The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

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 Harry Bureigh's arrangements of Negro folk songs and spirituals are be ing included in many concert programs and are used extensively in the public schools. Other songs in the Negro idiom, like James A. Bland's Garry Me, Back to Old Virginny," Harriet l Wares Nanny" Speaks Little One a-Cryin" and Nevins' Mighty Lax a Rose" have been used in. concert. too. When the copyright on Garry Me Back to Old Virginny" was renewed in 1 1920 there was a search for Bland s heirs to arrange for the disposal of royalties. Its popularity had been re- newed when Alma Chuck included it in her concert repertoire. Frequently. it requires unusual cir cumstances to make the public appre- ciate a songs worth. For eighteen years American audiences had been hearing and applauding the Kashmiri Song. "Pale Hands l Loved" one of the Four Indian Love Lyrics by Amy Woodforde- Finden, but comparatively few copies were sold. Then Rudolph Valentino appeared ill motion picture version of k. M- Hull's The Sheik."
 4 Washington theater manager pre- scented a prologue in which a singer in desert garb sang the Kashmiri Song At once there was a demand for the song in Washington. The publishers had never printed more than 800 copies in one edition and the supply was ex- hausted with one order from Wash ington music dealer.
 As picture and prologue travelled through the country the demand grew. Within the three months following the Washington presentation 10000 copies were sold. and the song has remained a best seller ever since. Mrs. Woodforde- Finden died before her song became popular. ..
 For six years after its publication in 1924, "Duna," by Josephine McGill, failed to-. arouse much interest. It leaped from it's obscurity when within one week, Francis Rogers, Reinald Werrenrath and Cantor Josef Rosen- blatt sang it in New York recitals. Shortly afterward John Mccormack sang it. Now it ranks with the Rash miri Song in popularity. The composer did not live, to see "Duna's" popularity.
 Every Mothers Day there is a run on Frank Tours Mother O Mine," Mother Machree," by Ernest Ball, con tnues as a favorite. Other Irish tunes that hardly hold their own are Ol- cott's Wild Irish Rose" and When Irish Eyes are Smiling" Dermot Mac murrough's "Macushla," and Danny Boy," adapted from an old Irish air by Fred E. Weatherly.
 Of the songs that were markedly sue cessful during the. war Haydn Woods Roses of Picardy," continues to gain in popularity. "Tipperary'' has de creased in sales, and Keep the Home Fires Burning" by Ivor Novello, has dropped from the head of the column Novelties latest concert success is Pages Road Song,' which Colin OMore sang in his recent Carnegie Hall recital. "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" by Ernest Seitz, is on the upward curve
 Recently there has been a renewed demand for "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen by Thomas r. Westendorf- After the Ball." which was introduced in 1892, continues to head the list of Charles K. Harris familiar songs.
 1t is obviously impossible to include all the favorites, but even such a brief survey as this shows that few anna teurs have attained success as song composers. Recently there has been 9 war against fake music publishers who have encouraged the belief that there are millions to be made in single song success. Several of the songs meD tioned have brought substantial sumG to the composers, however, successful composers have depended upon the ag- gregate income from many works.
 Warnings have been sent through the country By the Music Publishers asso- ciatioti of the United States and the Music Publishers's Protective associa- ton against the fake publishers who ad- yertise that they will ''set your poem 'fo music" and launch a song success for a stipulated sum. The Music In dustries Chamber of Commerce, Inc., points out that genuine publishers never charge a composer for publishing. The publishers copyright the music, assume all the risks of bringing it out and pay the composer or enter into a royalty agreement Whatever road composer chooses for his song to travel, reli- ohle nuhlisher is the first reouiSite,