New-York tribune., 1920-05-30
In the World of Music and Art
Two New Works
To Be Published
By Music Society

The following announcement Is made
by the Society for the Publication Of
American Music. with Offices at 1856
Madison Avenue:
The board of directors OF the Society
for the Publication of American Music
is pleased to announce the results of
the examination by the advisory music
, committee of the compositions submit
ted to it for publication during the
present season.
The number of compositions submit
ted was Ill. OF this number piano
works, songs, orchestral numbers and
some others of the nature of occa-
sional pieces were excluded as not be-
ing in the class Of compositions sought
for in accordance with the previously
announced policy of the society. The
remaining thirty two pieces were read
by the committee and six were recon-
mended.
A private hearing of these six COM
positions before the board and the ad
visory music committee was given on
Saturday. March 13, at the studio of
r. T. Rice. The compositions were
played by the Berkshire and Lett quar-
tets, Castor Dethicr and Daniel Greg
ory Mason, piano; Pierre Matthieu,
oboe, and Burnet Tuthill, clarinet
The following were selected for this
years publications:
Quartet for Strings -four movcments). Op. 49,
Alos Rciser
(thrce mcNclncnts>, Op. Ia. Daniel G.. Mason
The society will proceed with the
publication of these works so far as
its funds will permit, and will forward
a copy to each member as publication
is completed. The other four recon-
mcndcd compositions may be published
at a later period.
1t may be of some interest to know,
first, that the money to pay for the
publications is derived solely from the
annual fees of the members; second,
that the average cost Of publication of
the parts for q string quartet is about
$3.50, the miniature score adding a SIM
liar sum, and, third, that the adminis-
tration of its work is wholly without
cost to the society.
1t is therefore very essential that
the membership be largely increased,
reaching at least a minimum of five
hundred names, in order that the So
ciety shall be able freely to carry out
its purposes.
The board announces that it will re-
ceivc new submission Of compost
tons up to October Is. Should any Of
these so submitted prove musically
better than those already recommended
this season as worthy of publication
and not yet issued, they will take
precedence of them.
Those who intend to submit compost
tions will kindly note that the latter
are to be chamber music. Piano pieces,
songs, orchestral or occasional num-
bers cannot be considered for publica-
tion at this time.
This need not interfere with Vaughan
Williamss symphony. In concert of
this class, and for an audience Of mu-
sicans, a symphony in each part should
not prove beyond their digestive pow
ers"
Mr.. Bantock might have added that
possibly Sir Edwards symphony, with
its periods of rest, would probably have
been even more digestible than 'Helden-
leben.' There is something amusingly
ironical in the fact that the symphonic
poem form invented as a relief from
the supposed tcdium of long SYM
phony has grown to be longer than the
form it was designed to replace; longer
and more trying to the endurance of
an average concertgoer, because Of its
want of resting places. Chauvinism
in art is always deplorable, but it would
seem as if in a meeting specifically ar
ranged to promote British music there
was no need of propagandism for either
French or German music.