As before, the "piano" files will work on all solenoid pianos such as Disklavier, Pianodisc, Pianomation and Pianocorder. For those inclined to tinker with the midi files, a very good free utility is "MidiMod", available from Spencer Chase's web site:
Special Thanks to:
It is becoming apparent that the need to preserve the content of century old player piano music rolls is being recognized on an ever wider scale, as more people worldwide build roll scanners and capture the content of these rolls from collections in their own community. They are to be commended. Their work is very much appreciated.
In addition to a growing collection of midi files on my personal web site, other web sites have emerged containing a large number of turn-of-the-century piano roll scans, equally freely available, maintained by:
Warren Trachtman , creator of the IAMMP (International Association of Mechanical Music Preservationists). His roll scans may be downloaded individually from:
Those midi files that are freely available from Warren's site are in "bold" face. Right-Click on the tiny animated icon featuring a speaker, left-click on "Save target as...", and save the midi file to a directory of your choice on your own computer. Enjoy!
and
Robert Perry , in New Zealand. His roll scan midi files may be downloaded individually from:
If by chance there are others out there inclined to contribute piano rolls to this preservation project, they would be most welcome. It matters not that these rolls might have torn or missing leaders, may have broken or missing spool ends, may have ragged edges, may not have their original boxes or labels, etc. The only real concern is about rolls whose leaders are missing into the music perforations, at which point they have marginal value. I would ask that you contact me personally at smythe@shaw.ca before sending them through, to determine most efficient and least costly shipping both ways. Outside chance someone with a roll scanner can be found "in-country", to avoid international mailing and customs problems.
In recent months, a number of additional roll scanners are coming on-line elsewhere in the world, thanks to the power and magic of the internet. I have the only one in Canada. So, Canadian donors can send rolls to me, while US donors can send rolls to a US address, and so on. No longer necessary to endure a shark attack by Canada Customs. So, please contact me before dropping rolls into the mail.
This complete batch of 219 titles are all contained within ZIP files within a single ZIP file. It's contents are as follows:
Ampico performances - 27
Duo-Art performances - 79
Red Welte performances - 39
88n tunes - 74
Total this batch - 219
This complete batch of roll scans may be downloaded by clicking on: batch23.ZIP (2.8 megs)
NOTE: The principle purpose of roll scanning is archival preservation of the content of rapidly decaying music rolls, a most unique slice of musical heritage. The initial scan files, which are the true arcive files, are freely available on request for anybody inclined to consider them as candidates for reasearch or recutting new replicas. The midi files on this web site are emulations and emerge as a by-product of the preservation project and are made available solely for personal enjoyment. They should not be used for commercial purposes.
Many, many thanks to Alan Jackson who built us a complete spreadsheet (in Excel format) of every midi file contained within every batch uploaded from day 1. It can be downloaded by clicking on: Complete_Uploads.ZIP . The current batch will be found at the bottom of the list. Will make it possible to sort in any order of choice, by title, composer, or artist, etc.
Observant users will note a discrepancy between the number of entries on this spreadsheet and the actual number of midi files available. This emerged as a consequence of roll documentation errors within individual midi files that provoked my spreadsheet making utility to ignore them. One day I will attempt to correct these minor errors.
If any among our viewers are unable to view or import an Excel spreadsheet, contact me personally and I'll "save as" the file in some other format that you can read and/or import, perhaps simple basic Lotus 1-2-3.
