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'WrlUeD for 'lobe Cadenza, OOpyrlght., 189I:.~y, Kr . & ~1\"JPI.· r'''l-''!'-.:'' ,'. ,'. THE DARKIES' DREAM. pIll1cticaI Binttdrl Mod~~ : ~~frjJtB~iDi':: ::l (!fo _DOe to La... lng .) , By CL&RBlfCE L. PARTEE. I _ a pIctur lodder n.ighl, j .. when I'. gwine ler Ne. I, TUNING THE BANJO • . A =.t., _ dreamin' half awake; . AD de ling' del I aaw in il dey waa jeo too good ler keep, It would seelQ,.8uperflous, after all that has been Jea mek a nipt:r's sides ter farly sbake. written on tbe subject, to pub1i.sh at! article on tun ~ Dey W1I8 • pod ole whined cabin down in tbe pioey ing; and yet it is not,so, for oumerousletters r eceiv~ woocIa, ~ by the author from banjoists (teachers as well as An de folks wus.gedered dar ler ·hab 80me (un, An wua jlmmtcatin' roun' er gittin' qU,aioted, as dey amateurs) askiDg for information about tbe matter, .hould, s~ow that it is not (ully understood, especially the Afore de .benin's sport wus dooe begun. important point of tuning tbe Banjo in its va rious Dey wus a fiddle, slick an sbioiu' an rassum on de forms to accor4 witb other instr~m e nts . . bow, . It is tbe author's iotention to prese nt '~ series of An a lot er tiogs ter mek a feller dance, I articles 00 Banjo playing, a~d explain essential poiots, Inc1udio' good ole cawn juice-jes 'oougb ter mek yo' so i'n a simple and comprehensive manner for the Yer want ter lit rigbt out an shake y'o' pants. De punkin rinds a bangio' all rouo' de cabin wall, benefit o~ students, amateurs, and professionals of De piCCaDinnies ronin on de flo', limited cltperieoce, who have Qecn unable to find the .An de candJ.. IiI-Bul' j.. I lell yo' dal de bes ob all desir~d infolma tion in instruction bboks. It is impos­ Wus er sret big banjo bangin' 00 de do'.- sible to clplain everything pertaining to the iostru· Ob, I tell yo' when youls feelio blue and tiogsjs goio' ment at length. in any single book; but it is beHeved wrong, that a series or sketches explaining' certain matters' An de troubles ao' d~ clouds are giUin tbick, in a more complete way tha"n tbey are usually pre­ Dat if a feller jes kin beab a good ole nigger song De sun begins a sbinin' mighty quick. . sented in in struction books, wiH not be considered You kin talk about yo' passam, an taters in Je pan, • oul o! place. ,\Ve will therefore begin with "tuni~g " An de boney drippin' dowD~a t's good for sho';­ as the first subject to be considered. It is taken for But I'd leab 'em in er minut i~ de fin es', in de lan'­ granted tha~ the reader is far enougb ad~'anced to Fer da ole banjo a hanein 00 de do. knq", that the strings of the Banjo are supposed to lt seem ler me des lek as if dar's .umpin' in a chune be tuned to the notes A. E, G sha rp, Band E. begi n ~ nat comes rm out de pickin' ob de string, ning by tuning tbe b.."\Ss string to A, as the music is nat meks a feller feel des like be's up in a balloon, An Ita j .. Dacha! like tor gio ter ,iog. written {OJ: banjo; also to be able to tUDe his instru: So wbell you'. got de worrits, an' a coat upon yo' meDt according to tbe intervals g!vcn. As a maJter tongue. ~ of fa..ct. banjoists of the present timo never tune 'their An yo' liver'lpl a bundred kinks er mo'- instruments t.o that pitch but always higher. Ba.Rjos De beaes ling you'll eher fin' ter rne.k yo' well an strool ' . were formerly made much larger and wi th longer Is dat gret bie banjo rander 00 d. do'. fin,gerboards than now and as h eav i ~ r strings were H ORACE HURON . used it was not practicable ~o tune to a hi ghe ~ pitch. 2 THE CADENZA.

Ac; DrUsic for the-instrument was written in tbe begin­ the Banjo proper, or in a Banjo Orchestra, is tuned niag wilh the base liring noted II A. Ih. notatino baa a fourth higher than llie Banjo; That is, to F on the a .'ver heeD chansed In Ihi. country (which ill Ih. hom. Piano or Guitar. or to D below the staff as written n/ tb. Ban/o) allhooSh our brolher ban/oil" In Eug­ ·for BanJoaad made at the fifth fret on the bass string, land accu.. us 01 belag behiad Ihe tim .. becau.. we to wbich the Baojeaurine bass string is tuned so as to rln uol wrlt.lh. music as played in point oItheactoal produce the same note when struck open. Music for rilch. Our enterp~.·Baujo makers haw iDtro- tbe Banjeaarine OD account of the tuning being (1ueed numerous impro as in the paSt fow yean different, must be written in a different key from the but tbe cbaule to II r in.tra.melltl has been grad- BauJo part. but tbere is no difference wh~tever in u31, and while we have been slowly raising Ihe pitch reading or playin, music written for either instru­ al the i~~meDts were mad.,matler, DO change has ment, except that the Banjeallrine has a shorter been made in tbe notation, because a: large amount 6nserhoard anC! th. freta ara closer logelher than on of good music had already. been wrilleo requiring the Banjo, aDd therefore requires practice to become tfte "A" tuning. and it -was justly considered much used to it, In giving the tuning of the Banjeaurine, easier to tune tbe iostrument to a bigb~r pitch and Banjo etc •• we refer of course to tbe notes to which ?,Iay tb. notes as before. tjlan to attempt rewriting tbe bass strine is tuned, After that is tuned to ...... :WIIi>e~/?' in?SiC-P~~I(~''T the correct pitch the otber strings are tuned in tbe : ,' f Aootoar\pnmt .that III mentioned here is the usuat way, and thf' process is the same wit~' both fact that Balljo music ould be tpucb more difficult instruments. The Piccolo,Banjo when used in a Ban­ .:~ ')b1ttta1. ii {'h~1~w~t ·dote wae.Wtitten as C, because jo Orchestra i~ ah~ays tuned an octave higher than :., : (\ ,... IIE! l}eeessi-tAt6 u9iDg toe: imwiy ledger lines above. the Banjo p;oper, :while the Bass Banjo is tuned an the staff. and even then the notation would not be octave lower, tbeJormer playing all or part of the aceordilic 10 actual pitch, lI.the, noles ob the B~ajo, melody and tbe latter tbe bass Dotes or accompani­ real1y lOund an octave lower tban they are written. ment. . When plaYing th..e Banjeaurine with Guitar ThuI, banjo music i. written as it was at firat, or Piano accompaniment, U. it is impossible to • aDd 10 it will probably continue to be written, in the printed accompaniment: re

