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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| Name = Bohumir Kryl
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| Background = solo_singer
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| Born = {{birth date|1875|05|02|mf=y}}<br /> Horice, Bohemia
| Died = {{Death date and age|1961|08|07|1875|05|02|mf}}<br /> ]
| Origin =
| Instrument = cornet
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| Genre = ]
| Occupation = soloist, bandleader, sculptor, financial executive
| Years_active = 1890s – 1950s
| Label = Columbia, Edison, Pathe, Victor
| Associated_acts = ]
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| Notable_instruments = cornet, violin
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'''Bohumir Kryl''' (1875-1961) was a Czech-American financial executive and art collector who is most famous as a cornetist, bandleader, and pioneer recording artist for both his solo work and as a leader of popular and Bohemian ]. '''Bohumir Kryl''' (1875-1961) was a Czech-American financial executive and art collector who is most famous as a cornetist, bandleader, and pioneer recording artist for both his solo work and as a leader of popular and Bohemian ].


==Biography== ==Biography==
Bohumir Kryl was born new ] in 1875.<ref name=Greene78>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 78|pages= 355}}</ref> His first instrument was the violin, which he studied at age 10.<ref name=Greene78 /> He spent time performing both the violin and the cornet for a ] band. <ref name=Greene78 /> He immigrated to the United States in 1889.<ref name=Greene78 /> He became an eminent cornet player with the bands of ] and Frederick Innes. Because of his solo ability, he was branded as “The ] of the cornet.”<ref name=Greene78 /> He became acquainted with Joseph Jiran, who owned a Czechoslovakian music store in Chicago. With Jiran’s encouragement, he formed Kryl’s Bohemian Band in 1910<ref name=Greene78 /> with the Cimera brothers.<ref>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 52|pages= 355}}</ref> This group worked for Columbia, Victor, and Zonophone, recording works by such composers as ], ], and ].<ref name=Greene78 /> ] interrupted his musical career, as he was serving in the U.S. Military.<ref name=Greene78 /> Bohumir Kryl was born new ] in 1875.<ref name=Greene78>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 78|pages= 355}}</ref> His first instrument was the violin, which he studied at age 10.<ref name=Greene78 /> He spent time performing both the violin and the cornet for a ] band. <ref name=Greene78 /> He immigrated to the United States in 1889,<ref name=Greene78 /> paying the fare in part by performing with the ship’s orchestra.<ref name=choice>{{cite web |url= http://www.choicerecordings.com/bohumir.htm |title= Bohumir Kryl (1875 to 1961) |publisher= Choice Recordings |accessdate=2011-07-14}}</ref> He settled in ] and joined the When Clothing Company Band.<ref name=choice> He was hired by ]. He spent two years with Thomas Preston Brooke’s Chicago Marine Band. He joined the Duss Band, which was based at ], at $800 per-month and became it’s assistant conductor in 1903.<ref name=choice /> His last band employer was Frederick Innes. He became acquainted with Joseph Jiran, who owned a Czechoslovakian music store in Chicago. With Jiran’s encouragement, he formed Kryl’s Bohemian Band in 1910<ref name=Greene78 /> with the Cimera brothers.<ref>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 52|pages= 355}}</ref> This group worked for Columbia, Victor, and Zonophone, recording works by such composers as ], ], and ].<ref name=Greene78 /> ] interrupted his musical career, as he was serving in the U.S. Military.<ref name=Greene78 /> He dismantled his band in 1931.<ref name=choice /> He died in ] in 1961.


==Musical Style== ==Musical Style==
Kryl was one of the few musicians who enjoyed successful dual careers as a mainstream musical artist and as an ethnic recording artist. He transitioned from a star soloist with the Sousa outfit to a leader of ethnic Czech music,<ref name=Greene79>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 79|pages= 355}}</ref> and made the transition back to the broader national audience. Kryl was one of the few musicians who enjoyed successful dual careers as a mainstream musical artist and as an ethnic recording artist. He transitioned from a star soloist with the Sousa outfit to a leader of ethnic Czech music,<ref name=Greene79>{{cite book |title= A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America|last= Greene|first= Victor| year= 1992|publisher= University of California Press|location= Berkeley|isbn= 0-520-07584-6|page= 79|pages= 355}}</ref> and made the transition back to the broader national audience. Because of his solo ability, he was branded as “The ] of the cornet.”<ref name=Greene78 /> He was a master of producing ]s and the technique of ] effects.<ref name=choice />


==Legacy== ==Legacy==
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===As Soloist=== ===As Soloist===