Ampico Performances
Title Composer Artist Donor A Japanese Sunset Deppen Delcamp Larry Doe Clair de Lune Debussy Samaroff, Olga Larry Doe Funeral March “Gotterdammerung” Wagner Brockway Larry Doe Hungarian Rhapsody #2 Liszt Ariani Larry Doe Hungarian Rhapsody No 8 Liszt Leginska, Ethel Larry Doe If I Had A Talking Picture Of You DeSylva, Brown and Henderson Banta Larry Doe Kamennoi Ostrow Rubinstein, Anton Lhevinne Larry Doe Meditation from Thais Massenet MacFadyen Larry Doe Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes No 3 arr/b Roberts, Lee Roberts, Lee Larry Doe My Blue Heaven Whiting and Donaldson Reichenthal Larry Doe My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice Saint Saens Brockway Larry Doe Oberon Overture Weber Volavy-Brockway Larry Doe One Summer Night Closlow and Spier Lopez, Vincent Larry Doe Romberg Waltzes Romberg Lester, Edwin Larry Doe Scherzo #1 Bb (Posthumous) Schubert Schnabel Larry Doe Serenade in A Major Drdla Lamson Larry Doe Song of the Volga Boatmen anon Suskind, Walter Larry Doe Sweet and Lovely Arnheim, Tobias and Lemare Arden, Victor Larry Doe The Bohemian Girl Selections Balfe brockway Larry Doe Three Shades Of Blue No 2 Alice Blue Grofe, Ferde Grofe, Ferde Larry Doe Valencia Padilla Lopez, Vincent Larry Doe Valse Caprice Shubert-Liszt Volavy Larry Doe Valse Gentile Op 7 No 1 Nevin Brockway Larry Doe Waltz Danse Humoresque Op.12 #2 Stojowski Levitzki Larry Doe When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobin Along Woods Lange Larry Doe When Will The Sun Shine For Me Silver Lopez, Vincent Larry Doe Woodland Sketches MacDowell Brockway Larry Doe
Duo-Art Performance
A Day in Venice Op. 25 No. 2 Nevin Armsbruster, Robert Larry Doe Aida Selections Verdi Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Air de Ballet Herbert, Victor Cone-Baldwin, Carolyn Larry Doe All Alone Berlin, Irving Wehrlen, Jack Larry Doe At Dawning Cadman Cadman Larry Doe At Peace With The World Berlin Ohman, Phil Larry Doe Automne (Autumn) Op. 35 No. 2 Chaminade Adler, Clarence Larry Doe Ballade No. l g Op. 23 Chopin Godowsky, Leopold Larry Doe Barcarolle from Opera Tales of Hoffman Offenbach-Moszkowski Shattuck, Arthur Larry Doe Because They All Love You Little Leith & Moran Larry Doe Brown Eyes, Why Are You So Blue Meyer Moran Larry Doe Cavatina Op. 85 No. 3 D Raff and Rapee Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Chants du Voyageur Op 8 No 3 Melodie Paderewski, Ignace J. Paderewski, Ignace J. Larry Doe Charley, My Boy Kahn & Fiorito Clair and Milne Larry Doe Danse macabre Op. 40 Saint-Saens-Liszt-Horowitz Horowitz, Vladimir Larry Doe Dear One Fisher Larry Doe Elégie des Erinnyes Op. 10 No. 5 MASSENETRAY Ray, Huston Larry Doe Fantasy Pieces Op. 3 No. 2 c# Rachmaninoff Gabrilowitsch, Ossip Larry Doe Flower Song (Blumenleid), Op. 39 Lange Summers, Robert Larry Doe Follow The Swallow Henderson Rich, Freddie Larry Doe Grand Polka de Concert Bartlett, Homer Pitot, Genevieve Larry Doe Hello Aloha Baser Banta, Frank Larry Doe I Cried for You Freed, Arnheim & Lyman Banta, Frank Larry Doe In Dear old Sunny Spain Erlebach and Markley Larry Doe In the Midnight Moonlight Donaldson, Walter Donaldson, Walter Larry Doe Iolanthe Selections Sullivan Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Isle d'amour (Island of Love) Edwards Arndt, Felix Larry Doe Jocelyn Godard Adler, Clarence Larry Doe Kiss Me Again Blossom & Herbert Banta, Frank Larry Doe Largo Handel Bauer, Harold Larry Doe Linger Awhile Rose, Vincent Perkins, Ray Larry Doe Love Sends A Little Gift Of Roses Openshaw Summers, Robert