Prelude: Historical Recording and Credits

Prelude: Catalogue date: 1914-01-14. Original format: Sound recording. Genre: Opera.

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Catalogue description

Victor 17729. Matrix/Take: B-14316/2.

Band

Recording and performance details

Catalogue date: 1914-01-14
Original format: Sound recording
Genre: Opera
Location as catalogued: Camden, New Jersey
Collection: National Jukebox
Repository: Recorded Sound Section, Library Of Congress
Record label: Victor
Catalogue number: 17729
Matrix number: B-14316 (Matrix ID)
Take number: 2
Disc size: 10-inch
Performance type: Instrumental
Catalogue subjects: Opera; Instrumental; Victor
Named contributors: Verdi, Giuseppe — Composer; Vessella, Oreste — Conductor; Vessella's Italian Band — Musical Group

Sources and reuse

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