marc h T wo in One by John stone-Ode ll was rendered. ani, Pnstorale by Mozart Th ese selections were conducted by Mr. Bradbury. and one of his own com· Th e Convent ion Managers arc to be congratulat ea upon positions Valu Ftmtai.sie. assembling such a versati le group of over a hundr ed mu~i U~1der the fingers of l\1lr . cians to form the Gui ld Festival Orchestra wh ich played so Papas the guitar ceasc,l well to the credit of its name. Th e organization cons!'stcd of to be an "ins trument ," the following instrumentation: First Mando lins, Scrond Man and became as its player dolins, Mandalas, Ma ndo-Cellos, Guitars, Flut es, Banjos, .soP11oc1.es T. PA PAS-CU ITARI ST willed the voice of a gr.we Tenor Banjos ,. Baritone Banjos, Mando-Ba sscs, Ce llos, and noble loveliness. Hi s virtu osity was compa nioned by the Piano , Organ, Drums and Tympani. sensitiveness of his musicianship. · Artists' Recital T he following - selection s were origina l rpmpositions On "Tuesday evening, June 12th, at the Y. W. C. A. especially written for the mando lin and harp , as played by Auditorium, the annual Artist's Recital of the 'Am erica n Mr. William Pla ce, Jr ., and Mrs. Vivian Place. Thi s duct Guild was held to an audience composed of only Gui ld mem of mandolin and harp displayed an uncommon field of ex bers. This annua l event is a privilege to every member to pression capab le of a remarkabl e sonor ity and Aooding rich- hear some of the finest talents of fretted instrument music ness. (Conlinutd on Pagt 20) in private recital. The first artist to appear on the program was Mr. Wil liam Place, Jr . 11iis esteemed artist is an accomplished man- One Order - One Bill Send Now for Sample Order of One Expense A. C. BROCKMEYER'S FOR ALL MUSIC Famous System of Graded Teaching Pieces You want muaic from several publi~hcrs It Costs You No thing to Try Th ~m af~~ okr~r:.~ere to get it Send us J'OUr buslnnt card or lettuhead u a re PL!AIP ull!NTION Tiu CRESCENDO WH!N wunNc TO ADvnn1iu Jul y, 1928 Th , CRESCENDO ( 9 J ·o F th e countless millions of grains of sand on the beach, of h hem have even but a feeble desire to learn music. M ost the leaves upon the trees and th e flowers a11db lades of this class, however, have talent m ore or Jess, in latent form, of grass in th e fields ther e ar c no two exactl y a like. \'h ich only requ ires a patient , tact ful t eacher of a bility to Na tur e does not produce exact dup lil·att:s, and t hit law of briu g: it out :ind de\'clop it, and kind le th eir feeble desire to 11:ttun: applies with even greater force to human ind ividuals. lean\ , whether 11atu ral or forced; into a very keen desin:. 'fh crc arc nQ.t wo of us exactl y alike, our faculti es differ as Some o f t he very best student '.:! and orchcst ra players I have widel y as the four points of the compass. ever had have come from thi s class of students, a nd it is Considering these facts, is it 311)' wonder that th ere a rc so from th is class that I derive ffi)' greatest p leasure and satis many failur es in t he study of music-n atur e's most D ivine, faction in teaching. ar t, when we look about us a nd see the ma ny teachers that The so-called drudgery and 111011oton)' in tea ching is but use the same old cut and dr ied method o r system, step h)' a symptom of i nertia a nd samcncss,-a sur e sign that you arc step with each and every stude nt, regar dless of his tempe ra in, the "ru t." Get out of the rut, don't be a slave to rou tine, ment , individualit)' and limitatio ns. Fa ncy a physician p re avoid d rudgery by individua lization-by applying new p rin• scribing the same remedy to a ll patients regardless of their ciplcs and ideas in both old and new ways, and old prin ciplc.1 indi,•idual ill s. ~n ,c rcsuts, I am sure, wou ld be a nyth ing and ideas in new ways. but satisfacto ry. • i\Iost teachers arc 1>roducts of t he natura l talent ed class, T eachers I Look back over your past and rcc!ll to your t herefo re, it i s safe to say that th e a\·crag:c teacher docs not mind the vastly different ki nds of students you have had, sec the difliculties in music as the ordinar) ', or wise student their different ideas,-differcnt desires and ambit ions, their of less talent , but we shou ld--othcrwi sc our teaching will different r easons for ta king up the study of t he banjo, man surely fall short of the mark. dolin or guitar. You cannot gu ide a tenderfoot O\'er the mountai n wilds T he natu rally t alented studc11t, with a keen desire and in saft;ty, unless you arc a past-m aste r of the mysteries of the set determinati on t o learn some instrum ent , thro ws his whole wildemc s.s, an adapt in the a rt of woodcraft, wit h a natura l hear t and soul int o 1he work, stud ies and practices diligcntl )', st·nsc of direction and ability to "b laze 1 hc trai l" to sw• .-cess. mahs rapid progre SS,ofte n b y leaps and bounds. Remember that in teaching musi~, we arc not dealing ~ll1 is class of studcnls will progress rapidy almost rega rd simp ly with '.\f iss-, M rs. -·or l\Jr. - , but with less of the abili 1y of the teacher or his method of instructio n ; human nature in its many guises and disguisl-S, whid1 make d~ not scn rcly tax his resou rces nor call for any great the art of teaching a constant "bat tle." display of str ategy. But, take the o ther class , the young lady Our who takes up mandolin bc:causc i\1iss So-and·so, next doo r, wt·:1pons, howe\ ·cr, are not club s nor shou ld llu:}' be hammer plays; o r th e c hild, because mama and papa wa nt him to s,- human ability-nu111a 11inge 11ui1y- hu111a11brains. become a musicia n ; or t he society lad)', who tak.cs up the If you understand human nature and arc master uf your profession, you will be master of your students . Th e tead1cr banjo as a foci; the bus iness man, who wa nts 10 play a few who pieces "jus t for his own amusement " by ear, as he is too bu sy can comro l, direct and utilize these human facuhit"!, to bo ther with notes; th e car-fiend, who wa nts to be "bo rn who has definite, specific method s of dealing with them under aga in" and learn t o play by note; a nd ma ny other kinds, different co ndition s, can so manipulate the minds and wills of h each with ideas and aspiratio ns of thei r own and no two is s tudents to din.