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Cliff Spaulding's Notebook Of Banjo Music
Exactly what the title says.
I don't know if this was Cliff's general playing notebook, or if it was collected works, but it is pretty cool.
Much of this is already in general circulation, but these might be better copies. Much of this binder has the original handwritten documents. There are a few pieces in here that I had not seen before.
https://archive.org/details/cliff-spaulding-notebook-of-music/
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Permalink Reply by Jody Stecher on
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I wonder if Shirley Spaulding consulted this version of Royal Tourist when she recorded it.
These valuable notations you have been posting are a bit like a time machine. A entry to an earlier time. The physical object, and even the digital reproduction of them, makes it more real or tangible,
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Permalink Reply by Joel Hooks
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So I sat down and listened to Shirley's recording while reading Cliff's MS of RT. Then I compared the MS to the published score.
Shirley does not play exactly what is in the score, but it is pretty darn close. She seems to only vary slightly in the trio.
Cliff's MS is nearly a 1:1 transcription of the A notation score with one change in a repeat to include the obligatory triplet G phrase.
On a side note, I have a recording of Cliff playing Moonwinks by Jaques and he pronounces the name "Jack-queeze".
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I've heard what I think are two different cylinders of Ossman playing Moonwinks and it seems like the composer credit is attributed to George Stevens. I say "seems like" because I haven't seen the cylinders. It looks like there may be a 1906 recording of George Stevens playing Moonwinks on piano and he is credited as composer on the web page where I found it.
So who is "Jaques" ? There is a Shakespeare character in As You Like It named Jaques, not to be confused with Frère Jacques (with a c) of Door May Voo fame, and apparently his name is pronounced by the actors as Jay Queez. So maybe Cliff wasn't far off.
Joel Hooks said:So I sat down and listened to Shirley's recording while reading Cliff's MS of RT. Then I compared the MS to the published score.
Shirley does not play exactly what is in the score, but it is pretty darn close. She seems to only vary slightly in the trio.
Cliff's MS is nearly a 1:1 transcription of the A notation score with one change in a repeat to include the obligatory triplet G phrase.
On a side note, I have a recording of Cliff playing Moonwinks by Jaques and he pronounces the name "Jack-queeze".
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Percy M Jaques composed Royal Tourist.
The Moonwinks of which is speak was also composed by Percy M Jaques.
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Also, Royal Tourist was name of a race horse that won a big race the same year Jaques published the march by the same name, which was recorded by Shirley and may be found in the above binder of Cliffs l, and is also the piece that I was posting about in response to your (Jody) comment about Shirley referencing this MS.
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In that case is George Stevens or Percy M Jaques a pseudonym? Or did Ossman record a different Moonwinks from the one by Jaques?
Joel Hooks said:Also, Royal Tourist was name of a race horse that won a big race the same year Jaques published the march by the same name, which was recorded by Shirley and may be found in the above binder of Cliffs l, and is also the piece that I was posting about in response to your (Jody) comment about Shirley referencing this MS.
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Entirely different piece of music.
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Ah.Thanks! And thanks for identifying Royal Tourist as a race horse. I never understood that title. But I like Shirley's playing. While I'm at it: what is a moonwink?
Joel Hooks said:Entirely different piece of music.
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Hmm... maybe Moonwinks is a race horse's name.
Jody Stecher said:Ah.Thanks! And thanks for identifying Royal Tourist as a race horse. I never understood that title. But I like Shirley's playing. While I'm at it: what is a moonwink?
Joel Hooks said:Entirely different piece of music.
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I’m not sure of the significance, but the “Man on the moon” the “winking moon” etc, was a very early 20th century aesthetic.
Did you ever see the movie Paper Moon?
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Yes I saw the movie. Addie Pray and the con man who might be her dad and the Ford convertible.
Joel Hooks said:I’m not sure of the significance, but the “Man on the moon” the “winking moon” etc, was a very early 20th century aesthetic.
Did you ever see the movie Paper Moon?
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