Felix Arndt
Felix Arndt (May 20, 1889 – October 16, 1918) was an American pianist and composer of popular music. His mother was the Countess Fevrier, related to Napoleon III. His father, Hugo Arndt, was Swiss-born. Educated in New York (his music teachers included Carl Lachmund), Arndt composed songs for the famous vaudeville team of Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes, and recorded over 3000 piano rolls for Duo-Art and QRS Records. He died in New York City from the "Spanish flu" influenza. Arndt is interred at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, NY. Arndt is best remembered for his 1915 composition "Nola," written as an engagement gift to his fiancée (and later wife), Nola Locke. It is sometimes considered to be the first example of the novelty piano or "novelty ragtime" genre, published by Sam Fox Publishing Company. It was the signature theme of the Vincent Lopez orchestra, and a top ten hit for Les Paul in 1950. A vocal recording by Billy Williams, featuring lyrics by Sunny Skylar, became a minor hit in 1959. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 20, 1889 (New York City), Died October 16, 1918 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, celeste, arranger
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-15144 | 10-in. | 8/24/1914 | Love in June | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15161 | 10-in. | 8/31/1914 | Go to it! | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | C-15162 | 12-in. | 8/31/1914 | Kakūda | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15163 | 10-in. | 8/31/1914 | Azalea waltz | Dr. Clarence J. Penney | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15375 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | Scotch songs | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15376 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | Home, sweet home | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15377 | 10-in. | 11/10/1914 | Entr'acte gavotte | Dr. Clarence J. Penney | Mandolin solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15432 | 10-in. | 11/25/1914 | Old folks at home | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15433 | 10-in. | 11/25/1914 | Old black Joe | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15434 | 10-in. | 11/25/1914 | When you and I were young, Maggie | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15435 | 10-in. | 11/25/1914 | Silver threads among the gold | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15439 | 10-in. | 11/30/1914 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15440 | 10-in. | 11/30/1914 | To a wild rose | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15441 | 10-in. | 11/30/1914 | My old Kentucky home | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15558 | 10-in. | 12/31/1914 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15559 | 10-in. | 12/31/1914 | Silent night, holy night | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15632 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | The original fox trot | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15633 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | I wonder what will William Tell | Van Eps Trio | Instrumental trio | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-15634 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | At an old trysting place | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-15635 | 10-in. | 1/27/1915 | Whispering hope | Felix Arndt | Celeste solo | instrumentalist, celeste | |
Victor | B-17399 | 10-in. | 3/30/1916 | Nola | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-17400 | 10-in. | 3/30/1916 | An operatic nightmare | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | arranger, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-19200 | 10-in. | 2/19/1917 | Marionette | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | composer, instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-19238 | 10-in. | 3/5/1917 | Humoresque | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | B-19290 | 10-in. | 3/19/1917 | Valse bleue | Felix Arndt | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Arndt, Felix," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103634.
Arndt, Felix. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103634.
"Arndt, Felix." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Arndt, Felix, 1889-1918 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82063875
Wikidata: Felix Arndt - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q777367
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