NEW PIANO ROLLS from JULIAN DYER

For Duo-Art and 88-note player pianos


New rolls let you choose the music for your player piano and buy it when you want it, not just make do with what turns up. New rolls don't have the damage and decay that old rolls suffer from. Buy your new rolls here!

Below are the catalogues of rolls for standard 88-note player pianos and automatic Duo-Art instruments. Not sure what rolls your player piano can use? Have a look at the page on compatibility.

Duo-Art rolls

These are special rolls needed to operate Duo-Art pianos that automatically reproduce the performance of the pianist. The copies here are exact replicas of original rolls, containing each and every punch in the original roll, all in the right place and of the right size, so the new rolls perform exactly the same as the original rolls. This is quite unlike the majority of roll copies, where the new perforations only approximate the originals, to the detriment of the music. For the specification of these new rolls, see The Anatomy of a Piano Roll.

A brief description about how the Aeolian Company made the original Duo-Art rolls can be found in the page about the Duo-Art recording process. If you want to know more about how Duo-Art pianos work, have a look at Understanding and Regulating the Pedal-Electric Duo-Art.

Standard 88-note rolls

Most player pianos use 88-note rolls, with the operator (or 'Pianolist') adding all timing and expression. Some instruments have an extra accenting mechanism to highlight certain notes, and the rolls here have accenting when this is appropriate. They will play perfectly on any standard 88-note player piano. The catalogue has a mixture of replica and new rolls, including titles newly arranged by Adam Ramet to play in a way that only the player piano can!

Special orders

I can only offer a fairly limited list of rolls off-the-shelf, but there are huge numbers of other rolls that could be cut. Ask for the titles you want: you probably don't have to find an original, because there are libraries of electronic scans that can be perforated to order! Anything obtainable can be cut for bulk purchase, where the buyer takes the entire perforator run of five copies, but if you want something popular I may introduce it into the catalogue so others can share it.

Rolls can also be custom-cut from MIDI files. These are cut in batches of five copies. It's not possible to supply single rolls, or proof rolls, although I can provide examples of how the MIDI will sound once it's been cut into a roll.

What's new?

November 2009 - new 88-note titles specially arranged for the Pianola by Adam Ramet

August 2009 - Duo-Art rolls

August 2009 - 88-note rolls

 

Replica Duo-Art rolls - list updated 11th November 2009

Bulk orders: take 20% off the listed prices if you order 10 or more rolls, or 10% off for more than 5 rolls.

Title

Price (£)