THE CADENZA. I . Wrlt.ten tor .. he C.denza. and there would be no impossibility in so , writing for it as 'to make this manifest. The Quit'. BDd ie, Teaching. Comparatively few of our modern instruc­ By B. 8. OHAD. tors realize the possibilities of the instru­ ment, and the qualities it contai!)s. Their...:r The Spanish guitar is the most generally principal idea seems to,be how rapidly the, known modern representative of the numer­ pupils can be crowded over their studies, and ous family which includes also the Lute and how much volume can be att~ined. Since either. The guitar is at once known by its the introduction of steel strings, 'expression flat back and curved sides, which suggests has been almost enfirely aba'ndoned, and re­ itsdescentfroln some instrument· on which placed by rapid' running movements which a bow was used. There are however varied are so constructed as to mystify the listener styles and shapes introduced, the most rather fhan please:. The first three strings prominent being one with an' oval . back should be o( gut or silk and the others of silk composed of numerous bent ribs of differ­ covered with wire. The pupils should be guid­ ent colored woods. Another with a flat back ed carefully over the rudimentary exercises, and round body, and another which is gen­ and be taught the thorough understanding erally about twice the size pf the ordinary of music as well as given a thorough system . guitar having from ten to eighteen strings. of fingering. For this purpose the works of The last pamed ipstruments are however, Carcassi, Carulli, Zani de Ferranti, Sor, not practical, except for ' accompaniments, Huerta, Guiliani, Horetzky, Kreutzer and .. and are seldom seen. Legnani should e cilrefully studied . . At the close of the last century the Span­ . ish guitar became quite a fashionable instru- A REAL ANNIE LAURIE. < !ment, Ferdinand Sor having brought it into great notice in England. Sor's most A Pittsburg magazine, "The youth's distinguished rival was an Italian, Mauro J our~al," has hunted up the history of Annie Guiliani who composed a concerto with band LaUrie. She wa~ not a creature of imagin­ accompaniment for the "Terz Chitarra" or ation, put an actual verity, of whose ances­ try hqllorable mention is made in 1 Scotch third guitar, an instrument with a shorter history. Stephen Laurie was a flourishing 'neck tuned a minor third higher. This con­ merchjlnt' of DUl1Jfries before J ames VI. be­ certo was subsequently transcribed for the came king. Prioqo 1681 he married Marian, pianoforte by Hummel. Other "opular daug~tllr of Prov,:,st Coran, getting with her a hani1~ome marnage por~ion . Being a man composers were Legnani, Kreutzer, ~egon­ of maijY acres, he took the design atj on of di and Schulz. Berlioz and Paganini were al­ Maxw~ton, leaving at' his death his lands so guitarists. Within the last ten years the and titles' to his eldest son, John. The next guitar has been quit!, extensively studied, head of the hou ~e was "Robert, a baronet. although in such a manner as to render it H e was twice rpsrried, and had, by his secorifl wife, three' sons and four da.ughters. simply an instrument for accompaniment. The birth:of one pf the latter is thus enter­ purposes. Since the introduction of the ed in lile family regist,r by the father: "A t pianoforte into all houses where the least the plFllsure of t1te Alnnghty"God, y daugh­ taste for music exists, the guitar has been ter, Anpie Lauri,!, was born upon the 10th little used except in Spain and Italy. Some day of December, 1682, about 6 o'clock in the mprning, an~ was baptized by Mr. Geo. performers have studied it, and still study Hunt~r, the Minister.of Glencairn." The it as a solo instrument in such a way as to welI..1!pown I yr i ~ was composed by Mr. derive from it effects no less original than Douglas Finland, an ardent adlnirer of" Bon. delightful. Its dreamy and melancholy nie Allpie;" who did not, however, return character might more frequently be made his affe~tions, pUI married his rival, Alex­ a~de r f .ergusqn. available, as II has a real charm of it s own, - x. r. World, 4 THE CADENZA,. (

THE ' CAD~NZA, A MAGAZINE FOR BANJO. MANDOLIN AND GUITAR PLAYERS.

:Mfi~lIL2 Journal Bdg ..

OLARENOE L. !'AnTEg, Editor. Hon OK HunON, Ass'" Editor. ('has. H. Po.rtec, So"th~rn rcprcscntat-I,·c, Louisvllle.l(y. Subsoription P rioe, 250 Per Year. \ AN INNOVATION. ADVERTIS1NG RATES. It '1.00 pc}- Inch. caLeh Insertion. 10 per cent discount has been th~ policy of all th ~ musical 011 contrllCts tor three Issues, nnd 20 pur cent discount. journals that have come to our notice io O'T~~~~'~ri~~c~O~I~:I;fI~~ '1.00 per yeur, 5I1nl.'8. 2.00 per year. In I\dvance. . print from one to three or more complete Addrcs... un COlllmulllcatiOlis rcln.Uve to TnE OA Vf':SZA pieces of music in each number. While to MI". & MM:!. O. L. Partee Co .. as lLtK)\'C. this> is very acceptable to many, we think Onrrcspondcncc 18 solicited from a U persons interesled III tho development. ot the banjo, IIlBudolln and guitar there are also a large number who do not lut legit-hunts muslcnllnstrumOllts. Rc por180fCOl1 ccr~, doings of banjo lind mandolin orcbestms, nnd pcn;olllll care for the music thus issued as a.rule, be­ Items. w111 bo welcomed. cause they seldom secure a piece suited to PltEMIOM· LIST. Wo will send Tnt: CADENZA to clubs or twelve sub­ their individual requirements. Sometimes scribers. 0 11 9 yoar, to.r t':l.60. nnd nllow t.h e WILCher or I)lnycr N:l mltt.lng the above amount for the club. auy easy p.ieces are given, when more difficult piece of shcet Illuslc selccted trOIn our ClLlnlog ue lUi IL l)rcrulu1ll', I ones are needed by certain subscribers (or . vice versa) or the style of composition is not 'Vo are pOt responsible tor the opiniOns ot cOlltrlbll­ lO~, Our colulUns arc open 1.0 nil on lUlltt.Crs ot Intcr­ what is wanted, etc. Therefore we have Cl'\l. we rosunlng tho rJgbt. howe~cr . to condense or rc- ~:; ~~~~I~~St~;ell~c~~~ron ~~ "l lr:~~ra~'d 1:t~ ~I~a ~nh l~~ ~ decided to depart from the usual plan, and l'cpreslJutuliOu within the IhnlLK ot OUI' SpIlCC. but un­ devote the space usually given to music, to Ju:;t crlllclslIIs or personal ahusu ot I1I1Y ono wlll Hot be J)t~ l'ulltted . practical' information and instruction per­ taining to the !limjo, Mandolin and Guitar, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, ,894. as well as personal items and such news, amlfsi ng ,and otherwise, as we can secure. We .believe our readers will prefer this me­ thod, and we wi ll continue it for the p resent SALUTATORY. at least. ' 1 n addition to this, we will prob­ abiy present, from time to time sample pages, KIND FRIEND!=i:- of mus ic by various autl;ors and publis hers In offering our first venture in the field of publicali on. from which our readers can seLect if they so \Ve doo't expect to create an unusual sensation, Bu t hope to safely pass th e wave of public condem­ desire.