-ct them in ju st the righ1 ch:mnd s to attai alike. n th e highest s tandard of efficiency, as the gmrral directs his army. It is wit h this class that lie you r " fields to co nquer," and your success depends : first , o n your ability t o "s ize up your man, " a nd to d iscover h is limit ations ; second , to a lter an d H E summer season has finall y arri\ ·ed (a lthough to shape your method of instr uction and mann er of a pplication T man}\ it looked as thoug h it wou ld nc,·er come) and with to fit the r equir ements of the in dividual. it the thoughts of ,,acation. T hat is the time that mauy of Th e teacher who br ings a student of th is class up t o a us get slack and negligent . \ Ve pay little attention to our certain sta ndard of e fficiency is deserving of far more credit claily practise and gi\'e less care to our instruments. th an in br inging th e naturall y talente d st udent t o eve n a T he "hea lth " of your instrume nt dcp(nd s upon 1he l·arc higher standard. Y ct, I h ave hea rd t eachers say: "O h, I )·ou gi\'c it. Keep it in a d ry place, and if it is banjo you pl:iy have not the time no r patience to bo ther with the 't hick be carefu l how muc h tension you gi,·e the head. The strings, heads'- 1 want s tu dents with t alent." Tha t's all very we ll, too, wi ll need attentio n on account of moist fingers and hot we all a pprecia te the student who has except ional t alent, but weat her. \.Yipe them off wi th a dr)' cloth and then moisten the majori ty of our stu dent s ar c no t of this class and many them slightl y with a littl e oil t n prc\·ent them from rustinj!. f' LIAH M l!NTION The CRESCENDO Wll l!N WIITINC TO ADVl!lTI5fU [ 10) Th, CRESCENDO July, 1928 The Guitar in the History A Banjo Shell Guaranteed Chamber Music FORE VER of CONTINUED FROM MAY ISSUE- H E Ludwig Banjo has.a shell that is guaranteed Tfor tvt r~inst checking, cracking or splittin g. The meta s ell is the most solid, rigid and strong side-wall modern bu1jo construction. Ever)' We _havc -found the guitar held such important places in Ludwig neclc is guaranteed to stay straight for th r. England, in Franoe and ,in Germany, ·among the great com• life of the instru p1ent. Try a Ludwig KINGSTON ~ers who first brought Chamber Music compositions and ~23 inch tenor scalc--or its mate, the KENMORE performances to the world, and now we go to It aly, one of plectrum mode l. A prof essional inst rument for only the countries which has produced some of ollr greatrst guitar $75 . See one at your dea ler or write us and we'll ists and find that the guitar held an equally important posi• arran ge a trial for you. tion in early Chamber Music th ere. Bocchcrini. born in Lucca, Italy in 1743 1 was a contemporary of Hayden, also a fine guitarist, and both of them enlarged the sphere of thr symphony, and their compositions in this respect bear a strik ing resemblance. lloccherini was a fine guitarist and compo· ser for the gu itar. Hi s Patron, the Marquis of Benavente was a talent ed guitar player and he. commissioned lloccherini to write guitar p·arts to all his orc hestra l 'compositions. Special performanc es were given with Boccherini and hi!i! patron playing the guitar score and those who arc familiar with the three beautiful Qu~1tets recently published abroad Guaranteed to be in which the guitar was uSCd by this master, know that they a prof ~s ional in• were very accomplished players to hand le cff1..-ctivclyth e guitar stru mcnt. Has th!! part s of these works. The Fir st Qui nt et in D was given ton e, the J>Owcr its first Ameri can pcrfon11ancc by Vahdah Olcott-lli clcford and c l arity of guitarist and the Zoe llner Quartet in Los Angeles, Ca lif. a few years ago. The average payment received for the guitar banj os selling at part s alone to these Quintets and other work: for which twi ce th e price. $75 lloccherini composed gu itar parts, was abou t twenty dollars i11clucl~s in U. S. money. th ~ case. Corelli, called the shining light of Italian Chamber Music, wrote sixty sonatas, many of them for two violins and lute . His famous "La Fog lia d' Espagne" has been arranged for guitar solo wit h var iations by the great Spanish master, Ferdinand Sor. It remains tod~y one of the grea t violin anJ piano sonatas in its or iginal form and is played by .all the great arti sts. It has also been used on guita r programs abroad by Segovia, as ar ranged by Sor. Italy , the home of the viol in, and the country which has given the wo rld its greatest violin makers, during th e period from 1535 to 1745, was also the home of great guitar makers, as Stradivarius made guitars as well as violins. At first thought , Germany is usually thought to be the home of chamber music, or "k.ammermus ik." Martin Luther, lut.ist, guitarist and great lover of music, probab ly had more to do with the popu larity of Chambe r Music in Germany than is usually thought. He always devoted a part of each day, in the bosom of his family, to chambe r music, with all the family taking some part, each in his own way . This custom made its way thro ugh Gcrmany,-that the family with in LUDWIG & LUDWIG . st ruments in hand assemble dai ly together in th~ family room to make music, and this became as much a habit a., to Pr o/essi.o,za/ Bnlljos come together around the table for dai ly food and drink. 161 I NORTH LI NCOLN STREET - CHICAGO The writer possesses a very fine picture of Luther with hl5 family and playing his lute while the children sing as they (Continut, I on Pagt z8) •LU H MENTION T/11 CRESCENDO WHUI WUTING TO ADVHTIUU THE CRESCENDO ~ -~------~0 ¢~ 0~•------# ¢u t1·- 11 TENOR BANJO Jinrikisha SOLO Scene J apanese Printed ID U.S.A. ~ ------~ o~~ o~------~4i 12 THE CRESCENDO INTERMEZZO Cavalleria Rusticana 1st MANDOLIN .20 or VIOLIN PIETRO MASOAONI \... Arr . b,- H. P. 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THE CRESCENDO 17 INTERMEZZO GUITAR Cavalleria Rusticana or HARP GUITAR .20 PIETRO MASOAGNI 18 THE . CRESCENDO INTERMEZZO Cavalleria Rustioana .80 BANJO OBL. C NOTATION PIETRO MASCAGNI '- Arr. by H.P. ODBLL Andante sostenuto 10 A 7 111 ) j ,. 11 W J , I J JI ' t r lf ' f I ' 1:f v 4t ~ !irlf, ~ wtflf , . 'f ' i ,~ , ! i ittttfm[I f d 1 , tr! ,1 1 , tr f ¥ f ,tf,,,~1,g,,~1 1 1,j,f, 1f,• • i 'i pp morendo .Maae ta U. 8 . A . H.F. Odell & Co.,Bost on,Mass. Th, CRESCENDO C 19 J The ((Hit" of the Hartford Guild Convention '!}," B . ~anJos Gibson Artists Guitars who held .the spot Mandolins light at Hartfor d' And Kindred W. Kaye Bauer Hartford Fretted Instruments Co-Conductor It is notable that a lar ge 1ie rcc ntagc of the arti sts Aluandc r Maecc New Rochelle who :,ppcarc d ~o succ ess fu lly bdor c t he di s tin • Banjo Soloist J,:uis hcd gathc r in ~ o f member s of Tl1c AmC'Tic:rn Guild ;i.t H ar t for d , Con nec Will iam P lace, Junior ticut , J)laycd Gib so n Provid en ce, R. I. ln s trum eu t s. Mand olin Soloist T o pla y a Gi bso n ma y not pla ce yo u innn e GUILD FE STIVAL O RCH EST RA Gibso n, Inc. SIi Pa rso ns Kalama xoo, Michiga n St reel You ma y se nd me th e free Gibso n b oo k of GIBSON, Inc. _, ...Guitar ___ Oanj o _. Mand olin -- Uku lele Name __ 511 Parsons Stree~ Addre s"------Kalamawo, Michigan :::: 0 Te ache r O Player O Student Pt.US! M!HTION TIit CRESCENDO Wll!N wamN C TO ADYUTISU J (20) The CRESCENDO July, 1928 Guild Recital-t,om •••• • Managers. Mr. Bauer spoke of the preparations that had to be made to make the convention a success, and stat ed that the It is indeed unusual to hear mando-ccllo solos, yet on this Convention Managers were proud to inform th e Gui lders, recital occasion the artist , Mr. A. William c ·rookes brought ·even though the expense was heavy, they had " made a dol out the qualiti es and tonal color available by his excellent lar ." rendition of Verdi's Ctlu te Aida which impr essed those The principa l speaker introdu ced was Mr . A. F. Smith of present with what is possible in a mando--ccllo. Mr. Crook es the Hartford Chamber of Comme rce, who spoke most highly second number , if;D(JeSends a Little Gift of Ros es, by Open of the Guild {Ind its work , Mr. Sinith said that he had pre• . shaw, cmphasizchhc depth and color of this instrument. par ed two speeches for this occasion, one "we t" and one Miss Gertrude Hugin s accompanied at the piano. "dry," and as the weather ·had been so perfect durin~ the en• As a closing feature on the Arti st's Recital severa l selec tir e convention he wou ld recite the be.