Historical Recordings in Instrumental Music Education Phillip M. Hash Calvin College Grand Rapids, Michigan pmh3@calvin.edu bestpowerpointtemplates.com
Introduction Purpose Locate early recordings Examine as historical artifacts Research questions Histories of the ensembles Circumstances surrounding the recordings Sonic information provided Recording offer unique window into a topic Connects past & present Only valid information on musical qualities Include recordings in the historical record Arsenal Technical High School, Indianapolis, IN (Cannon, 1926) bestpowerpointtemplates.com
Online Resources Ebay Google Books International Arcade Museum Library of Congress E-yearbooks/Classmates.com Discography of American Historical Recordings University of California Santa Barbra Victor 7/3/1924 Date Title Primary Performer The bouquet : Overture March Junior High School Orchestra Victor 7/3/1924 Petronel march March Junior High School Orchestra Victor 5/27/1929 Cavatina Pelham High School Orchestra Victor 5/27/1929 The pelican parade Pelham High School Orchestra
Early Recording Technology Day, T. (2002). A Century of Recorded Music: Listening to Musical History. Cambridge MS: Yale University Press. Acoustic (Pre1925) Electrical (After 1925)
Joseph Maddy (1891-1966) Music Education Pioneer Professional Musician/conductor Supervisor of Music Rochester NY (1918-1920) Richmond IN (1920-1924) Ann Arbor MI (1924-1927) Prof. Univ. of Michigan (1924-1961) Co-Author - Universal Teacher Founder of National Music Camp (1928) Radio Music Lessons
Morton HS Orchestra, Richmond IN (1922) MSNC, Nashville TN (1922) Recorded at Starr Piano Co./Gennett Records Acoustic Process Ivanow: Caucasian Sketches: In the Village Sousa: Dwellers of the Western World: The Red Man [quote] Morton HS Orchestra, The Pierien, 1923
National HS Orchestra National High School Orchestra & Band Camp Interlochen MI (Recorded July 30-31, 1929) Victor Records Recorded outdoors at the Interlochen Bowl Orchestra = 176 players! Electrical Process Funds donated to camp Music Trade Review Oct. 13, 1928 Symphony no. 1 (II) Beethoven Heart Wounds Grieg Cripple Creek - Springfield Ozarka Suite Carl Busch (IV) Hill Billies Dance (Recordings courtesy of Byron Hanson ICA)
Boy Scout Band of Springfield, Missouri (1920-1949) Organized 1920 R. Ritchie Robertson Also School Music Supervisor Regularly Toured U.S. Over 400 members 1930s Newsreels & Promotional Movies for C. G. Conn Phonograph Recordings July 28-29, 1926 - St. Louis, MO Brunswick Record Company 7 recordings/4 issued HS Cadets Under the Double Eagle Stars & Stripes General Pershing 1926 Union Station, St. Louis,( Springfield Greene Co. Library) R. R. Robertson, Presto, July 7, 1924
National School Band Contests (1926-1936) System of State (1924-)& National (1926-36) Competitions C. M. Termaine NBAM CIA of MSNC w/ Industry Support Classifications based on School Size & years of experience Cost of travel Became Regional Events (1937-1942) Massed Bands, National Contest, Tulsa, OK, 1931
Harbor Special HS Band Ashtabula, Ohio (Class B) Organized fall of 1924 George E. Wahlstrom 1 st place: class C (1925); class B (1926); entered class A (1927) National Contest May, 1926, Fostoria, OH (class B) 68 members Recording (fall, 1926) Flanders (March) - McNichol Magnolia Serenade - Missud Kaarlo Mackey 27 (soloist) 1 st place clar. soloist OH HHS Band, The Mariner, 1927
Modesto High School Band Organized fall 1920 William Whilman Higgins Directed by Frank Mancini (1922-1951) Former clar. - Sousa Band National Contests 1927 Council Bluffs IA (3 nd ) 1928 Joliet IL (3 rd ) 1929 Denver CO (2 nd ) Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op.84 Recorded May 11, 1930 National Recording Registry, Library of Congress (2006) Research by Steven Pecsek (2009) http://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recordingpreservation-board/documents/modesto.pdf [quote]
Conclusion School Ensembles did Record Becoming More Available Ebay Internet Archive YouTube Include w/ other Historical Information in Research Recreating historical performances Online supplements to articles & dissertations Members of the NY Philharmonic record music appreciation series in Gennett s NY Studio - 1925