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Avant-garde Music Rolls
By Jan Kijlstra

In a book, published in 1981 by Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging (The Dutch
Pianola Society) a list is given of compositions and arrangements for the
player piano.

Abbreviations & Legend:

  AC = Aeolian Company Great-Britain or US
  NPV = Nederlandse Pianola Vereniging
  PPP = Player piano performances, Great-Britain

Indicated is if the rolls are in the 65- or 88-key format, except

  a: they belong to a reproduction-system
  b: were published in the 65- as well as in 88-key format
  c: or if no further information is available.

Antheil, George: Ballet Mecanique. Pleyela
Bantock, Granville: Overture The Pierrot of the Minute. AC GB 88
Bartlett, Homer: Improvisation in C minor. AC US 65
                 Introduction & Adante Grazioso, Opus 213. AC US 65
Bax, Arnold: Scherzo (AC GB 88)
Busoni, Ferruccio: Ouverure The Magic Flute, Mozart. AC GB
Casella, Alfredo: Prelude, Valse & Ragtime. AC GB 88
Cowen, Sir Frederick: Overture The Butterflys Ball. AC GB 88
Dijk, Jan van: Concert voor pianole & orkest. NPV 65
Freiberger, Jacques: Improvisation in C minor. AC US 65
Goossens, Eugene: Rhytmic Dance. AC GB 88
Grainger, Percy: Molly on the Shore. AC GB
                 Shepherds Hey. AC GB
Hindemith, Paul: Tokkata fuer elektrisches Klavier. Welte
                 Triadisches Ballett. Welte Organ (not for player piano)
Holbrooks, Joseph: Improvisations. AC GB
                   Irish Jig. AC GB
Honegger, Artur: Various arrangements,
                  plus Pianola part in Jeanne d'Arc.  Private
Howells, Herbert: Phantasy Minuet. AC GB 88
Lopatnikoff, Serge: Title unknown. Welte
McEwen, J.B.: Grey Galloway, a Border Ballad for Orchestre. AC GB 88
Mackenzie, Sie Alex: Brittannia Overture. AC GB 88
Malipierotre, Gian: Improvisi per Pianola. AC GB 88
Munch, Gerhardt: Polyphonen-Etueden fuer elektrisches Klavier. Welte
Nancarrow, Conlon: Numerous Studies & Canons - Incidental Music.  AC GB 88
Scharwenka, Xaver: Staccato Study, Opus 27/3. AC US 65
Saint-Saens, Camille: Fantasy Le Deluge. AC Orchestrelle (not for player piano)
Stravinsky, Igor: Concertino for String Quartet. Pleyela
                  Chant du Rossignol. AC GB
                  Chant du Rossignol. Pleyela
                  Etude pur Pianola. AC GB 88
                  Les Noces. Pleyela
                  lOiseau de Feu. AC GB DA
                  lOiseau de Feu. Pleyela
                  Petrouchka. Pleyela
                  Le Sacre du Printemps. AC GB 88
                  Le Sacre du Printemps. Pleyela
Toch, Ernst: Studie I fuer Welte-Mignon. Welte
Wallace, W: Villon- symphonic poem no 6 for Orchestra. AC GB 88
Wood, James: Aria for Duo-Art & Chamber ensemble. PPP DA

Jan Kijlstra



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