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Aeolian "Music Lovers' Library" of Piano Rolls
By Kasper Janse

Hello,  In our museum we have a little brochure issued by the Aeolian
Company in 1911 to promote their Pianola.  In it is a picture and a
description of their educational series, "The Music Lovers' Library".

The first box, about the music of Beethoven, contained a set of rolls
and several books and pamphlets, including a biography, scores, etc.
I will send the picture in a separate email.

I suppose these were only available in the USA, if at all.  Is there
any collector who owns one or more of these educational sets?  Other
sets may have been produced about Wagner (2 boxes), etc.

Kasper Janse - Pianola Museum
Amsterdam

 [ http://www.arcade-museum.com/mtr/MTR-1904-39-12/MTR-1904-39-12-07.pdf 
 [ Music Trades Review, Sept, 17, 1904: "Four pamphlets on Beethoven
 [ and two on Wagner have already been issued out of ten or a dozen
 [ planned for each."  I'll place the picture from Kasper at
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/MMMedia/AeoUni/index.html 
 [ -- Editor (Robbie)


(Message sent Mon 10 Jan 2011, 23:21:55 GMT, from time zone GMT+0100.)

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