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VOL. I, No. 8 Beverly Hills, California August, 1944 S.M.A. PLANNING MERIT AWARD J. he composing of music for the films costs the Motion Picture Industry over one million dollars each year, and this figure does not in- clude cost for conducting, orchestrations, ar- rangements and performing orchestras. The .yearly expenditure of such enormous amounts of money can mean only one thing: that the Industry considers Music a very important factor in the making of pictures. It is a fact that a musical score, carefully woven into the background of a film, not only enhances its artistic values, but is a potential asset from a monetary and a commercial view point. Pictures are a portrayal of life and peo- ple, and are a play on human emotions. What better medium than music can there be to describe such emotions? The Radio Industry too is not far behind in recognizing the great value of Music as a iCprollary to emotional expression. Background music is becoming more and more an integral .p^rt of radio shows—whether dramatic or other- ^S4 Like in a motion-picture, dramatic action »it ffljist be tempered with music. A A committee, headed by Marlki Skiles with Maurice de' Packh and Gijfee'tr has prepared a memorandum of rules governing the principles upon which the HWSpst awards are to be given, and such rules and regulations have been already extensively discussed and approved by the Board of Directors. It has been felt for a long time, that Very little recognition has been given the arranger for his efforts in bringing his art to a higher standard, and for the many fine that ' Maurice de Packh With Twentieth Maurice de Packh is now with Twentfeth Century-Fox, where he will be on first call on orchestrations and arrangements. His first as- signment will be the orchestration of pic "Where Do We Go From Here," with Kurt Weill writing music. 'Anchors Aweigh' Uses Iturbi and 12 Pianos A special arrangement of Liszt "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" is unusual feature in "Anch- ors Aweigh," MGM musical, with Jose Iturbi as soloist and an stccqmpaniment of 12 pianos. tlje, arrangement were arrangements that are written every year. ASMA feels that it is high time that due credit be given to the Arranger for his work and con- tribution in the field of Music in Radio, Mo- tion Pictures and Dance. Rules and regulations as prepared by the committee, headed by Marlin Skiles, follow: "At a given time each year the American Society of Music Arrangers will present awards to members of the Society for unusual achieve- ment in the advancement of the art of arrang- ing in Motion Pictures, Radio, and Dance. The method by which the awards will be given will be in the form of a contest in which the entire membership will be invited to submit examples of their work in various classifications or types of arrangements. Only arrangements that have been created and performed during the year immediately preceding the closing date of the- contest will be eligible for an ' >zstt Concerto for Strings With L.A. Philharmonic Dr. Miklos Rozsa is to conduct his own work "Concerto for String Orchestra," op. 17, with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Los An- geles, on December 28 and 29. The com- position is to be played at a later date with the ..Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Presently, Dr, Rozsa is composing the music to the score of "Dark Waters," a Benedict Borgeaus produc- tion. 'Lake Placid Serenade' Uses 64-Piece Orchestra "Lake Placid Serenade," a Republic pic featuring Vera Hruba Ralston is now in pre- scoring stage. Routines include an Ice-Skating Ballet scene written by Walter Scharf, musical director at that studio. The first scene (a se- quence of 7Vi minutes) was Britten by Joe Dubin, and two •other routine jobs were writ- , ten t>y Charles Maxwell. * Top-Rank Musicians in Army's 'Swing Wing' Seven top-ranking stars from the instru- mental music field make up the all-soldier "Swing Wing" featured on the Santa Ana AAF new show, "Swing High,",over KHJ, Saturday 4:30 p. m. Playing bass is Artie Bernstein; accordionist is Milton De Lugg; Manny Kline plays trum- pet; Richie Cornell, drums and Eddie La Frenier, guitar. Herman Shapiro is the pianist, and Abe Most plays clarinet. Herbert Spencer In 'Irish Eyes Are Smiling' Orchestral arrangements and background score for "Irish Eyes Are Smiling," 20th Cen- tury Pic, were written by Herbert Spencer. Other arrangements were handled by David Raksin and Charles Henderson as Associate Musical Director. based on ari existing1 theme. "(3) Arrangement for orchestral paniment to voice or voices. ' "(4) Vocal arrangement (arrangement foi' voices either a capella or accompanied). , , "(5) Dance band (Special Jazz Arrange- ment). "(6) Dance band (Special Melodic Ar- rangement). "There will also be special awards given for . work not directly governed by the above classi- fications. "Members may submit examples of their work in any or all of .the classifications but Will (Continued on Page 4) Carmen Dragon On Air Carmen Dragon is musical director and ar- ranger on the CBS "Maxwell House Iced- Coffee Time" show. The Williams Brothers Quartette adds to the musical entertainment and Charlie Ruggles is M.C. V, "-

