Nahum Tate

Nahum Tate ( NAY-əm TAYT; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1652 (Dublin), Died August 10, 1715 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= 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
Victor	B-13603	10-in.	7/17/1913	While shepherds watched	Mixed Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-15261	12-in.	10/7/1914	While shepherds watched	Victor Oratorio Chorus	Vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-30903	12-in.	9/12/1924	While shepherds watched	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	CVE-30903	12-in.	8/27/1926	While shepherds watched	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BS-77831	10-in.	9/27/1933	When I am laid in earth	Rose Bampton	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-87585	10-in.	1/15/1935	When I am laid in Earth	Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	D7VB-1597	10-in.	8/27/1947	Angels from the realms of glory	Dick Leibert	Organ solo	lyricist
Columbia	77343	10-in.	9/14/1917	While shepherds watched	Columbia Mixed Double Quartette	Mixed vocal double quartet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	6447-6450	10-in.	approximately Sept. 1921	While shepherds watched	All Soul's Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	DB158	10-in.	11/22/1928	While shepherds watched their flocks by night	Cavendish Choir	Vocal chorus, with organ	lyricist
Gramophone	0B3437	10-in.	9/22/1932	While shepherds watched their flocks by night	Royal Choral Society ; Malcolm Sargent	Vocal chorus, with organ	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CA14717	10-in.	between July and November 1934	While shepherds watched their flocks	B.B.C. Chorus ; Joseph Lewis ; Berkeley Mason	Vocal chorus, with organ	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tate, Nahum," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101899.

Tate, Nahum. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101899.

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