E. A. Mario

E. A. Mario

Giovanni Gaeta (1884 – 24 June 1961) was the real name of the Italian poet, writer and musician better known as E. A. Mario. He took the E of his assumed name from the initial letter of the pseudonym Ermes under which he wrote for the newspaper Il Ventesimo; the A came from Alessandro, the paper's chief editor; and Mario was the name of its Polish director. Gaeta composed and wrote the lyrics to more than 2,000 works in Italian and Neapolitan. In 1918, he wrote La leggenda del Piave, which at the birth of the Italian Republic was a candidate for the Italian national anthem. His other famous works include Santa Lucia luntana, Balocchi e profumi, Vipera, Rose rosse, and O' Paese dò sole.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1884 (Naples), Died June 24, 1961 (Naples)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter, speaker, leader, author

Notes: Primary pseudonym used by G. E. Gaeta (Giovanni Ermete Gaeta).

Recordings (Results 101-125 of 164 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
OKeh	[OK cat 9080-b]	10-in.	1921	Ll'acquaiuolo	E. A. Mario	Monologue	speaker
OKeh	[OK cat 9094-b]	10-in.	approximately 1923-1924	Canta abbrile	Raffaele Balsamo	Male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	9748	10-in.	approximately Jan. 1923	Santa Lucia luntana	Isa Kremer	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E27297	10-in.	4/6/1928	Mandulinata ‘e II’emigrante	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E27321	10-in.	4/10/1928	Ll’onne ‘e Marechiare	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28724	10-in.	11/12/1928	Demone	Raoul Romito	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E30675½	10-in.	9/30/1929	Balocchi e profumi	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E31803	10-in.	1/16/1930	Senza nomme	Gilda Mignonette	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E25004-E25006	10-in.	11/1/1927	Piedigrotta	Duo Colombo	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist
Brunswick	E26511-E26512	10-in.	2/15/1928	Napule signorsi	Roberto Ciaramella	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	1480	10-in.	1929	La legende del Piave	Banda Presidiaria del Corpo d’Armata di Milano ; A. Lizzi	Band	composer
Brunswick	1499	10-in.	1929	Santa Lucia luntana	E. Gaiotto	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	1586	10-in.	1930	Tarantella cu ‘a nustalgia	Rubino	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	1589	10-in.	1930	Senza nomme	Rubino	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Edison	6888	10-in.	7/28/1919	Comme se canta a Napule	Mario Laurenti	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	0M52	10-in.	9/2/1931	Miérólo affortunato	Ada Bruges	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0M59	10-in.	9/3/1931	Tammuriata muderna	Ada Bruges	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0M63	10-in.	9/3/1931	Mare addiruso	Ada Bruges	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Gramophone	0F154	10-in.	3/6/1931	Ladro di bambole	Daniele Serra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental octet	songwriter
Gramophone	0F167	10-in.	3/11/1931	Stornellata del vagheggino	Eugenio Mignone ; Daniele Serra	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Gramophone	0M753	10-in.	9/2/1932	Tre Napule	Gilda Mignonette ; Ernesto Tagliaferri	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0BA1518	10-in.	7/14/1936	Settimana 'e passione	Eugenio Mignone ; Ria Rosa	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Gramophone	1918ah	10-in.	9/13/1912	Come se canta a Napule	Olimpia d'Avigny	Female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Gramophone	1924ah	10-in.	9/14/1912	Canzone napoletana	Olimpia d'Avigny	Female vocal solo	lyricist, composer
Gramophone	1928ah	10-in.	9/14/1911	Contadina allegra	Olimpia d'Avigny	Female vocal solo	lyricist, composer

(Results 101-125 of 164 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mario, E. A.," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108868.

Mario, E. A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108868.

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