nation l And meet a t last with some success-but in due The sll ccess of our little paper so fa r has moderat ion. been remarkable. Our first issue consists We honestly belie .... e in this great western plantation of ~OO.o copies, a large' number of which There's a field for earnest effort in musical education ; And in choosing Kansas City as a base of operation have already been subscribed for, a nd ollr \Ve ar:e making not th e least mistake as to bei' valu · advertising patronage has been li beral. If I ation; our patrons will continue to favor tiS , our And th~t among ,her well known cosmopolitan popu· s ~l ccess will be assured, and their own in ­ lallon; A venture of this character will meet appreciation, terests will be secured il} a substantial way, For a f-ree, open discussion of our chosen avocation as the paper will reach mus icians in all We in .... it~ from all and o~ly ask proper abbre vi ~t i o n , parts 1>1 the c?untry. -THE CADENZA. 5 Writ,ten tor t.ho Cndcll7:a . . "fiddle playcrs." So with the banjo, taking it with the fIddle name, the woods arc ' full of The Cbbinpion Bbnio plbge~, .. Who i ~ HeJ thcm, and there is no player I ever hcard By E . N . GUCKERT. excels in all points, but take it (the banjo) and call it by the other name as violin then, As I have been requested to say something I believe we have a real champion- i guess interesting about the banjo, I have selected there is no necessity of mentioning Mr. the above title for my first contribution to Farland's name, as everyone who ha ~ heard the "Cadenza,1) • him will admit there is no other player of The champion banjo player- who is he? this class to be compared to him. It does I have met in my time at least a hundred me good to see how he (FaW!.!U!) proves to champion banjo players. Every large city the greatest musicians everywhere he goes has from one to five of them. I remember that the banjo is a capable musical instru­ visiting a town in Ohio of 300 inhabitants, ment. W ell I was speaking of champion during my travels some years ago, where banjo pl~y e r s; aside from ·Mr. Farland, who there was a champion ball club, likewise a ~doubt ed l y the master- ba.nj9i'st, a t his champion harmonica player, and a champ. style of playin g', -ihere are a great many ion banjo player. There were only two other "fiddle banjoists" who,. should they have banjo players in the town- that is, they taken up thc same class of music;'might owned banjos that cost a~out three or fOllr have earned this title, at least I think there dollars each-but the champion had a banjo would be se~era l players his equal. ' with a sil ver bell and something like 82 But as it is, the banjo is an American brackets, and this banjo like ' the player, instrument, nd I can enj oy aSouthern dar­ was a wonder fo r that section of the country; key's music as \~ell as Me. Farlaod~ that B ut I am getting off my subject- Who is is when he can play, and put'his whole soul the champion banjoist? \Vell, years ago, in the few pieces that he does play, - there was a man by the name of Dobson; I forget the first name, but there ~vas A, MUSICAL CRITICISM. any dispute when the' name of Dobson was, It was Elsie's first night at the' concert and mentioned at that time. B ut players of the she listened delightedJy till, as the applause present' day have advanced in the art of which fo ll owed the prima donna's wonderful banjo playing, and you can name a dozen of trills subsided, she leaned over to her mother the most expert players in America, andl and in a very· audible whisper exclaimed: you will find that no two play alike. Each -" Oh, mamma! didn't that lady gargle her one will excel in certain points. The banjo throat just lovely!" . has but one na.me, viz: Banjo. The player _____ . ~ Brook l yll Life, of the banjo also one, viz: Banjo player. The guitars made in this country are so Now should the banjo have two names as highly prized in South America that our the violin and fiddle, we could come closer makers receive many orders from ou r south · to telling who is the champion. ern neighbors,who once would be.contented The great artists who t~u~ ' this country , ith no'instrumcnt trat did not come from . year after year, and draw Immense and Old Spain. / most fashionable crowds from the cream of , society, are called "Violin Virtuosos." The fa ct that so great a musical genius as Then there is another c1as~ that play the Beethoven wrote several pieces for the Man­ same in, t.rument, and play id so well that it dolin is naturally a source of pride to lovers \ would be an impossibility (for anyone · with ofothi s instrument. Mozart also indicated music in their soul) to keep their feet still the mandolin in the score of "Don Gio,van­ while listenin!; to them. These are called ni" in his famol!s serenade. ------~~------~~--.\

