English composer Joseph Holbrooke wrote a symphonic poem for every one of
Poe's 'tales of the arabesque and grotesque' and more than
one for "The Masque of the Red Death." I doubt that is what you have, but
that would be two possibilites.
best,
Dave Lewis
On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 11:50 AM, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello all.
>
> I found two homemade piano rolls whose labels say "Masque of the Red
> Death".
> No composer is credited.
> I've listened to them and fragments of the music sound like Liszt's
> Gnomereigen.
> I cannot find such a composition by Liszt.
> It isn't "La Masque de la Mort Rouge" - Andre Caplet. I checked that out.
> Does anyone know about such a piece?
>
> Thanks,
> Ben Roth
> Recorded Sound Archives
> Florida Atlantic University
> https://rsa.fau.edu/
>
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