Alexandria Digital Research Library

Brown wax homemade copy of commercial recording of William Tell overture by orchestra

Cylinder13173

Composer:
Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
Variant Title:
William tell overture
Place of Publication:
[Place of production unknown],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Announcement at beginning: "Overture, William Tell, played by [...]."

Brown wax cylinder.

Place of recording likely the United States.

Performers names not decipherable.

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 299-01, Originally acquired: The Musical Wonder House Collection, 2011).

Description:

Homemade copy of a commercial recording of the William Tell Overture by orchestra.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 108.9 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
Format:
Audio musical
Collection(s):
Cylinder Audio Archive
Library Location:
Department of Special Research Collections
ARK:
ark:/48907/f3c53k94
Catalog System Number:
990041104540203776
Copyright Holder:
University of California (System). Regents
Restrictions:

MP3 files of the restored cylinders available for download are copyrighted by the Regents of the University of California. They are licensed for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. Acknowledgments for reuse of the transfers should read "University of California, Santa Barbara Library." The original wav files (either unedited or restored) can be provided upon request for commercial or non-commercial use such as CD reissues, film/tv synchronization, use on websites or in exhibits. The University of California makes no claims or warranties as to the copyright status of the original recordings and charges a use fee for the use of the transfers. Please contact the University of California, Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Research Collections for information on licensing cylinder transfers.