The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-08
POPULAR SONGS
Ole suA New Favsrites-IaterestiaGF Facts
AbOut N0Hgs.


About Sougs.
"1s there any sale now for Annie Rooney'r'
was asked OF the manager Of the Wholesale de-
partment OF a large music publishing house.
There To-" said the manager. "a steady
but very much decreased demand for II. As
COMPARED with last year We sell about ono
copy now to thirty thsn. This quiet demand is
likely 10 last for two or Z ree ycarsyet
What is the most popular song at the pres
snt momentY'
Maggie Murnhy's Home which 10 sung in
Hsrrigan's Reilly and the AGO."
What song Is next in porularity?'
"'old Homo Down on the Farm This song
was copyrighted In 1882. 1t Practically lay on
seemed to discover It. Chauncey Olcott sung
II In The Old Homestead aud It struck tie
popular fancy. That was about three years
ago. Thirty thousand copies Of 1t have Teen
sold since. and 1t 10 still selling we'll"
And the most popular song ever written?"
II should harily want to say. for whatever
answer ono might mako another might think
differently. l shout say tina! Home, Sweet
S%s bt fps to dieut aaes,o no TO answer
DO songs which have one. been generally
rsssin their r H opasrity '"''' - w % ''''
Not to the fullest extsnt. but sometimes q
o"k.i Tor enmstance may brina 4 to min, !;
The mention Of a song In u topular book will
hsn Nilsson cnut began ' singing ae IA Fop. IT
Home isuwanee River II was almost dormant.
she sang II All over the w.Ih. and tho sales
81, ARP there re-, many old songs which have con-
msnti"n: q: 'Ilo.ip Adair Locked in the
Cradle q ths Deep An 9d ,ayore Of s syrry
Hoa,s; Silver NIX Neon. ne 10 They Miss Ye Il Il
Ell! fJRs SuIa If!:!; GkIpsI s MInssssI
Lament Of The Iri. IMMIGRANT Mes,!ns. Of
sns ss4 $as ecsa o%n q. Az tp9
right Of II. pOr,Hsr OLD songs he would have
What quality must song possess to mako
II must have catching strain Of melody,
.o Are n ,1Srs humorous or more sentimental
detrimental; BY great mn ;ority" .
hwy H. az 10 srs.,er oemsnd songs Of
~. a. frs. thought sht / should ssy love: hut
u:nSIly ' W toward mother and hons 0A
increase In PREPARATION to the populari ion 7"
think It Increased more rali,iIy"
81 sns 81
?ss Sas the aS
.f of one Kind or the other pre-
=" There is In the cities greater demand for
humorous and Tor character sVnRs but hu-
s9s msoag Ia n y and
,.r Does song tnss becomes generally popu-
II doAa II II 1. raj llv otcbv Ia . ooon
duced. tits taken up By OF Oh stras aud bands.
pscps sssemb Tor smus:@ens: Il is w VIII tied
IL tho streets md played at homo. Tho sales
81 we that b willie
often ov"rststsd Xnnie Rooney. wn l es is "a" an
Enslish publication not copyriHh cd here. has
been issued In this c. untry in many cheap edi-
tions as we'll IS in the ordin"ry form: the sales
Of all thee ~, editions ave amounted so far to
sale, hut 1t is probable that people generally
would sunposs that marh larger number Of
VITO whistle or hum n song that pleases them
nG b more than G one IN .wS n, will buy cory
s e na1
es ton or ss S.,Is Most these
lew bseome popS sI The. e' ar i bean. II"
song. which are so difficult that they cannot
has ali tho elements Of popularity but that that
has not been properly Introduced or pushed
oral public"
.r; II es5s asa great
Yes. A sentiment al song mny for aome
reason attain excep,fnnal local popularity or
sometimes a song strikes the fancy OF music
teacher. who teaches It to all her rupil.. who
acnuanlances. From various parts OF tho
country We have at times demands that may
uron inquiry be very easily accounted Tor.
Are the songs OF The war still In denend;"
Yea Marching Through Georgia has 2
Eamp Ground battle Cry Of Freedom
Tramp Tramp. and some others also sell
we'll. The sale OF the war songs 10 governed
somewhat BY circumstances. Lut. taken alto
Re,neE. It ts lsrRe and not decreasing"
OF the patl lotto songs the one most In de-
mend i. Tho star spanRiad Hammer" The
sale OF sl.Ris COPIES of these sonGs is steady.
bur not large. tor they are found In almost
ovory song book.