Title: Mechanical Parlor Organ - Organina Thibouville Artist: Gérard Dôle Label: Folkways Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 093070011625 Genre: Country, Cajun Release Date: 2012-05-30 Number of Discs: 1
The Organina Thibouville is a small mechanical organ popular in the drawing rooms of the Parisian bourgeoisie. As a device designed for home entertainment, it played folding punched cards imprinted with dance tunes, excerpts from operas, patriotic songs, and hymns. This recording was made in Paris in 1981 with a restored organ and original cards.
Tracks: 1.1 Montferines 1.2 La Bataille de Fleurs 1.3 Serment D'amour 1.4 La Boh?Mienne 1.5 Le Verre en Main 1.6 La Fremersberg 1.7 L'oeil Crev? 1.8 Le Barbier de Seville 1.9 La Juive 1.10 Lucie de Lamermoor 1.11 Le Trouv?Re 1.12 Carmen 1.13 Cavalleria Rusticana 1.14 Hail Columbia 1.15 Hymne de Garibaldi /Hymne National Russe
