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Ballads of Sacco &Vanzetti by Moses Asch; Woody Guthrie Review by: Charles Haywood Notes, Second Series, Vol. 19, No. 3 (Jun., 1962), pp. 528-529 Published by: Music Library Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/894396 . Accessed: 14/06/2014 21:24 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Music Library Association is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Notes. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 185.44.77.125 on Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:24:35 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions

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thing, and one can only say de gustibus non disputandum est, even if its not in Byelorussian! Florence White & Kazuo Akiyama: Children's Songs From Japan. Illus- trations by Toshihiko Zuzuki. New York: E. B. Marks, 1960. [92 p. $4.915]

Here is a delightful collection, com- piled with taste, including colorful illus- trations capturing Japanese costume and lore, simple yet thoroughly musical ar- rangements, and, above all, demonstrat- ing a fine comprehension of child life and interests. The book covers a wide range of youthful activities. It includes songs of "creatures large and small, singing games, singing day by day, seasons and festivals, and (not the least important) street cries," which are fast disappearing in large urban centers. The precise, unaffected translations, the translitera- tions of the original Japanese, the infor- mative notes, and the unadorned sim- plicity of the tunes should make this collection a useful tool in the American educational program. To quote from Beatrice Landeck's perceptive introduc- tion: ". . . at every age level, complete and satisfying experience can be derived from the book Children's Songs from Japan. Whether singing the songs, play- ing the games, improvising Eastern- sounding accompaniments or dramatizing the various subjects of Japanese home life, of city and country living, these enjoyable and creative activities add substantially to a child's musical vocabu- lary and perceptibly forward his musical growth."

Karel Drofnatizki[ !]: N o n s en s e Rhymes by Edward Lear Set to Music. (Op. 365, &c.). London: Stainer & Bell; U. S. A.: Galaxy Music Corp., New York, 1960. [39 p., $1.50]

To anyone, with or without a voice, who would like to forget or escape from the challenging problems of life-the Algerian situation, atomic fallout, Berlin, or the Income Tax-these nonsense songs offer the best refuge. Each setting is done in the typical style of Baroque, classical, Romantic or modern composers,

thing, and one can only say de gustibus non disputandum est, even if its not in Byelorussian! Florence White & Kazuo Akiyama: Children's Songs From Japan. Illus- trations by Toshihiko Zuzuki. New York: E. B. Marks, 1960. [92 p. $4.915]

Here is a delightful collection, com- piled with taste, including colorful illus- trations capturing Japanese costume and lore, simple yet thoroughly musical ar- rangements, and, above all, demonstrat- ing a fine comprehension of child life and interests. The book covers a wide range of youthful activities. It includes songs of "creatures large and small, singing games, singing day by day, seasons and festivals, and (not the least important) street cries," which are fast disappearing in large urban centers. The precise, unaffected translations, the translitera- tions of the original Japanese, the infor- mative notes, and the unadorned sim- plicity of the tunes should make this collection a useful tool in the American educational program. To quote from Beatrice Landeck's perceptive introduc- tion: ". . . at every age level, complete and satisfying experience can be derived from the book Children's Songs from Japan. Whether singing the songs, play- ing the games, improvising Eastern- sounding accompaniments or dramatizing the various subjects of Japanese home life, of city and country living, these enjoyable and creative activities add substantially to a child's musical vocabu- lary and perceptibly forward his musical growth."

Karel Drofnatizki[ !]: N o n s en s e Rhymes by Edward Lear Set to Music. (Op. 365, &c.). London: Stainer & Bell; U. S. A.: Galaxy Music Corp., New York, 1960. [39 p., $1.50]

To anyone, with or without a voice, who would like to forget or escape from the challenging problems of life-the Algerian situation, atomic fallout, Berlin, or the Income Tax-these nonsense songs offer the best refuge. Each setting is done in the typical style of Baroque, classical, Romantic or modern composers,

thing, and one can only say de gustibus non disputandum est, even if its not in Byelorussian! Florence White & Kazuo Akiyama: Children's Songs From Japan. Illus- trations by Toshihiko Zuzuki. New York: E. B. Marks, 1960. [92 p. $4.915]