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VOL. I, No. 8 Beverly Hills, California August, 1944

S.M.A. PLANNING MERIT AWARD

J. he composing of music for the films coststhe Motion Picture Industry over one milliondollars each year, and this figure does not in-clude cost for conducting, orchestrations, ar-rangements and performing orchestras. The

.yearly expenditure of such enormous amountsof money can mean only one thing: that theIndustry considers Music a very importantfactor in the making of pictures.

It is a fact that a musical score, carefullywoven into the background of a film, not onlyenhances its artistic values, but is a potentialasset from a monetary and a commercial viewpoint. Pictures are a portrayal of life and peo-ple, and are a play on human emotions. Whatbetter medium than music can there be todescribe such emotions?

The Radio Industry too is not far behind inrecognizing the great value of Music as a

iCprollary to emotional expression. Backgroundmusic is becoming more and more an integral.p^rt of radio shows—whether dramatic or other-^S4 Like in a motion-picture, dramatic action

»it ffljist be tempered with music. A

A committee, headed by Marlki Skiles with Maurice de' Packh and Gijfee'trhas prepared a memorandum of rules governing the principles upon which the HWSpstawards are to be given, and such rules and regulations have been already extensivelydiscussed and approved by the Board of Directors.

It has been felt for a long time, that Very little recognition has been given thearranger for his efforts in bringing his art to a higher standard, and for the many fine

that '

Maurice de PackhWith Twentieth

Maurice de Packh is now with TwentfethCentury-Fox, where he will be on first call onorchestrations and arrangements. His first as-signment will be the orchestration of pic"Where Do We Go From Here," with KurtWeill writing music.

'Anchors Aweigh' UsesIturbi and 12 Pianos

A special arrangement of Liszt "HungarianRhapsody No. 2" is unusual feature in "Anch-ors Aweigh," MGM musical, with Jose Iturbias soloist and an stccqmpaniment of 12 pianos.

tlje, arrangement were

arrangements that are written every year.ASMA feels that it is high time that due creditbe given to the Arranger for his work and con-tribution in the field of Music in Radio, Mo-tion Pictures and Dance.

Rules and regulations as prepared by thecommittee, headed by Marlin Skiles, follow:

"At a given time each year the AmericanSociety of Music Arrangers will present awardsto members of the Society for unusual achieve-ment in the advancement of the art of arrang-ing in Motion Pictures, Radio, and Dance. Themethod by which the awards will be given willbe in the form of a contest in which the entiremembership will be invited to submit examplesof their work in various classifications or typesof arrangements. Only arrangements that havebeen created and performed during the yearimmediately preceding the closing date of the-contest will be eligible for an '

>zstt Concerto for StringsWith L.A. Philharmonic

Dr. Miklos Rozsa is to conduct his ownwork "Concerto for String Orchestra," op. 17,with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Los An-geles, on December 28 and 29. The com-position is to be played at a later date with the..Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Presently,Dr, Rozsa is composing the music to the scoreof "Dark Waters," a Benedict Borgeaus produc-tion.

'Lake Placid Serenade'Uses 64-Piece Orchestra

"Lake Placid Serenade," a Republic picfeaturing Vera Hruba Ralston is now in pre-scoring stage. Routines include an Ice-SkatingBallet scene written by Walter Scharf, musicaldirector at that studio. The first scene (a se-quence of 7Vi minutes) was Britten by JoeDubin, and two •other routine jobs were writ-

, ten t>y Charles Maxwell. *

Top-Rank Musicians inArmy's 'Swing Wing'

Seven top-ranking stars from the instru-mental music field make up the all-soldier"Swing Wing" featured on the Santa Ana AAFnew show, "Swing High,",over KHJ, Saturday4:30 p. m.

