Finding Aid for Nick Kaufman Collection of American Wind Band and Orchestra Sound Recordings, circa 1897-1923 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

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Collection Overview

Title: Nick Kaufman Collection of American Wind Band and Orchestra Sound Recordings, circa 1897-1923

ID: 12/9/132

Primary Creator: Kaufmann, Nicholas A. (1942-)

Extent: 1.0 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized alphabetically by ensemble name.

Date Acquired: 01/10/2014

Subjects: Bands, Brass Bands, Clarke, Herbert L., Kryl, Bohumir, 1875-1961, Military Music, Pryor, Arthur, Sousa, John Philip

Formats/Genres: Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Consists of 7-inch, 8-inch,10-inch, and 12-inch 78 rpm audio recordings of performances by the John Philip Sousa Band, Arthur Pryor Band, Herbert L. Clarke Band, Sir Harry Lauder Band, and the Victor Military Band, documenting the audio recording legacy of bands ca. 1897 and 1923 as well as the personal sound recording collection of Nick Kaufmann. In addition there are recordings of the International Concert Orchestra and the Bohumir Kryl Bohemine Band.

Biographical Note

Nicholas A. Kaufmann (1942- ) joined the US Navy in 1962. He was married to Sylvia Wisneski in 1966. He received both a BS and BA in biology and physics from Long Island University in 1967. Throughout the 1970s and 80s, he served as a medical consultant and marketer in the Chicago subburbs. After retiring to Elroy, Wisconsin in 1994, he founded the Wisconsin Seasonal Residence Association.

Subject/Index Terms

Bands
Brass Bands
Clarke, Herbert L.
Kryl, Bohumir, 1875-1961
Military Music
Pryor, Arthur
Sousa, John Philip

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Acquisition Source: Kaufman, Nick

Acquisition Method: Donation.

Related Materials: http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/

Other Note: Dates for recordings were pulled from the Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Item 1: The Cake Walk in Coontown, 1905: An Evening With the Minstrels No. 6., 10 in. disc, Victor: 1828. Damaged.
Item 2: Herbert L. Clarke, 1901: My Black Pearl, 10 in. disc, Victor: 3436. Accompaniment by Sousa's Band.
Item 3: Clarke and Bellstedt, 1905: The Friendly Rivals (Godfrey), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4423. Accompanied by Sousa's Band.
Item 4: Clarke and Millhouse, 1906: The Swiss Boy (Tyrolean Air), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4753. Accompanied by Sousa's Band.
Item 5: Clarke, Rogers, and Bellstedt, 1905: The Three Solitaires (Herbert), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4456. Accompanied by Sousa's Band.
Item 6: Clarke and Zimmerman, 1906: "Cousins" (Clarke), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4716. Accompanied by Sousa's Band.
Item 7: Garde Republicaine Band, 1905: Amour et Printemps Valse (Waldteufel), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4116.
Item 8: German Calvary Band, 1907: Parade Post with Kaiser Friedrich March, 10 in. disc, Victor: 5255.
Item 9: J.W. Myers with orchestra, 1907: The Bowery Grenadiers (Kelly), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4968.
Item 10: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904: Ben Hur Chariot Race March (Paull), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4085.
Item 11: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1907: Carmen Selection (Bizet), 10 in. disc, Victor: 5074.
Item 12: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: The Climax Medley Overture (O'Hare), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4143.
Item 13: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904-1906: Coon Band Contest (Pryor), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4069.
Item 14: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1908: "Distand Greetings" March (Doring), 10 in. disc, Victor: 5457.
Item 15: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905-1907: "Dixie", 10 in. disc, Victor: 4350.
Item 16: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904-1905: Forge in the Forest (Michaelis) Descriptive Idyl, 10 in. disc, Victor: 2789.
Item 17: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: Hawaiian Hymn, 10 in. disc, Victor:4401
Item 18: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904: Meet Me in St. Louis Medley Waltz, 10 in. disc, Victor: 2960.
Item 19: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: Merry Wives of Windsor Overture (Nicolai), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4141.
Item 20: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1906: Priscilla (Henry) Colonial Intermezzo and Two Step, 10 in. disc, Victor: 4645.
Item 21: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1903: Rifle Regiment March, 10 in. disc, Victor:2585.
Item 22: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904: Russian National Anthem, 10 in. disc, Victor: 2785.
Item 23: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1908: Ruy Blas Overture (Marchetti), 10 in. disc, Victor: 5430.
Item 24: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: The Sentry March (Haskin), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4161.
Item 25: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: Spanish Patriotic Airs: A. National Air-"Hymne de Riego" (Huerta), B. Royal March, 10 in. disc, Victor: 4201.
Item 26: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1905: Sylvia Ballet-Valse Lente (Leo Delibes), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4312.
Item 27: Arthur Pryor's Band, 1904: Vienna Beauties Waltz (Ziehrer), 10 in. disc, Victor: 2779.
Item 28: Pryor's Orchestra, 1903-1906: Stephanie Gavotte, 10 in. disc, Victor: 2591.
Item 29: Pryor's Orchestra, 1904: Uncle Sammy March, 10 in. disc, Victor: 2692.
Item 30: Sousa's Band, 1902-1903: The American Patrol, 7 in. disc, Victor: 382.
Item 31: Sousa's Band, 1902-1903: American Patrol, 10 in. disc, Victor: 382
Item 32: Sousa's Band, 1905: Amoureuse-Valse Lente (Berger), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4454.
Item 33: Sousa's Band, 1904: At a Georgia Camp Meeting, 10 in. disc, Victor: 315.
Item 34: Sousa's Band, 1902: The Blue and Gray Patrol, 10 in. disc, Victor: 1171.
Item 35: Sousa's Band, 1901: The Blue and Gray Patrol, 10 in. disc, Victor: 3260.
Item 36: Sousa's Band, 1905: Blue Bell-Humoresque (arr. Herman Bellstedt, Jr.), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4376.
Item 37: Sousa's Band, ca. 1899: The Chalatan March, 7 in. disc, Berliner: 076. Label comments: Arthur Pryor 4/22/99.
Item 38: Sousa's Band, 1906: Cherry-Two-step (Albert), 10 in. disc, Victor: 4867.
Item 39: Sousa's Band, 1901: A Coon Band Contest, 10 in. disc, Victor: 312.

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