Here is a delightful collection, com- piled with taste, including colorful illus- trations capturing Japanese costume and lore, simple yet thoroughly musical ar- rangements, and, above all, demonstrat- ing a fine comprehension of child life and interests. The book covers a wide range of youthful activities. It includes songs of "creatures large and small, singing games, singing day by day, seasons and festivals, and (not the least important) street cries," which are fast disappearing in large urban centers. The precise, unaffected translations, the translitera- tions of the original Japanese, the infor- mative notes, and the unadorned sim- plicity of the tunes should make this collection a useful tool in the American educational program. To quote from Beatrice Landeck's perceptive introduc- tion: ". . . at every age level, complete and satisfying experience can be derived from the book Children's Songs from Japan. Whether singing the songs, play- ing the games, improvising Eastern- sounding accompaniments or dramatizing the various subjects of Japanese home life, of city and country living, these enjoyable and creative activities add substantially to a child's musical vocabu- lary and perceptibly forward his musical growth."

Karel Drofnatizki[ !]: N o n s en s e Rhymes by Edward Lear Set to Music. (Op. 365, &c.). London: Stainer & Bell; U. S. A.: Galaxy Music Corp., New York, 1960. [39 p., $1.50]

To anyone, with or without a voice, who would like to forget or escape from the challenging problems of life-the Algerian situation, atomic fallout, Berlin, or the Income Tax-these nonsense songs offer the best refuge. Each setting is done in the typical style of Baroque, classical, Romantic or modern composers,

thing, and one can only say de gustibus non disputandum est, even if its not in Byelorussian! Florence White & Kazuo Akiyama: Children's Songs From Japan. Illus- trations by Toshihiko Zuzuki. New York: E. B. Marks, 1960. [92 p. $4.915]

Here is a delightful collection, com- piled with taste, including colorful illus- trations capturing Japanese costume and lore, simple yet thoroughly musical ar- rangements, and, above all, demonstrat- ing a fine comprehension of child life and interests. The book covers a wide range of youthful activities. It includes songs of "creatures large and small, singing games, singing day by day, seasons and festivals, and (not the least important) street cries," which are fast disappearing in large urban centers. The precise, unaffected translations, the translitera- tions of the original Japanese, the infor- mative notes, and the unadorned sim- plicity of the tunes should make this collection a useful tool in the American educational program. To quote from Beatrice Landeck's perceptive introduc- tion: ". . . at every age level, complete and satisfying experience can be derived from the book Children's Songs from Japan. Whether singing the songs, play- ing the games, improvising Eastern- sounding accompaniments or dramatizing the various subjects of Japanese home life, of city and country living, these enjoyable and creative activities add substantially to a child's musical vocabu- lary and perceptibly forward his musical growth."

Karel Drofnatizki[ !]: N o n s en s e Rhymes by Edward Lear Set to Music. (Op. 365, &c.). London: Stainer & Bell; U. S. A.: Galaxy Music Corp., New York, 1960. [39 p., $1.50]

To anyone, with or without a voice, who would like to forget or escape from the challenging problems of life-the Algerian situation, atomic fallout, Berlin, or the Income Tax-these nonsense songs offer the best refuge. Each setting is done in the typical style of Baroque, classical, Romantic or modern composers,

thing, and one can only say de gustibus non disputandum est, even if its not in Byelorussian! Florence White & Kazuo Akiyama: Children's Songs From Japan. Illus- trations by Toshihiko Zuzuki. New York: E. B. Marks, 1960. [92 p. $4.915]

Here is a delightful collection, com- piled with taste, including colorful illus- trations capturing Japanese costume and lore, simple yet thoroughly musical ar- rangements, and, above all, demonstrat- ing a fine comprehension of child life and interests. The book covers a wide range of youthful activities. It includes songs of "creatures large and small, singing games, singing day by day, seasons and festivals, and (not the least important) street cries," which are fast disappearing in large urban centers. The precise, unaffected translations, the translitera- tions of the original Japanese, the infor- mative notes, and the unadorned sim- plicity of the tunes should make this collection a useful tool in the American educational program. To quote from Beatrice Landeck's perceptive introduc- tion: ". . . at every age level, complete and satisfying experience can be derived from the book Children's Songs from Japan. Whether singing the songs, play- ing the games, improvising Eastern- sounding accompaniments or dramatizing the various subjects of Japanese home life, of city and country living, these enjoyable and creative activities add substantially to a child's musical vocabu- lary and perceptibly forward his musical growth."