Playing bass is Artie Bernstein; accordionistis Milton De Lugg; Manny Kline plays trum-pet; Richie Cornell, drums and Eddie LaFrenier, guitar. Herman Shapiro is the pianist,and Abe Most plays clarinet.

Herbert Spencer In'Irish Eyes Are Smiling'

Orchestral arrangements and backgroundscore for "Irish Eyes Are Smiling," 20th Cen-tury Pic, were written by Herbert Spencer.Other arrangements were handled by DavidRaksin and Charles Henderson as AssociateMusical Director.

based on ari existing1 theme."(3) Arrangement for orchestral

paniment to voice or voices. '"(4) Vocal arrangement (arrangement foi'

voices either a capella or accompanied). , ,"(5) Dance band (Special Jazz Arrange-

ment)."(6) Dance band (Special Melodic Ar-

rangement)."There will also be special awards given for .

work not directly governed by the above classi-fications.

"Members may submit examples of theirwork in any or all of .the classifications but Will

(Continued on Page 4)

Carmen Dragon On AirCarmen Dragon is musical director and ar-

ranger on the CBS "Maxwell House Iced-Coffee Time" show. The Williams BrothersQuartette adds to the musical entertainment

and Charlie Ruggles is M.C. V, "-

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VOL I, No. 8 AUGUST, 1944

Published monthly in Beverly Hills, California, byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETYOF MUSIC ARRANGERS

Editor:RUDY DE SAXE

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Incidentally FIRSTDo you know that Nylon thread emits—

when stretched—a musical note, higher thanthe range of the piccolo? This has been dis-covered lately in experiments testing the elas-ticity of Nylon.

LUD GLUSKIN, West Coast musical directorfor CBS, and JAMES MELTON, singing host ofColumbia's "Star Theatre," met the other dayfor the first time since their mutual debut atthe Empire Theatre in Paris some 15 years ago.GJuskin was conducting the orchestra at thefamous Parisian Theatre, and Melton was ona European tour with the Revelers Quartette,

"- ANDRE KOSTELANETZ, musical director of- "Pause That Refreshes on the Air'" was vqted"- - e ~ ~ "' -""• •'-'"-

PERFORMANCE*'•• By FRANK BLACK

MANIA

One of the regrettable manias now ragingamong conductors and composers alike is thescramble after first performance of works ofmusic. While ostensibly the aim is to fosternew music and particularly native talent, I can-not help but think that the idea of getting pub-licity out of the performance is not unimportantin the whole scheme.

It doesn't seem to occur to many conductorsthat if a work is good enough to be playedonce, it is good enough to be played twice andmany more times. Certainly the quality of themusic is no different on repeat performances.And it is a far greater service to music and tothe composers if the music is replayed so thatmore people can hear it and so that it can bereheard by those who wish to make a criticalappraisal.

The conductor, has a, .priraaff

, wit!j' people already.engaged iri that business as early' as five yearsago, 1 learned that preparations were then al-ready in progress for close cooperation betweenthe new industry, -and the very potent motionpicture industry. To one not familiar withthe problems of Television at that time, itseemed to me that it was a case of competitivebusiness signing a "peace pact," and I dismissedthat setup as a temporary gadget, or shall wesay, maneuver. However, I was completelywiong in that early analysis, and my subse-quent knowledge of the actual conditions pre-vailing in Television broadcasting, proved onlytoo clearly, just why I was wrong.

,In the first place, with the advent of visualbroadcasting^pne of the first standbys of radiowill also be the first to fall. I am referring tothat good old "crutch," the typewritten script,which, when held deftly between the indexfinger and the thumb, provided many a radioactor or actress with the support that the vet-eran of stage had to do without. This is wherethe motion picture industry can and probablywill step in. In a motion picture no script isvisible, and similarly in a televised motion pic-ture, no script will appear. This factor alonewill be one of the most prominent considera-tions, in any relationship between televisionand, motion pictures.