~t he could from mem tions were rendered on the Handard 5-string banjo by Mr. ory the " dry " speech (as he had forgotten to brin g the m:mu Frederick Bacon. Mr . Bacon is far from being an unknown script with him.) personality in the banjo or fretted instrument world . Hi s The second feature on the pro gram was the introdu ctio n exceptional ability on the 5-string banjo has won for him the of "M r. \,Villiam Pla ce, Jr. the leader of th e expedition which championship of old time banjo players an~ is the ideal of had been sent out .to captivate the being known as th e · many. Hi s selections were: Th t.· Glow JVorm by Lin cke, "Acous tic." To illustrate the many expe riences which the India n Lov e Call, by Friml and Jlllassa's in the Cold, Cold members of the expedition entcr counter ed Mr. William Ground (wit h variations) by Foster as arranged by himself. Foster sketched on the black-board such details that helped to explai n the lecture of Mr. Place . To th e surpr ise of the ex· ~ Annuai7u'iMBanquet plorer and to the diSappointmcnt of his audience when the The closing feature of the 27th Annual American Gui ld contain er · which supposedly held in captivity the "Acoustic" Convention was held in the forn; of an informa l banqu et in was opened, no "Acoustic" could be found . Thi s vain at· the Ballroom of Hotel Garde, th e convention headqua rter s. tempt to bring the "Acoust ic" before an audience was first Mr. C. Y. Ilutt elman pr esided as To astm aste r for the "ex• tried by Mr. C. V. Butte lm:111·ba ck in 191 7 when the Gui ld temporaneou s program" which proved to be very entertain convened in Boston. Rumor has it that the "Acoust ic" Expcdi• ing. tion will again take place so that one might be seen at the Many of the conventions promine nt personalit ies, were in convention in Baltimore next rear. trodu ced. Mr. G. P. Kennehan , Mr. Thom as Philips , Mr. Miss Alma Nas h who has been Secretary-T reasur er of the Geo rge Kri ck, and Mr. Sophocles T. Papa s were called lipon G uild for three consecutive years was presented at thi s tim e for a few words; Miss Marion Bradbur y rendered a few with a beautifu l leath er hand bag and a gift of $100 in aJ>· vocal selections with Mrs. Pla ce at the piano ; Mr. John No ll, preciation of the work she had done during her term of president of the Hartford Plectra! C lub from the studio of office. Mr. Bradbur y, and A'1r. Arthur Wil son, president of the Mr. Buttelm an also int roduced the incoming officers and Hartford Symphon}' Mando lin Orchestra · from th e studio of each one gave " his speech." It seemed that the genera l im Mr. Walt er K'aye Bauer, repli ed to the congratulations ex· pression of all was that this Hart ford Convent ion was the tended to them for the suppo rt that each of these organiza best ever. But Mr. Conrad Gcbclc in said when exte ndin g his tions had given the convent ion managers, Mr. Bradbury a1ld invitation to the Guild to meet in Baltimore in 1929 that he Mr. Bauc'r, the convention manag ers were called upon "to wou ld try to "put one over" as good if not better . give an account of themselves" for the vast amount of work that had to be met in the preparation of this Gu ild conven American Guild of Banjoists, Mandolinists and Guitarists tion. Mr. Frank C. Bradbury, in a modest Lindy -like way address correspondence to:- said he was glad to do all that he could for the Guild , but Adolph F. Johnso n, Secretary requested that Mr. Bauer be called upon as "speaker " for th e 157 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass. BEST HAWAIIAN GUITAR MUSIC EVER WRITTEN. EXCELLENT FOR CONCERT , IDEAL FOR TBAODNG. · · Just O.ut '-. The Favorite Collection of Hawaiian Guitar Solos with 2nd and 3rd Hawaii an guitar parts ad libitum By Sophocles T. Papas, H awaiian and Spaniah guitar virtuoso and teacher Contains: Swanee Echoes (Swanee River, Camptown Racca, Old Black Joe, Zip Coon, NI.au.a',in the Cold, Cold Ground, Dixie) Santa Lucia; Long, Long Ago ; Believe Me, if all th ose endearin g Young Charms ; My H onolulu Lulu ; Hil o Mar ch; Love's Enchantm ent (IV alt~) ; Suza nn a (F ox Trut) ; Berceuse; Aloha Oe . EFFECTIVE as solos, MORE EFFECTIVE as du ets, M9ST EFFECTIVE _as trios. Three parts complete, $1.00 Canadian price, $1.20 COLUMBIA MUSIC COMPANY, Publ ishers 1221 c;::_5tf~6'-ror::~;-;,- PUAH M ENTION Tht CRESCENDO WHl!H W11TIHC TO ADVl!RTI S!U Tht CRESCENDO [ 21) E. M. M.-\.Vatcrtown, M assachusetts The /,, p/ayi119 right hand l,armoriics on Jhe plu /rum b{lr,jo do you /{Ivor 11si119tl, e firs/ or /he suo 11tl fi119er at tl,e lwrm rmi c ANJOISTS' point ? BROUND TABLE { ANSWF.ll] Conduttld by Mn)t pl«: trum h:mj o playrrs u~e th e first fin1,:cr in 111:ikini; rii.:ht FllANK C. BRAOBUHY h:ur l h:trmuni c~. holdin g 1hr plectrum betw rr n thr second fiui.:cr :11111 lkiloht Ud Cora,oHr 1h~rnb. I arn :ilso inclinr d to f,n ·or thi s syslem :is I bdi e\"t' ii i, •1119 DE l'ARTlln"T II •i>td•llt ro, my rr po~iti\ 'C anti thu s a point in the: 111:itter of tone produ c1ion. 1 DanJollu . AQJ'OAOImar ut quNtJOIII 1>tn•lnl11,11101helianjo.o r <"Oll1rtbu11!te111a. -"s'ome 11laycrs cl aim th e usr of the second fingr r is be~ becau~c it :r:J::':,i~.J11H~0111 wtl.l rece l"' due a\ ·oid ) the chani.:ini; of th e plecu urn, but I am sure 1h:1t wi 1h 1hc: of~~,~~::~lttllou11d T>obl• '"· .,.,. 111:1~1cring nf 1hi~ eoiUI, which i, \"t'f)' ra~ily :ia::ornpli~hrtl, th:11 1hr much mor e pla y:1hlc method i~ th e unc fir~ rnc111ione d. Th e plrcuur11 H. L. B.-Chi cago, Illinois c:111i.:cnrrall y hr u~ tl with much more facility wlm1 hrld by 1hr I t(Jou/d like to inquire t4.!/,(lt is tht corr u J pirki11g in the :.c:co111Ifin~cr :1111!thumb th :111 hy thr mh cr mr llu;id, :rnd i( is 1hi, banjo pitce "Com ical Coons" in Jht first meornrt a/ltr Otf pni11t that ca u~cs most pl:iyc rt 10 ~trou i.:1~• fa\ ·or th e first finger a, introduction'! I st;tm to htNt: diflicully in this partirnl ar 1hc one to m:ikr thr h:irmonic cont:ict. measure nury timt it occurs in tht piut . TENORBANJOISTS ! HAVE YOU TRIED [ AHSWU ] T he corrttt pick ing for the mea!Urc in 11uestion would be as "Bask et Of Fanc y Wo rk"? A Rag for Trn or Banjo A. R. G.-Albany, New York The Home of Good Things for the Tenor Banjo I play th t IHmjo mu/ read Jhe oft/ A 110/alio11mu/ rerr11tlJ' - Five-string Banjo- Mandolin purchased ti pit ch-pip e far th e btmjr; ,d ,i,·I, was m(lr/ud ,./ A 8he111td '1 Studlet for Ibo Dan.Jo.