6 THE CADENZA.

Mr: Stannard .can .be engaged f01'Oentertain­ PersoltS\,l .. ments as banjo soloist. Mr. Edward J . H enderso n, banjo, mand- ' Frank M. Woodrow, of Newton, Iowa, is olin and guitar artist of New Orleans 'is ~ n enterprising banjo teacher with a large doubtless known to many of our readers_ class and growing patronage. Mr. H enderson is making . a specialty of H . C. "rrussell, a clever banjoist. of Han· instructing clubs, and is one of the best . nibal, Mo. will probably ent!:r the concert known teachers in the crescent·city . field this season instead of teaching. • . A western banjoist and composer of Mr. John T . Bergi, teacher of banjo, merit is Mr. F. M. Planque of Vincennes, mandolin and gnitar, and dealer in musical Ind. He is the author of several popular merchandise, is well established a t Lancas· banjo pieces, and will probably remove in ter, Pa. the near future to a larger city, , here his talents may be displayed to better advan­ The Spanish Students Mandolin and tage. Guitar Club, of Terre H aute, I nd., W . G . Brandenl:!urg director, has q.uite a reputation Mr. D. Acker writes us that he has sold in that locality. more than 1000 copies of his latest composi. tion for banjo " Spirit of Old Vi rginia" dur­ Another wide awake teacher is Mr. Jacob ing the summer, and expects a busy season_ Vollmar of Rochester, N. Y. From the Mr. Acker is a .talented composer and teach­ ' quantity of good music-he uses we should er of Wilkesbarre, Pa. He closes by wish­ judge his pupils are making splendid prog· ing us royal success for the Cadenza.' ress. ,The. Kansas City Mandolin Orchestra W . Truman Best, Guitar and Mandolin under the direction of Prof. R. S . Chase is Soloist of Chicago, is a busy man these days. a capable organ i z~tion . • The orchestra will In addition to teaching, and fi ll ing nun;er­ probably give a series 0.£ concerts during ous engage men ts as soloist, he is preparing the s~ason. . a lot of his best compositio ns fo r publica-' tion, having just completed an arrangement The Imperial String Orahestra, a banjo, of "Blue Bells of Scotland" with variatio ns mandolin and g uitar organization, of Kansas for mandoli n, that will appear in print short­ City, under the d irectio n of Prof. H arry \V. ly. Adams is constantly playing local engage­ me nts with success. Cards announcin g the marriage of our friend, Mr. J . E . Agnew, to Miss Gertrude Mr. P . W.·JI! e\\:ton, teacher and compo~er 'P a tterson on Aug. 14th last have reached of T oronto, 'Canada, has lately removed us. Mr. Agnew is the well known mando­ from J 12 Sherbourne s l. to No. 6 Invin ave. lin soloist of Crc·ston, Iowa, and composer ~ a more central location, 'fhere he expects of "Silvery W aves W altz, II "La FaV'orita to do a larger business t~n ever. Schottische," etc. His bride is a charming The Bost"n Ideal Club has returned from young lady, also of Creston. W e'wish them the mountains where they have'been spend­ ljlUch happiness .. ing the summer. They have added exten­ The Louisville Ideal Concert Company, sively to their' la rge repertoire and are under the m a n~ ge m e nt of Chas. H . P artee, ·already booking a number of dates for the has been tour;ng Kentucky and adjacent com ing season. states with success. The company consists Mr. Geo. Stannard, banjois t, of Trenton, of Mr. and ·Mrs. Chas. H. Partee ..!!Jnjo, N. J. has played a number of highly suc­ mandolin and guitar artists, Mr. Ed,~ cessful engagements in his vicinity of late, Hess, pianist, Miss Jessie Monroe, soprano, hes'ides doing ~ good teaching business. and Mr. Llewellyn B. Cain, ,basso. The ~ .. f . THE CADENZA. 7. banjo duets of Mr. & Mrs. Partee have been MONEY DOES NOT TEMPT JOSEFFY. the subject o f flattering comment at every performance.' . He Objects to Playing in PUblie.- Refusod A. A. Farland thl! classic baJl~t recent· an Offer of $60,000 for a Be!'son. Iy spent a day in Kansas City as our guest. oseffy, the pianist, whose horse ran away He has been engaged for a c~ i~~p. t · ~..i!y"j urin G: ~t~ber under the auspices with him le other d ay" has lived in Yonkers of Sb.~Par~e and S. Kronberg. W e are fOr everal years. H e is one.of those curious '. also informed by the parties interested tha t illustrations of men who can make money, Me. Farland will appear as solo is t a t the but who will not exert the nlselves in. that following concerts: St L oui S' under the clirection. All efforts to get J oseffy to play auspices of the Nonpariel banjo club in in public during the past fi ve years have Oc tober; Chicago, in conjunction with the fa;ied. Banjo 'teachers o f that city, including Mr. H e is a sho rt, stout, a nd complaisant-look­ Geo. H . B o w ~ r s, abo.!) t ri'ov. 15th; Concord, in g young man of pe rhaps 30 years, ,~ ith a N. H. Nov. 22nd. For this occasion Mr. s ing ula rly winning m a nner. H e has a n ex­ Erastus Osgood and Mr. Frank L eavitt, cell ent education and is a close student of 'the well kuown teachers of Concord, have political a nd social questions. As a pianist organized a banjo, mandol)n and g uita r the re is always a certain amOun t o f d iscus· I'orchestra of 50 performers. Mr. M. Kola n· sion about him a mong the ex pe rts. So me der of San Francisco writes us that Farlaild o f the critics ra.l1k .him , a~ove P aderewski, was booked some time ago for a se ~ies o f and some below, but there 'is no question concerts in San Francisco and Califo rnia about his high, standing aJllo ng the g reat towns the first to have been given' Se pt. pia nists of th world. Sometimes he will 17th last. ta ke a no tion to play, a;'9 will then sit d own in the house of a friend or in some bachelor apartment, a nd will play the piano for se'·· ST. LOUIS NOTES. eral hours. P eople who hear. him are eve r It is a little early perhaps to g ive a fore· a fterward eloquent ill their praise of h isp cast oi the winters business, \vith the advent work. Anno lln cemclits a re regularly maLle of cool weathe r however, musical o rganizil ­ of his comin g a ppea ra nce in public, but he tions a nd teachers will ~sume their regular always refuses to play. ~ome tirn es he gi\'cs , work. as the reason his ex t~ e l llC nervo usness n 11<1 . Arrangements are progressing for a a t o the r timcs he excll ses himself by a llctt· .. g rand banjo concert to take pl ace the latte r in g illness resuJ,ting frolll insollln ia. part of October, under the auspices of the One o f the most re puta hle and sllhs t"nti;oi No npare il ba njo club. . • ma nagers in this country o ff e red him $50,lH ,U Chas. L W ynne the well known mus ic for a season's work two years ago: Jut, a; · deale r, died Se pt. 2nd o f pne umonia a ftcT though J oscff y was without money at the an illness of sev ~ ral weeks. The interment time he ref u~ e d the offer IInder a ny consider· took place the 4th at W as h~n g to n , Mo. "'a tion, because, he sa Id, he preferred to Ji\'c ~f. Wm. Fogen, the popular guitarist