====1903====
{| class=wikitable {| class=wikitable
|- |-
! Label !! Catalog # !! Title !! Format !! Notes ! ] !! Catalog # !! Title !! Format !! Year !! Notes
|- |-
| Edison || 8254 || Answer || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1902 || <ref name=ECR>{{cite book |title= Edison cylinder records, 1889-1912: with an illustrated history of the phonograph |last= Koenigsberg |first= Allen| year= 1987|publisher= APM Press |pages= 172}}</ref>
⚫ | Columbia || 32033 || Utility polka || standard cylinder ||
|} |-
| Edison || 3833 || The Ambassador polka || 4-minute celluloid cylinder || 1919 ||
|-
| Edison || 8327 || Arbucklenian Polka || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1902 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 822 || At the Mill || 4-minute wax cylinder || 1911 || Re-issued on Blue Amberol 1995
|-
| Edison || 3547 || Ben Bolt || 4-minute celluloid cylinder || 1918 ||
|-
| Edison || 8253 || Carnival of Venice || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1902 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8609 || Cary waltz || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8307 || Columbia || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 ||
|-
| U.S. Everlasting || 1305 || Du, Du || 2-minute celluloid cylinder || 1909 ||
|-
| Edison || 8308 || Inflamatus from Stabat Mater || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8663 || King Carneval polka || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8745 || Kryl's favorite || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1904 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 9860 || Lvi silon || 4-minute celluloid cylinder || 1913 || Bohemian series
|-
| Edison || 9861 || Na prej || 4-minute celluloid cylinder || 1913 || Bohemian series
|-
| Edison || 8482 || National fantasia || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 9005 || O Promise Me || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1905 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 9812 || Orly Polskie || 4-minute wax cylinder || - || Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9862
|-
| Edison || 9807 || Pode mlejnem || 4-minute wax cylinder || - || Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9857
|-
| Edison || 9813 || Povidky s. Vidensky lesu || 4-minute wax cylinder || - || Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9863
|-
| Edison || 790 || Praise Ye || 4-minute wax cylinder || - || Re-issued on Blue Amberol 2054
|-
| Edison || 8208 || Russian fantasia || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1902 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8418 || Sing, Smile, Slumber || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 8811 || Sweet Sixteen waltz || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1904 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
⚫ | Columbia || 32033 || Utility polka || 2-minute wax cylinder || 1903 || <ref name=ECR />
|-
| Edison || 9808 || Zeleny hajove || 4-minute wax cylinder || - || Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9858





===As Leader=== ===As Leader===

Revision as of 18:49, 15 July 2011

Bohumil Krill
Musical artist

Bohumir Kryl (1875-1961) was a Czech-American financial executive and art collector who is most famous as a cornetist, bandleader, and pioneer recording artist for both his solo work and as a leader of popular and Bohemian bands.

Biography

Bohumir Kryl was born new Prague in 1875. His first instrument was the violin, which he studied at age 10. He spent time performing both the violin and the cornet for a circus band. He immigrated to the United States in 1889, paying the fare in part by performing with the ship’s orchestra. He settled in Indianapolis and joined the When Clothing Company Band.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). This group worked for Columbia, Victor, and Zonophone, recording works by such composers as Smetana, Dvorak, and Safranek. World War I interrupted his musical career, as he was serving in the U.S. Military. He dismantled his band in 1931. He died in Chicago in 1961.

Musical Style

Kryl was one of the few musicians who enjoyed successful dual careers as a mainstream musical artist and as an ethnic recording artist. He transitioned from a star soloist with the Sousa outfit to a leader of ethnic Czech music, and made the transition back to the broader national audience. Because of his solo ability, he was branded as “The Caruso of the cornet.” He was a master of producing pedal tones and the technique of multiphonic effects.

Legacy

Compositions

Partial discography

As Soloist

Label Catalog # Title Format Year Notes
Edison 8254 Answer 2-minute wax cylinder 1902
Edison 3833 The Ambassador polka 4-minute celluloid cylinder 1919
Edison 8327 Arbucklenian Polka 2-minute wax cylinder 1902
Edison 822 At the Mill 4-minute wax cylinder 1911 Re-issued on Blue Amberol 1995
Edison 3547 Ben Bolt 4-minute celluloid cylinder 1918
Edison 8253 Carnival of Venice 2-minute wax cylinder 1902
Edison 8609 Cary waltz 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 8307 Columbia 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
U.S. Everlasting 1305 Du, Du 2-minute celluloid cylinder 1909
Edison 8308 Inflamatus from Stabat Mater 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 8663 King Carneval polka 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 8745 Kryl's favorite 2-minute wax cylinder 1904
Edison 9860 Lvi silon 4-minute celluloid cylinder 1913 Bohemian series
Edison 9861 Na prej 4-minute celluloid cylinder 1913 Bohemian series
Edison 8482 National fantasia 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 9005 O Promise Me 2-minute wax cylinder 1905
Edison 9812 Orly Polskie 4-minute wax cylinder - Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9862
Edison 9807 Pode mlejnem 4-minute wax cylinder - Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9857
Edison 9813 Povidky s. Vidensky lesu 4-minute wax cylinder - Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9863
Edison 790 Praise Ye 4-minute wax cylinder - Re-issued on Blue Amberol 2054
Edison 8208 Russian fantasia 2-minute wax cylinder 1902
Edison 8418 Sing, Smile, Slumber 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 8811 Sweet Sixteen waltz 2-minute wax cylinder 1904
Columbia 32033 Utility polka 2-minute wax cylinder 1903
Edison 9808 Zeleny hajove 4-minute wax cylinder - Bohemian series, Re-issued on Blue Amberol 9858



As Leader

References

  1. ^ Greene, Victor (1992). A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 78. ISBN 0-520-07584-6. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  2. ^ "Bohumir Kryl (1875 to 1961)". Choice Recordings. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  3. Greene, Victor (1992). A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 79. ISBN 0-520-07584-6. {{cite book}}: More than one of |pages= and |page= specified (help)
  4. ^ Koenigsberg, Allen (1987). Edison cylinder records, 1889-1912: with an illustrated history of the phonograph. APM Press. p. 172.