• boob . i;rr ooot ~oc ror 1b1 UonJO. Ne-. lflll ll~ ■ed l:dl tloo ••.•.. 7~ net notation . Now th e pit ch-pipe is very lou,, i11/ net too low for TruaoloB1u,1!•:: a'~--~~~~.:::::~ :: boob. IIH bool ••·••• :.0C th e banjo lo sound good mu/ I (WJ ir1dill n l to think th at it is lor Ftnnr plu 1111. not corr ert, altho119h it is a rr9 11lar pit ch•pipe f or th r. five strin9 banjo aru/ markrd A 11otr1lioT1.Jl lo 11ltl }'IJlf ki11d!J' {')."• plain this. { AN"SWEll] Pep - Snap - Sparkle In the paS'I lhcrc h:i\'t' hecn pit ch•pipu for the h:mju (/ \ nnta • tiun ) on the markrl th.ii wrrr incor rect in the rc~ptc l 1h:11 the rn:mu • focluren were curifu sc:11b y !ht n.im ing of lhe str ings :rnd 111:ide tht ir 10 Brilliant Numbers pit ch-pipr, sounding th est tm:es (A, E, C : , B am l E) in pbcr uf for the banjo in folio fo rm , ar1angcd for plcd1u111 and the lone!! to whi ch the h:injo was accually tuned, in oth r r word , thimble, also to be played on tenor banJo . Learn S2.00 these and >"OUc.m sit in the liont row of banJoists . rcr cop y the y did not rttogn i:r.c the fact that the ban jo (A 1101:itiou ) was :1 transpo sed instrum ent ,rnd altho' the ba njos ope n tones wrre such in the A no1a1ion :is to rr:11\ing th ey were act u:illy tuned :ind !'Ot1n,lrd Carey's Thimb les for Finger Players (C, G, B, D :ind C) sam e as in the: rnode;n C nol:ition. The b:mjos S2.50 pe r set tuning is the same for either the C or the A notation - it is simpl y :i difference in reading. The A not:ilion pla yer !tOunds his oprn h:in Carey's Sounding Post atr ing-it actua lly sound s C, altho' he reads it in hi s mlHic as A, Impr oves the tone more than a resonato r (a minor third lower.) 75 cents I just r«:c:ntl)' found that a new pit ch·pipe put on the m:irkte mention the make of you r banjo fo r the banjo ,us inco rr « t in 1he same way. Th e m :inufact urrrs made 1wo sepa rate pitch -pipes for th e banjo, one for the C notation Carey's Damp Proof Solution and one for I.he A notation, 50 lab elled and the fin t named wa1 corr«t while the 1econd was made for a banjo actu ally tunrd to A. Best yet - docs not add th iclmeu to th e head 1mp1ovcs 11,11c $1.00 It seems rather n d IO ha\ 'C: thr se mist:ikes repeatrdl y occur but ii a11 goes back to the fac r th:111 hr banjo is in rcali1y a new instrument Ltarn fr om a man w ho plays. and h as h:id in its evo luti on m:iny things lo con ren EVl!RYT IIIN"C FOIi TIit BANJO R!PA IR 3EIIVICE STATION FOR ALL JII Cll ·C ltAO! BANJOS <.ANY PUBLIS H ER. O UR R EFE R E N CE U9 South W1btl 1h Aw, . ~...._...... _, tvR t rE FOR PR.ICES-.. ,_ "' BANJO SPEC IALTY SnoP Chlul!"v, lllln ob I. t4•~11''11·1;i:f.il ◄ !lciHtl•l144 .I PL!AH MtN"TION T/11 CRESCENDO WHEN WRITIN"C TO AOVEIITISEIIS [22) Th, CRESCENDO July, 1928 Popular Instrument s Named for Roy Smeck Segovia Will Return Next Year One of th e most intere sting musical merchandising develop (l\lu ~icul America - February 26) ments of the last few months hns been the new scries of in strum ents known as th e Roy Smeck Vita-Guitars. 1'hcy are "Andrea Segovia, the great Spanlah guitarist, whose nam ed for Roy Smeck, brilll'tlnt young Vitaphone, - vnwlcvillc American debut last month wns th e musical sensatio n of th e and record urthot, known thruout the theatricn.l world us '"l'hc seaaon, sniled for Europ e Feb. 17 on SS. "De ut achlund," Wba nl of the St r ings." '!'his remarkab le nrtist sold out five New York recita ls In five Preceding this new series of i1JHlrumcnts, aml well known weeks and filled u tota l of twenty -five engageme nt s In the to members or tle usic industry for the last year, was the Hnme period, fifteen of which were in New York City, to ur in Roy Smeck Vita e introduced last June as 1111 entire ly new Boston, and one eac h in Washington, BaJtimore, East Orange, •tlcparture In Uk lele construct ion. 1'he name, "Vitn-Uke," und Proctor, Vt. when first applied to this inst ru ment wus in token or its s1>on "Segov ia will return to 4m erlcn in December of next season sor'11 greatest achicven,ent, his uppenronce in the very fin1l to fill a long tour, which will be extr emely crowded it ad Warn er Brothers' Vitaphone production. He wns AClectccl U!I vance booking s ure any indicat ion, us Segovia already hnr the outstunding stringed insitrum ent artist, and feat ured with twenty -five contracts for next senson. HiR ~ou.r will conclutle such ste llar names ns Mnrion Talley, Mnrtin elli, Annn Cnse, un the Pacific Coast at t he eml of Murch, 1929, where he will Harold Bauer, l\tischa Elman, Efrem Zimbnlist, and other s of embark for n tour of the Orie nt, emb racing recita ls in J apan, th e highest degree. 1'he Ha rm ony Company, Chicago, are China, Philippine Islands, Struits Settl ements and India.'' . manufacturer s of th e Vitn -U kes und Vita-Guitars. The Roy Smeck Vila-Guitar ser ies consists · or thr ee models. "Ten Thousand Dollar Banjo Orchestra " The fundamental model is the standard six-str ing guitar for regu!Ation Spanis h playing. By th e sim ple addition of a ste el Featured nut it is convertib le for Hawuiian J>laying. The secontl model A "Te n Th ousand Dollar Banjo Orche stra" wlLfl.nssembled th~ Guitar with nineteen fret s und 28-inch scnle. Th e for th e Mu~.icul l\'lc rchundi se Dinner of their recent convention, inl model Is the Plectrum Guitur, with twenty -th ree fret s which consiste d of fou_rt ecn instrum ent s vnlued nt $10,000, one d 27-inch scnle. Th is latter instrum ent will luwe 1111 espe ::inl of which 1,d one was worth $1,600. 'l'he vario us musician s in appeal to the banjo players who I\OW st rum on the long ntiek the orchest m 1·epi-e1wnl ed ten llifTercnt munufucturers. Plectrum banjo. Euch model is equipped with the new Har It is lwr ,I for the luym1m to untlcr atnnd how so much value mony "Aero-bridge," a patented device designe d to eliminate c11n be put into un instrum ent of thi s type. However, every the buckling or warping of the guitar sounding board. Com inch of th ese im1tru 111ents with ·th e exce ption of the enlfskin binccl with th e scientific Hat'tnony meth od of underbraci ng th e heads, is completely co\'erc,( wit h nrti stie hand work, hand new bridge permit s unusunl ease of act ion und sweetn ess of engrnv ing, c1uln1eling , inlay work, heuvy gold pl nting that is tone. · hand bun 1iHhe1I, m1tl, in muny cases, th e instrum ent s ure in The new instrum ent s are desc ribc1I ns being "d ist ingu ishetl Juyed with precious stones. by origin ality of tlesign ancl constru ct ion, and murk e,I 11)' case Few J>COfllll ure rmnili11r with the fact that th e bunjo it( the of action nm! sweet tone quality ." 