NEW PO RT, VT., Aug.• 31, 18114 . E dilur Cadmza: , There is room for a Banjo, Mandolin and AUBURN, M E. , Sept. 9, ] 804 . guitar publication such .as yours is to be. I Editor Cadellza: wish you great success, and hope· you wi U I have just returned from my vacation and soon ' be enabled to issue your magazinc am very busy preparing for ' the coming oftener than once in two mOll ths. 1 will do season which ,bids fair to be unusually good. all I can to furnish you with ,items of inter­ I am leading the Philomela Banjo Orchestr'} est the coming season, as I am th,oroughly of twelve members and 'playing solo banjo interested in the banjo and banjo 'matters. with the Arion Trio, coin posed of the fol· Yours very truly, lowing members; L ewis E. Smith, G uitar G. R. ~ , Kennedy. H arry L . Emery, Banjo, and myself Solo Banjo, musical glasses, etc. W e are B OSTON, MASS., Sept. 7, 1804, rehearsin g . new music for solo and club Afr. C. L. Parlee: work and expect to play a number of en­ You have my best wishes in your new gagements in this v icinity during the com- enterprise of publishing a musical paper, , ing season. 'Yishing you s uccess for your and you can rest assured I will do all I can paper,1 am Yours truly, to help along, though I a m confident of Chas. S: L ewis. your success. W ell, tbe dull season is about cl osing; The orders are coming in more rapidly, anc', our teach ing business i's very, S AN F RANCISCO, CAL. , Sept, 12, J 894. fair. Altogether encouraging prospects ,M,.. C. L. Parlee: It gives me gfeat pleasure to note' the 'ahead, more n ~x t time. Yours as ever, advance of the Banjo, Mandolin and Guitar Alfred Chenet. within the past few years. The ever increas­ CONCORD, N. H ., Sept, 17th, 'IH. ing number of performers on thpse instr.., ­ D .ar Mr. Parlee: ments sholjld create a demand for plenty of I must thank you for the peautifu l ar­ news, and I heartily congra tulate you on rangement of "Believe me if all those your enterprise in publishing a new musical endearing young charm s" received from YOIl paper ·to supply the same. As the East is a few weeks ago. Mr. Leavitt" the banjo already represented by one or more J ournals, soloist of our club is going to use it for his the W est is cftrtainly large enough to sup­ "star solo" at th e concerts we wil1 g ive this port one, I will be pleased to act as' your season, Mr. Benj . Couch, mandolin soloist Pacihc CGast correspondent, and will endeav­ of the Dartmouth college club played your or to keep you informed of the doings of arrangement of " Mill , in the Forest" with ,our musicians in general. I have just form ­ success on their last concert tour.' M ~ L ea­ ed a new pr ofJ;:~s i o n a l Sextette to give con­ 'vitt and myself are hard at work rehea rs in g ce rt ~ here at the theatres and tour the state. a large orchestra, for a grand concert in (a la eastern style). Amateur clubs are November. W ith best wishes; l ain plen tiful iQ this city, the majori ty being' Very truly yours, mandoli)) and guitar tiubs, but the advent E rastus Osgood. of Farland will, I hope, bring the bagjo clubs to the front, As f do not wish t o,t a k ~ Oh the gay Cavalier s tood out in tbe yard, up too much of your valuable space, ' I will And gayly he tbru mmea his gui tar, continue my rC luarks in your next edition And he swore by the moonlight his lo\'e was as bright. And as true as the glimmering star; and close by wishing you success in your He sang loud and long while awaiting his love, nc\venterprise. F raternafly yours, \ Vith true pa tience the moments did pass; But reward came at last-A gru ff voice fr om above, . Max. Kolander. Shouted. '·'You Rube there-Git off er tb e grass." .. THE CADENZA, 9 " , tar, whi ch he will send free for 30 days to all ma nd ~ O ur AJver ~ jsers . olin pl ayers wh o write him. ' T hose who ~\' i s h .to learn to play the chords of th~ Piano rapidly wi thout study and without the expense An attractive specia lty in the banjo , line is the or a course at instruction, would do well to procure a ' . "~, mannfactur1 by The ~ copy o( E . M. G uckert's "Chords of the Piano a t l '~C ~" Boston, Mass. Sight." See "aA" on last page. . No paper. cloth, or tape is lI sed in th e construc tion G. R . E . Kennedy o( Newport, Vt. ii rapidly com~ . of the lmperi a l 1a nclolins. ma nufactured by W . A. in g 10 t~ e (ra nt as a pub.lisher of b':ln jo music. ~r . Cole. This is a strong point in their favor. Kennedy takes a lively inl er~t in banjo ma tters, The Isbell artist banjos a rc highly recommended aside (rom fina,ncial benefit s, and will endeavor to by leading performers. including Mays & Hunt ~ r. (or keep his work up to the hi ghest standard. general cxce1tencc. See "ad" in another column. The mandolins and guitars manufactured by Tony In ano ther coiu'(1ln will be found a n "ad" for the Biehl, Davenport, Iowa, differ radically from the Grover Bridge. Undoubtedlf this is a great improve­ ordi na ry inslrume{lts not onl y in construction ment on the anjo, and deserves the large sale which but in tone. Those in need o( a good instrument it is ha ving. at a reasonable cost would do ~ e ll to write him for Mandolin and guitar players who, have not yet ea talogues. received J. R . Bell's thema tic catalogue. should scnd H . Kleber a nd Bro., Ltd., music dealers o[ Pitts­ for onc. It contai ns choice selecti ons and wi ll prO\'c burg, have published the " Pittsburg Chronicle - T e l e~ interesting. graph" ~arc h by F . N. Innes, the famous bandmas­ Mr. Frankli n Eaton, teacher. composer a nd music ter. This composition is sure 10 ha \'e a large sale publisher. has removed from Lincoln,' Neb., to' . on its merits and may be obtained for banjo, mando­ Peoria, Ill. , where he reports the prospects for a large lin and guitar, etc., as well as (or piano and military business as excellent. band. • Legg music dealers{ publish some very pretty The names of the artists who endorse Goldby & Br~ Shepard's ba njo studies a re a sufficient guarantee of mandolin a nd guitar mmli c, a nd have just issued a their excell ence. -Mr. Shepard's publications a re cx­ charming song entitled the . 'Sugar P lum Tree" . tensively used everywhere. words by Eugene Field and music by Collin Kemper, one.of the ill a nagers of " Youn g :\trs. 'W inthrop Co." Those who a re unable to erg, director ·of the Kronbeq; ( on­ the Mowbray Block- the one with the twist ..e rvatory of Kans.."1.s C) tr, has engaged some emincllt fcachers for the various departments. a nd students ' in the neck. entering the cpnscrvatory will be assured of the best ER-RANI> Do \.' (coming in with the g uitar instructi on in .all branches. ..an hour later)- P lease, sir, I inquired all Mr. Otto H. Albrecht, the composer, teacher and over the building, an' there wasn't no gentle ~ publi sher of Phil adelphia, has just issued six easy man there with a twisted 'neck! a nd pleasing' teachi.ng pieces (or mandolin and gui ~ - :'Ilm; icul Puuch, . r .. s .s S'~• • " ,'"1'. 6., , .. T• .,. '"'."'f#'-L,.. ere... At_;.. ~_tIoH.-.I G",., A,II" . A·,II" • •• , • . 'B!!Jieve Me If..~)!Those E~de~ingYoung .9 arms.'! Fa Dtu i. . . -- LE CARNIVAL DE VENICE .

