YouTube clips
Nicole Freres Piano Forte Oratorio Box circa 1859
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Playing four pieces by Handel in overture format:
The Heavens are Telling )Creation) Thanks Be To God Hainstone Chorus Hallelujah Chorus |
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16th Century Swiss Doll Automatons
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A rare recording from the archives of the BBC, broadcast on 5th September 1963 and certainly NOT nightmarish in any way. Far too fascinating to be scary.
Henry (Designer), Marianne (musician) and Charles (writer) are the creations of the Jaquet-Droz brothers. Made between 1767 and 1774 they are now housed at the Neuchâtel Museum of Art & History in Switzerland. |
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Lecoultre & Grainger Expressive Overture Box circa 1850-55
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A rare piece indeed. Playing Rossini's 'Italian Girl in Algiers'.
The expression is generated by five different lengths of pin. Click to watch and listen 
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Early Grand Format Overture Music Box by
‘Falconnet et Reymond’ circa 1825
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Keywound exposed control, earliest Grand Format sized overture box known c 1825
Click to watch and listen to this extraordinary box. |
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The Minstrel Boy
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This clip is of is a very special musical box from the collection of Walter Behrendt, playing The Minstrel Boy followed by a piano duet of the same tune.
The song is by Thomas Moore with music from an earlier work by Mozart. Apparently Moore Plagiarised a piece of folk music written in the Middle Ages called 'The Moírín' after two Irish Queens who lived in the 10th century. Cantor Wolfgang Heilmann had a new score written for this music in order to directly contrast his interpretation on a piano with the original sound of the cylinder music box. Click to watch and listen (narrative is in German) |
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Early Reymond Nicol Freres Cylinder Music Box - 1920's
Two clips of an unrestored very early Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box no 442
No tune sheet.
They first clip seems to stick so just move the slider along a little and it will play.
Clip 1
Clip 2
No tune sheet.
They first clip seems to stick so just move the slider along a little and it will play.
Clip 1
Clip 2
Marvels of Mechanical Music
A series of eight YouTube videos published by the Music Box Society International designed to acquaint viewers with the possibilities of collecting, restoring and enjoying all forms of mechanical music.
Chapter 1 - "Introduction"
Chapter 2 - "How does it work?"
Chapter 3 - "The Music of Yesteryear"
Chapter 4 - "The Art of Immitaton"
Chapter 5 - "Bringing it Back To Life"
Chapter 6 - "Why Collect?"
Chapter 7 - "Sights and Sounds of Fairground Organs"
Chapter 8 - "Friendship & Music"