'l'h e line is or the finest only instrum ent for which thi s country is directl y responsible. cons tru ction, each Guitar being built. of hjgh ly figured ma Being II nativ e instr ument, it is quite nuturu l that the ban jo hogany with selected, clo:1e-graine1I spruce tOJ)s, Each instru Hhoulcl grow to its pre1wnt JlOpulurity in thi s country. ment is produced with a m:iximum of ca re ful hand work, which 'l'I~ mlvance menl of the instrument hus been uided ma contribu tes mnterially to th :,, excc 1itio1U11ly fine tone quality teriully by th e Music lntlustri es Chnmber o( Commel'Ce, which, embodie d in it. A modern lacquer finish, hantl rubbed und through one of its sul,sitliarie s, th e Na tion i1l Association of polished, complete11an instrument that is of high quali ty in Musica l lnstnnn ent anti Accessory l\lanufncturcr s, has suc e,-ery detail. , ccc,led in unit ing all the numufoctur crs throughout th e country Destined to further populariz e the new instrument s is the in a co-operutivc cumpa ign in 1iromotio11nl and standurdi zution widespread tlemund for the Roy $meek guitar nnd banjo work. reoonls. His current record ing s, eith er now avnilub le o·r short ly to"be released, include the following nu mbcrll: TWO OUT OF EIG IIT Colum bia-"Twilig ht Echoes" nnd "Tough Pickin "; , "Bnn Urforr goin~ on the 11ai;e my frientl llilJ had an orcl1~t ra. \Vh en jokes" und "Ghosts of the Banjo;" Victor-- "'l\vilight Echoes" he fomul om thr muaici:111'!!iCa le consisttl l of nothing but notes and and "Itching Fingers; " Edison- "T welfth Str eet Rag" nnd only lwo out of eig ht wer e ••Do," hr ga\ •t up j:az:i:. "Itching Fi ngers;" Rcgal -" My Ohio Home" and "Laughing - .Music /titer Rag;" also several Domino and oth er popular records. Roy Smeck appeured at the Harmony Co.'s display in th e The FITRITE PICK Music Trade s Convention at the Commodo re Hotel, New York, J'or OUIT.\11 ("StNI" or n'Jlll•r atrlolJ June 4th to 7th . His demo nst rations of hi s own and other ond ror DA!'UO . Fina for doltblt tut11olt. 1nd ror ~rodlldAI bi. lOM l'Olllmt Ind Harmon y instruments were listened to with a great dea l of armna llll .. tr . TTo ,1-. lun ond 111,au. adJulta bJ.10 l11 and tn.d llnslr&. interest by all those who attend ed the convention. 'l'o hear PrlD140.u rolr him play Is to understand why th e critic s have dubbed him Ill ll all m11Jln l mdM. dHltn 11111,Obbo,n or "The Wizanl.'' HAHOLD OnTH, Mf r. • 1870 Deacon Street, Doaton, Man . A TIP i·o COMPOSERS Don't try to sell mammy son1:,.~in PalY Paw, Michigan. Last Word in Hawaiian Guitar Solos Ur J . VO LLMAFI, tho H awa ii a n Guit a r Sµedalbt -Collrge 1/um or -- It not n.ora 11.. n pleuod. relllrn and rel JOII• m°"'1 back. - - ~!LIA ~1~:lri~::fr.;:·f!~a.<:,t.A 1:,e. . • ..•. ::: ROWDEN'$ TENOR BANJO TECHNI C r~ 1:: ···· ····•~ •• ,_ .. ~ ~lld mon WDa Jilin colllCtlon ol 11"41•. n..- ..... ao A -•- ..,..,.111 .... NII -' PL!AIZ M!lnlON The CRESCENDO WHEN WllTINC TO ADVUTISl!U J uly, 1928 T/,, CRESCENDO [ 23 l through ci rcum §t:m cc, it is mighty good poli cy lo gin them more The than thr y uptt l, for the concer t is the billb oa rd of the 1cachcr '1 lm~inc ss. MANDOLINISTS ' Pupil1' rcci1:ils on iO cPllccl 11:rndnn l im trum cnu are u~uall y rather irhomc afhirs 1111lu, 1he 11uJc11t! ar c advan ced , bu1 the ROUND TABLE h cttetl in1itrurneru teacher w ith yo ung pupih can, w ith our instru ment !, pr c!ient ensc-mh1e numb tn that if pr operly coac lietl will have Condu ettll hr a tln: id cdl y prn fruio11 al 311110:!plirr e. (;o o, •er yo ur lisi of player, WU.LIAM l'tA C:E, J II. t: irrfull )', D « id c ir r ou ca n, th e typt o f rc oplc wh n w ill come 10 YlrtwoM, COIIIHUranll A11tho, 1-f=ar each slmlenl pla y, Fu r an a1•cra1,;e cla ~! )'Ou w ill firul a li)I IH II l)J-:\'Al!Tllt!!<--,. I• ~s1,...-t1UJ for rc:u li n1,; somethi ng lik e 1l1is. 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DIRECT FROM PARIS 1111.a, 111,.,.,,.,. PU:AS! J.l!NTI ON T/1t CRESCrNOO WII P.N WRIT IN G TO AIIVl!RTISl!U Th, CRESCENDO Jul y, 1928 A Pupil Made Good Music Advancement Books Gain Wide Favor Margu erite Lichti is well deserving of the outsta nding part . Man y of the iri!ormatio nal publicotions of the National she ia now taking in the famous " Ziegfteld's Follies of 1928": Bureau for the Advancement of Music, New York, are finding for from the day she took tier first lesson on Ute Mnndol!l a wide use, not only in this country but in foreign lands, For from Mr. Templeman, Miss Lfchti has displayed the t:llents instance, the pamphl et, "Quiz Your self on Mus ic," an adaption of a rea l artist and advancements have been Sers at every turn of the que stion s and answers craze, has been wide ly distri Members or the American Guild of Banjoi sts, Mandolinis tll buted in America, partia lly through the broadcasting of se lections from it by leading radio station s. Thi s has so at :~~~i:.ri~~~~-:;e~~~~~rG: ~~d :::;:;!~~n!n::S~~tracted the at\ention of one of th e dealers in Birmingham, ·which Miss Lich~a rri ed out her part as Guitar soloist nnil England , that he has orde red 2000 copie s of the booklet toe also her Guitar and Mandola pl aying with the "Gibsonians ·' dist ribution in that country: the aame seasons. Miss Lichti is nlso a very talented Harpi st Others of the publication s hav e won attention, 'not only having played for several sensons in Chautauqua and Lyceum. here in America but from another membe r of th e Briti sh com• m onwea lth of nations-Au stralia. At the •request of H. G. Morton, th e city engineer of Melbourne , copies of the bureau's Boston Initiates Banjo Movement public at ions, "Municipal Aid to Music in Ameri ca" and "Guide Positive action has been brought about by a letter sent by for the Organiz at ion of Loca l Music Weeks in Cooperation . the Music Round Table of New Engla nd to all manufact urer~ with Nationa l Music Week" were sent to him some time ago . of banjo s and publishers of school music. Thi s orgnization is In acknow ledg ing the-receipt of the se books Mr. Morton said composed of a member ship including rcprese nla ti, •e dea lers in that they had been brought to the noti ce of the Lord Mayor of mu sical mercha ndise in and arou nd Boston. It was at one of the city with the hope that officia l action might resul t. their recent meeting s that the ciuesticn aro se as to what can ~or"t he banjo. Unique Combinati on a Hit V ....}'~~~~ter , which was sent out to the various manufacturer s Many are familiar ~•lith the head liners who have -regi ste red and publi @hers, asked if th ere wasn't something that could be hit s with Such combination s as two banjoR, gu itar s and man clone to show the dea lers, teacher s; supervisors, etc. , that the tlolin , or guitar and ukul ele-but the mandala and guitar is banjo is not exclush•ely an instrument of jazz, but does hav o:? not so common. its legitim ate place in the orchestra and band. Miller and Farrell are th e pr()(lucers or thi s uniqu e com To many the idea th at the banj o is an inst rument of the bination. They are popularly6known as Vitnphone und Victor band may seem a bit novel but the Aleppo-Temple Shrin ers record ers, and hav e mo.tie many "big hit s" with their "duo" Band of Boston iS an organization of about two hundred mem which ha s called for more dates thnn they can handle. bers with a battery of banjos which are used not only for concert work but in stree t parad es as well. Th is is not th e Tu chcr : "Usc the word '•b:injo" in :i sentence." only example as th ere are many more such orga nizati1:ms Swede Kid : " My n:ime ban Joe." which hav e banjo s as a part of t~ir instrumentatio n. The respon se reeeh-ed b)' th e Music Round Table from the ,·arious manuf acturers and publi shers was such as to a ss ure them that th ere would be a grent dea l of educat iona l work HAVE YOU SEEN done to show at conve ntio ns and at gatheri ngs of school superviso rs, a s well as to the gene ral public, that the banjo the has a place in q,chest ra s anti band s, or at any place where music is appreciated. lmpro vccl Hamilt on Hamilt on Combin ation THREE- Schub ert Album . . . . uo GREAT Beet hove n Album ...... 