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The Kansas City Journal's latest gifl 10 its sub­ scribers is a Napoleonic Album whielt is sent free to + , 5 _ each subscriber upon receipt of 10 cents 10 pay postage etc. T hi s may well be c.'1l1ed the Napolednic A~e. as the press of the country is literally fill ed with stories and anecdotes 'o( " The Man of Destiny." The descriptive 'matter if,! the Napoleonic Album is writ­ TIiE]. B. SeHALL eo. ten by John L . Stoddard, the famous author and lecturer. If you will send JO cts. tq the Kansas City 271 Wabaeh XVI ., CHICAOO, ILL . . Jouen'al you will receive the first number and, if in­ MANUFACTURERS OF terested, can make arrangements for thecomplele set. T o each purchaser of a complete set the Journal will present a fac-s imile copy of Thackery's famous book ··The Sl!cond Funcral of Napoleon." All lovers of Snpe~io~:Toned B8nio~. rare books will appreciate this rare gift. Cut out.this , notice and send it with J O cents to t~e Kansas Cijy ,. Send for Latest Catalogue. J ournal. . • THE GUITARIST'S TREASURE. "Edition Partee." Characteristio 80108 arl'!'nged progress~vely "The Finest Edition Publi, hed"- F . M . Planque. . F'RST SER.IES. No. 1{ ¥: : ~l~l~~rrr l~~rid ~IILrch . . . .. '.: ' .. .. . : l2Oc. LIST OF No. 1{ ~~~~\JC:t~I~\i·i.ljIStllllt) . . ... i .. ::: ::: ::::- }~'Oc· ,No. 3{ ~:~~"~::~;I~~S:; ~l~l io · i)l rd: :: ...... ::·:: ::: }~" NEW NOVELTIES. No.4 { t::~~~mr3fo~~~1 ~ ~~.~I:I.~.::: :'::::: ::::: ::::: ~~UC .. No. ft.-Till! LlttJo ChlullmQIJ (Pol ku. HUlll drl l'l tl c~ . . .. 2()(', Elegant Concert SeleCtl~ns .. No. H.-Hungarian Fu.udnngo ...... :..'01.:. SECOND SERIES NOW ItEAIW. On the Boulevard March, A. C. Carpenter. -.-- ./ Send t ljr cululogue or banjo, mandoltn ,\\Id /oCulUir lUus lc , Banjo solo, 30 Two banjos ...... , ...... 50 Imperial Gavotte, A. C. Carpenter. FRA.Nia..rN EATON, Publis h er , Banjo 5010, 30 Two banjos ...... ~ . 40 PEORIA. I LL. :Believe me if all t hose endearing young oharm8, (Varied,) C. L. Partee, BanjQ s010 .. 35 BANJ O SOLO, T ho lluest solo with \· lu'lnt.lo lI~ pllbll ~ h ed tor yCIlMi. Alrendy c rulOlosecl hy 1110 OO!;t ~o l oI H t8, Mele,ncholia, (Spanish Danza.) J. Lombardero.· CAP~TOL CITY M.ARCH. . Mand. and guitar, 30 2 mand. and guitar', . . .. 40 Grand intr oduction in A minor with bass solo, ac­ El Ceftro Schottische. J. Lombardero. . companied with tremolo on first and second strings. Mand. and guitar, 30 2 mand. and guitar, ... . 40 P rice 25 cen ts .. 2 mandolins: guitar and piano ...... 70 (. F. A. LEAVITT, Alpine Echoes,·(Swiss medley. ) Tony Biehl. 86 Pleasant Streel, Concord, N . H . . Mand. and.guitar, SO 2 mand. and guitar .. . . . 75 3 mandolins and,guitar/ ...... , ...... , ... 1.00 Send for complete catalogue of music for mandolin, World's Carnival City. gui tar, banjo, clubs, etc. Address The 51. Louis Exposition excursion round trip tickets-every Tuesday and Thursday during Sep ~ . Mr. & Mrs. C. l. Partee Co. tember, and October 2, 'I , 9. II, 16 and·IS . Rate, $10. Mua~ c Publishers, } The gl't;at St. U;uis Fair, October I to 6 iDclusive.' . Tickets on sale September 29 to October 6. Good to KANSAS CITY, MO . return until October S. R ound trip rate, $7.50; one · way tickets, $4 .50. The mighty Veiled Prophets parade Tuesday eve­ Vocalists, Look Out! ning, October 2. For our new Lullaby, with P iano Visitors to the ~ it y will arrive at •.th e handsome ac'companiment, by HORACE HUR­ new Union statioo, the largest railway edi_fice in .the ON, eptitled; I. world, and the most perfect j n every appointment. Great inducements to visit the Carnival city are I offered via the Missouri Pacific railway from all "13 Y~- BABY -13 YE -Lot poi~ts on the system. The prettiest I,..ulla by of all. For a complete programme. giving. each wcek's a ttractions in detail, and rates for round trip tickets, READY IN OCTOBER. ~an at the Union depot, 1048 'Union avenue, 'Grand Avenue depot and city ticket office, Soo M;UD street. Mr. &"Mrs. C: L. ,Partee Co., E. S. JBWBTT. Ticket Agent. KANSAS CITY. MO. ' THE CADENZA. , 13 r ECLIPSE BANJOS, Pulcllted Jail .. ~to. 1894. ~ Prominenl.T ea~herS ~ The Sweetest Loud-Toned Banjo Made, AN D CJ'EIt. D. Banjo, Mutldolin all~ Gllltur. A 50 1.J1 U1 lng IJd'g .. Wllkl!l'4harl'(l. I' I~. Send Zoic unci gut " S I'IIUT nt' 0 1.1) "mOINI "," fOl' bllll.lO. IMPERIAJ..MAN- - DO LI N roc;) g~pt~l: sl:id~~II;{~lgO~I~:III~!~;~~e :~~Ir'I~ · h S In 1)1'1111 ; O\'C ': I'nUlUtcd M:\y tn. tR!l J. The Stro,ngest Mandolin in the W orl d. BERGI, JNO.1'. iJnujo. M I~~~ :::~~I,S~.G, ~~~:~I~~~ S LCI .. "/I . posc~~~~:.e~I ~~r~~e~~I)~ I ·~II~~I"I~rl~!'~~II~~~~~:;;;~ ' 'No BEST, w. TRU.l\[ANil8e~ll t~~~I I~1~ jj~~IlHerl.lu·hI C ItI-tO . III.