Larry Doe Madama Butterfly Selections Puccini Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Medley of Hymns various Arndt, Felix Larry Doe Medley of Old Favorites Arndt, Felix Larry Doe Merry Widow and Gypsy Love Waltzes Lehar, Franz Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Minuet Op. 14 No. l G Paderewski Paderewski Larry Doe Moment Musical Op. 94 No. 2 Ab Schubert Ney, Elly Larry Doe My Heart At Thy Dear Voice Saint-Saens Ilgenfritz, McNair Larry Doe Naughty Marietta Operetta Selections Herbert Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Norwegian Bridal Procession Grieg Ganz, Rudolph Larry Doe O Sole Mio (My Sun) Di Capua de Marco, Elena Larry Doe Oh! Boy What a Girl Wright & Bessinger Rich, Freddie Larry Doe On Wings Of Song Mendelssohn Shaw, Eleanor Larry Doe Peaceful Valley Robison, Willard Robison, Willard Larry Doe Poem PassionTe Ilgenfritz Ilgenfritz Larry Doe Poet and Peasant Overture Suppe Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Polonaise Op. 53 Ab Heroic Chopin Schelling, Ernest Larry Doe Remember Berlin Ohman, Phil Larry Doe Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin, George Gershwin, George Larry Doe Robin Hood Operetta Selections Koven, D. Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Romance Op. 44 No. l Eb Rubenstein, A Menth, Herma Larry Doe Scherzo Valse Ilgenfritz Ilgenfritz Larry Doe Selections from the Opera Carmen Bizet Fabri, Carlos Larry Doe Someone Loves You After All Tierney, Harry Milne, Frank Larry Doe Song of India Rimsky-Korsakoff, Nicholas Erlebach & Milne Larry Doe Souvenir Drdla Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Swanee Gershwin, George Gershwin, George Larry Doe Sylvia Speaks, Oley Armbruster, Robert Larry Doe Tea For Two Youmans, Vincent Rich, Freddie Larry Doe The Blue Danube Waltz Strauss Arndt, Felix Larry Doe The Blue Room Rodgers Moran, Alan Larry Doe The Lorelei Op. 2 Seeling Adler, Clarence Larry Doe The Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers Jessel Mills Larry Doe The Robin's Return Fisher, Leander Pitot, Genevieve Larry Doe Tout a vous TYERS Arndt, Felix Larry Doe Transcendental Etude No. 7 Eb Liszt Renard, Rosita Larry Doe Two Piano Suite Op. 15 No. 2 Arensky Gabrilowitsch, Ossip Larry Doe Valencia (A Song Of Spain) Padilla Moran & Bloom Larry Doe Valse bleue MARGIS Arndt, Felix Larry Doe Valse Bluette Drigo Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Valse Brillante Op.20 Mana-Zucca Mana-Zucca Larry Doe Valse Caprice Op. 74 No. 7 Scott Davies, Reuben Larry Doe Valse Caprice Rubinstein, Anton Hoffman, Josef Larry Doe Valse d'amour (LoveWaltz) Op. 57 No. 5 Moszkowski Ganz, Rudolph Larry Doe Valse d'Amour Moszkowski Ganz, Rudolph Larry Doe Wedding Of The Winds Waltz Hall Banta, Frank Larry Doe William Tell Overture Rossini, Gioachino Rapee, Erno Larry Doe Woodland Sketches Op. 51 No. 1 MacDowell Florigny, Reneé Larry Doe
Red Welte Performances
A Kiss To Remember Me By Hamilton, Brier & W. Perry John McClelland Ballade in F major Op 38 Chopin d'Albert, Eugen John McClelland Barcelona Evans Häuser John McClelland Cabaret-Potpurri Zorin Ebann John McClelland Cantique de Noel arr/b Adam Haass John McClelland Canzone-Lituana Chopin-Sgambati Danziger, Laura John McClelland Capriccio Op 76 No 1 Brahms, Johannes Paur, Emil John McClelland Chants d'Espagne Albeniz, I. Marshall, Frank John McClelland Die Polizei die regelt den verkehr Stafford & Amberg Häuser John McClelland Die Schwätzerin von Saragossa Interlude Offenbach Berend John McClelland English Suite No 5 e S 810 Passepied Landowska, Wanda John