Note: Rolls marked LARGE SPOOL are supplied on 2.75" diameter spools, which may not fit into grand Duo-Art spoolboxes designed for 2.625" spools. See the compatibility page for details.  
Duo-Art Test Roll
Duo-Art test roll, with description sheet. A modification of the standard British roll, with the zero-setting section extended to cover a wider range of notes. Very similar to the American "test roll number 3" but without musical examples. NEW 12
British series rolls (originally issued only in Britain)
01 In the Forest composed and played by Cyril Scott 10
07 Caprice Chinois composed and played by Cyril Scott
10
010 Impromptu, Op 142 No 4 composed by Schubert, played by Claudio Arrau
14
032 Land of Hope and Glory composed by Elgar, arranged and played by Max Darewski
10
065 Nocturne Op 9 No 3 composed by Chopin, played by Una Bourne.
12
073 Prelude Op 25 No 3 composed by Chopin, played by Irene Scharrer
10
080 Entr'Acte Waltz from "The Snow Man" composed and played by Eric Korgold
10
082 Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs, No. 2) – composed and played by Maurice Ravel
12
084 Pavanecomposed and played by Maurice Ravel
12
086 Toccata – composed and played by Maurice Ravel
12
0202 Caprice composed by Isidore Phillip, played by Jean-Marie Darre
8
0211 Ragamuffin composed and played by John Ireland
10
0214 Minstrels composed by Debussy, played by William Murdoch.
10
0219 Le Gibet (Gaspard de la Nuit, No. 2) – composed and played by Maurice Ravel
10
0220 Gamin composed by Ivor novello, played by Marie Novello
8
0257 Sonata in D, Op 10, No 3. First movement composed by Beethoven, played by William Murdoch.
12
0258 Sonata in D, Op 10, No 3. Second movement composed by Beethoven, played by William Murdoch.
12
0259 & 0260 Sonata in D, Op 10, No 3. Third and Fourth movements composed by Beethoven, played by William Murdoch.
12
0337 Miniature Scherzo (Carse) Sun and Shade (Walther) played by William Murdoch. (Daily Express piano-playing competition roll 1)
12
0338 Legend (Lee) and Dew Fairies (Dunhill) played by William Murdoch. (Daily Express piano-playing competition roll 2)
12
0339 Serenata (Swinstead) & Le Bal Pouder (Morgan) played by William Murdoch (Daily Express piano-playing competition roll 3) NEW
14
0340 Reverie, Op 86 (York Bowen) Primrose Mount (Dyson), Rondo (Ireland) played by William Murdoch (Daily Express piano-playing competition roll 4)
18
0341 The Rambing Sailor Composed by Rowley, played by William Murdoch (Daily Express piano-playing competition roll 5)
12
0345 General Lavine: Eccentric - composed by Debussy, played by Eugen d'Albert
10
0350 Equinox composed by John Ireland, played by Frank Lafitte
10
0351 Rhapsodie Op 11 No 1 -- compsed by Erno Dohnanyi, played by Frank Lafitte LARGE SPOOL
20
0970 Danse Macabre composed by Saint-Saens, arranged by Liszt and further embellished by the pianst, Vladimir Horowitz (issued in America as 7447) LARGE SPOOL
18
D577 Amberley Wild Brooks composed and played by John Ireland. (This roll was only issued originally in 'Annotated' Audiographic form: the recut does not have the printing.)
10
3099 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 composed by Liszt, played by Alfred Cortot. (An American recording, but seemingly never issued in America!) LARGE SPOOL
20
Standard classical series rolls (issued in both America and Britain)
"Excerpt roll for testing" - a series of excerpts from other rolls to demonstrate the Duo-Art system.
12

"The Warriors" composed and played by Percy Grainger (made specially for the 100th anniversary of Denton, Cottier & Daniels in Buffalo, NY, and not otherwise issued.)

10
541 Zampa Overture composed by Herold, played by Rudolph Ganz
14
926 Sonata, Op 26. First & Second Movements. Beethoven, played by Wanda Landowska LARGE SPOOL
20
927 Sonata, Op 26. Third & Fourth Movements. Beethoven, played by Wanda Landowska
16
936 Sonata, Op 31 No 1 in G major. First movement. Beethoven, played by Ralph Leopold.
12
937 Sonata, Op 31 No 1 in G major. Second movement. Beethoven, played by Ralph Leopold.
16
938 Sonata, Op 31 No 1 in G major. Third movement. Beethoven, played by Ralph Leopold.
14
5666 Colonial Song – composed and played by Percy Grainger NEW
12

5670 Intermezzo in octaves – composed by Leschetitzky, played by Ossip Gabrilowitsch

10

5762 El Pelele composed and played by Enrique Granados
12
5763 The Maiden and the Nightingale composed and played by Enrique Granados
14
5838 March-Jig (Maguire's Kick) composed by Stanford, played by Percy Grainger
10
5929 Poeme des Montagnes - composed by d'Indy, played by Robert Lortat NEW
12
5982 El Fandango de Candil (Goyescas) composed by Enrique Granados, played by Ernest Schelling
12
6061 Le retour des muleteers composed by de Severac, played by Robert Lortat
12
6096 Lotus Land composed by Cyril Scott, played by Rudolph Reuter
10
6194 Etude, Op 15 No. 8 composed by Serge Bortkiewicz, played by Lester Donohoe
12
6255 Migon's Song Liszt, played by Rudolph Ganz
14
6266 Fantaisie, Op 49 Chopin, played by Harold Bauer
16

