n Page Devoted to the most Recent music Publications THE PROGRESSIVE MUSICIAN IS HERE GIVEN A RESUME OF THE NOTEWORTHY MUSIC WORKS PUB-LISHED DURING PAST MONTHS BY THE Theodore Presser Company PHILADELPHIA, PA. Vocal CELEBRATED RECITAL SONGS Compiled and Edited by David Bispham Price, $2.00 A distinctive compilation of good vocal numbers. The work of an artist is clearly indicated by the excellent type and variety of the forty-four songs together with the well written preface and the copious annotations. The volume is a handsome one of 184 pages and the songs are just such num-bers as will be found needful in the preparation of recital programs as well as being extremely fine for every vocal teacher and vocal student. In fact, it is just such a volume as every singer will find profitable to possess. A descriptive circular giving list of contents and price to profession gladly sent to any professional requesting same. Technic PEDAL BOOK By Dr. Joh. M. Blose Price, $1.00 This is an excellent work offering foundation studies for acquiring artistic piano effects. It can be taken up by a student in the second year of study and it is at about this point in the pupil's work that disagreeable and unmusical effects arising from incorrect use of the pedal should be avoided by a clear understanding of the purpose of the pedal and then adequate drill such as that for which this book endeavors to provide a foundation. Remem-ber that although it has been said, "The pedal is the soul of the piano," a student should not depend on "soul" or "inspiration," but be guided in using the pedal by systematic and intelligent practice. THE ART OF THE PIANO By Theodore Lack Opus 289 Price, $1.50 This is a modern system of technic for piano play-ing by a leading French composer and virtuoso. There are one hundred special exercises in mechan-ism of medium difficulty. All the various points of technic are covered in the modern manner and in addition to furnishing extremely fine material for teaching purposes this work supplies material for any pianist's daily practice at the keyboard. Piano—Four Hands FOUR-HAND EXHIBITION PIECES FOR THE PIANO Price, $1.25 This is the duet album offered in advance of publication under the title of Difficult Four-hand Album. The numbers are both original duets as well as arrangements of compositions by such writers as Rachmaninoff, Grieg, Tschaikowsky, Moszkowski, Dvorak, Gottschalk, Brahms and others. It is such a compilation of four-hand num-bers as to be regarded as valuable to all good play-ers. While this compilation offers excellent material for recital or concert work it is at the same time useful for profitable practice and recreation playing. Teaching Works for Elementary Instruction OLD RHYMES WITH NEW TUNES By Geo. F. Hamer Price,'60 cents The six easy pianoforte compositions in this little volume comprise the best set of Mother Goose Melodies the publishers have ever seen. They can be played or sung and will delight the child pianist or the little singer. The teacher of children will be interested to know that these numbers are also pub-lished separately in sheet form. PICTURES FROM HOLIDAY LAND By David Dick Slater Price, $1.00 Although the composer of these little piano num-bers ranks as one of the leading composers that Great Britain has produced in our time he has shown a great aptness in producing pieces for children. Each piece has an appropriate verse under the title, adding interest to the piece itself. The compositions are about grade two. BIRTHDAY JEWELS VOCAL OR INSTRUMENTAL By Geo. L. Spaulding Price, 75 cents An attractive new volume of little pianopieces with verses which may be sung ad. lib. The verses are pleasing and of the type that appeals to the juvenile. As the title of the book indicates, there is a little piece for each month of the year with verse for the appropriate birthstone. The numbers are easy to play, very melodious, and similar in style and grade to those in Mr. Spaulding's successful book, Tunes and Rhymes. VERDI—CHILD'S OWN BOOK OF GREAT MUSICANS Price, 20 cents The latest of a series written by Thomas Tapper to furnish the child music student with interesting facts about great composers. After gathering these facts the child is to write a story of the composer on the blank pages and there are also pictures to paste in as well as material to bind the book when all is ready. This is one of the most successful works for the child music student. SUNNY DAY SONGS By Helen L. Cramm Price, 75 cents A delightful book of a dozen and one bright, easy piano numbers with words between the staves. These vocal or instrumental pieces furnish excellent recrea-tion material for little olayers and singers. This work is the latest of Miss Cramm's popular books for little pianists. LITTLE TUNES FOR LITTLE PEOPLE FOR THE PIANOFORTE By Francesco B. DeLeone Price, 75 cents This new work consists of a set of a dozen studies, each of which has a characteristic title, all of these being so tuneful as to be considered a real piece. They cannot fail to interest the student. The Studies are graded and carry the student through the keys, major and minor, and lead up gradually to the Third Grade, but start in the Second Grade. Albums of Piano Music of Unusual Worth AMERICAN COMPOSER S ALBUM FOR THE PIANOFORTE Price, $1.25 We were inspired to bring out an album of pieces by the best American composers of music. Excellent material for this purpose was available to us, and this is a volume that is a credit to American music. We did not include any of the difficult pieces, but only those of medium grade and of special merit. SPAULDING ALBUM For the Pianoforte Price $1.00 A new collection of intermediate grade. Spauld-ing's work is so well known that it needs no intro-duction here, and the many lovers of his music will welcome the opportunity to possess so many of his successes all in the one volume. PAUL WACHS' ALBUM For the Pianoforte Price, $1.00 All lovers of good drawing-room music will be delighted with this excellent collection. It has been prepared with the greatest care and contains nine-teen compositions carefully chosen from the best and most popular numbers of Wachs. They are chiefly of intermediate grade (Grades III-V). Wachs is one of the foremost French salon com-posers, and this collection is, indeed, a notable one in music publications. An Opportunity to Ascertain the Real Worth of the Publications of the Theodore Presser Company To afford a better opportunity of judging the genuine value of the books listed on this page we will gladly send any of them for examination. To fur-CELEBRATED COMPOSITIONS BY FAMOUS COMPOSERS Price, $1.00 This collection is the result of careful selection with the aim to incorporate in one volume such com-positions as every good pianist delights in. The best description is the following, which are included in the thirty-three numbers in this volume : Fur Elise, Beethoven; Intermezzo, Brahms; Scarf Dance, Chaminade; Nocturne, Chopin; Humoreske, Dvorak; Second Valse, Godard; Butterfly, Grieg; Largo, Handel; Gipsy Rondo, Haydn; The Mill, Jensen; Idilio, Lack; Spring Song, Mendelssohn; Prelude, Rachmaninoff; Polish Dance, Scharwenka; Traumerei, Schumann; Reverie, Schutt; Simple Aveu,Thome; Chant Sans Paroles,Tschaikowsky,etc. FAVORITE COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PIANOFORTE By Carl Bohm Price, 75 cents Bohm's music supplies the kind of material which is invaluable in teaching pupils who demand melo-dies. Many of Bohm's compositions contain melo-does so near the folk song type that they necessarily have become extremely popular. There are twenty-four brilliant and popular gems in this album that have been carefully edited and revised. They are chiefly of intermediate grade to moderately ad-vanced. Violin ther assist in the selection of music, we have cata-logs covering every clas-sification. We will gladly send any of these gratis. COMPREHENSIVE VIOLIN METHOD By Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Benjamin Price, $1.25 The one method among all violin instructors which is really adapted for "self-instruction." A complete system o£ diagrams and pictures shows the exact position of each finger on each string in all the scales. A book which does something toward light-ening so pleasantly the labor of routine instruction. Besides the usual scale; and exercises, the book con-tains 100 easy duets for violin and piano, including many old-time favorites. The more advanced exer-cises are selected from standard works. 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