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Stephen Wins Success 85
Within a few squares of Stephen's boarding house there were four music stores selling pianos, string and wind instruments; with one of them advertising a stock of 80,000 pieces of sheet music.1 Several schools of music offered instruction. The local musical group of professionals included teachers such as Professor U. C. Hill, "late President of the Philharmonic Society and Conductor of the Sacred Music Society, New York/'2 and Professor Charles Aikin, supervisor of music in the public schools;3 and vocal and instrumental artists such as Madame Scheidler, Messrs. Scheidler, Runge, Tosso and Pond.4 Foreign artists occasionally made extended stays in the city: Madame Ablamowicz, Madame Knoop, Madame Biscaccianti, and Madame Anna feishop.4
In addition to the performance of music, Cincinnati was a center for its publication. The Gazette reported as follows :5
NEW MUSIC
The book publishing business has increased very fast in this city within a few years, but the publishing of music is outstripping it. There are now three music publishing houses here, one of which (Peters & Field's) is the most extensive concern in the United States—with only two exceptions. P. & F. have four music presses engaged on their work, and two lithographic presses. The former they run |
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