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"Italian Music Rolls" Roll Label
By Marshall Jose

While making my way through an eBay seller's offering of random rolls,
I came across "Parto Pe' Napule", sold under the "Italian Music Rolls"
label, one which doesn't seem to turn up on any Google search.
See attached image of the label.  I've a hunch the title draws more
on Sicilian patois than formal Italian.

One Raffaele M. Grimaldi appears to be the driving force behind the
label.  The roll seems fairly well-made, if repetitious, although the
indicated tempo of 90 makes the piece sound a bit frantic.  Perhaps
that was the preference among the Italian-American community in the
1920s.

Marshall Jose

 [ Italian Music Rolls label from Parto Pe Napule
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/05/02/150502_131609_PartoPeNapule_IMR110_Label.jpg
Attachment thumbnail [ MIDI file of Parto Pe Napule roll [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/15/05/02/150502_131609_PartoPeNapule_IMR110_eRollMIDIWexp.mid

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