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'''RCA Thesaurus''', a brand owned by [[RCA Victor]], was a supplier of [[electrical transcriptions]].<ref name="Kenney2003">{{cite book|author=William Howland Kenney|title=Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890–1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cvk_AP6LwUgC&pg=PA191|date=November 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-517177-8|pages=191–}}</ref> Efforts were made as early as 1936 to consolidate The RCA Victor Transciption service with [[NBC]]'s independent transcription service within the NBC radio network. NBC's catalog system of recordings was not completely merged with RCA's catalog until 1939 when the consolidation was completed in an effort ot compete with rival transcription services which were available at the Mutual, Columbia and World Broadcasting Systems. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zBlyzQdnEssC&pg=PA112&dq=NBC+Thesaurus+Catalog&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitiYn_zczbAhUo0FkKHTu5ByM4ChDoAQgmMAA#v=onepage&q=NBC%20Thesaurus%20Catalog&f=false ''Points on the Dial: Golden Age Radio Beyond the Networks'' Alexander Russo. Duke University Press, London 2010. p. 112-114] RCA Theaurus and NBC on books.google.com]</ref>
'''RCA Thesaurus''', a brand owned by [[RCA Victor]], was a supplier of [[electrical transcriptions]].<ref name="Kenney2003">{{cite book|author=William Howland Kenney|title=Recorded Music in American Life: The Phonograph and Popular Memory, 1890–1945|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cvk_AP6LwUgC&pg=PA191|date=November 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-517177-8|pages=191–}}</ref> Efforts were made as early as 1936 to consolidate The RCA Victor Transciption service with [[NBC]]'s independent transcription service within the NBC radio network. NBC's''Thesaurus'' catalog system and library of recordings was not completely merged with RCA's catalog until 1939 when the consolidation was completed in an effort to compete with rival transcription services which were available at the Mutual, Columbia and World Broadcasting Systems. <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zBlyzQdnEssC&pg=PA112&dq=NBC+Thesaurus+Catalog&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitiYn_zczbAhUo0FkKHTu5ByM4ChDoAQgmMAA#v=onepage&q=NBC%20Thesaurus%20Catalog&f=false ''Points on the Dial: Golden Age Radio Beyond the Networks'' Alexander Russo. Duke University Press, London 2010. p. 112-114] RCA Theaurus and NBC on books.google.com]</ref>


During the 1950s, RCA Thesaurus produced under the musical direction of [[Ben Selvin]] in New York City.{{cn|date=August 2017}}
During the 1950s, RCA Thesaurus produced under the musical direction of [[Ben Selvin]] in New York City.{{cn|date=August 2017}}

Revision as of 22:51, 11 June 2018

RCA Thesaurus, a brand owned by RCA Victor, was a supplier of electrical transcriptions.[1] Efforts were made as early as 1936 to consolidate The RCA Victor Transciption service with NBC's independent transcription service within the NBC radio network. NBC'sThesaurus catalog system and library of recordings was not completely merged with RCA's catalog until 1939 when the consolidation was completed in an effort to compete with rival transcription services which were available at the Mutual, Columbia and World Broadcasting Systems. [2]

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.[3]

In 1954, John Serry Sr. recorded several of his arrangements for RCA Thesaurus, with his ensemble The Bel-Cordions.[4] 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.[5][failed verification]

Classical compositions

Artistic ensemble

The Bel-Cordions

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Points on the Dial: Golden Age Radio Beyond the Networks Alexander Russo. Duke University Press, London 2010. p. 112-114 RCA Theaurus and NBC on books.google.com]
  3. ^ "Thesaurus buys Jingl Library". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 16– 11 April 1953. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ http://www.esm.rochester.edu/sibley/specialcollections
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