Karel Drofnatizki[ !]: N o n s en s e Rhymes by Edward Lear Set to Music. (Op. 365, &c.). London: Stainer & Bell; U. S. A.: Galaxy Music Corp., New York, 1960. [39 p., $1.50]

To anyone, with or without a voice, who would like to forget or escape from the challenging problems of life-the Algerian situation, atomic fallout, Berlin, or the Income Tax-these nonsense songs offer the best refuge. Each setting is done in the typical style of Baroque, classical, Romantic or modern composers,

with musical taste enough to avoid obvi- ous cliches. Tongue-in-cheek footnotes give the songs a tone of mock seriousness. The whole collection is a healthy, boister- ous, rollicking bit of buffoonery; and that includes the composer's fantastic ano- nymity and his "prolific creativity."

Mordechai Sheinkman: Fiinf Lieder nach Gedichten von Johanna Zolli- kofer. Berlin-Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock; U. S. A.: Associated Music Publishers, New York, 1960. [11 p., $3.50]

In these five short moods or impres- sions the composer effectively captures the essentially subtle quality of the lyrics. A short chromatic motivic figure, appearing in altered versions in the voice and in the accompaniment, gives unity and structural coherence to the cycle. Singers who are on the lookout for material that is not wholly dissonant, serial, or difficult for the voice should welcome these songs.

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti. Com- missioned by Moses Asch, 1945. Composed & sung by Woody Guth- rie, 1946-47. New York: An Oak Publication, 1960. [34 p., illus., $1.50]

Woody Guthrie, one of America's fore- most folk-balladeers, who has gained fame chronicling such major social and economic phenomena as the Dust Bowl, TVA, and the Grand Coulee Dam, docu- ments in this collection the lives, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston on August 23, 1927. The humble background, the modest existence, and the bitter tribulations of the fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the shoemaker Nicola Sacco are recounted in simple though, regretfully, undistinguished- "folk-verse." Guthrie's tunes capture the lilt and spirit of the folk melody; but, un- fortunately, his originality is not of the highest. A pervading sameness dominates most of the tunes. One gets the feeling that Woody is unconsciously composing a set of variants of "Foggy, Foggy Dew," with the harmonic texture staying pre- dominantly in the I, IV, V, I sequence. "Old Judge Thayer," and "Two Good Men," may be singled out as perhaps the

with musical taste enough to avoid obvi- ous cliches. Tongue-in-cheek footnotes give the songs a tone of mock seriousness. The whole collection is a healthy, boister- ous, rollicking bit of buffoonery; and that includes the composer's fantastic ano- nymity and his "prolific creativity."

Mordechai Sheinkman: Fiinf Lieder nach Gedichten von Johanna Zolli- kofer. Berlin-Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock; U. S. A.: Associated Music Publishers, New York, 1960. [11 p., $3.50]

In these five short moods or impres- sions the composer effectively captures the essentially subtle quality of the lyrics. A short chromatic motivic figure, appearing in altered versions in the voice and in the accompaniment, gives unity and structural coherence to the cycle. Singers who are on the lookout for material that is not wholly dissonant, serial, or difficult for the voice should welcome these songs.

