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File:Florodora - Tell me pretty maiden.ogg

Florodora_-_Tell_me_pretty_maiden.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 2 min 2 s, 103 kbps, file size: 1.5 MB)

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"Tell me pretty maiden" from Leslie Stuart and Owen Hall's Florodora (1899 in London; 1900 on Broadway). Sung by the "Edison Sextette" (Ada Jones, George S. Lenox, Corinne Morgan, Grace Nelson, Bob Roberts and Frank C. Stanley) for Edison Records. It Edison Gold Moulded Record #8260.

Florodora was the first big hit musical of the 20th century. "Tell me pretty maiden" was the runaway hit. "Tell me pretty maiden" is a double sextet, sung by six women, matched in looks, all 5'4" inches tall and 130lbs, and their six suitors. This recording cuts their number in half, since, although it is difficult to get six people in front of a recording horn, it is even more difficult to get twelve.[1]

This recording consists of only the first verse. A vocal score is available at The International Music Score Library Project.
Date circa 1908
date QS:P,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source University of California Santa Barbara Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project (using unrestored version that no copyright is claimed upon)
Author Owen Hall (real name, James Davis, 1853-1907) and Leslie Stuart (1863–1928)
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References

  1. ↑ Brooks, Tim, Early Recordings of Songs from Florodora: Tell Me, Pretty Maiden... Who Are You? - A Discographical Mystery ARSC Journal 31:1, 2000. Accessed 22 September 2008

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current15:15, 23 October 20082 min 2 s (1.5 MB)Adam CuerdenReverted to version as of 17:35, 21 September 2008
15:12, 23 October 20082 min 2 s (1.52 MB)Adam CuerdenVery minor tweak, but it should hae slightly higher fidelity now
17:35, 21 September 20082 min 2 s (1.5 MB)Adam Cuerden{{Information |Description="Tell me pretty maiden" from and Leslie Stuart and Owen Hall's ''Florodora''. Sung by the "Edison Sextette" (en:Ada Jones, George S. Lenox, Corinne Morgan, Grace Nelson, Bob Roberts and Frank C. Stanley) for Edison Record

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