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Rosario Bourdon

Joseph Charles Rosario Bourdon (March 6, 1885 – April 24, 1961) was a French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer. He was a child prodigy skilled with many musical instruments. Bourdon worked much of his life for the Victor Talking Machine Company where he exerted considerable influence.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1889 (Longueuil), Died April 24, 1961

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, director, piano, cello, celeste, arranger, session supervisor, composer, organ, xylophone, marimba, pipe organ, speaker, bells, drums

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Recordings (Results 426-450 of 4541 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-17574 10-in. 5/1/1916 'Way down in Borneo-o-o Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17575 10-in. 5/1/1916 Hello, summer! Collins and Harlan Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17580 10-in. 5/2/1916 Baby shoes Edna Brown Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17587 10-in. 5/2/1916 Simple melody Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17588 10-in. 5/2/1916 Simple melody Edna Brown ; Billy Murray Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17589 10-in. 5/2/1916 The ragtime pipe of Pan Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17590 10-in. 5/2/1916 Where the shamrock grows Geoffrey O'Hara Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17591 10-in. 5/2/1916 They made it twice as nice as paradise (And they called it Dixieland) Geoffrey O'Hara Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17598 10-in. 5/3/1916 In the beautiful seaside air Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17599 10-in. 5/3/1916 My own Iona William Barnes Male vocal solo, with male vocal chorus and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17605 10-in. 5/3/1916 My grandfather's girl Jane Kenyon [i.e., Elizabeth Wheeler] Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17626 10-in. 5/8/1916 At the end of a beautiful day Jane Kenyon Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17627 10-in. 5/8/1916 Laddie in khaki Lewis J. Howell Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17628 10-in. 5/8/1916 Somewhere in France Lewis J. Howell Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17643 10-in. 5/9/1916 Zigueuner melodie Hans Kindler Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-17644 10-in. 5/9/1916 Le cygne Hans Kindler Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor C-17671 12-in. 5/11/1916 Andante cantabile Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with string quartet instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-17673 10-in. 5/12/1916 Ragging the scale Fred Van Eps Banjo solo, with piano and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17674 10-in. 5/12/1916 Daly's reel Fred Van Eps Banjo solo, with piano and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17675 10-in. 5/12/1916 Medley of Southern melodies Fred Van Eps Banjo solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17676 10-in. 5/12/1916 We're too old to go to you Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-17678 10-in. 5/15/1916 Melody in F Hans Kindler Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-17679 10-in. 5/15/1916 Träumerei Hans Kindler Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-17690 10-in. 5/16/1916 When you're away Rosario Bourdon Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-17691 10-in. 5/16/1916 Underneath the stars Rosario Bourdon Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
(Results 426-450 of 4541 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771

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