1925 A List of Music for Plays and Pageants Roland Holt Antique Orchestra Bands

Description: A 1925 book entitled, "A List of Music For Plays And Pageants: With Practical Suggestions" by Roland Holt. Published by D. Appleton and Company. 1925 edition hardcover edition. Very good condition, some typical wear to boards, no loose, torn, or missing pages. Bright, clean text. No writing or highlighting. Tight Binding. 93 pages.” PREFATORY NOTE: "The lists in this book are introduced by an Overture, based on the actual experiences and difficulties of one of our best-known pageant directors, and treating of The Pageant Chorus, The Music Director, Requirements of the Musicians' Unions, Choosing Music, Music for Outdoor and Indoor Plays, a brief list of Plays That Music Would Enhance, a note of Royalties, etc. As many of the pieces in the lists are issued by more than one publisher, publishers and prices are seldom indicated. Pieces followed by "Ditson" may be had either of Oliver Ditson and Co. of Boston or C. H. Ditson and Co. of New York. For the convenience of people in various parts of the country, a selected list of music dealers has been added. The author wishes to thank The Theatre for permission to use material from two articles in that magazine, and The Russell Sage Foundation for permission to use Mr. Arthur Farwell's most helpful notes on The Composition of Orchestras and Bands, from a leaflet now out of print." CONTENT: Prefatory Note Overture: Before You Begin Getting a Music Director The Problems of the Orchestra or Band The Composition of Orchestras and Bands The Orchestra The Small Orchestra The Band The Pageant Chorus Problems in Choosing Music Music for Outdoor Plays Music for Indoor Plays Some Plays That Music Will Enhance Royalties - Morale A List of Music for Pageants and Plays in General Marches Dead Marches Somber, Despairing or Ominous Music Waves, Wind, Tempest, Etc. Dances of Evil Fairies, Autumn Leaves, Etc. Elves, Nymphs, Fauns, Good Fairies, Etc. Pastoral Music, With Rhythm Enough to Bring on Groups Dreamy Haunting Music for Visions, Etc. From Darkness to Hope, Ecstasy and the Freed Soul Shakespeare Pantomimes Unusual Waltzes National Music Great Britain France Italy and Spain Germany and Austria Holland and Belgium Norway, Sweden, Denmark Hungary, Bohemia, Czecho-Slovakia Russia and Poland China and Japan Folk Songs, Collections, Etc. A Few Suggestions for Christmas Music Music Particularly for Children A List of Music for American Pageants and Plays What Music Is Appropriate? Dancing and Nature Spirits Indian Music Viking Music Landing of Columbus and Other Discoverers Cavaliers, The Voyageurs, The South Old Christmas Carols, Revels, Dances, Etc. The Pilgrims Dutch Settlements The Revolution Welcome to Layfayette Pirates and Barbary Coast Wars War of 1812 Middle and Far West, 1845-1865 Mexican War Civil War Spanish War The World War Selected Music Stores Thank you for viewing!

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