: 'is the, changing scene, anj foe factor

MG*M.GEORGE DUNING wrote score to "Kansas

City Kitty," Columbia.MURRAY CUTTER orchestrated "Dragon

Seed," MGM. , .HUGO FRIEDHOFFER orchestrated "The

Conspirators," Warners.WILLIAM LAVA scored "I Am An

American," Warners.* CHARLES MAXWELL on two production

routines "Lake Placid Serenade," Re-public.

LLOYD ACKRIDGE orchestrated on "SeeMy Lawyer," Universal.

FRANK SKINNER scoring "Be It Ever SoHumble," Universal.

CALVIN JACKSON arranged on "AnchorsAweigh," MGM.

ARTHUR MORTON orchestrated on "Inthe Meantime—Darling," 20th Cent.

PRAY HEINDORF preparing score to"Hollywood Canteen," Warners.

OLLIE WALLACE scoring "Clock Watch-ers" and "The Martins and The Coys,"Disney,

DAVE RAKSIN arranged on "Irish EyesAre Smiling," 20th Cent.

Dr. Fritz Reiner, who conducted the NewYork Philharmonic-Symphony in the worldpremiere of excerpts from the opera "BorisGodounoff" as orchestrated by Shostakovich,says it is brilliant.

"Shostakovich's orchestration is completelydifferent from that of Rimsky-Korsakoff whoseversion of the opera is the only one that hasbeen generally known for years," Dr. Reinerexplains. "It is less suave than Rimsky-Kor-.sakoff's, more forthright and more closely re-lated to the spirit of Moussorgsky's originalversion.

"It is obvious that Shostakovich has workedfrom Moussorgsky's original score rather thanfrom Rimsky's. He has restored measures thatRimsky-Korsakoff omitted, and he reverses theorder of the scenes in the final act so that theopera ends with the so-called RevolutionaryScene rather than with the death of Boris."

Excerpts, Dr. Reiner conducted on July 23,were the Monologue and Hallucination, Scene,and the Farewell of Boris from the last act.Alexander Kipnis, Russian basso, was soloist.

ciate musical" director/. -In Preparation: "Winged Victory"; "She Mar-

ried a Soldier"; "Billy Rose's DiamondHorseshoe"; "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn";"Laura" and "Nob Hill."

INTERNATIONAL'pictures Scored: "The Belle of the Yukon."

In Preparation../"The Woman in the Window"and "It's a Pleasure."

PARAMOUNTPictures Scored: "Bonnie Lassie"; "Star Bright."In Preparation: "Here Come the Waves";

"Out of This World"; "Her Heart in HerThroat"; "Murder He Says"; "Two YearsBefore the Mast"; "A Medal for Benny"; and"Kitty."

WARNER BROS.Pictures Scored or Scoring: "Conspirators";

"Dough Girls"; "Cinderella Jones"; "MakeYour Own Bed"; "Janie."

In Preparation: "The Corn Is Green"; "Rough-1 ly Speaking"; "Stranger In Our Mist"; "Ob-

jective Burma"; "Hollywood Canteen."

UNIVERSALPictures Scored or Scoring: "See My Lawyer";

"Be It Ever So Humble"; "Bowery to Broad-way," with Eddie Ward on score; "Frozen',

' Ghost."' - ' ' ' '- '' .-'K'i1'-!','. -

Jiave tfiis •peribdica}, wriicfr'a's far asI know, is unique in the field of music, we areposting it on our bulletin board. . . ."

Miss Jessica FredricksHead Music LibrarianPublic Library, San Francisco

(Thank you for your interest in our paper,Miss Predricks—Ef>.)

Hancock Foundation ConcertMusic of the 18th and '20th Centuries was

presented by the Hancock Foundation and theSchool of Music at the University of SouthernCalifornia, to a large and enthusiastic audiencein Bovard Auditorium on August 4th. Bach,Jean Marie Leclair, Handel, Henri Casadesus,Francois Paulenc, Karl Stamitz and DariusMilhaud were composers whose works wereably performed by a group of musicians com-prising: Alice Ehlers (harpsichord), Lysbeth1e Fevre (Viola d'Amore), Virginia Magewski(Viola da Gamba), John Crown and MildredSeymour (piano), Antonio Raimondi (Clari-net), and Anton Maaskoff (Violin).