McClelland Fantasy on "Die verschenkte Frau" d'Albert, Eugen d'Albert, Eugen John McClelland Flauto solo, fantasie d'Albert, Eugen d'Albert, Eugen John McClelland Hiawatha March Op 6 A Summer Idyll Moret Kupfernagel John McClelland I've Got Rings On My Fingers Scott Brown John McClelland Konzert im italienischen Stil Bach, Johann Sebastian Gieseking, Walter John McClelland le Premier Regard Valse Ebann Ebann John McClelland Mallorca Albeniz, I. Marshall, Frank John McClelland Mayfair & Montmartre South Sea Isles Gershwin Dark John McClelland Night boat to Albany Schwartz Schwartz John McClelland Noch sind die Tage der Rosen Op 24 No. 1Baumgartner, W. Mackle, Frieda John McClelland Nocturne in E-flat Major Chopin-Sarasate Spross John McClelland Piano Concerto No 4 G Op 58 2nd mvt Adam-Benard, Eugenie John McClelland Ragtime Eyes Schwartz Daly John McClelland Red Domino March Morse Orlando John McClelland Sensation Edwards, E.W. Oliver John McClelland So Blue waltz DeSylva, Henderson… Sommer John McClelland Sonata in A major Op 101 1st-2nd Mvmts Beethoven, Ludwig van Hofmann, Josef John McClelland Sweetheart Waltz Zeihrer Utz John McClelland Tango No 13 Sarrablo Merrigan John McClelland The Wedding Glide Hirsch Merrigan John McClelland Turkey Trot Haase Brown John McClelland Two Step Steinway Steinway John McClelland Waltz Amoureuse Berger, R. Van Dyck, Ernest John McClelland Waltz Op 64 No 2 c# Paderewski, Ignace Jan John McClelland War Ballads various Wheeler John McClelland Weihnachtslieder Potpourri II various Haass John McClelland Whose Baby are You Kern Johnson, E John McClelland Wild Cherries Rag Snyder Brown John McClelland
Standard 88 Note Tunes
5TH Street Blues Davenport, Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport, Charles "Cow Cow" Dave Kerr A Smile Will Go A Long Long Way Davis and Akst Blake, Tom Dave Kerr A Trip To Niagara Cornish, Wm. J. Dave Kerr Ain't We Got Fun ? Dave Kerr American Boys Ramsey, Tic aka Ramsey Tick Dave Kerr American Patrol Meachem, F.W. 4-hand Arrangement Dave Kerr Among The Pines farrell, Alice Dave Kerr Any Ice Today, Lady? Dave Kerr Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear Shoemaker, Robert Dave Kerr Autumn Leaves Kortlander, Max Dave Kerr Baby's Birthday Party Shoemaker, R.W. Dave Kerr Battle Of Gettysburg Osborne & Howe Dave Kerr Bebe Coslaw - Silver Dave Kerr Because I Love You Berlin, Irving Dave Kerr Bow-Wow Robinson, J. Russel Dave Kerr Butterflies Baxter, Ted Dave Kerr Chicago, That Toddlin' Town Kortlander, Max Dave Kerr Cruisin' Down The River On A Sunday Afternoon Dave Kerr Do The New York Erlebach, Rudy Dave Kerr Don't Say Good Bye Friedland, Anatol Dave Kerr Down Among The Sleepy Hills Of Tennessee Kortlander, Max Dave Kerr Down At Papa Joe's Castle, Jo Ann Dave Kerr Dr. Jazzes Raz-Ma-Taz Rose, Joe Johnson, James P. Dave Kerr Easy Come, Easy Go Blues Brown and Jackson Robinson, J. Russel Dave Kerr Gotta A Big Date With A Little Girl Tobias, Henry H. Terry Smythe Hard To Get Gertie Dave Kerr Harlequin Lee S. Roberts Lee S. Roberts Dave Kerr He Knows His Groceries Adler, Bernie Dave Kerr How Could Red Riding Hood? Dave Kerr Humoreske, Op.101 No.7 Dvorak, Anton Dave Kerr I Ain't Saying A Word Sizemore, Arthur arr/b Bennet, Rube Terry Smythe I Never See Maggie Alone Dave Kerr I Wonder Silver, Pnkard and Davis Terry Smythe I'm Just Wild About Harry Blake, Eubie Blake, Eubie Dave Kerr I've Got The Blues But I'm Just Too Mean To Cry Robinson, J. Russell Dave Kerr In A little Two-By-Four For Two Brown, George Terry Smythe In Love With Love Kern, Jerome Dave Kerr