Thurlow Lieurance

Thurlow Weed Lieurance (March 21, 1878 – October 9, 1963) was an American composer, known primarily for his song "By the Waters of Minnetonka". He is frequently categorized with a number of his contemporaries, including Charles Wakefield Cadman, Arthur Nevin, Charles Sanford Skilton, Preston Ware Orem, and Arthur Farwell, as a member of the Indianist movement in American music.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1878, Died 1963

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, flute, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-51111	10-in.	4/1/1929	By the waters of the Minnetonka	Martha Golden	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-51121	10-in.	4/4/1929	By the waters of Minnetonka	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-51813	10-in.	4/23/1929	By the waters of Minnetonka	Clement Barone ; Thurlow Lieurance	Flute and piano duet	instrumentalist, flute, piano, composer
Victor	BVE-51814	10-in.	4/23/1929	Winnebago love song	Clement Barone ; Thurlow Lieurance	Flute duet	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	CVE-57666	12-in.	12/10/1929	By the waters of Minnetonka	Blanche Arter Myers	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-70588	10-in.	2/17/1932	By the waters of Minnetonka	Irene Harding ; Mathilda Harding	Piano and pipe organ duet	composer
Victor	BS-77333	10-in.	12/12/1933	By the waters of Minnetonka	Jim & Bob	Guitar duet (Hawaiian)	composer
Victor	BS-83300	10-in.	6/11/1934	Minnetonka no kohan	Hizi Koyke	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	PBVE-151	10-in.	9/24/1925	By the waters of Minnetonka	Mormon Tabernacle Choir	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	composer
Victor	PBS-09527	10-in.	6/22/1937	By the waters of Minnetonka (An Indian love song)	Nelson Eddy	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PBS-09566	10-in.	7/2/1937	By the waters of Minnetonka (An Indian love song)	Nelson Eddy ; Theodore Paxson	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-027411	10-in.	9/27/1938	By the waters of Minnetonka (Indian love song)	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-027412	10-in.	9/27/1938	By the waters of Minnetonka (Indian love song)	Glenn Miller Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-028763	10-in.	10/28/1938	By the waters of Minnetonka	Vernon Geyer	Electric organ solo	composer
Victor	BS-071031	10-in.	9/29/1941	By the waters of Minnetonka	Curly Hicks ; Taproom Boys	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	XVE-02207	10-in.	9/27/1928	By the waters of Minnetonka	M. T. Z. Tyau	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-458	10-in.	9/11/1930	Waters of Minnetonka	Princess Tsanina	Female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-10-23-01]	Not documented	10/23/1917	The owl's bleak cry	Hubert Small	Flute solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1917-10-23-02]	Not documented	10/23/1917	By the waters of Minnetonka	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1918-12-17-03]	Not documented	12/17/1918	By the waters of Minnetonka	Mrs. Tom A. Velie	Whistling solo, with piano and violin	composer
Victor	[Trial 1919-01-30-04]	Not documented	1/30/1919	By the waters of Minnetonka	Mrs. Tom A. Velie	Whistling solo, with piano and violin	composer
Victor	[Trial 1920-11-15-09]	Not documented	11/15/1920	By the waters of Minnetonka	J. Steel Jamison	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1924-03-26-01]	10-in.	3/26/1924	Where dawn and sunset meet	Edna Wooley-Lieurance	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1924-03-26-02]	10-in.	3/26/1924	Where drowsy waters steal	Edna Wooley-Lieurance	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1924-03-26-03]	10-in.	3/26/1924	The bird and the babe	Edna Wooley-Lieurance	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano

(Results 26-50 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lieurance, Thurlow," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109647.

Lieurance, Thurlow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109647.

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

Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license

Feedback

Send the Editors a message about this record.