28 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "1920s Music"

Al Jolson's 1920 recording of "Avalon".

The Japanese Sandman (1920), by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra

Chinese traditional song sung by Jianhong He. Bekarecord n° 223. Matrix n°22769. [1]

Al Jolson's recording of George Gershwin's "Swanee". Composed in 1919, Al Jolson recorded for Columbia Records in January 1920, and it became a runaway hit

This 1920 record is the first commercial recording of blues music by an African-American singer: "Crazy Blues" was composed by Perry Bradford for Mamie Smith in 1920, and sold a million copies in its first year.This is Okeh-4169 (7529 take C) Эрзянь: This 1920 record is the first commercial recording of blues music by an African-American singer: "Crazy Blues" was composed by Perry Bradford for Mamie Smith, and sold a million copies in its first year. Crazy Blues – blues w wykonaniu Mamie Smith z 1920 roku.

MIDI file of 'Roguish Eyes Mazurka' (1920) by Albert Bokhare Saunders (-1946) First published in Palings annual No. 49

Deva Jazz: Jazz as you like it circa 1920 by Reginald A A Stoneham MIDI file of piano sheet music

MIDI file of 'Gavotte' 1909 by Australian composer Fred Werner (ca. 1850-1920)

MIDI file of 'True Blue' Foxtrot 1920 by Albert Bokhare Saunders 1880-1946

MIDI file of 'Tarantelle' 1909 by Fred Werner ca. 1850-1920

Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3, composed and performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. This is Edison Diamond Disc 82187-R, Matrix 6742-C-2-3 [2-1]. Recorded in 1919, released in December 1920. Українська: «Прелюдія до-дієз мінор», написана і виконана Сергієм Рахманіновим, випущена в грудні 1920 року.

1st release date: 1920 1st recording date: 9 January 1919 Composer: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) Lyricists: Luigi Illica (1857-1919) and Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906) Performer: Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981) with orchestra Work: Madama Butterfly (opera) Content: Un bel di vedremo (One fine day)

П. И. Чайковский. Воспоминание о дорогом месте. Часть 3. Мелодия. Обработка Августа Вильгельми (1845—1908). Исполняет Леопольд Ауэр, 1920.

1920 recording of Bach's Air for G string (Air on the G string) (BWV 1068, D major. arr). Violin solo by Joel Belov with piano accompaniment by Robert Gayler.

Interpret: Jenö Fescay Salon-Orchester Komponist: Johann Strauss (Sohn) Titel: An der schönen blauen Donau Erstveröffentlichung: um 1927

John Philip Sousa's march "Comrades of the Legion" (1920), from "The President's Own" United States Marine Band's album "Semper Fidelis": Music of John Philip Sousa; Colonel John R. Bourgeois, Director

The carousel organ is recorded in the "deutsches musikautomaten museum bruchsal" (germany) the now some 500 exhibits of the museum shows the evolution of the music machines since the craft production in the 17th and 18 on the century heyday in the late 19th century to the end at the time of the great depression in the 1920s. Recording: tascam hd-p2 and beyerdynamic mce82soundsystem: pro tools le.

Interpret: Jenö Fescay Salon-Orchester Komponist: Johann Strauss (Sohn) Titel: Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald Erstveröffentlichung: um 1927

The Dying Soldier, american folk ballad played by Buell Kazee, old-time and folk musician of the 1920's, accompaining himself with banjo "The Dying Soldier", eine US-amerikanische Folkballade, gespielt von Old-Time- und Folk-Musiker Buell Kazee, der sich selbst auf dem Banjo begleitet.

Sergei Rachmaninoff performing his own Prelude in C-sharp minor (Op. 3, No. 2). The composition was first published in the Russian Empire and this recording was first released in the United States in December 1920 by Edison Records. It was performed in New York City, April 24, 1919.

日本語: 神戸音楽同好会が1921年（大正10年）に作成した非公式の市歌。This song was unofficial Kobe city anthem, created by Kobe Music Club in 1921.