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti. Com- missioned by Moses Asch, 1945. Composed & sung by Woody Guth- rie, 1946-47. New York: An Oak Publication, 1960. [34 p., illus., $1.50]

Woody Guthrie, one of America's fore- most folk-balladeers, who has gained fame chronicling such major social and economic phenomena as the Dust Bowl, TVA, and the Grand Coulee Dam, docu- ments in this collection the lives, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston on August 23, 1927. The humble background, the modest existence, and the bitter tribulations of the fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the shoemaker Nicola Sacco are recounted in simple though, regretfully, undistinguished- "folk-verse." Guthrie's tunes capture the lilt and spirit of the folk melody; but, un- fortunately, his originality is not of the highest. A pervading sameness dominates most of the tunes. One gets the feeling that Woody is unconsciously composing a set of variants of "Foggy, Foggy Dew," with the harmonic texture staying pre- dominantly in the I, IV, V, I sequence. "Old Judge Thayer," and "Two Good Men," may be singled out as perhaps the

with musical taste enough to avoid obvi- ous cliches. Tongue-in-cheek footnotes give the songs a tone of mock seriousness. The whole collection is a healthy, boister- ous, rollicking bit of buffoonery; and that includes the composer's fantastic ano- nymity and his "prolific creativity."

Mordechai Sheinkman: Fiinf Lieder nach Gedichten von Johanna Zolli- kofer. Berlin-Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock; U. S. A.: Associated Music Publishers, New York, 1960. [11 p., $3.50]

In these five short moods or impres- sions the composer effectively captures the essentially subtle quality of the lyrics. A short chromatic motivic figure, appearing in altered versions in the voice and in the accompaniment, gives unity and structural coherence to the cycle. Singers who are on the lookout for material that is not wholly dissonant, serial, or difficult for the voice should welcome these songs.

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti. Com- missioned by Moses Asch, 1945. Composed & sung by Woody Guth- rie, 1946-47. New York: An Oak Publication, 1960. [34 p., illus., $1.50]

Woody Guthrie, one of America's fore- most folk-balladeers, who has gained fame chronicling such major social and economic phenomena as the Dust Bowl, TVA, and the Grand Coulee Dam, docu- ments in this collection the lives, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston on August 23, 1927. The humble background, the modest existence, and the bitter tribulations of the fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the shoemaker Nicola Sacco are recounted in simple though, regretfully, undistinguished- "folk-verse." Guthrie's tunes capture the lilt and spirit of the folk melody; but, un- fortunately, his originality is not of the highest. A pervading sameness dominates most of the tunes. One gets the feeling that Woody is unconsciously composing a set of variants of "Foggy, Foggy Dew," with the harmonic texture staying pre- dominantly in the I, IV, V, I sequence. "Old Judge Thayer," and "Two Good Men," may be singled out as perhaps the

with musical taste enough to avoid obvi- ous cliches. Tongue-in-cheek footnotes give the songs a tone of mock seriousness. The whole collection is a healthy, boister- ous, rollicking bit of buffoonery; and that includes the composer's fantastic ano- nymity and his "prolific creativity."

Mordechai Sheinkman: Fiinf Lieder nach Gedichten von Johanna Zolli- kofer. Berlin-Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock; U. S. A.: Associated Music Publishers, New York, 1960. [11 p., $3.50]

In these five short moods or impres- sions the composer effectively captures the essentially subtle quality of the lyrics. A short chromatic motivic figure, appearing in altered versions in the voice and in the accompaniment, gives unity and structural coherence to the cycle. Singers who are on the lookout for material that is not wholly dissonant, serial, or difficult for the voice should welcome these songs.

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti. Com- missioned by Moses Asch, 1945. Composed & sung by Woody Guth- rie, 1946-47. New York: An Oak Publication, 1960. [34 p., illus., $1.50]

Woody Guthrie, one of America's fore- most folk-balladeers, who has gained fame chronicling such major social and economic phenomena as the Dust Bowl, TVA, and the Grand Coulee Dam, docu- ments in this collection the lives, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston on August 23, 1927. The humble background, the modest existence, and the bitter tribulations of the fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the shoemaker Nicola Sacco are recounted in simple though, regretfully, undistinguished- "folk-verse." Guthrie's tunes capture the lilt and spirit of the folk melody; but, un- fortunately, his originality is not of the highest. A pervading sameness dominates most of the tunes. One gets the feeling that Woody is unconsciously composing a set of variants of "Foggy, Foggy Dew," with the harmonic texture staying pre- dominantly in the I, IV, V, I sequence. "Old Judge Thayer," and "Two Good Men," may be singled out as perhaps the

with musical taste enough to avoid obvi- ous cliches. Tongue-in-cheek footnotes give the songs a tone of mock seriousness. The whole collection is a healthy, boister- ous, rollicking bit of buffoonery; and that includes the composer's fantastic ano- nymity and his "prolific creativity."

