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Interesting Things with JC

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279: "DVORAK"

Interesting Things with JC #279: "DVORAK" was the first Bohemian composer to achieve worldwide recognition, for turning folk material into 19th-century Romantic music. He is best known for his Symphony number 9 in E minor from the “New World". This orchestral arrangement was a milestone in the validation of American “New World” music and an premier example of classical composition.

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238: "Player Piano”

Interesting Things with JC #238: "Player Piano”. The player piano system was invented by Edwin Votey in 1895, & the first player piano was introduced by Melville Clark in 1900. It was driven by song specific piano rolls, which are continuous rolls of paper with holes punched into them. The holes let air get sucked into the system, & when the roll goes over a hole on the tracker bar, a specific note is played.

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