| Many ask the question, "What is a polyphon?" A Polyphon was a type of music box that used metal discs to produce their beautiful "music box" sounds. This music was very popular during the Victorian Era. The main difference between Polyphons and smaller music boxes that we are more accustomed to today, was their ability to produce both very high and low notes on the same recordings. The feature song on this CD is a song that Jim wrote for the City of Windom, Minnesota, and their residents titled "The Christmas Bells of Windom." Jim is also one of the few music box composers that has the equipment to produce true sounding music box melodies. Jim's upcoming new music box CD titled "Music Box Memories" is currently in production, and we will update that information on Sandcastle Music as soon as it's available.
Please also note that Sandcastle Music will make available any Music Box tune, or Polyphon melody that you like sent to your email address in a mp3 format so that you will be able to download it onto your computer, iPod, Zune, or cell phone for $1.00 each. |
