Victor matrix BS-063467. Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra

TitleSource
Sicilian polka (Primary title)Disc label
Short of breath (Alternate title)Victor blue history card
Authors and ComposersNotes
H. Grant (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Henri René Musette Orchestra (Musical group)
Alfredo Cibelli (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Instrumental ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 2 flutes, piano, accordion, electric organ, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: The Victor history card indicates "Short of breath" as the intended title, replaced by "Sicilian polka."
Notes
Master intended for use by the Standard Phono Co. The ensemble is identified as the Standard Musette Orchestra in Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers indicate that a Hammond electric organ is heard on this selection.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/8/1941 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor V-818 10-in.

Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra

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Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra - Victor V-818 - Take 1 - 4/8/1941
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1943 Sony Music Entertainment.
4/8/1941 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor 25-1051 10-in.
4/8/1941 New York, New York. Studio 1 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-063467. Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200049921/BS-063467-Sicilian_polka.

Victor matrix BS-063467. Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200049921/BS-063467-Sicilian_polka.

"Victor matrix BS-063467. Sicilian polka / Henri René Musette Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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