Arthur Wood

Arthur Wood (24 January 1875 – 18 January 1953) was an English composer and conductor, particularly famous for "Barwick Green", the signature theme for the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 24, 1875, Died January 18, 1953

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	74041	12-in.	approximately April 1920	The shop girl, selection, part 1	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood	Orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74042	12-in.	approximately April 1920	The shop girl, selection, part 2	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood	Orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74043	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	My shy love	Thorpe Bates ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Nancie Lovat ; Arthur Wood	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74044	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	Over the hills	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Nancie Lovat ; Arthur Wood	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	conductor
Columbia	74045	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	If you only knew	Thorpe Bates ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74046	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	Not a scrap	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Roy Royston ; Arthur Wood	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74047	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	You know how much I love you	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Roy Royston ; Arthur Wood	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74048	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	Japanese duet	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Roy Royston ; Mamie Watson ; Arthur Wood	Vocal duet, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74049	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	The guards brigade	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Arthur Wood	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	conductor
Columbia	74050	12-in.	approximately 4/15/1920	The shop girl	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Arthur Wood	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	conductor
Columbia	74051	12-in.	approximately 4/14/1920	Brown of Colorado	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Leonard Mackay ; Arthur Wood	Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus	conductor
Columbia	74115	12-in.	approximately June 1920	Three dale dances	Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] ; Arthur Wood	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Columbia	74116	12-in.	approximately June 1920	Three dale dances	Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] ; Arthur Wood	Orchestra	conductor, composer
Columbia	74119	12-in.	approximately 6/9/102	Is it fair?	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Alfred Lester ; Arthur Wood	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	74120	12-in.	approximately 6/9/1920	Popular popular sweetstuff shop	Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Alfred Lester ; Arthur Wood	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2769af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison ; Violet Oppenshaw ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2771af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2773af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2775af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; Violet Oppenshaw ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2777af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Oppenshaw	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2779af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2781af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2782af	12-in.	7/30/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2790af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2792af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2798af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2800af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2802af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2803af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2806af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2807af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Robert Radford	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2809af	12-in.	8/2/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison ; Robert Radford	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2812af	12-in.	8/3/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Robert Radford	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2814af	12-in.	8/15/1917	The Mikado	George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Ernest Pike ; Robert Radford	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2815af	12-in.	8/3/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Arthur Wood	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2817af	12-in.	8/15/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Arthur Wood	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor
Gramophone	HO2915af	12-in.	10/16/1917	The Mikado	D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Bessie Jones ; Ernest Pike ; Robert Radford ; Edna Thornton	Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra	conductor

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wood, Arthur," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100377.

Wood, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/100377.

"Wood, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.