2.00 'Lone Star GUITARALBUMS Modern Album "'":"'.'.,!,."=2.00 Tnlllm11tlllmbr Yahd1h0lcottB lcklord The AMERICAN GUITAR SOCIETY 2280 Welt 23rd SltN:t Loe An ll'tle., C1111f. MUSICSTANDS Stnd for m1 li1t of- bras• tubing 150 COMPOSITIONS and ARRANGEMENTS FOR HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR wide shelves 0-.dbrt-.dlfnl-,whtn. A - oadNI, l'tw. • .,. ftnt an4- number,, to dilkl.llt IU'UI an dt Mlrk. No biMta mulr written tor ru1dlo - or n,ellal•, patented locking device 1 J. D. SOIDRMA'.'IN - 1010 lith S1rec-1, Denver, C.Oln. ask LOOK HERE Send for Your Dealer You mll8t hn , C. S. llet.no·• n e,• StN: I Gul- MONA fd~!'.'e*:.!~~&!t! ·o,~1!~fn: ~-.~~f1n~c1:o':i;:VISTA & -90methln1r new. Tn!molo . 1laH ttlckr, lnter •" 1 1rtltldal bannonl u, arranirem ent of por,u l11r AUBADE mur k. 2110lot In 8 ke,,1. The onlr com11lete Mr. D,Lano· • method .. u pub llahtd. Get lhe ~t. lln ut. KRAUTH & BENNINGHOFEN Prlai the lame and com11lete J \18t outl Ino n, vo lume 11.00 Publbhed for IIAMJLTON, 01110 IU Sou1h Broadway "Part ,. C.S . DELANO Lo• Ana:elu , Ca lif , PU A.SI M ENTION Tht CRESCENDO WIIEN w•mNC TO ADV£U1SUS · July, 1928 Th, CRESCENDO [ 25} the Sona 1ina by Torroh:i is ca rried in s1ock by The Zan ·ah Publ i,h ing Compan y 11ml can be obtaine d from the If . F. Odell Company, The publisher s. The Scrtnade by Si1ma7.enilh is not fo1cd in any ca ta · UITARISTS' loguu, so t imagine that i1 is :a man11scrip1 eompo, ition and I am G unable IO give you ;any information as to where it may be obtained. ROUND TABLE E. R. W .-Sc r:111to11, Pennsylvania Canducl 1dlly Could J'OII trll mt ,u/10 is th e arrang rr of P laJ•tr{I, Spanish VA HDAH OLCOTT-BICKFORD d{lr1f t by Grmw ~hu, w hirl, u ·m 011t of th e 1111mhtrs 011 the Vlrtuo M, Co•,11er Sc/ov ia progrmns ir1 this rt11111lrJ•, or is !lure- {I p11h/is hrd 11 11 T::~~-~:;r"::..~l':;;;'!.em:~ic!11~ n:;Jm19em et1/ of this , {111d,d ,rre "'"J'it be obtf1i11,J? !Lon.ol"'rtalnlllll' IO II~ ruharor comt lbute ltcnu. Qu...1loru, or 111Hie.llo111wlll re• { ASSWEll) ttLTI! dueCO [ ANSWl!R) The I.egenda by Alben iz is a Scgo,·ia arrangement. T ,hh and "SURGRIP" Top r•r t hu • 1ure ll'rlp rim. M•d• USED AND SAM PLE INST RUME NTS of 11olden bnmw. p01h lnl1 h11nd-om• Gib .son H4 , $200 .00 mand ola, $7f .00: HI. SH.00 mandola, for Your dealer or dll'fft $1.00 $40 .00; F ◄ mand olin . $60 .00: old sty le Gibwn 5-string banjo, cost SI rn.oo,tak e S.H .00; Whyte Laydie 5·string banj o, $30 .00. wm aend1ode11.ler1on1ppr-ov. l. WIIIT.E 1'011 IIIG LI ST o~· vn•~r.D IN8TIIU)IE~T Chas. Olson Music. Co. A;-.D IIANO IN !ITll lJloU'ST IJA.IIOAIN!I 1100 Cllnl,;in An. S., Mlnnnp,;ill1, Minn. C. A. Templeman , 206-7 Capitol Theatre Bldg ., Sio ux City, h . PLEASE MENTION Tiu CRESCEN DO WIIEN WRITISC TO ADVl!RTl!l!R! [ 26] Th, C~ESCENDO The Templeman Music School Schnioller and Mueller Recital Hall . · PROGRAMS OF CONCERTS AND Sioux City, Iowa April 12th 1921 REOTALS Hawaii an Guitar Solo-Peacock Waltz , , , . , , .•.•.•• , , , Schur man Ho,., can I leave thtt- .. . . Arr. Schurman Ursula Murphy-Helen Murph y at the piano H arp Solo---Clear Sky . . . • . . • ...... • • . . . ..•.••.•..... Proth i11 Pupils Musicale'Given byMiss Anna M. Tuttl e Georg ia Geares Banjo Solo-Slippery Feet . . . , . , • Bauer f Brooklyn, N. Y. · Fred Comstock Haw aiian Guitar Duett-Lullaby ...... , Moyer 1. Bedford Mandolin Clu~ Springdale W altz ...... •. : •. Moyer (a) Brownie Princui . , . , . , , .... , , , . . , ...... Farrand Rosella and Leslie Blumer (b) The Swan , •• , • , ...... A rr. by Oddi, Saint Saens Piano Solo-Primro,e Waltz •.. : .. : .. • . , .. Martin (c) Dircc1or1 Choice , , . •..•.. . , ....• . , . , ...... Liddicoat Dorothy Miller a. Tenor Banjo Solo---L:idy Meddle,ome , , . , • , , • , , , •.. , ... Stahl Pi ano Solo-Fai ry Foot Steps .... Farr ar Bert Drobbin Marjory Brady 3. Mandolin Trio-Marietta , Spanish W altz ...... , • , •.• Coffel Violin Duct- In the Land of Collon Reu er Natalie Hartshorn, Florence Holterman, Agatha McCurrach Athena Tha lla1 and Leona Cain · 4- T enor Banjo Duett-Glendale Waltt ... Harvey H arp Solo-La Har pe Ealien ne : ... . Godcf roid Ha nnah Meinh ard t and Sara Dashcfsky Or iole Wright S· Banjo Mandolin Solo---J>opular Aiu Hawai ian Gui tar Solo-Ya lsc Debonair . Schurman Lillian Edelman June Head ington dGlifi and Gu itar Duett-Angds Serenade ...... Braga Banjo Solo-Ray of Spnshine ... Tait Kathleen David 10n and Agatha McCurrach • Robert Uget ~ 7. Tenor Banjo and Mandolin Duett-Over the \Vaves ..... Rous Piano Solo-Spring Song ...... Mende lsohn Jer ome and Bert Drobbin Helen Maberr y I. Bedford Mandolin Club- Piano Ductt-Po lonai,e Joycuse ...... Krcntzlin (a) Iri sh Medle y . •...... Fairrh ild Bessie Epstein Jnd Helen Shapiro (b) Love'• Old Sweet Song ..... Molloy H uuiia n Gu itar Solo-Spin ning Song . Schurm an (c) Tali 1man . . . . Stahl Valsc Poctiquc ... Schurman 9. H awai ian Group- Norma Hale Miu Tutt le H arp Solo-Rondo Cap riccioso . Theodore Cell• 10. Mandolin Solo,- Dorothy T cmpJeman (a) Medital ion ...... Morrhon Hawaiian Orchu t ra-Drowsy \Vatcrs ...... De Lann (b) Huntsmen '• Chorus ..• . . Yon\Vebtr Haw aiian Love Song ..... De Lano Jerome Drobbin Banjo Band-Cheerful Tiding,,-Wah z . .. W . Morri, 1 1. Guila r Solos . . ... Selec1Cll Silver Spring ... Moyer Agalha McCurra ch 12. Tenor Ba njo Solo,- Wisc: "What would you do if you could play the banjo like I (a) Cheerfu l Tidi ng, .. Morri, (b) On the Go ...... S1ahl can ?" Guy; "I'd lake luso ns." ~ Einer J achel 13. Bedford Mandolin Club- (a) Magnolia Serenade ...... Miuud (b) Beau1iful Nigh1 ...... Arr. by Odell, Offenbach JACK MILLS FAMOUS TENOR BANJO SOLO PUBLICATIONS (c) Ita lian Serenade ...... Eat on By Am eri011'1Greatm Banjoist s and Compo.en Anna M. Tutt le, Dir eclor, Florence Holterman, Nata lie Ha'rtshorn -- y FINGERS ·•······:::::::·.·.:·ooi~'!:~~ Agatha McCurr ach, Kathleen Davi,dson, Lillian Edel man, Jcromt Drobbin. :~:·..:.· .. ~ :.:.:.:.--.D~ H§fi~ ...... 81 Ze11Confrey ..... Dy Conf re1 ••.•.••. Dy Jent c1 Second Concert of Guita r Music .. n, J . Ru ..... e, Under •the di rection 0£ T he \ Vurlitzcr Co. American Guita rist• ·--···.::· .·.:·.:: 'fl Morr ie Composer, Johnson C. Bane, Los Angeles, California Each Numb er ubll1hcd with Plano ACC(lmv-nlmcnt Symphony Hall, Mar ch 281h, 1928 Price 65 Cents Each ·, . (a) Overture ...... , , .