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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 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. He was hired by John Philip Sousa. He spent two years with Thomas Preston Brooke’s Chicago Marine Band. He joined the Duss Band, which was based at Madison Square Garden, at $800 per-month and became it’s assistant conductor in 1903. 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 with the Cimera brothers. 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
- ^ 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.
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- Greene, Victor (1992). A Passion for Polka – Old-Time Ethnic Music in America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 52. ISBN 0-520-07584-6.
{{cite book}}: More than one of|pages=and|page=specified (help) - 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) - ^ Koenigsberg, Allen (1987). Edison cylinder records, 1889-1912: with an illustrated history of the phonograph. APM Press. p. 172.