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Revision as of 01:39, 31 August 2017
RCA Thesaurus, a brand owned by RCA Victor, was a supplier of electrical transcriptions.[1]
During the 1950s, RCA Thesaurus produced under the musical direction of Ben Selvin in New York City.[citation needed]
In 1953 RCA Thesaurus bought a library of 1600 transcriptions.[2]
In 1954, John Serry Sr. recorded several of his arrangements for RCA Thesaurus, with his ensemble The Bel-Cordions.[3] The group consisted of four accordions, string bass and guitar.[citation needed] It was augmented in some arrangements by vibes, drums and piano.[citation needed]
Copies of the album[which?] and the composer[which?]'s original orchestral score have been donated to the Eastman School of Music's Sibley Music Library for archival purposes within the Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections Department to benefit both researchers and students.[4][failed verification]
Classical compositions
- "Allegro" - Joseph Haydn Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
- "The Golden Wedding( La Cinquantaine)" - Jean Gabriel-Marie Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
- "Tango of Love" - John Serry Sr. Arr. John Serry Sr. (Accordion Quartette 1954)
Popular compositions
- "Shine On, Harvest Moon - Jack Noworth & Nora Bayes- Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "My Melancholy Baby" - Ernie Burnett & George A. Norton - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Singin' in the Rain - Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Nobody's Sweetheart" - Elmer Schoebel/Gus Kahn - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Chicago" - Fred Fisher - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "If You Knew Susie" - Buddy DeSylva & Joseph Meyer -Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Somebody Stole My Gal" - Leo Wood - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" - Paul Stanley (composer) - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Old McDonald" - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Beer Barrel Polka" - Jaromir Vejvoda/Eduard Ingris Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "I Love Louisa" Arthur Schwartz/Howard Dietz - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Oh You Beautiful Doll" - Seymour Brown/ Nat D. Ayer - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
- "Chinatown, My Chinatown" -William Jerome/Jean Schwartz - Arr. John Serry Sr. (Sextette 1954)
Artistic ensemble
The Bel-Cordions
- John Serry, Sr. - First Accordionist/ Conductor/Arranger
- Louis Delmonte - Accordionist
- Alf Nystrom - Accordionist
- Ralph Vetro - Accordionist
References
- ^ William Howland Kenney (November 2003). Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890-1945. Oxford University Press. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-0-19-517177-8.
- ^ "Thesaurus buys Jingl Library". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 16– 11 April 1953. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ Who Is Who in Music International 1958, Publisher: Who Is Who in Music International, Chicago, Illinois. Biographical File #B11719 for John Serry. See International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England as the current publisher.
- ^ http://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/specialcollections