Mordechai Sheinkman: Fiinf Lieder nach Gedichten von Johanna Zolli- kofer. Berlin-Wiesbaden: Bote & Bock; U. S. A.: Associated Music Publishers, New York, 1960. [11 p., $3.50]

In these five short moods or impres- sions the composer effectively captures the essentially subtle quality of the lyrics. A short chromatic motivic figure, appearing in altered versions in the voice and in the accompaniment, gives unity and structural coherence to the cycle. Singers who are on the lookout for material that is not wholly dissonant, serial, or difficult for the voice should welcome these songs.

Ballads of Sacco & Vanzetti. Com- missioned by Moses Asch, 1945. Composed & sung by Woody Guth- rie, 1946-47. New York: An Oak Publication, 1960. [34 p., illus., $1.50]

Woody Guthrie, one of America's fore- most folk-balladeers, who has gained fame chronicling such major social and economic phenomena as the Dust Bowl, TVA, and the Grand Coulee Dam, docu- ments in this collection the lives, trial, and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston on August 23, 1927. The humble background, the modest existence, and the bitter tribulations of the fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti and the shoemaker Nicola Sacco are recounted in simple though, regretfully, undistinguished- "folk-verse." Guthrie's tunes capture the lilt and spirit of the folk melody; but, un- fortunately, his originality is not of the highest. A pervading sameness dominates most of the tunes. One gets the feeling that Woody is unconsciously composing a set of variants of "Foggy, Foggy Dew," with the harmonic texture staying pre- dominantly in the I, IV, V, I sequence. "Old Judge Thayer," and "Two Good Men," may be singled out as perhaps the

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best in the lot. Pete Seeger contributes an effective melody to "Sacco's Letter to his Son." A vital aspect, if not the redeeming feature of the volume, con- sists of the reproductions of contem- porary headlines of the New York Times, capturing the dramatic and poignant moments of this celebrated case that liter- ally rocked the world. Illustrations of the main characters of the trial by Ben Shahn and Antonio Frasconi add graphic significance to what many people con- sider an unforgettable and shameful miscarriage of justice. Negro Songs from Alabama. Col- lected by Harold Courlander. Music transcribed by John Benson Brooks. New York: Published with the as- sistance of the Wenner-Gren Foun- dation for Anthropological Research, 1960. [76 p., $2.00]

These 75 transcriptions are only a part of the many songs recorded by Harold Courlander (well-known for his signifi- cant attention to Haitian folk music) during a field trip in Alabama and Mis- sissippi during 1950. Eighty-four of

best in the lot. Pete Seeger contributes an effective melody to "Sacco's Letter to his Son." A vital aspect, if not the redeeming feature of the volume, con- sists of the reproductions of contem- porary headlines of the New York Times, capturing the dramatic and poignant moments of this celebrated case that liter- ally rocked the world. Illustrations of the main characters of the trial by Ben Shahn and Antonio Frasconi add graphic significance to what many people con- sider an unforgettable and shameful miscarriage of justice. Negro Songs from Alabama. Col- lected by Harold Courlander. Music transcribed by John Benson Brooks. New York: Published with the as- sistance of the Wenner-Gren Foun- dation for Anthropological Research, 1960. [76 p., $2.00]

These 75 transcriptions are only a part of the many songs recorded by Harold Courlander (well-known for his signifi- cant attention to Haitian folk music) during a field trip in Alabama and Mis- sissippi during 1950. Eighty-four of

best in the lot. Pete Seeger contributes an effective melody to "Sacco's Letter to his Son." A vital aspect, if not the redeeming feature of the volume, con- sists of the reproductions of contem- porary headlines of the New York Times, capturing the dramatic and poignant moments of this celebrated case that liter- ally rocked the world. Illustrations of the main characters of the trial by Ben Shahn and Antonio Frasconi add graphic significance to what many people con- sider an unforgettable and shameful miscarriage of justice. Negro Songs from Alabama. Col- lected by Harold Courlander. Music transcribed by John Benson Brooks. New York: Published with the as- sistance of the Wenner-Gren Foun- dation for Anthropological Research, 1960. [76 p., $2.00]

