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constantly—the latter a large portion of time. They of course throw off vast quantities of work, and are constantly supplying orders from all parts of the country. The other establishments also do a good business. The demand for music in the West, we understand, is rapidly increasing —a good indication of advancing cultivation and refinement.
Thanks to the editors Gallagher and Mansfield, the Cincinnati newspapers pointed the way in the West to "advancing culture and refinement" by featuring literary and musical news. The Gazette adopted an italicized side-heading New Music (quite in the best Eastern style) and with this caption carried items about recent publications.
These news notes, as one youthful reader would observe, referred not to "Ethiopian melodies" but always to dignified compositions for the piano and vocal protestations of sweetly eternal love.
Stephen must have been stirred to emulation when he read Mr. Gallagher's mention in the Gazette of local composers—such items as these:
New Music* "You Ask if I Love You," words by S. L. Ryder, music by E. Thomas, has just been published in a handsome style by 1. B. Mason. The melody of this song is |
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