Paper music roll No 38040 Ludwig van Beethoven “Romanze Op. 40”
Paper music roll No 38040 Ludwig van Beethoven “Romanze Op. 40”
Germany, Rüdesheim am Rhein
The 1990s
Ludwig van Beethoven, Mechanical Musicboxes Manufactury GmbH
Paper, metal, wood, cardboard, bookbinding material; press moulding, perforation, printing, cardboard work
7 х 7.9 х 35.3 cm
Inscriptions on the labels: “PHONOLISZT – VIOLINA”, "No 38040 Romanze Op-40 L. v. Beethoven”, “Hupfeld”, “MMM”
Perforated paper roll is wrapped around “pin-end” standard spool (with metal semi-axes. One of them is rounded, the other one has radial ledges for fixing the playing device drive in the axis slot) with plastic flanges. The roll leader has triangular cut with the end glued with black leatherette with metal ring. Pink color label in artistic frame is on the roll-cropped surface. It indicates the catalog number, the title of the work and the composer’s name. The perforated roll contains the coded record of the control actions sequence on the musical machine for the tunes playback.
The roll is stored in a parallelepiped cardboard case consisting of white base and lid glued over with a burgundy binding material. Wooden inserts for fixing perforated rolls are fixed inside the case base. A label similar to that on the perforated roll is on the case flat end.
Perforated paper roll is wrapped around “pin-end” standard spool (with metal semi-axes. One of them is rounded, the other one has radial ledges for fixing the playing device drive in the axis slot) with plastic flanges. The roll leader has triangular cut with the end glued with black leatherette with metal ring. Pink color label in artistic frame is on the roll-cropped surface. It indicates the catalog number, the title of the work and the composer’s name. The perforated roll contains the coded record of the control actions sequence on the musical machine for the tunes playback.
The roll is stored in a parallelepiped cardboard case consisting of white base and lid glued over with a burgundy binding material. Wooden inserts for fixing perforated rolls are fixed inside the case base. A label similar to that on the perforated roll is on the case flat end.
The roll contains a coded recording of the romance by Ludwig van Beethoven for violin and orchestra in G-major, Op. 40. It was written in 1802 and published by the music publishing house Hoffmeister & Kühnel in 1803 in Leipzig.
Musical instrument: Orchestrion “Konzërt-Phonolist” (Phonoliszt-Violina)”, Инв.667/ММП.
Инв.198.667-TP/МНС