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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
14
A compact guide to maximizing use of Phono graph and player records, rolls, and orchestral concert pieces. It describes selecting favorite works and describes performance highlights, recording quality, and cataloging tips for singers and bands.
The article discusses how wartime songs from the Civil War era influenced national sentiment and identity. It notes melodies like The Battle Hymn of the Republic Dixie and Maryland My Maryland, their regional origins, and how such tunes, whether newly composed or adapted, became enduring patriotic anthems. It highlights music’s role in morale and wartime culture, with expert remarks on its strategic impact and emerging wartime melodies across America.
A long critique extols music as a societal enhancer shaping vision, intelligence, creativity, and spirituality. It praises John Wanamaker for funding musical displays in New York and Philadelphia stores and describes elaborate concerts, organs, and educational aims tied to commerce and culture.
A chaotic battle narrative describes gunfire and casualties among a band performing near a scene marked by violence. Initial confusion gives way to a report of wounded musicians and a dramatic sequence as combat continues. The piece ends with an advertisement line for Journal-Gazette Want Ads.
A satirical piece claims a “ukelele fever” has overtaken Europe and America, tracing a fictional contagion to Richard Walton Tully via a Hawaii manuscript. It mocks critics, discusses music politicking, and extols the instrument’s portability and haunting tone, noting a Columbia recording by the Columbia Stellar Quartet.
The records list Army and Navy Calls and related bugle performances by Vincent Buono and others. It includes titles such as The New Records 1.3 8 Army and Navy Calls and My Own United States. Adeline Francie and Lucy Gates are among the named participants with various tunes and collaborations referenced.
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