Emerson Whithorne: New York Days And Nights Suite. E Robert Schmitz 1925 On Duo-Art 6846 by Veikko Viljanen published on 2022-06-21T23:23:53Z E. Robert Schmitz plays in 1925 Whithorne*: New York Days And Nights Suite. Duo-Art 6846. - - Recorded in 2016 (rec updated Mar 10, 2017 by VViljanen (by permission)from the digitally simulated reconstructed original reproducing piano roll. ANY KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE PROHIBITED. Photo: Emerson Whithorne (1884-1958), portrait by Arnold Genthe (1923) Basic info** of the original piano roll in 1925: "NEW YORK DAYS AND NIGHTS" SUITE, Op. 40: No. 3, Pell Street (Chinatown); No. 2, Chimes Of St. Patrick's; No. 4, Times Square (Carnival) Roll Number: 6846, 6846-3 Composer/Creator: Whithorne Pianist: Schmitz Roll System: Duo-Art Country: US Date: February, 1925 Category: classical Original Price: $2.75 Notes: Some sources list Times Square as No. 5 *Emerson Whithorne (birth surname Whittern) (September 6, 1884 in Cleveland, Ohio - March 25, 1958)[1] was a notable American composer and researcher into the history of music. He had a reputation as an authority on the music of China. Whithorne lived for a period in London, staying until 1915. The Times reported that Whithorne was prosecuted for playing the pianoforte at unsocial hours. In November 1913 he won the case brought by the landlord of his South Kensington flat. Whithorne was married to famous pianist and one of the first female conductors, Ethel Leginska, who had studied piano with Theodor Leschetzky. - As a curiosity of this piece, is a well-known folk tune 'Dies irae', also used in the Finish Lutheran Psalm book as early as from the beginning of the 1600's It can be heard as one of the themes of this piece (at 2.30->) - possibly heard by the composer on NY streets from someone immigrated from Finland or some other European country, very common in NY in the beginning of the 1900's - - This tune was also used by some other composers, e.g. Franz Liszt, in some of their works. **source of the roll basic info: The Piano Player Group web page (by permission) Genre Classical