These 75 transcriptions are only a part of the many songs recorded by Harold Courlander (well-known for his signifi- cant attention to Haitian folk music) during a field trip in Alabama and Mis- sissippi during 1950. Eighty-four of

the recordings including those in this collection, appear in the six-album series, Negro Folk Music of Alabama, issued by the Ethnic Folkways Library. The gen- eral information on the selections, notes on the singers, and comments on appar- ent West African elements, elements that have played a part in the musical tradi- tion of the American Negro, are to be found in the 43-page booklet accompany- ing the Folkways recordings.

This is an extremely valuable collec- tion of tunes and texts, some well-known and some not found in other compila- tions: work songs, children's songs, field calls, prayers, sermons, and exhortations. Of particular interest are the numerous variant versions of such popular Negro folk songs as "King David" and "John Henry." Students of folk music seeking new material for comparative study or performance will find this collection a fruitful source of rich and unhackneyed songs. The book, however, deserves a better format and clearer type-setting job.

CHARLES HAYWOOD

the recordings including those in this collection, appear in the six-album series, Negro Folk Music of Alabama, issued by the Ethnic Folkways Library. The gen- eral information on the selections, notes on the singers, and comments on appar- ent West African elements, elements that have played a part in the musical tradi- tion of the American Negro, are to be found in the 43-page booklet accompany- ing the Folkways recordings.

This is an extremely valuable collec- tion of tunes and texts, some well-known and some not found in other compila- tions: work songs, children's songs, field calls, prayers, sermons, and exhortations. Of particular interest are the numerous variant versions of such popular Negro folk songs as "King David" and "John Henry." Students of folk music seeking new material for comparative study or performance will find this collection a fruitful source of rich and unhackneyed songs. The book, however, deserves a better format and clearer type-setting job.

CHARLES HAYWOOD

the recordings including those in this collection, appear in the six-album series, Negro Folk Music of Alabama, issued by the Ethnic Folkways Library. The gen- eral information on the selections, notes on the singers, and comments on appar- ent West African elements, elements that have played a part in the musical tradi- tion of the American Negro, are to be found in the 43-page booklet accompany- ing the Folkways recordings.

This is an extremely valuable collec- tion of tunes and texts, some well-known and some not found in other compila- tions: work songs, children's songs, field calls, prayers, sermons, and exhortations. Of particular interest are the numerous variant versions of such popular Negro folk songs as "King David" and "John Henry." Students of folk music seeking new material for comparative study or performance will find this collection a fruitful source of rich and unhackneyed songs. The book, however, deserves a better format and clearer type-setting job.

CHARLES HAYWOOD

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SHOW All American. W Lee Adams, M Charles Strouse. Songs: 1. The fight song. 2. If I were you. 3. It's fun to think. 4. I've just seen her. 5. Night- life. 6. Once upon a time. 7. Our children. 8. We speak the same lan- guage. 9. What a country. N. Y.: E. H. Morris. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; Medleys 1 & 2, ea. $2.00; orch. for no. 9, $1.50] A family affair. W & M by J. Kan- der, J. Goldman & B. Goldman. Songs: 1. Beautiful. 2. A family affair. 3. Harmony. 4. Mamie in the afternoon. 5. There's a room in my house. Sunbeam Music Corp.; distr.: Valando Music Corp., N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. W & M by Stephen Sondheim. Songs: 1. Love, I hear. 2. Love is in the air. 3. Lovely. 4. That'll show him. 5. Your eyes are

