MARCH "Spirit of Liberty" - Edison Blue Amberol cylinder played on Amberola III - gmmix

SPIRIT OF LIBERTY by Abe Holzmann in 1912 is played by the New York Military Band—Edison Blue Amberol cylinder 1612. Abe Holzmann (19 August 1874 -- 16 January 1939) was a German-American composer who is most famous today for his march Blaze-Away. Abraham was born in New York City. His parents were Jacob Holzmann and Isabella Holzmann, a native of Louisiana. Young Holzmann learned music in Germany. A review originally published by the New York Herald on Sunday, 13th January 1901 entitled German Composer who Writes American Cakewalk Music stated that his knowledge of bass and counterpoint is thorough, and his standard compositions bear the stamp of harmonic lore, which makes his proclivity for the writing of the popular style of music the more remarkable." Abe married Isabelle Fishblatt around 1908, and he became the manager of the Orchestra Department at Jerome Remick & Company, music publisher in New York. He was an early member (1923) of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He earned his livelihood as composer/arranger for Tin Pan Alley publishers, including Leo Feist. He was a member of Freemasonry, the Elks, and Knights of Pythias, all in New York City. Holzmann died in East Orange, New Jersey at age 64. He was survived by his widow, a daughter Natalie Holzmann, three half-brothers, and four sisters. His music was especially revered by ragtime enthusiasts, although he composed marches, waltzes, and other light music. The rare Amberol III was produced between 1912 and 1914. Its dimensions are 44 by 20.5 by 20.5 inches. The open portion at the bottom was designed to hold 3 cylinder-record albums, each holding 30 cylinders. Selling price of this phonograph when introduced in Aug. 1912 was $125....or $2,740 in today's money. NOTE: The superlative sound emanating from this unit is attributable to the skill of Wyatt Markus of Au Sable Forks, NY, who just rebuilt its reproducer---in Jan. 2011. The Edison Amberola III phonograph contains the Edison Opera mechanism, the finest motor Edison created to play a cylinder record. Notice that the diamond-stylus reproducer remains stationary; it's the mandral that moves---horizontally---right to left. The large cabinet houses a metal horn larger than those used in the later Amberol phonographs.

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[MrGer2295]

GREAT!!! Thank you for sharing this Wonderful Edison Blue Amberol cylinder.