Dudley Buck

Dudley Buck

Dudley Buck (March 10, 1839 – October 6, 1909) was an American composer, organist, and writer on music. He published several books, most notably the Dictionary of Musical Terms and Influence of the Organ in History, which was published in New York City in 1882. He is best known today for his organ composition, Concert Variations on The Star-Spangled Banner, Op. 23, which was later arranged into an orchestral version.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 10, 1839 (Hartford), Died October 6, 1909

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1898 - 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, translator, baritone vocal

= 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
Berliner	4289	7-in.	June 1897-Oct. 1898	Good night	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	4291	7-in.	June 1897-Oct. 1898	Robin Adair	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	arranger
Berliner	01229	7-in.	4/19/1900	Good night	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	C-2218	12-in.	2/6/1905	Sing allelluia forth	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	B-3242	10-in.	4/2/1906	Rock of ages	Lyric Quartet ; Trinity Choir [i.e., Lyric Quartet]	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CC-8722	12-in.	3/16/1910	Festival Te Deum, no. 7, in E flat, op. 63, no. 1	Trinity Choir	Chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-9021	12-in.	5/26/1910	When the heart is young	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-10155	10-in.	3/3/1911	When the corn is waving, Annie dear	Apollo Quartette	Male vocal quartet	arranger
Victor	C-11444	12-in.	1/9/1912	Charité	Marcel Journet	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	translator
Victor	B-12182	10-in.	7/15/1912	Oh, come with me in the summer night	Agnes Kimball	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	translator
Victor	C-12280	12-in.	8/1/1912	The Lord is my light	Elsie Baker ; Frederick J. Wheeler	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-13683	12-in.	8/9/1913	Fear not ye, O Israel	E. W. Bruce	Vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-21604	12-in.	3/14/1918	Festival Te Deum no. 7 in E flat	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-21605	12-in.	3/14/1918	Festival Te Deum no. 7 in E flat	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25578	10-in.	9/27/1921	The Virgin's lullaby	Merle Alcock	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25586	10-in.	10/5/1921	Rock of ages	Lyric Quartet	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-28452	10-in.	8/29/1923	O Saviour, hear me	Charles T. Tittmann	Male vocal solo, with cello and orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-32436	10-in.	4/16/1925	Where did you come from, baby dear	Margaret Flowers Hague	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-34753	10-in.	4/7/1926	On the sea	Bucknell University Glee Club	Male vocal chorus, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-38084	10-in.	6/15/1927	The dew is sparkling	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	translator
Victor	BVE-38963	10-in.	6/24/1927	The dew is sparkling	Clarence Whitehill	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	translator
Victor	CVE-50615	12-in.	2/21/1929	Festival Te Deum	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ	composer
Victor	CVE-50616	12-in.	2/21/1929	Festival Te Deum	Trinity Choir	Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ	composer
Victor	BVE-67530	10-in.	4/10/1931	The heavens are declaring	St. Bartholomew’s Choir ; David McK. Williams	Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ	arranger
Victor	CVE-Test-930	12-in.	2/13/1930	Variations on a Scotch air	Alex D. Richardson	Organ solo	composer
Columbia	3054	10-in.	ca. 1904-Feb. 1905	Fear not ye, o Israel	George Alexander	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	38457	10-in.	11/29/1912	In absence	Gwent Male Glee Singers	Male vocal chorus, unaccompanied	composer
Columbia	36852	12-in.	1/14/1914	Festival Te Deum no. 7 in B flat	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	37423	12-in.	ca. 1915	In vocal combat	Columbia Male Octette	Male vocal octet	composer
Columbia	W144687	10-in.	9/17/1927	Annie Laurie	American Singers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	arranger
OKeh	280	10-in.	ca. July 1918	The skylark's song	Dudley Buck	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Brunswick	XE28445	12-in.	10/3/1928	Festival te deum in E flat	Dudley Buck Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer, vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	XE28446	12-in.	10/3/1928	Hallelujah chorus	Dudley Buck Singers	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Edison	6176	10-in.	May 1918	My Redeemer and my Lord	Marie Tiffany	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6958	10-in.	10/6/1919	When the corn is waving	Criterion Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	8166	10-in.	8/4/1921	Fear not ye, o Israel!	Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	9001	10-in.	5/31/1923	In absence	Weber Male Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Buck, Dudley," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104746.

Buck, Dudley. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104746.

"Buck, Dudley." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.