[78-L] Bohumir Kryl - Reason for my interest.

Sun Jul 10 14:08:18 PDT 2011

Kryl also made some amazing early Zonophone records....

2011/7/10 Tim McCormick <Dad at themccormicks.com>

> Ron,
>
>        This is a long answer to your question on chronology, but it
> explains my interest in Kryl.
>
> Reason for my interest in Kryl:
> I live in Crawfordsville, Indiana.  Crawfordsville is the home of General
> Lew Wallace (author of Ben Hur, and a thousand other Renaissance Man
> accomplishments)  I am one of the trustees for the General Lew Wallace
> Study
> and Museum (they couldn't find anyone qualified)  www.Ben-Hur.com  In
> 1897,
> Lew Wallace build his very own Sanctum Santorum, called the Lew Wallace
> Study - a HUGE one room building for his library, painting, music, and
> writing.  The building is adorned everywhere with sculpture carved in
> limestone by none other than Bohumir Kryl.  Even though I attended IU
> School
> of music and have played in community bands all my life, up until a week
> ago, I don't know if I ever gave Kryl a second thought.  Now that I have
> started researching him, I have become fascinated by this man's work.
>
> What is to become of this research?
> Not only will I write an article for In The groove, but my main objective
> is
> to create a two person dog and pony show for a live audience to be filmed
> on
> DVD.  I'll do the music side of the man, and a museum curator will do the
> sculpture part.  Being an antique phonograph enthusiast, I'd much prefer to
> perform recordings of his work from the actual cylinders, Diamond Discs and
> 78's.  I am searching for a discography of his work, but I am not sure one
> has been created yet.  Fortunately, Kryl was a popular recording artist, so
> his works are not impossible to find.  I am just starting from ground zero
> with a delivery date for a presentation in 60 days.
>
> What I have discovered musically - thus far:
> Kryl was a showman.  He trained as a circus acrobat.  Kryl was a physical
> artist working in stone sculpture.  As a musician, he attempted the
> impossible, combining artistic technique with over the top showmanship.  He
> was not a musical perfectionist, for every recording I have heard of his,
> there are unintentional mistakes.  Many of his recordings are attempts at
> the impossible, so a "fa-nork" here or there is more than acceptable.  I
> know of no living brass player with his ability to double and triple tongue
> while jumping octaves, for instance.
>
> What sets Kryl apart from other Cornetists:
> 1 - He had a 4 octave range - the ability to play pedal notes on a cornet.
> 2 - He could play a low note on the cornet while humming a higher note and
> the accompanying harmonic would be louder than the two original sound
> sources.
> 3 - He was a world class double and triple tonguing (articulation ) showman
> with the ability to pick an higher octave note out of a fast moving
> chromatic scale.  He could perform a pizzicato higher octave melodic line
> while maintaining a lower octave moving passage as in his third variation
> in
> Carnival of Venice.
>
> What I have discovered thus far for a cylinder discography:
> Non-Edison:
> Utility polka - #32033 Columbia Phonograph Co. (1903)
> Du, du - #1305 U.S. Everlasting Record - year of release (1909)
>
> Edison Gold Moulded:
> Carnival of Venice - 8253 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1902)
> King Carneval polka - 8663 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1903)
> Answer - 8254 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1902)
> Arbucklenian Polka - 8327 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1902)
> Cary waltz - 8609 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1903)
> Columbia - 8307 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1903)
> Inflamatus from Stabat Mater - 8308 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1904-1908)
> King Carneval polka - 8663 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1903)
> Kryl's favorite - 8745 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1904)
> National fantasia - 8482 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1903)
> Oh promise me - 9005 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1905)
> Russian fantasia - 8208 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1902)
> Sing, smile, slumber - 8418 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1904-1908)
> Sweet sixteen waltz - 8811 Edison Gold Moulded Record (1904)
>
> Edison Amberol Wax:
> At the mill - #822 Edison 4-minute Amberol (1911)
> Orly Polskie - 9812 Edison 4-minute Amberol
> Pochod z. Prodané nevěsty - 9809 Edison 4-minute Amberol
> Pode mlejnem - 9807 Edison 4-minute Amberol
> Povidky s. Vidensky lesu - 9813 Edison 4-minute Amberol
> Praise ye - 790 Edison 4-minute Amberol
> Zeleny hajove - 9808 Edison 4-minute Amberol
>
> Edison Blue Amberol:
> The ambassador polka - 3833 Edison Blue Amberol (1919)
> Ben Bolt - 3547 Edison Blue Amberol (1918)
> Lvi silon - 9860 Edison Blue Amberol (1912-1913)
> Na prej - 9861 Edison Blue Amberol (1913)
> At the mill - 1995 Edison Blue Amberol (1913) - Reissue of Edison 4-minute
> Amberol 822
> Orly Polskie - 9862 Edison Blue Amberol (1913) - Reissue of Edison 4-minute
> Amberol 9812
> Pochod z. Prodané nevěsty - 9859 Edison Blue Amberol (1913) - Reissue of
> Edison 4-minute Amberol 9809
> Pode mlejnem - 9857 Edison Blue Amberol (1912-1913) - Reissue of Edison
> 4-minute Amberol 9807
> Povidky s. Vidensky lesu - 9863 Edison Blue Amberol (1913) - Reissue of
> Edison 4-minute Amberol 9813.
> Praise ye - 2054 Edison Blue Amberol (1913) - Reissue of Edison 4-minute
> Amberol 790.
> Zeleny hajove - 9858 Edison Blue Amberol (1914) - Reissue of Edison
> 4-minute
> Amberol 9808.
>
> Luckily he was a popular recording artist, so his recordings are not rare
> today.  Unfortunately, I am starting from ground zero.  I would like to
> obtain as many of his recordings as possible for the presentation.  I
> intend
> to have all of the recordings digitized first for posterity, but my
> presentation will perform the cylinders, diamond discs and 78's on period
> machines for a live audience.  I would like to purchase good quality
> examples of his work for this performance.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:54 AM
> To: '78-L Mail List'
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bohumir Kryl
>
> Wow, the pedal tones on the first recording are amazing.  I think detect a
> little loss of flexibility between the first and last recordings presented
> though.   What is the chronology?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> Bardenwerper
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 12:41 AM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Bohumir Kryl
>
> On 7/8/2011 10:09, Tim McCormick wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> >       Would anyone have a Edison 2 minute #8253 cylinder of Carnival of
> > Venice played by Bohumir Kryl for sale?  I am interested in purchasing
> > one for a presentation I will be giving on this artist.  Please
> > contact me off-list.  I'm also interested in the recording: Du Du.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> "Carnival" can be heard here, along with some of his other work.
> Sounds like and interesting fellow.
> http://www.choicerecordings.com/bohumir.htm
> and here as well as "Du Du"
>
> http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/CPDP/blog/Bohumir_Kryl_Cornet_Virtuoso_1
> 884
>
>
> http://www.grammophon.ch/zsound_images/grammophone_sound/edison_london_sound
> /kryl.mp3
>
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