BOWERS, GEO, U. Bu.ujo.• Guitar and !\Iundolin. We are desirous that these goods ~ hould be sold by Send 25 cents tOt Tho 'wt.'Ol.cst Girl h i T'owlI IlIlt! teachers, as they are their best friends. W e there­ Llttlu Blue-Eyud Kate. SOIlj.CS for plano; j.!'ood tor man- fore offer special discounts to teachers. Send. for dolin In G. ~ Vuu Unroll St.. Chlcl\go. discounts. catalogues, testimonials, books. etc., to C~A~~\~~I~~~~;;C~i,3Lle~\Cl~ ' ~f~c~~~tt~I~~II~ i, ~I~~~~ to c1 n.s.<.;I work and sigh t reading. w. A. COLE, laDllfactnfef, Studio, 31a New lUd12.!:II~~·C l"Y. Mo. :abin Office, 179 Tremont Street,

FRANZlttATIIE8. n. A. " '~ILChO I 'o t DlInclllg !llld COIII­ Boaton, Ma•• . poser ot t h" new nON ON DANOI':. "};'lIrtnLloll." Also llUbllHbe r of the "Ball rll Guido." 1121 Main St .• 1{ ;Ulsn.. -; OILy. Mo. NEW FOR THE BANJO. ESOEl, L. J. Dnlljo. l\1lLml olt l . ;~lld Gultnr. G 2m Dourdortf Bldg .• KnllS ILS OILY. Mo. ~~~::.iy,~~;;e~er~l~'~!!~ f~~I~~~~~o T~~j!t:~J plulO by Alfred A. F'nrfand. und 1,luycd by him 1I,t. a ll GUCKERT. E. N. G Ulta~:!rl~~~?,~Ut~ .ai'{~I:!i!.::J8i LY . ttfo. hi!; concert."J . Price 50 cents. The most brlllllLnt LWO­ stc l) I}ubllshcd. IJlscount to tCI\chers u.nd d(m lers. . " " KLEBER & BRO", Publishers. HE~~t~t~I'~ON . EDW~nll?n~uzrr!~n~~:.l\AI~I~d'll~~~~~~. L n. , S06 Wood S .... Pittsburg. Pa" LEVALLEY. H. E. B a l~ t~~: I~'si ~ .n$ r~;"I~lt~~~~I: R. r. . Gult,1\1' pll~yo r ii foI ho uJd usc H. E. Lo Vullcy'lj patent, Guitar ~ uppor tcr tlud urlll rest.. BanJo pllLY ors sho uld get. tho c hn.IHI)lon Bnnjo mute. ,Scud ~orci rc uln t'8. ALWAYS LIVENSBEROER. MRS. M. P. "'bunJp. Mandolin lLnd Oultn.r. 2324 Ulgblund Avo .. f{ansa.'i OiLY. Mo. Come to us for all your Music wants. " W e M INTER pnOI;'. c. s. [~~Pirl~ _~!;~~~ OiWt~~I~~~I.L~rrk , have a complete stock of Everything in the fin est store in the city. It will pay you to NEWTON, p. W. :~2si?o l~~I~ ~?~ ISlt ~~ 11:~C:O~II~:;,rcunadtl . pAR~~Fta:~~;l~l'r~:~g: 0J:,~ S i)!' clI ~~~l~~' :~~nc~~:~~ rbj. ~~ce~ i'~~~,~j'g ~r~:I ~~ 3~~~,~'tii o~:;,~,!~~' ,~(Y;~~: REMEMBER 4Oc. " Addre&s G4:! "' ltl.lI A\'c .. Louisville. J\:y . us .. 'We c;ury 100 Upright P ianqs, by best " .pARa~lt~~'1~~2~~cJ~; , ~~:.t°:l~!r I1~'I '" makers.,! in s tock a t all times, and can more IIshurs. :JU7-UL2 J o urul1lll1dg ... L\lUlSUJoi UILy. Mo. th an please you. S COTT, EMMA S. It~2ItE:~it ~~t?a ' y~ .~t ~{:II~~: .~lu ri.y. Mo. VOL,C.MAlt.JAOO.ll. 4IJ I ~~I~k~;~AG\~I.~;.IOc h CS hH " N. Y. THIS \ IVA 1(i

