Victor matrix B-1278. William Tell overture / Arthur Pryor's Band

TitleSource
Guglielmo Tell obertura (Parte 4 : Final) (Primary title)Disc label (Victor 62638)
William Tell overture (Primary title)Disc label (Victor 16381)
Part 4 : Finale (Title part)Disc label (Victor 16381)
Guillaume Tell. Ouverture. Selections; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Gioacchino Rossini (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Arthur Pryor's Band (Musical group)
Arthur Pryor (conductor)
  • Description: Band
  • Instrumentation: Traps, bassoon, 3 French horns, oboe, 3 trombones, 2 tubas, baritone horn, flute, 4 cornets, and 7 clarinets (takes 13-19)
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Take 2 is marked as "destroy" in Victor ledgers; a copy is held in a private collection.
For takes 20-23, see BVE-1278.
Instrumentation applicable to takes 13-19; instruments not specified for remaining takes.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
4/27/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Master Victor 2777 10-in.
4/27/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Master Victor 2777 10-in.
9/11/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Unknown
9/11/1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Unknown
2/12/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 5 Destroy
2/12/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 6 Master Victor 2777 10-in.
5/4/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 7 Destroy
5/4/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 8 Master Victor 16381 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress

5/4/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 8 Master Victor 62638 10-in. Listed as by Banda Pryor
7/13/1922 New York, New York 9 Destroy
7/20/1922 New York, New York 10 Hold
7/20/1922 New York, New York 11 Destroy
7/20/1922 New York, New York 12 Destroy
10/17/1922 New York, New York 13 Destroy
10/17/1922 New York, New York 14 Hold
10/17/1922 New York, New York 15 Destroy
10/26/1922 New York, New York 16 Destroy
10/26/1922 New York, New York 17 Destroy
10/26/1922 New York, New York 18 Master Victor 16381 10-in.
10/26/1922 New York, New York 19 Hold
either 5/4/1909 or 10/26/1922 New York, New York Unknown Master Victor 16381 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-1278. William Tell overture / Arthur Pryor's Band," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200002294/B-1278-William_Tell_overture.

Victor matrix B-1278. William Tell overture / Arthur Pryor's Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200002294/B-1278-William_Tell_overture.

"Victor matrix B-1278. William Tell overture / Arthur Pryor's Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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