6269 Nocturne, B flat – composed by John Field, played by John Hughes

10

6339 Juba Dance Composed by Dett, played by Percy Grainger
10

6368 Children’s March – composed and played by Percy Grainger

12

6406 Dance Negre composed and played by Cyril Scott
8

6419 Gaertner Waltz No. 2 – Gaertner-Friedman/Friedman

10

6513 The Sanctuary – Dvorsky/Hofmann

10

6514 Symphonic Dance composed by Cyril Scott, played by Scott & Percy Grainger
10

6515 Gaertner Waltz No. 3 – Gaertner-Friedman played by Ignaz Friedman

12

6547 Consolation No. 3 in D flat composed by Liszt, played by Ernest Hutcheson
10

6568 Hungarian Rhapsody 10 – composed by Liszt, played by Paderewski

16

6581 Baigneuses au Soleil composed by de Severac, played by E. Robert Schmitz
12
6608 Pupazetti (Caricatures) composed and played by Alfredo Casella
14
6632 Andante from Organ Prelude in E composed by Bach, arranged & played by Siloti
10

6665 Fantasiestucke – Soaring – composed by Schumann/Hofmann

12

6667 La Dance d'Olaf composed by Pick-Mangiagelli, played by William Backhaus
10

6760 Two musical relics of my mother – composed and played by Percy Grainger

10

6824 Zanzibar Boat Song – composed and played by Percy Grainger

12

6878 Rhapsody in Blue (part 2) – composed and played by Gerge Gershwin

14

6879 Brownies composed by Korngold, played by Frances Hall
10
6885 Prelude & Fugue 3, from the Well-tempered Klavier. Bach, played by Ethel Leginska. NEW
12
6889 Two Etudes (Bortkiewicz) played by Carol Robinson NEW
12
6910 Idylle (from Pieces Pittoresques) composed by Chabrier, played by Alfred Cortot
12
6927 The Engulfed Cathedral Debussy, played by Myra Hess
12
6928 Chaconne Bach/Busoni, played by Ferrucio Busoni LARGE SPOOL
20

6931 Free settings of favourite melodies: No. 3, Nell – composed and played by Percy Grainger

10

6968 Mendelssohn concerto roll 2 – arranged for 4 hands and played by Wilhelm Backhaus

12

6997 Eastern Intermezzo – composed and played by Percy Grainger.

10

7094 Rhapsody in Blue (part 1) composed and played by Gerge Gershwin
16
7190 Autumn, from North Country Sketches Delius, played by Percy Grainger & Ralph Leopold
12
7191 Winter Landscape & Dance, from North Country Sketches Delius, played by Percy Grainger & Ralph Leopold
16
7192 The March of Spring, from North Country Sketches Delius, played by Percy Grainger & Ralph Leopold
14
7275 Vallee des cloches composed and played by Maurice Ravel
14
7250 Carmen Variations composed by Bizet, arranged and played by Vladimir Horowitz
12

7300 Ramble on love theme from "Rosenkavalier" – composed by Richard Strauss, arranged and played by Percy Grainger

14

7302 Lesghinka (Transcendental Etude No. 10) composed by Lyapounov, played by Dai Buell
16

7305 Beethoven Sonata Op2 No3 Mv1 – played by Josef Hofmann

16

7312 From the Canebrake composed by S. Gardner, played by Robert Armbruster
12
7340 Moszkowski Serenata played by Ignaz Friedman
10
7417 Procession of the Sardar composed by Ippolitov-Ivanov, played by Rudolph Ganz
12
7450 Preludes Op 32 No 10 & 8 composed by Rachmaninoff, played by Horowitz
14
7472 Bolero composed by Ravel, played by Rudolph Ganz LARGE SPOOL
20
American series dance rolls (originally issued only in the USA under these numbers)

