Dear Editor, we would like to bring to your attention a new book by
Helmut Kowar from Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Sciences,
"Spielwerke aus Prag und Wien".  Please find more information at
https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at/product?info=16256 

Description:

During the 19th and in the beginning of the 20th century the musical
boxes made by Swiss manufacturers (and there were also some active in
nearby France) dominated the international market -- but in Prague and
in Vienna musical boxes were also made.  While the Swiss products were
sold worldwide, the Austrian musical boxes were made primarily for
customers in the Habsburg Monarchy and in East-European countries.

The manufacturers in Prague and Vienna followed an independent and
different path in the construction and design of musical boxes as well
as in the musical repertoire and its arrangement.  The book will point
out these special features of the Austrian musical boxes.

Based on a survey of roughly 1300 musical boxes (the information was
collected during a research project since 1980), it is possible to
present here a typology and the development of the musical boxes made
in Prague and Vienna, providing also sufficient photos of many details.
Analyses of several music pieces accompanied by the related scores
throw light on the musical repertoire and its typical arrangement.

Historical facts and biographical data of the makers complement the
picture of the production of musical boxes in Prague and Vienna.  The
topic is completed by a catalogue of the musical boxes giving detailed
information on every single instrument.

Kind regards,
Herwig Stöger - Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
herwig.stoeger@oeaw.ac.at.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]

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