HOLLYWOOD WRITERSMOBILIZATION

A forthcoming session of the Seminar onCraft Problems of the Realistic Films will bedevoted to Music in Films. Excerpts from anumber of films will be shown and discussedby the group, which includes writers, directors,composers, film editors, scenic designers, cam-eramen, and technicians. Anyone interested inthis seminar will please call the HollywoodWriters Mobilization at Hollywood 3601. Themusic session will take place on or aboutAugust 21.' ASMA members are urged to at-tend and participate.

Vernon Leftwich'sMusic Aired

"Indian Love Story," the third movement ofthe Second Orchestral Suite by Vernon Left-wich, was recently played over KFI, under thebaton of Claude Sweeten.

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TELEVISION FORECASTBy WILLIAM LAVA

The first question that comes to mind inany present-day thought on the subject ofTelevision, is the one concerning the shape,manner or form of presentation that willprevail in Television programs of the future.Broadcasts today are very limited in scope,and with audiences limited to a small num-ber of owners of sets, its commercial valueis practically nil. However, these same broad-casts are providing those already in the fieldwith valuable research data, and experimentalknowledge that will place them far ahead ofthe field when actual large-scale Televisionprogramming begins,*»nd this, as we all know,will only happen when a receiving set, that isboth practical and economical to the generalpublic, is made available. This, we have al-ready been advised, will probably occur almost

, simultaneously with that scheduled great event,' -.the-

Universal Signs'Cookie' Fairchild

Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild has signed a four-year contract with Universal Studios. His dutieswill comprise conducting and composing aswell as voice coaching.

,B!'-(Jiloi,ssingitelevision '̂ Ith people alreadyjengaged in that business as early' as five yearsago, I- learned that preparations were then al-ready in progress for close cooperation betweenthe new industry, and the very potent motionpicture industry. To one not familiar withthe problems of Television at that time, itseemed to me that it was a case of competitivebusiness signing a "peace pact," and I dismissedthat setup as a temporary gadget, or shall wesay, maneuver. However, I was completelywrong in that early analysis, and my subse-quent knowledge of the actual conditions pre-vailing in Television broadcasting, proved onlytoo clearly, just why I was wrong.

In the first place, with the advent of visualbroadcasting^ one of the first standbys of radiowill also be the first to fall. I am referring tothat good old "crutch," the typewritten script,which, when held deftly between the indexfinger and the thumb, provided many a radioactor or actress with the support that the vet-eran of stage had to do without. This is wherethe motion picture industry can and probablywill step in. In a motion picture no script isvisible, and similarly in a televised motion pic-ture, no script will appear. This factor alonewill be one of the most prominent considera-tions, in any relationship between televisionand motion pictures.

the Ranging scene, and the factoroql .day- m

me televised drama; also the use of outdoorscenes. The problems involved are not onlyvery obvious, but they are many and varied,and can only be solved most convenientlythrough the medium of televised film.

Another item that will probably offer op-portunity for many clever improvisations and

(Continued on Page 4)

Billy Artzt with New ShowThe newly sponsored show "Blondie," heard

on Fridays at 4:00 p. m. over the Blue Net-work, • has Billy Artzt as conductor of theorchestra.

SCOREBOARDSID CUTNER orchestrated on "Mile.

Fifi" RKO, also on "Gaslight" MGMMARLIN SKILES wrote score to "Stalk

The Hunter," Columbia.CONRAD SALINGER, BOB FRANKLYN,

JOE NUSSBAUM, WALLY HBGLIN, or-chestrated on "Meet Me In St. Louis,'1.MOM...., . . ;.-, . . : . . . . :,

, . . , , . ,.,M ;̂,w*W3S^OT5r''**'Ps'̂ <« ••.

f rem, ' also "-.Anchors i , Aweigh,JM,

GEORGE DUNING wrote score to "KansasCity Kitty," Columbia.

