GOLDEN SONGS.
It would be interesting to know how much of the £17,000 left by Mrs Amy Woodforde-Finden (says a London writer) was derived from her songs, some of which, of course, have had tremendous vogue. The comic song is the best royalty-eam-er, but compositions of a higher type, if they “catch on,” ai’e sometimes extremely lucrative. Sullivan, for instance, received £IO,OOO in royalties from “The Lost Chord”; “My Pretty Jane” rewarded its composer to the tune of £20,000 a line; and, after many years of popularity, the copyright of “For All Eternity” was sold for £2,240, and that of “II Bacio” for £716.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2012, 7 August 1919, Page 1
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104GOLDEN SONGS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2012, 7 August 1919, Page 1
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