SHOW All American. W Lee Adams, M Charles Strouse. Songs: 1. The fight song. 2. If I were you. 3. It's fun to think. 4. I've just seen her. 5. Night- life. 6. Once upon a time. 7. Our children. 8. We speak the same lan- guage. 9. What a country. N. Y.: E. H. Morris. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; Medleys 1 & 2, ea. $2.00; orch. for no. 9, $1.50] A family affair. W & M by J. Kan- der, J. Goldman & B. Goldman. Songs: 1. Beautiful. 2. A family affair. 3. Harmony. 4. Mamie in the afternoon. 5. There's a room in my house. Sunbeam Music Corp.; distr.: Valando Music Corp., N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. W & M by Stephen Sondheim. Songs: 1. Love, I hear. 2. Love is in the air. 3. Lovely. 4. That'll show him. 5. Your eyes are

SHOW All American. W Lee Adams, M Charles Strouse. Songs: 1. The fight song. 2. If I were you. 3. It's fun to think. 4. I've just seen her. 5. Night- life. 6. Once upon a time. 7. Our children. 8. We speak the same lan- guage. 9. What a country. N. Y.: E. H. Morris. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; Medleys 1 & 2, ea. $2.00; orch. for no. 9, $1.50] A family affair. W & M by J. Kan- der, J. Goldman & B. Goldman. Songs: 1. Beautiful. 2. A family affair. 3. Harmony. 4. Mamie in the afternoon. 5. There's a room in my house. Sunbeam Music Corp.; distr.: Valando Music Corp., N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum. W & M by Stephen Sondheim. Songs: 1. Love, I hear. 2. Love is in the air. 3. Lovely. 4. That'll show him. 5. Your eyes are

blue. Burthen Music Co.; distr.: Chappell, N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] I can get it for you wholesale. W & M by Harold Rome. Songs: 1. A gift today. 2. Have I told you lately. 3. Momma, momma. 4. The sound of money. 5. Too soon. 6. What's in it for me. 7. Who knows. Florence Music; distr.: Chappell. [Sheet mus., ea. 60P; orch. for no. 7, $2.00]

FILM New State fair. W. Oscar Hammer- stein II, M Richard Rodgers. Songs: I. Isn't it kinda fun. 2. It might as well be spring. 3. It's a grand night for singing. 4. Our state fair. 5. That's for me. W & M Richard Rodgers. 6. It's the little things in Texas. 7. More than just a friend. 8. Never say "no". 9. This isn't heaven. 10. Willing and eager. N. Y.: Williamson. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; orch. for nos. 2, 5, 10, & band arr. for no. 3, ea. $2.00]

blue. Burthen Music Co.; distr.: Chappell, N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] I can get it for you wholesale. W & M by Harold Rome. Songs: 1. A gift today. 2. Have I told you lately. 3. Momma, momma. 4. The sound of money. 5. Too soon. 6. What's in it for me. 7. Who knows. Florence Music; distr.: Chappell. [Sheet mus., ea. 60P; orch. for no. 7, $2.00]

FILM New State fair. W. Oscar Hammer- stein II, M Richard Rodgers. Songs: I. Isn't it kinda fun. 2. It might as well be spring. 3. It's a grand night for singing. 4. Our state fair. 5. That's for me. W & M Richard Rodgers. 6. It's the little things in Texas. 7. More than just a friend. 8. Never say "no". 9. This isn't heaven. 10. Willing and eager. N. Y.: Williamson. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; orch. for nos. 2, 5, 10, & band arr. for no. 3, ea. $2.00]

blue. Burthen Music Co.; distr.: Chappell, N. Y. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢] I can get it for you wholesale. W & M by Harold Rome. Songs: 1. A gift today. 2. Have I told you lately. 3. Momma, momma. 4. The sound of money. 5. Too soon. 6. What's in it for me. 7. Who knows. Florence Music; distr.: Chappell. [Sheet mus., ea. 60P; orch. for no. 7, $2.00]

FILM New State fair. W. Oscar Hammer- stein II, M Richard Rodgers. Songs: I. Isn't it kinda fun. 2. It might as well be spring. 3. It's a grand night for singing. 4. Our state fair. 5. That's for me. W & M Richard Rodgers. 6. It's the little things in Texas. 7. More than just a friend. 8. Never say "no". 9. This isn't heaven. 10. Willing and eager. N. Y.: Williamson. [Sheet mus., ea. 60¢; orch. for nos. 2, 5, 10, & band arr. for no. 3, ea. $2.00]

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