Music for Preston's 112 Gavioli
Hi Jake and iMODers! I have a list of all the music that Mr Tiller marked for Chiappa Ltd. In order of production in August 1970 he marked for Mr Flynn for the 112: Old Comrades Stars and Stripes for Ever! Great Little Army Entry of the Gladiators Mr Flynn's ideal organ tune was a march so no surprises there. I've never heard Entry of the Gladiators by Mr Tiller on Preston's 112. Does the tune survive? I know Mr Flynn was one for ripping up books he did not like. I've only ever been treated to the Prinsen arrangement as recorded on tape. In Sept 1970 Mr Tiller made Wellington March. In November 1970 he marked the The New Colonial March and in December he made The Robot (one of his own compositions and very good it is too), and The Last All Clear (another own composition dating from his 1st WW service and vg). Then in April 1971 he marked: On the Quarter Deck (never heard it) Under Freedom's Flag Marche Lorraine (never heard it) In August 1972 the next book he made was "Espana" the concert waltz by Waldteufel based on the themes of Chabrier. He had made this for Dr Miller in the USA on the 110 scale 3 months earlier and the arrangements are very similar. The 110 version of this was recorded not long after on an LP. April 1973 he marked Amparita Roca (Ridewood) having previously made the 89/98 key version in June 1971, again a very similar arrangement. In January 1974 he made his longest book so far for the 112 scale, a selection called "Old Favourites" or as Gary Clarke described it to me "Old Music Hall Favourites". I think this was a pre-published selection with all the links and the order of tunes printed out, but I have never found the score. I suspect it was pubished by Francis, Day and Hunter as all the tunes are their copyright. From that book which was in excess of 30 metres long Mr Flynn took a liking to the tune "We all go the same way home" or as it is sometimes known "Hail, Hail the gang's all here!". This is one of those tunes that has a famous history of copyright infringement as it began life as a chorus in "The Pirates of Penzance" by Arthur Sullivan but a certain American gentleman published it as his own work with different words in Sullivan's lifetime but he was unable to pursue the matter in the courts to his satisfaction due to the differences in copyright law that existed at that time between UK and USA. Mr Tiller marked the verse and then Chiappa Ltd were able to make a seperate song version of the tune using the patterns for the chorus from the selection because Mr Flynn liked it so much. Besides that, Mr Tiller also made The Halleujah Chorus but I believe this was based on old patterns; his last new book for Preston's 112 Gavioi was marked in Sept 1975 "The Grenadiers" Valse Militaire by Emil Waldteufel which was a gift to Mr Flynn from the late Gary Clarke and Raymond Elliott, vice president of the FOPS. I particularly like the long orchestral introduction that he marked in full. Along with the selection, this was the most adventurous thing he made for this scale. Of all these tunes I think the best (if anyone is planning a concert at Pickering this year Jake...mentioning no names) are: Wellington March, Amparita Roca, Old Time Favourites, The Grenadiers Valse and the Halleujah Chorus. What could be better? Besides the above I have a note that he sent two pattern sheets to Chiappa Ltd in Eyre Street, London EC1 of something called "The Call". Does anyone know what this might be? Sounds like the title of a fanfare or may be it was a musical joke between Mr Tiller and Mr Flynn. Or just simply 2 -*test*-('") patterns of another march that was not proceeded with.
Hi Jake and iMODers! I have a list of all the music that Mr Tiller marked for Chiappa Ltd. In order of production in August 1970 he marked for Mr Flynn for the 112: Old Comrades Stars and Stripes for Ever! Great Little Army Entry of the Gladiators Mr Flynn's ideal organ tune was a march so no surprises there. I've never heard Entry of the Gladiators by Mr Tiller on Preston's 112. Does the tune survive? I know Mr Flynn was one for ripping up books he did not like. I've only ever been treated to the Prinsen arrangement as recorded on tape. In Sept 1970 Mr Tiller made Wellington March. In November 1970 he marked the The New Colonial March and in December he made The Robot (one of his own compositions and very good it is too), and The Last All Clear (another own composition dating from his 1st WW service and vg). Then in April 1971 he marked: On the Quarter Deck (never heard it) Under Freedom's Flag Marche Lorraine (never heard it) In August 1972 the next book he made was "Espana" the concert waltz by Waldteufel based on the themes of Chabrier. He had made this for Dr Miller in the USA on the 110 scale 3 months earlier and the arrangements are very similar. The 110 version of this was recorded not long after on an LP. April 1973 he marked Amparita Roca (Ridewood) having previously made the 89/98 key version in June 1971, again a very similar arrangement. In January 1974 he made his longest book so far for the 112 scale, a selection called "Old Favourites" or as Gary Clarke described it to me "Old Music Hall Favourites". I think this was a pre-published selection with all the links and the order of tunes printed out, but I have never found the score. I suspect it was pubished by Francis, Day and Hunter as all the tunes are their copyright. From that book which was in excess of 30 metres long Mr Flynn took a liking to the tune "We all go the same way home" or as it is sometimes known "Hail, Hail the gang's all here!". This is one of those tunes that has a famous history of copyright infringement as it began life as a chorus in "The Pirates of Penzance" by Arthur Sullivan but a certain American gentleman published it as his own work with different words in Sullivan's lifetime but he was unable to pursue the matter in the courts to his satisfaction due to the differences in copyright law that existed at that time between UK and USA. Mr Tiller marked the verse and then Chiappa Ltd were able to make a seperate song version of the tune using the patterns for the chorus from the selection because Mr Flynn liked it so much. Besides that, Mr Tiller also made The Halleujah Chorus but I believe this was based on old patterns; his last new book for Preston's 112 Gavioi was marked in Sept 1975 "The Grenadiers" Valse Militaire by Emil Waldteufel which was a gift to Mr Flynn from the late Gary Clarke and Raymond Elliott, vice president of the FOPS. I particularly like the long orchestral introduction that he marked in full. Along with the selection, this was the most adventurous thing he made for this scale. Of all these tunes I think the best (if anyone is planning a concert at Pickering this year Jake...mentioning no names) are: Wellington March, Amparita Roca, Old Time Favourites, The Grenadiers Valse and the Halleujah Chorus. What could be better? Besides the above I have a note that he sent two pattern sheets to Chiappa Ltd in Eyre Street, London EC1 of something called "The Call". Does anyone know what this might be? Sounds like the title of a fanfare or may be it was a musical joke between Mr Tiller and Mr Flynn. Or just simply 2 -*test*-('") patterns of another march that was not proceeded with.