News : 01-2009

We're back again at St Albans Organ Theatre live on stage on 31st January 2009 at 7.30pm for another full length Grand Pianola Concert with pianolists Adam Ramet and Julian Dyer. See the events page for details!

Forum

Join the Pianola Forum free for real-time forum chat about player pianos and mechanical music. General discussion, queries, photos, events, it's up to you!

Click here to go to the forum. The idea of this online forum is the brainchild of PPGer Neil Ramsay from Herefordshire - help make it a continued success!

Roll Auction

We've just completed our 66th very successful music roll auction. Our dedicated team of volunteers run postal lists 3 times annually of between 800-1000 lots each time. Music for all types of players is included and this is also the outlet where new roll boxes, labels, tag and tubing diagrams may be obtained.

A catalogue is automatically sent free to every member or emailed if so desired. It is a great way to affordably build up a superb library of music you like!

Downloads

To read

Lem Fowler

Alfred Reiss - Choralion Company

The Autograph Metrostyle

Ampico 1927 article

To view

2008 AGM St Albans

2007 Musical Museum Preview Visit - Brentford, London

2007 AGM Chigwell

2006 Weekend Away - Exeter Bristol & Portishead

2005 AGM St Albans

To listen


MP3 files

All these are recorded from ordinary music rolls - the expression and dynamics are all entirely live and are played into the music by the performer interactively.

The Rollicking Girl - selection. Metronomic 65-note roll : performed by J Dyer (2007)
Frogimore - Jelly Roll Morton. Performance reconstruction by M Meddings : played by J Dyer
Big Foot Ham - Jelly Roll Morton. Performance reconstruction by M Meddings : played by J Dyer

Historical Recordings

Shepherd's Hey - special pianola arrangement by the composer Percy Grainger. Metronomic 88-note roll played by Reginald Reynolds

To the Spring - Grieg played by Percy Grainger. Aeolian Duo-Art promotional record.

Midi files

These are electronic scans of non-reproducing piano rolls. They contain the note tracks without dynamic information. The originals have printed dynamics instructions intended for interactive use in conjunction with a player piano.

Hupfeld 54852 R Strauss : Ariadne auf Naxos, Menuett - played by the composer
Hupfeld 52093 Scriabin : Sonata Fantaisie Op 19 roll 1 played by the composer
Hupfeld 59244 Scriabin : Sonata 5 Op 53 played by Rohden

e-Concert #1 : Billy Mayerl

Interactive Music-making via the pianola