•.. , . , ...... Banc (b) Yalac Brilliante ...... Wienohki MillaSelf Instructorfor the TENORBANJO (c) Concerto •..•.•. , .. S1ow1kohki WITH CHORDS. BANJO DUETS. ETUDES. SCALES, ETC. By C. E. WHEEL ER · z (a) Dance Russia ...... Banc An ~~, and 1>ractlcel method that teac hu 1ou to 1>ley popular (b) Scheno ...... Borow,k i musi c 11nd el\mlnat u muc h tec:110111etud:,- end praetl~. (c) Spanish Dance No...... Monkows ki Price 50 Cents {d) Spanish Serenade ...... Barlt • 3. (a) Operatic Fantasie . ,., ...... Veid i Quick Chord Fin-fer for the Banjo By FRANK E. Q'NEAL . (b) Nocturne No. :a .. • • • ...... Banc 1 1 0 ('c) Indian Pow Wow Dance .. Banc ~:e~~~~~! ~nt~;!:~~ Wi:it•~h~ !1:"o~b ~t1~o!:~,t~•!~! the pl11er Cll'II mark eith er r,leno or banjo mu•lc qulc.kl1 and (d) South.cm Melodies . Foster accur1WIJ' ht a mannerthat will cnl'ble him t.o play them al liaht . 4- (a) Symphonic Potm • ...... Bane . Price 50 Cen ts (b) Mia DoJcia Gavotte ...... Thomas Puhfisl11d 61 JACK MILl.S , Inc., 148 W est 46th Str ~et ., (c} Song Without Words . Vondcrlicr New York, N . Y. (d) March Militairc ...... Banc PUAH MUlTI OH T/1t CRESCENDO WIII.H W II.ITUI C TO ADVI.IITISl!II.S July, 19:zS T h, CRESCENOO Mand.olinists' Round Table--/, om •••• 23 Guitari sts' Round Table-- /,om•• •• 2; 2-c. ClauiCI of medium grade 1hould be selected wi1h care. lt ru lu l in lh t! 911i1ar and ht1111!a /int inslrum l!nl on t1.1hirh lo II is sheer folly to pr ogram Poc1 3nd Peaunt o,·erture with a few Ju1actiu . I u1oultl likt! to makl! a lift study of this f11scinnt• m3ndolins, possibly :a m:indol3 and :i few gu itar s. If complete in st rumentati on is 3vail able, 1plendid ; if not, keep aw ay horn o,·er in9 instru111,t1/an d since lht!rt is no trachl!r of tht 9uitar in tu ru. For years upon years we hav e heard old standard s done to my localitp, I thou9ht you would bt th e bu t souru fr om perfcct .ion by 1y mph o11y orchest ras :and bands and 10 3ltempt 1hem w hom to inquirt. II/ ould you pltast makt II list of a ft w wi1h any but a massi\·e and completely instrumentated m:andolin ofjht hr.st ttat hus of the instrum t nt. D o J'Oll th ink I orchn:tra i1 likely to result in ridicule. I remember the words of a a, too old to start studyin9 the 911itar? I /mow it is a prus critic of such •3 performance w hich occurred man y years ago; he " 'role "it w:is quite like 3 \Vagner opera in a music box." Such diffi rnlt a,u/ also n tJtry unpopular instrum u 1/ i11Am rri,·fl but a per formance is neither good bu1inen for the teach er nor good· ad· this dol!S 1101 discour119t mt. I can ruul aao mp1111ime11tsbut verti sing for our instruments. ml!iody /Jllr'lt . (b t j,,g much morl! difficul t lo finger th"" mm 1• 2-d. St:rnd:ird master classic, 3re best left 10 professiona l organ do/in) nrt diff irnlt for 111,e to 9tl, bill this u ·ill ,mlJ• tnlu prar- iza tions or profe u ion3I 50loi11s. tiu, l J:11ou·. - 2.-e. Heavy clnuics rn,i be rendered by an "alm ost professional " mandolin orchesu a. II has been done 3nd done well but usua lly 1 thm1J: J'OII vrry kindly in ndvan u f or n11yi11f ormatfo11on man y of 1he p\3yer1 wer e people of years of uperience and I.he thl! sub ju ts "bovt stalt d. co11ductor a mu,i cian of considerable standing and to back him w as (AS5W[k} a com;lt1tl1 instrumen tated mand olin orchestr3. · In :inswer to the last questi on 35 rega rds arrangin g pa rts for a-f. There is linl~ in modern music for our inHrumenis. Dy four banjos (1wo plectrum and 1wo 1enor) ~-ou wi ll ha\ 'e lo use each modern I refer to the 10 ca lled ·•contin uous di9COrd" type somewb:it banjo on a differ r11t p3rt 10 h:i,·e 1he combinati on succeu ful on a akin to cubiu art . An occasiona l tolo number is reall y quite interest• tr emolo numbe r. \Vould sugge st a hr5' ~1d second tenor part , 3 ing but it should be left to an uperienced soloist. third 3nd oblig:iro part going to the plec_!J,ambanj 05. To arran ge Aher makin g :a gen eral resume you \,.j1J note thM ,'l"e have for 1his combin:ation, 1houg h, i1 :ino1her story 3nd ~hould be in the covered nearly every type of compo,i tion. If your aud ience is hands of :r, up3blr arr:ange r. Each instrument ~hould h:a\·e a dif• mostly young ptop le stick 10 light cJ,,ssics 3nd semi popul:i r. The hrrml r ,·oiced p:irt (single note) ahhoui,:h one of the plec1rum older we grow, the more 1he serious in life appea ls to ~ therefore b:anjos could be used on a light and wc-11a rr::inged chord p3rl with :an a udien ce may often be well judged by it's aver:age 3ge. good efftet m::in)' time s. The ensemble ~hould then gin 1he doired Select ,·our number l)'ptS w ith care. For eX3mple: "Old Black and well b:ilance d effect that you :ire setking. \Vhen all b;injos :ire Joe" shou ld ne\•er follow "Lo,·e Sends :i Little G ift of Roses." u~ed on chord p::iru the effect is bound 10 be tra sh~·. 10 say the lear.t. A progum i1 like a menu; ,•ariety keeps it pa lat:ible. \Vri le me dire cC, Mi u J. F. car e of lhe C rescendo :ind I ~hall he " \Vh y 11itl the edil or fire 1he new rrp ortrr ?" ple:ised to give the m:itter more det3iled :iltenli on. Th:ink yo 11 fnr .. He 1ent him oul for :i list of all 1he men of nnle in town am! he 1he interesting 11uu 1ion. c:ame b~ck with :, li~t of musicia n1.." - flir 9inin Ru l FRANK REINO "Silver Bell" Banjo Ace New Ynrk Cit}'. B&D IMS Bruadw.lY Super Strings June 12, 19:!R Mr. Bacon- Mr . Day. -'UJorld 's j,imt - Dear Friend5: For Tenor Banjo Th e new B & D Special I have and am u smg at the Paramount Lheatrc is a knockout . It 1s positive l)• the last word m dcarn c~ uf tone:, and Plectrum Banjo. and say- it has a carl"ying power th at no othe r banjo has. Used and hi ghly I must congratulat e you on th e marvelo us beaut}' and constru c11on endorsed b y of th e Instrum ent. I am really prou d to have o ne for m}' recordin g and solo work at th e t heatre- it is so ea sy to play. Th e response from thc the wo rld's finest instrument is very clear and trt1c. I will always be a BACON boostcr. AR T-ISTS . Sincerely yours (S) F ran k Remo. Send for sample set. Banjoitt With Paul ,.,_sch Orc hestra Par.amount Theatre . New York, N Y SEND FOR NEW ILLUSTRATED 48 PAGE FREE BOO KLET The Bacon Banjo Co., Inc., Groton, C~nn. [ 28) The C)IBSCENDO July, 1928 ~ Guitar Chamber Mu~ic-/rom pa1e 10 WANTED and FOR SALE arc aJI seated · arOund the tab le,-which was taken from an Adcerriumenu inu1r1ed here for Sc per word rach i~ertion. Cruh origina l in the possession of the Luthe r family, and which she wuh order, Alinimum char1e SDc. is very proud to possess. It was from such soil as this provided t.