How To Write A Popular Song - online manual
A Practical Tutorial On Song Writing - a non-technical guide.
With Music & Lyric Samples showing "good" from "bad".
By Charles K. Harris Author of "After the Ball", Circa 1906
About This Book
IN presenting this book to the amateur song writers and composers of America the aim has been to treat the various subjects and chapters in a form that is comprehensible and easily understood by all. Technical and foreign terms have been avoided as far as possible, and wherever it has been necessary to make use of them an explanation in plain English follows. It must also be clearly understood that there is no intention of conveying the impression that in this short treatise on the subject of popular song-writing will be found any secret formula for the creation of talent and genius in this particular line of work. Talent and genius, often latent in some persons, are never acquired. They are the gifts of Nature, and unless she has bestowed them in greater or less degree upon the individual, the purpose of this book in seeking to open the way and make the path clear, will avail nothing. The remarks, rules and suggestions offered herein are the fruits of many years of practical experience, and are those which have been closely observed by all the great song writers and composers. The word "popular," as used in this treatise in reference to songs, has been employed to expressly designate the various classes of songs which are written, published and sung, whistled and hummed by the great American "unmusical" public, as distinguished from the more highly cultivated musical class which often decries and scoffs at the tantalizing and ear-haunting melodies that are heard from ocean to ocean in every shape and form. Argument in favor of their merit is undoubtedly proven beyond question by their enormous sale; and many a sad and weary heart has been made glad In the strains of these "popular" song.
How To Write A Popular Song, Index Page.
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Frontispiece (the Author)
Title Page
Copyright Notice
CONTENTS
The Author's Biography - 0101.htm
The Author's Biography - 0102.htm
The Author's Biography - 0103.htm
The Author's Biography - 0104.htm
The Author's Biography - 0105.htm
The Author's Biography - 0106.htm
The Author's Biography - 0107.htm
The Author's Biography - 0108.htm
The Author's Biography - 0109.htm
INTRODUCTORY - 0110.htm
Lyric-Writing Different Styles of Songs. - 0111.htm
write-popular-song - 0112.htm
write-popular-song - 0113.htm
write-popular-song - 0114.htm
write-popular-song - 0115.htm
write-popular-song - 0116.htm
write-popular-song - 0117.htm
The Musical Setting or Melody. - 0118.htm
write-popular-song - 0119.htm
write-popular-song - 0120.htm
write-popular-song - 0121.htm
EXAMPLES. - 0122.htm
write-popular-song - 0123.htm
write-popular-song - 0124.htm
write-popular-song - 0125.htm
The Accompaniment. Best keys to write in—Range of Melody—Different forms of Accompaniment - 0126.htm
write-popular-song - 0127.htm
write-popular-song - 0128.htm
write-popular-song - 0129.htm
Home or Mother Songs. Descriptive, Sensational Ballads - 0130.htm
write-popular-song - 0131.htm
write-popular-song - 0132.htm
write-popular-song - 0133.htm
write-popular-song - 0134.htm
Coon Songs - 0135.htm
write-popular-song - 0136.htm
write-popular-song - 0137.htm
write-popular-song - 0138.htm
write-popular-song - 0139.htm
write-popular-song - 0140.htm
write-popular-song - 0141.htm
Comic or Topical Songs - 0142.htm
High Class Ballads and Sacred Songs - 0143.htm
Production Songs. - 0144.htm
write-popular-song - 0145.htm
Finishing Touches Previous to Publication—Submitting Mss. to a Publisher - 0146.htm
write-popular-song - 0147.htm
write-popular-song - 0148.htm
Printing and Publishing Your Own Composition. - 0149.htm
write-popular-song - 0150.htm
write-popular-song - 0151.htm
write-popular-song - 0152.htm
write-popular-song - 0153.htm
Presenting Mss. to a Publishing House for Publication. Selling Outright. Royalties - 0154.htm
write-popular-song - 0155.htm
write-popular-song - 0156.htm
write-popular-song - 0157.htm
write-popular-song - 0158.htm
Hints and Don'ts - 0159.htm
write-popular-song - 0160.htm
write-popular-song - 0161.htm
write-popular-song - 0162.htm
How to Copyright - 0163.htm
DICTIONARY OF RHYMES - 0167.htm
ACT - 0168.htm
AFT - 0169.htm
AIM—AME - 0170.htm
AIRS—ARES - 0171.htm
AIT—ATE - 0172.htm
AL - 0173.htm
ALT - 0174.htm
ANCE - 0175.htm
ANT - 0176.htm
ARB- 0177.htm
ART - 0178.htm
AUD - 0179.htm
AWN - 0180.htm
BACH - 0181.htm
EAMT-EMPT - 0182.htm
EARTH—ERTH - 0183.htm
ECK - 0184.htm
EED, EDE - 0185.htm
EL - 0186.htm
EN - 0187.htm
ENGE - 0188.htm
EP - 0189.htm
ERCH - 0190.htm
ERSE - 0191.htm
ESH - 0192.htm
ETCH - 0193.htm
ICK - 0194.htm
IDE - 0195.htm
IFT - 0196.htm
ILK - 0197.htm
INCE - 0198.htm
INGE - 0199.htm
IRE, compare AR, ER - 0200.htm
ISS - 0201.htm
IST - 0202.htm
ITH - 0203.htm
OACH - 0204.htm
OCK - 0205.htm
OIL - 0206.htm
OLE, compare OW - 0207.htm
ONE, compare OWN - 0208.htm
OOM, compare UME - 0209.htm
OR, compare ER, ORE - 0210.htm
ORN, compare AWN - 0211.htm
OTCH - 0212.htm
OUGHT, compare ORT - 0213.htm
OUTH - 0214.htm
OWSE - 0215.htm
UCK - 0216.htm
IKE - 0217.htm
UME, compare OOM - 0218.htm
UNT - 0219.htm
us, ous - 0220.htm
USH - 0221.htm
long as in eye - 0222.htm
Y short, as ty In duty - 0223.htm
Y short, as ty In duty - 0224.htm
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