Ombra mai fu from Handel's 1738 opera Serse (a.k.a. Xerxes), sung by Enrico Caruso. Recorded 29 Jan 1920, Matrix: C-23714, Victor Cat: 88617

1st release date: 1928 1st recording date: 13 October 1927 Place of recording: unknown Author(s)/Composer(s): Landon Ronald (1873-1938) Lyricist(s): Edward Teschemacher (1876-1940) Performer(s): Doris Vane (1874-?) Vocal range: Soprano solo with cello obligato and piano Title/Work: O lovely night Genre(s): Song

Label: Parlophone (Carl Lindström Company) Cat. no.: P 9118 Order number: 20200 Matrix/StamperID: 2-20200 1st release date: 1927? 1st recording date: 30 March 1927 Place of recording: Hochschule für Musik, Berlin (German Reich) Author(s)/Composer(s): Franz von Suppé (1819-1895) Lyricist(s): Karl Costa (1832-1907) Conductor(s): Fritz Zweig (1893-1984) Performer(s): Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin Vocal range: instrumental Title/Work: Leichte Kavallerie (operetta) (Light Cavalry) Content: Ouverture - Part 2 Genre(s): Operetta terminology Comments: RCM and ELP

1st release date: April 1928 1st recording date: 1926 Place of recording: London (United Kingdom) Author(s)/Composer(s): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Performer(s): Budapest String Quartet 1st Violin: Emil Hauser (1893–1978) 2nd Violin: Imre Pogany (1893–1975) Viola: István Ipolyi (1886–1955) Cello: Harry Son (born Henri Mozes Son) (1880–1942) Vocal range: instrumental Title/Work: String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 Content: 3rd Movement: Adagio (1st Record) Genre(s): Chamber music

NOTE: Edited version (noise reduced, volume boosted), original is at File:PDP-CH_-_Opéra_Comique_-_Élie_Cohen_-_Joseph_Rogatechwsky_-_Romance_de_Nadir_-_Les_pêcheurs_de_perles_-_Bizet_-_Cormon_-_Carré_-_Columbia-12527-lx90.flac. 1st release date: 1929 1st recording date: 1928 Place of recording: unknown Author(s)/Composer(s): Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Lyricist(s): Eugène Cormon (1810-1903) and Michel Carré (1821-1872) Music arranger(s): none Conductor: Élie Cohen (unknown birth/death date) Performer(s): Joseph Rogatechwsky (1891-1985) de l'Opéra Comique Vocal range: tenor with orchestra accompaniment Title/Work: Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) (opera) Content: Romance de Nadir Synonym: This is a "Je crois entendre" encore[1] Genre(s): Opera terminology

Live recording. Uday Shankar and his company of hindu dancers and musicians: Vishnudass Shirali, Sisir Sovan, Rabindra (Ravi Shankar), Dulal Sen, Nagen Dey, Brijo Behari. Čeština: Skladba Raga Tilanga (1937), na sitár hraje Ravi Šankar při své návštěvě New Yorku. Raga Tilanga (1937), Ravi Shankar's first recording, in New York, during a tour organized by his elder brother Uday Shankar. हिन्दी: राग तिलंग (१९३७), बड़े भाई उदय शंकर द्वारा आयोजित एक दौरे के दौरान रवि शंकर की न्यूयॉर्क में पहली रिकॉर्डिंग। Македонски: Рага Тиланга (1937) — првата снимена изведба на истакнатиот индиски класичен музичар Рави Шанкар (1920 - 2012). Raga Tilanga – pierwsze nagranie Ravi Shankara zarejestrowane w 1937 roku w Nowym Jorku podczas tournee grupy tanecznej jego starszego brata, Uday Shankara.

Label: Parlophone (Carl Lindström Company) Cat. no.: P 9116 Order number: 20258 Matrix/StamperID: 2-20258 1st release date: 1927? 1st recording date: 5 May 1927 Place of recording: Carl Lindström AG, SO.33, Schlesische Straße 26, Berlin (German Reich) Author(s)/Composer(s): Giuseppe Verdi (1842-1898) Lyricist(s): Francesco Maria Piave (1810-1876) based on a Spanish drama, Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino (1835), by Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1791-1865), with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. Conductor(s): Frieder Weissmann (1893-1984) Performer(s): Orchester der Staatsoper Berlin, Meta Seinemeyer (1895-1929) Vocal range: operatic soprano with orchestra Title/Work: La forza del destino (opera) Content: Sono giunta! Grazie, o Dio! (Aria di Leonora) Genre(s): Opera terminology Comments: RCM and Reloop