In The Evening Hanely and Dowling Terry Smythe Irish Jig medley Dave Kerr It Was the Dawn Of Love Davis and Coots Terry Smythe Jailhouse Blues Smith, Bessie Waller, Thomas "Fats" Dave Kerr Jazz Dance Repertoire Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr Landler Op.162 No.3 Raff Dave Kerr Last Go 'Round Blues Cox, Jimmy Waller, Thomas "Fats" Dave Kerr Liebestraume No.1 Dave Kerr Linger Longer Lane Lawrence, Fred Terry Smythe Little Bo-Peep Has Lost Her Jeep Doyle, "Pep" Dave Kerr Makin' Whoopie Dave Kerr Masculine Women, Feminine Men Dave Kerr Memories Of You Blake, Eubie Blake, Eubie Dave Kerr Mocking Bird Hawthorne, A. Dave Kerr Moonlight On The Hudson Wilson, G. D. Dave Kerr My Best Girl Donaldson, Walter Dave Kerr My Ohio Home Kahn-Donaldson Parsons, fred Dave Kerr Old Pals Are The Best Pals Of All Austin and Bates Terry Smythe On The Merry-Go-Round Cook, J. Lawrence Dave Kerr Pump That Player Piano Dave Kerr Rebecca Came Back From Mecca Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr Rhapsody In Ragtime Blake, Eubie Blake, Eubie Dave Kerr Right Or Wrong I love You Akst, Harry Terry Smythe Rosetta Earl "Fatha" Hines Dave Kerr Scratch My Bach Bach, arranged by Peter Nero Nero, Peter Dave Kerr She Knows Her Onions Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr Sleepy Time Gal Kortlander, Max Dave Kerr Sounds From The Vienna Woods Strauss, J. Dave Kerr Stratford Huntch Morton, Ferd (Jelly Roll) Morton, Jelly Roll Dave Kerr Swanee Blues Delcamp, J. Milton Delcamp, J. Milton Dave Kerr Sweet Georgia Brown Cook, J. Lawrence Dave Kerr Take Me To The Land Of Jazz Wendling, Pete Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr Take Your Girlie To The Movies (If You Can't Make L Wendling, Pete Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr The Birth Of The Blues Henderson Arden, Victor Dave Kerr The Old Piano Roll Blues Cobin, Cy Cook, J. Lawrence Dave Kerr The Old Piano Roll Blues Cobin, Cy Watson, Dick Dave Kerr The Sheik Of Araby Smith - Wheeler - Snyder Dave Kerr There'll Never Be Another You Parsons, Fred Dave Kerr Turn On The Heat Erlebach, Rudy Dave Kerr Two Little Rooms Tish, lee Terry Smythe Valencia Gray and Pedilla Prell, Horace O. Dave Kerr Wabash Blues Meinken Hess & Bants Dave Kerr What'll I Do? Berlin, Irving Wansborough, Harold Dave Kerr When The Morning Glories Wake Up In The Morning Wendling, Pete Dave Kerr When You And I Were Seventeen Kahn and Rosoff Dave Kerr You Can't Do What My Last Man Did Waller, Thomas "Fats" Dave Kerr You're A Sap, Mister Jap Cook, J. Lawrence Dave Kerr
NOTE: The principle purpose of roll scanning is archival preservation of the content of rapidly decaying music rolls, a most unique slice of musical heritage. These midi files emerge as a by-product of the preservation project and are made available solely for personal enjoyment. They should not be used for commercial purposes.
This complete batch of roll scans may be downloaded by clicking on: batch23.ZIP (2.8 megs)
Many, many thanks to Alan Jackson who built us a complete spreadsheet (in Excel format) of every midi file contained within every batch uploaded from day 1. It can be downloaded by clicking on: complete-uploads.ZIP . The current batch will be found at the bottom of the list. Will make it possible to sort in any order of choice, by title, composer, or artist, against the batch in which they were uploaded. If any among our viewers are unable to view or import an Excel spreadsheet, contact me personally and I'll "save as" the file in some other format that you can read and/or import, perhaps Lotus 1-2-3.