From 1896, a rare early recording of the Belle of New York March by the Empire State Concert Band.
Belle of New York March
Company
Metropolitan Phonograph Company of New York (?)
Cylinder #
Unknown
Category
Band
Title
Belle of New York March
Performed by
Empire State Concert Band
Circa
1896-1897
Announcement
"Belle of New York March, by the Empire State Concert Band."
Enjoy this early recording of this popular march.
Written in 1894, it is probably the best-remembered composition by cornetist and conductor Tom Clark
(see the
July 1898 issue of Phonoscope),
becoming a regular feature in catalogs of most major record companies for decades.
This cylinder carries the characteristic somewhat brash sound of a record duplicated pantographically
from a master cylinder.
Notice how the band seems to have been signaled at around 2:25 (and maybe again at 2:38)
to up the tempo in order to finish the piece before the end of the cylinder – they barely made it!
