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Larry Hart, and the rest, shared in creating many a song which lived on after the musical play ran its course in the theater.
Keeping pace with the famous songs from the shows are the great popular songs of the past from the "gay nineties" on down. These nostalgic numbers are in perennial demand. Many of them are associated with special occasions. Each of them, in its own way, illustrates and commemorates some aspect of American life. A mere handful of them are: "Kiss Me Again," "Over There," "Sidewalks of New York," "Old Man River," "St. Louis Blues," "White Christmas," "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "School Days," 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "For Me and My Gal," "Margie," "Happy Days Are Here Again," "I Can't Give You Anything but Love," "The Best Things in Life Are Free," "Anchors A weigh," "Stars and Stripes Forever," "Will You Remember?" "One Alone," "Tea for Two," "Sweet Adeline," "Begin the Beguine," "Happy Birthday to You," "111 Get By," "Boola Boola," "On, Wisconsin," "Sweetheart of Sigma Chi," "Star Dust," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Easter Parade," "Old Rugged Cross," "Oklahoma!" "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," and "Without a Song."
ASCAP members have also distinguished themselves as creators of serious musical compositions—forty-six ASCAP members, for instance, also appear on the membership roll of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. About seventy-five ASCAP members write sacred music.
The ASCAP repertory of serious music includes the works of distinguished native composers, as well as those foreign composers who now make the United States their home and have become members of the Society. By arrangement with foreign performing-rights societies, the compositions of notable foreign composers also form part of the ASCAP repertory.
The Copyright Department of ASCAP houses the largest catalog of information on musical works extant in America. More than 1,500,000 cards are on file, each giving the history of a musical work.
In addition to its service to ASCAP members and users of music, this catalog performs a valuable public service by providing without cost to educators, writers and research workers detailed information concerning this vast collection of Americana.
Any user of music publicly performed for profit may obtain an ASCAP license authorizing him to play the copyrighted works of ASCAP members. An equitable licensing system is in force, based on use of the music in the place of performance.
In addition to fostering creative talent and providing incentives for composers and authors, ASCAP performs many services to the general public. It grants free licenses to certain nonprofit institutions. A religious, educational or charitable organization, as long as it does not use the music for commercial purposes, is given a free blanket license. |
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