•.•:~ftI~U&NLIT 1\1 ASSA W lPPI. It Dllnce clm rucwrls~. fnV ?:& Ut~UW~'f~~~' F~~p~~~n:.edJ: l"t:;d FeILUu.U'SwlI. Martin, Snyder.& Co. 00c. ~ b~t~W~!f. ~t~~td~:C~~';,IPt ot price. , Cor, Eleventh an~ Walnut St •. , G. R. E. KENNEDY, l'ubliaher, .. NEWPORT, VT. KANSAS .ciTY., MO. . . DON'T FAil TO CET THE B ig Four Schottische, 2 Banjos and Guitar . .•. ... 40 Colored Society Dance, 2" " or P iano, 40 SWEETEST African Patrol, I " " " 40 Bass Solo Patrol,' I " SO MUSIC Famous Waltz, I Banjo and Guitar Ace. ,', ...... 35 Fit to play (or t'he most critical audience. Also REQUIRES A Kolander's New Banjo and Guitar Accompaniment In ~t ruct ors . The best of the kind published. Price so cents each. Send (or catalogue of 7S pieces for Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin. WASHBl:j"RN ~~ - Kolander's Publishing H~use, GUITAR. a09 Powell Street • • MANDOLIN. BXN FRXNCIBCO, CX!.. BANJO 0 .. . ~ZlTHER • .GET THE BEST. Bualls~ the ma.nner in which l owlr is com­ Alb recht's Progressin S!udies for Baojo. . bined with purily in their tone has n'eve; been approached, and once heard is in ­ AlbreCht's CrowD lethod for Guitar. stantl y to,be recognized. Indorsed by all the leading teachers of the world. WA SHIlURN S sell from S22 .o6 upwa rd. A SAMPLE COPIES FR£E. Send for my catalogue handsome souvenir catalogue may be 00- of 300 easy, pretty and catchy Banjo, ~fando l ir\ amI tained from the manufacturers, Guitar compositions: O. H . ALBRECHT, LYON & HEALY, (1)- 1016 CtiESTNUT STREET, W.bash Ave. and Adams St. f Philndelphia, Pa. omOAGO, ILL. T I-1E CADENZA. , "A CKNOWLE DCEIJ SUPERIOR TO A~ I ... . OTHERS . . THE BIEHL ·Mandolins *- ~f and 6uit~rs~ The I$bell Apti$t . and professionals, send for Tcacher ~ catalogue ~ SECTIONAL WOOO- RIM BANJO, TON Y BIEHL, Davenpott, 'la. Warranied the most powerful toned Banjo made. Used exclusively by lIIays & Hunter. Guita r, Banjo ~~fJ:~ ~ tl:;I::·! :II.lg~lrlll!~~~~?~~~lllgl~r~~ Liberal discoun t to the profession. or Mandolin ~~lIr.lu*~:"I~,:IWf}~ nl?'N~~ "~I~K~; Address Learned In ~:~~,~(~~~t!~~g:~"/~fll~%~ ln8:?'~Pl cN~I~i~: H. J. ISBELL, One .O·ay. r:H ~~~ l lIsl~"l~~ ' ~~ ~;~~'l~'s~: '~~ :"~~"L l~~~:~III; 10 h:mrl1. A ~e llL-:I "'ullte d. 3328 Washington Ave., ST. LOmS, MO. C LEMENS MUSIC co., Turntt l' Building. !sT. LOUIS, MO. 6ui~ar Studies for Beginnel:s. By Alfred Chollot. Eu.ill'Rt und mos t. p,'actlcH I This spacl'; is reserved . for Stephen Shep- . coursc. Espcclully IHlupt.tHI CO l' h'uchluj.!. ani, publisher of Goldby & Shepard's pro­ These studies uru cumposcd of It .t;ct. CJt :-Ocules. A I'llCg­ glos, Ohords. Easy Pieces arid PleAsing' !\Icludlcs. al'­ gressive Studies for the Baojo. The only ruugcd 1)l'ogrcsslvc ly. torllll l l),:' -IL coursu of SOl,ne 20 Ol':!.'i STUDI E \Universally used and indorsed t:a~~~ ~e~~~~~~Si l~~~I~I~ o\\; ~!W~d~clU:I!!I:1111~1:~;t~~!~I~: by leading teachers throughout the United 1I8hOO. 'l'hey 11I'O used ltiullndorsed by Ilia be!;t Illuslcal Institutions nud provu hl\'uluuhJu III t'1 l0 Iwnds Or.tlVc ry States and Canada. ' Also super CON­ ~:~I~:::::- ft \~I;~r}(~:~I)~,?tl,~~ ~( ~"II'~I,rt::~tN::;,~,~ ~lllf~'~p~~~: CERT SOLOS, endorsed by su h well ­ For the conveulc nco or Wacln,."!; theso s l miles are Jlub­ kn own players as A. A. F arland, Geo. W . _ Iished also in O'le·xugo~ h ut} I ~~. Each book CO I1 t.:ll ll ~ U" o Gregory, E. M. Hal l, Rrank B. Converse, ~depPa~~.s :~lo : : r;u ~~~I!;~IWII: ,~IColr ~~:~II~~ ~d :o~::l;~:'~'~~t I'll uslc size. ' . J. 111. Turner, and many others. Send lor . ;:J'rPrlce o f ench book 5Oc. SOlid 2,--c for Sallll)lo book. descriptive cata logue . . or write fur d usc rll)tlv(: c lrc ullU' lInd catulog ue contain­ Ing list of choice !low solos Ililtl dllutts for Gultlll·. STEPHE N SUEPAH.[), Box 485, P.atte rson, N. Addl'ess, A I.. FUF.O UIJENET " cO .. J. J15 Tremont St,. BU:O:TON. M,4~ ~.

HAVE You SEEN OUR NEW THEIIATIC CATALOGUE OF N.ational School for. the Banjo, B y A. A. FARLAND. Mandolin and Guit~r Music? 'I'CIII'II C:; h l~ II ll'lhod (Ir t lll~crll1'; 111,,1 cUlIlalns O'\"t~ I' 20 If not, drop us a postal card and receiv,e one by re- 11m' ( ·Ullt·C I·t;! ~tl l u~ . Pa ller.I-I.ooi hoards. '1..-.0. (· Iulh . . turn. mail. J . R . BELL, Publisher, f;!.ll(: . At ull lIIuslc SII11 .... ·s. '1'rllde jHI(JIIIiNI by 011" 01' 611 Main Street, K ANSAS C ITV. Mo. nllsH" (.'0 .. 1.),011 ""- II c;l1y. ill' :'Ilr. " l\Its. e. L. PI~r I C t ~ Ou, L W hat you all have been looking for. The . o ri f: in~1 MIDWAY DANCE, as danced KRONBERG at the 'TllrN,I, TI,mtn ahc.l Clliro Strrd, A g~t.: : l t lI ovelty. Send for it. CONSERVATORY ' TON\' BIE I-I I., Da\rC npo ft, Ta.

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