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Mermod Freres Musical Box Tune Information
By Roland von Malmborg

Up to now I have computerized 12,000 titles of "1-minute" tunes,
with 4,000 click-to-listen links, covering around 70,000 organette
and music box discs!

I am interested in completing this total list with data from
photocopies of any of your old printed lists, or from your private
"Number-Title-Brand-Size" lists.  We can swap your brand's lists or
next year I hope to offer to you all "Total copies" (more than 100
brand-sizes).

Melody 2. [Comrades]  Since your box programme is dominated by
Anglo-American tunes, we can skip four German "Comrade" songs and the
hymn "Ho My Comrades".  That leaves us with one of two English songs:
"Comrades", Felix McGlennon (1856-1943), 1891.  Listen to cob-0515 at
http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/data/media/midi/515.mid  (The other tune,
"Comrades in Arms", by Godfrey, would not be abbreviated.

Melody 3. [Maggie Murphy's home] by David Braham (1838-1905).  Sung by
Alf Chester & Dave Braham around the 1880's. LINK: 01308-Regina40cm
http://takkoman.web.fc2.com/disc_musicbox/15inch/mp3/Regina1308.mp3 
ttha@h2.dion.ne.jp  & cob-0516
http://cobs.rollerorgans.com/data/media/midi/516.mid 

Melody 4 [... Reel].  Apart from eight Swedish "polska" (=reel),
I found only ten reels, and the only one near to your spelling is
"Kelton's Reel".  Found as melody Stella=Mira No 243 (different prefix
numbers for size 24 cm and 40 cm).  Reels seldom have a known composer.

Roland von Malmborg
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden
roland.von.malmborg@telia.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]


(Message sent Fri 4 Dec 2015, 13:00:07 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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