MURRAY CUTTER orchestrated "DragonSeed," MGM.

HUGO FRIEDHOFFER orchestrated "TheConspirators," Warners.

WILLIAM LAVA scored "I Am AnAmerican," Warners.

CHARLES MAXWELL on two productionroutines "Lake Placid Serenade," Re-public.

LLOYD ACKRIDGE orchestrated on "SeeMy Lawyer," Universal.

FRANK SKINNER scoring "Be It Ever SoHumble," Universal.

CALVIN JACKSON arranged on "AnchorsAweigh," MGM.

ARTHUR MORTON orchestrated on "Inthe Meantime—Darling," 20th Cent.

RAY HEINDORF preparing score to"Hollywood Canteen," Warners.

OLLIE WALLACE scoring "Clock Watch-ers" and "The Martins and The Coys,"

, Disney,DAVE RAKSIN arranged on "Irish Eyes

Are Smiling," 20th Cent.

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Studio News....M-G-MPictures Scored: "Dragon Seed," with Herberi

Stothart on the score; "Meet Me in St.Louis"; "Lost In a Harem."

In Preparation: "Ziegfeld Follies"; "Picture ofDorian Gray"; "Seattle"; "Music for Mil-lions"; "Anchors Aweigh"; "Thrill of Ro-mance," with Georgie Stahl and GeorgeBassman on the score.

COLUMBIAPictures Scored or Scoring: "Stalk the Hunter,"

with Marlin Skiles on the score; "KansasCity Kitty," with George Duning on score.

In Preparation: "Tonight and Everynight";"Eve Knew Her Apples" and "Road to Yes-terday."

TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX ,Pictures Scored or Scoring: "fn the M,«s«ttjme-n •it*"*

"- M^xifftrjfeir fffnrpmi&tMQpMffipt.mt^ffQ*derson as associate musicardirector. -

In Preparation: "Winged Victory"; "She Mar-ried a Soldier"; "Billy Rose's DiamondHorseshoe"; "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn";"Laura" and "Nob Hill."

INTERNATIONAL"^fictures Scored: "The Belle of the Yukon."

In Preparation..:'"The Woman in the Window"and "It's a Pleasure."

PARAMOUNTPictures Scored: "Bonnie Lassie"; "Star Bright."In Preparation: "Here Come the Waves";

"Out of This World"; "Her Heart in HerThroat"; "Murder He Says"; "Two YearsBefore the Mast"; "A Medal for Benny"; and"Kitty."

WARNER BROS.Pictures Scored or Scoring: "Conspirators";

"Dough Girls"; "Cinderella Jones"; "MakeYour Own Bed"; "Janie."

In Preparation: "The Corn Is Green"; "Rough-1 ly -Speaking"; "Stranger In Our Mist"; "Ob-

jective Burma"; "Hollywood Canteen."

UNIVERSALPictures Scored or Scoring: "See My Lawyer";

"Be It Ever So Humble"; "Bowery to Broad-way," with feddie Ward on- score;Ghost.'-'-

HERBERT SPENCER arranged on maintitle of "Irish Eyes are Smiling," 20thCent.

RUDY SCHRAGER arranged on "BonnieLassie," Paramount.

CHARLES HENDERSON wrote vocals andbackground score to "Irish Eyes AreSmiling," 20th Cent.

CHARLES BRADSHAW arranged on "Bon-nie Lassie," Paramount.

DUDLEY CHAMBERS arranged vocals on"The Corn Is Green," Warners.

GLENN HALLEY on "Half Way toHeaven," Paramount.

The Scoreboard is the "Who's Data'What" in radio, dance and motion-pic-ture industry. To be included in Mslisting, which will appear in each issue,please send all information regardingyour professional activities to THESCORE, P. O. Box 807 Beverly Hills,California.

,^_Baby Loves "Music."

REPUBLICPictures Scored: "My Buddy"; "End of the

Road."In Preparation: "Brazil"; "Lake Placid Sere-

nade"; "Flame of the Barbary Coast"; "Lightsof Old Santa Fe"; "Face In The Fog."

