The 59 rolls listed as "Set 1" below and intended for playing by "symphony organ" are housed in a cabinet (on six shelves, 9 to a shelf) adjacent to the organ itself at Fyvie Castle. They are a mixture, with some made in UK and others in USA. Whereas we have a date of 1905 for the building of the organ, we do not know precisely when the automatic playing mechanism was put in. Was it when the organ was built, or some time later?
The second set ("Set 2" below) of 47 rolls, likewise on six shelves and numbered 1-54 below to allow for 2 tester rolls, 1 spare receiving roll and 4 empty spaces, came to the National Trust for Scotland more recently (1991?) and is housed in a cabinet at the foot of the stairs below the gallery at Fyvie.
The rolls in the first set are an eclectic collection of musical items, heavily weighted towards opera, with an emphasis on Wagner. (There are extracts from seven of his operas, including Tristan und Isolde, Rienzi, Tannhäuser, Siegfried, Die Walkűre, Lohengrin, and Die Meistersinger.) Other operas represented are by Weber, and French composers Auber, Gounod, Saint-Saëns, Flotow and Dubois.
There are excerpts from religious works, including Messiah by Handel (He shall feed his flock), and the ubiquitous Twelfth Mass by Mozart (nowadays more usually ascribed to Wenzel Müller; a movement from Rossini’s Stabat Mater (Cuius animam); Gounod's Sanctus from his St. Cecila’s Mass; and Ora pro nobis by Piccolomini (a pseudonym of H. T. Pontet).
There are also symphonic movements and overtures by Mozart (The Magic Flute); Handel (Largo); Beethoven (Pastoral Symphony); Schubert (Overture to Rosamunde); Mendelssohn (Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream); Tchaikovsky (slow movement of the 6th Symphony, the Pathétique); a Hungarian Dance by Dvorák; and two pieces of Grieg (Anitra’s Dance and the Hall of the Mountain King) both from the music for Peer Gynt. There are also works by composers lesser-known today such as Guilmant, the French organist, and the English-born but American-domiciled composer Edwin Lemare.
There are songs by Schubert (Who is Sylvia?), with Ave Maria by Gounod and The Lost Chord by Sullivan each on two rolls – one without accompaniment so that a voice could sing with the roll. There are some piano pieces, or arrangements for piano, such as that symbol of Hungarian national identity, the Racoczky March, arranged by Liszt, or the Fantasie Brillante from Gounod’s Faust by Sydney Smith, as well as hymns and songs. But perhaps the most startling is the roll which includes the first three movements of the Mass in b minor by the great German Baroque composer J. S. Bach – a work not known until its revival by the Bach Choir in London in 1876. This is the only work of the baroque era and it does not seem to fit with the character of the other works represented here.
The second set of rolls comes from a later period and shows an emphasis on music for the theatre (including some excerpts from Lehar) from shows which were popular in the period following the First World War. Though there are examples from Beethoven, a Haydn symphony, and extracts from Wagner, there is more French and Italian opera, with works by Messager, Offenbach, Verdi and Puccini. Quite a number of piano works are included, with several works by Chopin and the Norwegian composer Edward Grieg. There are works by Brahms and Dvorak, and several compositions from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor give breadth to the repertoire. There are also songs and pieces of a popular caste including a march by Philip Sousa, and several songs from musicals of the early decades of the twentieth century.