~ lirst by the great religious leader, Martin Luthe r, that the mighty Johann Sebastian Bach sprang ( 1685~1750) to pro Glbeon •bndo 1~ 110.00 mode l for $50.00, lndudlna- waterproof cue . duce late r his immortal worlcs--and likewise the great Gu T~r;, e~~2:n~-r~A!:~~ctH~~ty1:<'o!t,C!Vi~~rn~onderfu ton e. 111.A. man composer who suca:eded him. We have already men Wanted-Man•e .... ud Tenor M•ndola, &md partlcula n lo P. Grod,, tioned Bach's Jove for t~e lute and the fact that he both '5 Bni.ah Street, Glenda le. Lon• blud, N. Y. Vtia RelfUl&r Guitar, almoat new. llrtt clau condition, with cue . Be.it off'u -played it and wrote for it. Luther is given credit in histories pt.a It. Coat $45,00. G. L. Bradley , 26 Judeon Str fllt. Braint ree. for the rise of ensemble music in Germany, howe~er, which I.rtrnt C.talOII' of Haw aiia n Steel Gullar Mullic In --the U·---. S. A. More-- th an •OO beautiful melodl ~ . Send for C.taloa, Paul Goerner, 302 Yale produc.ed the mighty Bach and others. Bulldln., Seattle , w .. h. Franz Josef Haydn ( 1732-18o8) is said to be the founder Brun o 6-1trlm t Guitar In good ro ndlt lon. Dar lt'aln at 112.00. Wr ite, care o r Cre11Cendo . of ensemble music, pure and simple, in its highest form as it Vin a«! Guitar, new, malle In Italy , Orli;rlnal pri ce $40, will -NII for 120. exists today. Haydn 's parents were Slav, not Teuton, a! Wr h e now, c11re of Crsce ndo. though he was bom in Aust ria and the nam e was originally Vln ar d M11ndolln. new. m11de In Italy . Ori gina l prl u S20. Rood buy nt U2 . Writ e to th e Crt1~ ndo. spelled Hajden . He is called "Papa Haydn " and Sara A. Prorc • lonal Veg1111hone Tenor UanJo and c.. c In goad condlt~l Dunn tells us that "one explanation of this is that he wa• 11t n oo. A. J .• Crc11c1mdo. the legitimate father of both the symphony and the chambu Ila Tuba 11honc P\ ec,t ru m Dan}(>w ith <:11111!,1 2 in ch head, In Yer)' dlll on, Mu•t ael\, '7 5.00 . G, T., C~ accndo, music quart er," as G rove says, "because so many schools ~ le Rl':RUl11r 6-at rln g Ban jo with Perf ection callC.'. a 1 ~;:i, have dr:p vn upon his principles."- Ha ydn played and loved In sa:ood condi tion, only 190 , Writ e Cre.« ndo. the guitar . H e used the guitar in his ' 'T oy Symphony/' in which the writ er had the pleasure of playing the guitar part some years ago with the Los. Angeles Symphony Orchestra, Guitars, Mandolins,Ukuleles, Etc. predecessor of the famous" Los Angeles Philharmonic Or ALL GRADES, FOR THE "(RADE AND PROFE SSJON chestra. H:J~rt Rrpai,:int Writ t for J,ricts and /oldtr lo In closing, severa l oth er great composers who wrote for the WM. F. BUa AP, 3731 Concord Place, Chicago guitar in chamber music fom1 might be mention ed; among them Paganini, who composed not only violin solos with guitar accompaniment but several string quartets with guitar . often playing part s of virtu oso type. D e Call , who is not Sfl well known in the general musical world today for the reason that all of his chamber music works contain ed parts for the guitar and hence became lost to the world when the popular ity of the instrum ent was dimmed . Delightfully Th e guitar has also been used in beautiful chamber worb by Jo sef Schnabel who wr.ote a lovely Quintet using the Simple guitar , and· Matiega and Kreu tze r, both of whom wrote trios Simply for g\litar, violin, or _Aute and viola, etc. The guitar is so Delightful! eminently fitted to appear with the bowed instrument s and also such wood-wind instruments as the Aute and oboe, that it seems to the writer tha t the time has now come when The joy of playing the chamber music bod ies shou ld recognize the important part Harp longed for by the guitar and lute have played in the development of cham· many is now within the her music and for them to publish and give in public the work ;each of alt of the masten of his nature using the guita r. The Clark Harp, sweet A T T EN TION! ---T EA CH ERS ! and resonant of tone and K ILLI AN'S IIU T HO0 I, 1111ba to111pleu, UT&llllffllftl ot cborda (111th d.lQl'IIUI lair Ndl fnltlod lllllnl met1t. and 11.0TTY'a C0MP LET~ 11001( Of CHOII0I easy to learn, costs . (111th dlaanmo) fa, .. ch h-tttlod lll&U'llllltlll. an tompll..S on - alld tha MIiia t,rln.clll1' whleb wtU ..,1,1,Ilia tucbtr tO lmtr,,acc OD - llllll'U.llltlll t,qu.,.U, u .. u .. UIOthcr. ni.. boob an -IIUtd DII • pnctkal bula. and _,ah , only 1111117IMtU-andbowledpnoc fOU11dlllothwmllhocb. Pr+N, M.U.H 1, ll ,II . c~w• a .. t ,. 71 Nnh, - l'llbU•btd b,- K. KOITY-304 Wea Water Strut, Milwauktt, Wiaconsin s150.oo Taac...,.. ' alldo..ltff ' D1-IIU ROACH-FRANKLA ND Meth ods-Sheet Music-Supplies CL A RK M USIC CO. Por the Hawaiian Guitar, Ukulele and other fretted inatrumcnu . Ml!LVILLE CLAltK, Prt1id1nl Send for catalogue. 416 South Salina Stree t Syracuse, N. Y. 0 12 1882 ROACH~FRANKLAND .,i!:11!'.';;...fti?,·~ PLIAII! MENTION T/11 CRESCENDO WHl!N WRITIN G TO ADVHTUU I T/,,. CkE SCENDO SCHEIDLMEIER'S MODERN SYSTEM FOR TENOR-BANJO Tiu "E11cy rfop et!i(/ Uri l,111t1i,·11" i11 th,· 'f ,,11,,r Ur111;,, fi,·ld. Thi s most remark ab le and mwmal huok ha, h t'l' II ins1,11u:111cously aCclaimed by all Foremo st Banjoi sts. Pl aye rs with :Ill thl'. leading: i111erna 1iu11,d 11n.hc,1r:1~ h c:1rt1h ret:omm cnd and cndnr ~c 1his book . 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T-/01u lo Pl ay Or r he Jlra l' m~IJ ~'l ade easy and simplif-icd . ll o1v to Pla y Pio110 Por/ s Dcfi11i1iu11of L"hord s ex plain ed. No Ten or lbnjoi st crn :iffnnl ro he wi d1011t 1hi, \ Ulll\Hth rm ivr hook. Price. $ 1.50 Net WM. J. SMITH MUSIC CO., In c. 218 East 34th St reet • New Yo rk City l' LltASf tolfS 110S Tiu CRESCENDO Wll~S Wk l f\S C: 10 All\ l llll Sl llS .,. Th, CRESCENDO TheFeature Artist PLAYER and BANJO Q VER twenty years ago whe n the tenor banjo first came into ex istence no one could have prophesied its pre dominance in the orche stra, nor at that time did those of profe ss iona l activity even realize tlmt to th e banjo they woul1I turn for leader ship. But who today has not felt the bounding strid es 1 8 8 1 ~[r;1~1~e~l;1j~~eii:h~c~~!rifi~a!br~~~h~c:~:~ ~ music, supplanting rhythm ic effect s and chord production; the essential of C\·cry orchestra anti the l'hythmic b.isis of the band. Th e bn.njo is th e in, t rume nt o! fenlu N! 1'rti 11111. nntl th e fo11ture 11rtl ~t • ' chol oo ar e VF:G ,\ - bHrd o~ thnt h11n! r11nl ·N•~~.;/'e.111a~!~ !:..?i1.t11,~ 1 11 11 :-:.::r.~,r~ lo·n:~ . i11~~1::,'."t . ;~~~;:ll~;f~~i~:;£tit'i thm ,..u whu l <'Gn~hkt ~ L bo••t • \• ►:U A . t:rcr llllK"<' 1ha,1 1ln1~ I ho «• 11,... n • na u n~b rou..,..u of , ·,·u ll 1nJu dcn •l()l,n11·1t1•. ,,, h• «• ....,,. \ 'eu ~t111t 1U•n In tl ,.. :~:~;: a~I ~: !Lnl~Ol~~ e :::.":.~':!; ,..,,.1 L HERE is no secret to Vega Leadership . The success of Vega Specials, the TVegaphone and Vegavox Banjos, is the result of inbui lt integrity, the adherence t. to a high standard of excellence and pamsta king Cl'aftsmanship . Hear the se re nowned banjos-play them, test th eir superb Qualities, see their art istic designs and ,-. . rich finishes-t hen you will learn the sec1et of Vega Su1>remacy and the reason for , being the "Feat ure Artist s' Choice." Ve~a Banjos, Mandolins and Guitars, all rank ', supr eme. T£f,,:,i~i~•·•· '',,!:',,,------Mai l this Today ! ------,at: Genl""lei~n P n:.,,. ~m••• The VEGA Co • t yourm•llin1CII MlO(llf~ :°::yo:u~h~:r'cc:~:fl~ cl(a." 165 Co lumbu s Ave nu e N•m~------ Boston , M ass. Stree ~------Clty·------Stat -- ' . Pl.EAU ),11:NTIOS Tht CRESCENDO WU EN WIUTISC TO AOVEI TISU. •