0458 My heart stood still (Rogers & Hart) played by Freddie Rich

10

0507 Yale Blues (Vivian Ellis) played by Constance Mering

12

0612 Makin Whoopee (Donaldson) played by Frank Milne

10

0616 Where the shy little Violets grow (Kahn & Warren) played by Pauline Alpert

10

0699 Save your sorrow (Sherman) played by Moran & Leith

10

0708 Sunnyside up (DeSylva Brown & Henderson) played by Pauline Alpert

10

0831Diane (Waltz) (Emler & Emler) played by Constance Mering

10

1004 You're the top (Cole Porter) played by Adam Carroll
12
01015 I won't dance (Jerome Kern) played by King & Sterling
12
01093 Hits from "Broadway Melody of 1938" played by Robert Farquhar
14
713126 Charleston (James P Johnson) played by Freddie Rich NEW
10
713216 That Certain Feeling (Gershwin) played by George Gershwin NEW
10
713425 When day is done (Katscher) played by Harvey Maddon
10
Rolls first issued in the 1990s by The Universal Music Roll Company, Rye (Mike Boyd)
8050 All I ask of you composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, played by Erles Jones. 10

Replica 88-note rolls

Shepherds Hey (Percy Grainger) Special arrangement for Pianola by the composer (Meloto 35132)

10

Russian Rag (Cobb) played by Max Kortlander (QRS 100870)

10

Zu Zu Rag, played by Victor Arden (Rythmodik E17663)

10

Footlight frolics (Sidney Torch) arranged (Themodist 30825)

10

New 88-note rolls

88-note rolls – Themodist where noted, otherwise plain 88-note

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child Traditional, arranged by Samuel Coleridge Taylor NEW
10
Gershwin/Grainger Love walked In & The Man I Love. Concert transcriptions by Percy Grainger, interpreted for the pianola by Sid O'Connell. Themed
12

Lothar Perl – American Variations on a theme of Paganini. Created by Sid O’Connell. Themed

12

Liszt – Transcendental studies No. 1 and 2  Themed

10

Liszt – Transcendental study No. 12 (Chasse-Neige) Themed

10

Arno BabadjanianElegie Themed

10

Arno Babadjanian – Capriccio

10

Nikolai Medtner – Skazka (Fairy Tale) Op 35 No. 4 Themed

10

Rachmaninoff Italian Polka, in a new concert arrangement by Arcadi Volodos NEW
10

Ernesto Nazareth – Escovado

10

New Pianola Arrangements by Adam Ramet

Brand new 88-note rolls specially arranged to make the most of your player piano!

88-note rolls

Moya Maruschka (Vilnov) arranged from Petr Leschenko's 1930s recording
10

Bugatti Step (Jaroslav Ježek) arranged from the composer's own 1931 orchestral recording NEW

10

Let's Misbehave (Cole Porter) NEW
10
Devil's Gallop (Charles Williiams) NEW
10

Wintergarden Rag (Abe Olman) NEW

10

Hot House Rag (Paul Pratt) NEW
10
Old Virginia Rag (W C Parker) NEW
10

Troublesome Ivories (Eubie Blake) NEW

10

Peacherine Rag (Scott Joplin) NEW
10

Rose Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) NEW

10

The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) NEW

10

Sycamore Rag (Scott Joplin) NEW

10

Solace (Scott Joplin) NEW
10

Eugenia (Scott Joplin) NEW

10

Leola (Scott Joplin) NEW
10

Jelly Roll Morton transcriptions by Mike Meddings

Mike Meddings made these rolls for his own concerts, transcribing Morton's 78s to recreate every nuance of phrasing and timing. Thanks to Mike, these are now being offered for sale again.

88-note rolls

Frog-I-More Rag transcribed from Rialto534, recorded April/May 1924 NEW
10

 

Ordering information

All prices are in UK pounds sterling. Prices for off-the-shelf purchases:

Alternatively, order a bespoke perforator batch of any title (5 rolls) and deduct 20% for that particular title. Batch-buys do not count towards the off-the-shelf discount.

All orders are posted from the UK, or may be picked up from Wokingham. Postage is charged at cost, packing is free. To give some idea of postage costs at April 2009 prices:

Please ask to confirm exact postage costs. Payment to be sent with order. Cheques must be in Pounds Sterling and drawn on a UK bank. PayPal is accepted for non-UK buyers - a payment request will be sent once the postage has been calculated. Remember to give me your address!

Julian Dyer, 5 Richmond Rise, Wokingham RG41 3XH, United Kingdom

email: enquiries <at> pianorolls.co.uk (using @ instead of <at>)