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Seek Piano Roll of "Bedelia"
By Robbie Rhodes

This urgent plea arrived by email earlier today:

  Hi.  I am directing a high school production of Eugene O'Neill's
  masterpiece, "Ah, Wilderness," which is set on July 4, 1906.  In
  Act II, the young hero goes to a low dive where there is an old
  player piano playing "Bedelia," and there are several lines of
  dialogue about that and about the song.  I cannot find _anywhere_ any
  piano roll recording of Bedelia for sale or to borrow.  Whatever is
  available is with orchestra or band and with vocal.  And of course,
  the show opens tomorrow night!  Can any of your members, contributors
  or editors give me any assistance?
  Thank you so much, Mark Gamell

I immediately sent Mark the MIDI file created by Jon Guy for his
calliope:  http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Sounds/bedelia.html

Now we seek a piano roll version from the era.  I think I recall
hearing the song in a medley played by Mae Brown or Herman Avery Wade.
Does anybody have "Bedelia" in their piano roll collection?  May we
borrow it for transcription to a MIDI file?

Robbie Rhodes, MMD


(Message sent Thu 13 Mar 2008, 20:45:24 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Bedelia, Piano, Roll, Seek

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