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1 F. Liszt: Rackoczky March
2 J. Raff: Largo (Symphony 3)
3 P. I. Tchaikovsky: Second movement (Pathétique Symphony)
4 G. Rossini: Cuius Animam (Stabat Mater)
5 F. Liszt: Racoczky March
6 R. Wagner: Isolde’s Liebestod (Tristan)
7 E. H. Lemare: Andantino
8 M. Piccolimini: Ora pro nobis
9 C. Gounod: Sanctus (St. Cecilia Mass) arr. A. Hoffmann
10 R. Wagner: Wotan’s Farewell; Magic Fire music (Die Walküre)
11 R. Wagner: Rienzi Overture
12 R. Wagner: Elizabeth’s Prayer (Act 3 Tannhäuser)
13 R. Wagner: March (Tannhäuser)
14 R. Wagner: Walther’s Prize Song (Die Meistersinger)
15 R. Wagner: Prelude to Act 2 (Lohengrin)
16 R. Wagner: Prelude to Act 2 (Lohengrin) [cont'd]
17 R. Wagner: Evening Star (Tannhäuser)
18 F. Schubert: Who is Sylvia?
19 D. Auber: Masaniello Overture
20 L. v. Beethoven: Pastorale Symphony 1st movement
21 F. A. Guilmant: Marche Funèbre et Chant Seraphique
22 (A. Ewing): Jerusalem the Golden; Hymn with variations
23 C. Saint-Saëns: My heart at thy dear voice (Samson & Delilah)
24 C. Gounod: Ave Maria
25 G. F. Handel: Largo
26 C. Gounod: Ave Maria (B)
27 S. Smith: Fantasie Brilliante (on Gounod's Faust)
28 J. S. Svendsen: Romance Op. 26 no. 6
29 R. Wagner: Elsa’s Dream (Lohengrin)
30 E. H. Lemare: Romance in D flat
31 A. Sullivan: The Lost Chord (accompaniment only)
32 W. A. Mozart: Overture The Magic Flute
33 F. A. Guilmant: Cradle Song & Prayer
34 A. Sullivan: The Lost Chord
35 A. Dvorak: Slavische Tanz Op. 46 no. 2
36 F. Schubert: Overture Rosamunde
37 F. A. Guilmant: March aux Flambeaux
38 R. Wagner: The Triumph of Love (Siegfried)
39 L. v. Beethoven: Offertoire [and] Andante (Symphony 6)
40 F. B. Mendelssohn: Scherzo (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
41 E. Grieg: Anitra’s Dance, Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Op.46 no.2)
42 C. Gounod: Marionette’s Funeral March
43 E. H. Lemare: Romance in D flat
44 F. B. Mendelssohn: Scherzo (Midsummer Night’s Dream)
45 C. M. Weber: Overture Der Freischütz
46 Alfred H. West: Patrol
47 Lefébure-Wély: Offertoire in F
48 F. von Flotow: Stradella Overture
49 [E. German?]: Henry VIII Fantasy written for Henry Irving [arr. E. Lemare?]
50 G. F. Handel: He shall feed his flock (Messiah)
51 F. Schubert: Serenade
52 W. H. Doane: Tell me the old, old story
53 R. Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
54 F. B. Mendelssohn: Allegro con moto (Symphony 5, first movement)
55 W. A. Mozart: Sanctus, Benedictus (12th Mass) [now generally attributed to Wenzel Müller]
56 F. Liszt: Rhapsodie Hongroise no. 14
57 J. S. Bach: Kyrie , Christe, Kyrie (Mass in b minor)
58 T. Dubois: Marche Héroique de Jeanne d’Arc
59 R. Wagner: Siegfried’s Love song arr. G. Lange
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1 A. Sullivan: Yeoman of the Guard - selection
2 E. German: Three Incidental Dances (Henry VIII)
3 Franz Lehár: The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) - potpourri (perf. Liszt) arr. Gustav Blasser
4 P. I. Tschaikowsky: Valse des Fleurs (Casse Noisette)
5 Empty space
6 William Shield: The Arethusa - old sea song arr. Harry Derry
7 F. von Flotow: Amazon, River of Dreams - waltz
8 F. Chopin: Ballade in A flat Op.47
9 R. Wagner : Siegfried - potpourri arr. H. Cramer
[Shelf 2]
10 I. Caryll: Oh! Oh! Delphine - selection arr. George Swift
11 F. Chopin: Fantasia Impromptu Op. 66
12 L. Denni: [tbc]
13 A. Messager: Véronique - selection arr. D. Godfrey
14 H. G. Amers: The Wee MacGregor (Highland Patrol)
15 J. Kern: "Ka-Lu-A" (from The Cabaret Girl) - foxtrot
16 I. J. Paderewski: Minuet Op. 14 no.1
17 Tester roll
18 L. Monckton: The Quaker Girl - waltz arr. Carl Kiefert
[Shelf 3]
19 Dr Wm. Spark: Romanza for organ Op. 46
20 R. Wagner: Lohengrin fantasie by Sydney Smith
21 J. B. Dykes: Eternal Father strong to save ("Melita") 3 verses
22. Tester roll
23. Spare receiving-roll?
24 L. v. Beethoven:: Symphony No. 5 Op. 67. Allegro (in C) arr. F. Liszt
25 S. Coleridge-Taylor: ”Onaway! Awake beloved” (Hiawatha)
26. Empty space
27. Empty space
[Shelf 4]
28 L. v. Beethoven:: Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 (in A - Poco sostenuto, vivace)
29 G. Puccini: Madame Butterfly - selection) arr. Charles Godfrey
30 F. Chopin: Valse Op. 34 no. 1
31 W. V. Wallace: "Alas! Those chimes so sweetly stealing" (Maritana)
32 [N. D.] Ayer: Yes, Uncle - selection arr. R. S. Stoddon: Roll 1 "Think of me" No. 8 "It's better than never with the girls"
33 Lionel Monckton: A Country Girl - selections arr. Chas. Godfrey Jr
34. Empty space
35 J. P. Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever! - march
36 J. J. Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann. Ent’racte, Romance, Barcarolle Act III
[Shelf 5]
37 G. Verdi: Il Trovatore - potpourri
38 R. Wagner: Wotan’s Zorn und Abschied von Brünnhilde (from Die Walküre: transc. J. Rubinstein)
39 I. X. J. Leybach: Fantaisie brillante (on Bellini's Norma)
40 L. v. Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Op. 27
41 Geo. W. Byng: Scotia
42 L. Monckton and I. Caryll: Our Miss Gibbs - selection arr. H. M. Higgs
43 F. Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 no. 18
44 E. Grieg: An den Frühling Op. 53 no. 6
45 A. Sullivan: Patience - potpourri
[Shelf 6]
46 E. Grieg: Le Papillon (The Butterfly)
47 F. J. Haydn: Symphony No. 6 [ie 94] (Surprise). Adagio-Vivace
48 A. Messager: Monsieur Beaucaire - selection arr. Chas. Godfrey Jr.
49 J. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 3
50 Henry Parker: Bonnie Scotland - fantasia on Scotch melodies
51 S. Coleridge-Taylor: Petite Suite de Concert
52 A. Dvorák: Slavische Tänze Op. 46 No.2
53 Franz Lehár: Ballsirenen - Walzer (from The Merry Widow) (arr. Gustav Blasser)
54 J. Judge and H. Williams: It’s a long long way to Tipperary (arr. for pianoforte solo)
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