1895, ISBN: 9781130649888

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Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: . . . recapitulating the things which must be manufactured in America to omit musical compositions. Was this omission an accident We should think that probably it was. The English Music Publishers, however, have got a decision in the law courts in America to the effect that music can be copyrighted there without being manufactured within the territory. This is highly important for their interests. In Blackwoodt Magazine Dr. Louis Robinson says that musicians have long hair because they cultivate the emotions. The growth and vitality of the hair are profoundly influenced by emotions. According to this line of argument there should surely be a parallel influence on the length of the ears. Really, these magazine-article doctors are sometimes given to romance. During the performance of Sir A. C. Mackenzies new Highland pieces at a recent Philharmonic concert, one of the violoncellos came to grief, a string breaking and the bridge collapsing with a loud report. A gentleman in the stalls was heard to inform his companion, a foreign musician, that this was what was called the Scotch snap. Victim, writing from 12, Fulham Road, London, to the Xew York Musical Courier, tells a sad story of four years work under singing masters in London. He Beems to have been somewhat ready to believe everybody, and was forced, against his judgment, to sing tenor. Now, all his money is gone, and his voice, if not spoiled, has not arrived. The chimes of the Royal Exchange, London, are in future to play English, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish airs by turn. But Mr. Alfred Moffat points out that two of the seven Scotch tunes are English--The Keel Row and The Bluebells of Scotland. The Western Daily Mercury (Plymouth) has a sketch of Dr. Spark, of. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<