Woody Herman ReplacesFrankie Carle on CBS

Woody Herman and orchestra replaceFrankie Carle and band as of July 26, theprogram listing thereafter to be "Allan Joneswith Woody Herman's Orchestra." (KNX9:00 p. m.)

Gil Grau with RKOGil Grau has moved to the RKO lot, where

he will be on first call on orchestrations andarrangements.

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New Music LiteratureMUSIC

McKay—Symphony Miniature (orch. score)Castelnuovo-Tedesco—Homer (voice)Fuleihan-To the Young Prince (vocal)Bela-Bartok—Contrasts (violin-clarinet-piano)Pistons-String quartet No. 1 (score and parts)Phillips—Concert piece for Bassoon.Tansman—Pour Les Enfants (piano—4 vol-

umes)Toch—Echoes from a Small Town (piano)Cage—Amores (percussion)Glinka—Valse Fantaisie (orch. score)

BOOKS

Merit Awards(Continued from Page 1)

be limited to entering not more than two ar-rangements in any one group.

"As the membership will have a full yearfor preparation, it is suggested that they con-stantly watch for entry possibilities in theirwork and to have the numbers they wish toenter in the contest recorded during the actualperformance, if at all possible, as this form ofpresentation will be the most ideal for judgingpurposes.

"At the close of the contest, all entries willbe given a number which will be used as theonly mark of identification until the finalawards are made.

"The method of judging will be by elimina-tion in which the general membership will votefor their choice by secret ballot during a series

Television Forecast(Continued from Page 3)

presentations, is the spot announcement, or"15-second commercial" as used in radio today.It would eliminate many perhaps cluttery propsand aging food smells (in the instance ofplugging a can of beans or tomato sauce, etc.,etc.) in the radio studio, or bulky items suchas automobiles or refrigerators, etc., when avisual example is needed for a plug on articles,if a telefilm were used for broadcasting. Suchfilms would be prepared in the motion picturestudios where facilities are readily available,and space is always at hand for storage of what-ever may be required for such films. Cartoondepts. of studios would be heavily taxed to fillthe constant need for streamlined spot an-nouncements of this character. The possibilitiesin this particular field are startling w.hen re-viewed, and of course, unlimited.

Overmeyer—Famous American ComposersWelch—The appreciation of MusicSchoen—The Understanding of MusicFranchetti—Namiki-SanHammerstein—OklahomaDownes—Adventures in Symphonic Music

BOOK REVIEWBy RUTH DE SAXE

FAMOUS AMERICAN COMPOSERS, by GraceOvermeyer. (N. Y., Crowell, 1944.)A compact volume with pithy biographies

of a dozen Americans who have contributed tothe field of musical composition, this new workis filled with odd and interesting sidelights onthe lives and works of such people as Gott-schalk, Sousa, MacDowell, Cadman, Gershwin,Copland—to name a few. In essay form, thesesketches emphasize the composer's place in thelife of his day, and his relationship to Ameri-can music as a whole. A worthwhile addition

pusjica^ library, and, splendid.

winners at a public performance of the win-ning entries."

Detailed .rules governing the contest arebeing drawn up by the committee and will bepresented to the membership at the next gen-eral meeting. These will designate the kindsof awards that will be given, closing date ofcontest, date of presentation of awards, andother information.

Gillette to Address ASMAJ. W. Gillette, Stu,dio Representative, is to

address ASMA members at the next generalmeeting to be held Wednesday, September 6,at the Hollywood Athletic Club. Mr. Gillettehas been asked by the Board of Directors tocomment on Arrangers problems which havebecome increasingly important during the pastyear.

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coming relationship between" ,„,„„ „„„Motion Pictures, and in subsequent articlesshall endeavor to outline the future of musicas applied to the field, naturally culminatingin a discussion of the arranger's place andopportunities therein.

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Vice-Presidents: Secretary:EDMUND ROSS VERNON LEFTWICHMAURICE d« PACKH Treasurer:CLIFFORD VAUGHAN ARTHUR SCHOEPP

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Board of Directors:Marlin Skiles, Edward Plumb, Gilbert C. Grau,

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