Cornet Recordings (Historic)

Cornet Recordings (Historic) The cornet recorded well with early equipment, and music for the instrument was in all the label catalogs around the turn of the century. John Mittauer recorded 11 pieces for Edison on 28 May 1889; the first was the “Amusement Polka.” On 8 June 1889 Theodore Hoch made his first five records; Mittauer returned for nine more sessions and Hoch for four more. Other cornetists heard on Edison cylinders during 1889–1892 were Tom Clark, D.B. Dana (who was also in the 1893…