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      • [Brown wax home recording of Rock-a-bye baby, Just before the battle mother, and Reveille, played on cornet by F. W. Melk (?)].

[Brown wax home recording of Rock-a-bye baby, Just before the battle mother, and Reveille, played on cornet by F. W. Melk (?)].

Cylinder12879

Performer:
Melk, F. W.
Place of Publication:
[United States],
Issued Date:
1890
Genres:
Personal recordings
Notes:

Brown wax cylinder.

F. W. Melk (?).

The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Frank O. Moon Collection, Set Number: 140-02, Originally acquired: Frank O. Moon Collection (via Bill Kocher), 2011).

Announcement at beginning: Rock-a-Bye Baby, played by [F.] W. [Melk]. Internal announcement: "Just Before the Battle, Mother."

Description:

Cornet (?) solo.

Physical Description:
1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 154.7 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/f3cj8czv
Catalog System Number:
990041107480203776
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.