YouTube clips
The Minstrel Boy
This clip is of is a very special musical box from the collection of Walter Behrendt, playing The Minstrel Boy followed by a piano duet of the same tune.
The song is by Thomas Moore with music from an earlier work by Mozart. Apparently Moore Plagiarised a piece of folk music written in the Middle Ages called 'The Moírín' after two Irish Queens who lived in the 10th century. Cantor Wolfgang Heilmann had a new score written for this music in order to directly contrast his interpretation on a piano with the original sound of the cylinder music box. Click to watch and listen (narrative is in German) |
Early Reymond Nicol Freres Cylinder Music Box - 1920's
Two clips of an unrestored very early Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box no 442
No tune sheet.
They first clip seems to stick so just move the slider along a little and it will play.
Clip 1
Clip 2
No tune sheet.
They first clip seems to stick so just move the slider along a little and it will play.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Marvels of Mechanical Music
A series of eight YouTube videos published by the Music Box Society International designed to acquaint viewers with the possibilities of collecting, restoring and enjoying all forms of mechanical music.
Chapter 1 - "Introduction"
Chapter 2 - "How does it work?"
Chapter 3 - "The Music of Yesteryear"
Chapter 4 - "The Art of Immitaton"
Chapter 5 - "Bringing it Back To Life"
Chapter 6 - "Why Collect?"
Chapter 7 - "Sights and Sounds of Fairground Organs"
Chapter 8 - "Friendship & Music"