Isaac Reingold
Isaac Reingold (Yitskhok, Itsik, יצחק רײנגאָלד) is the pen name of Isaac Toomim ( תּאומים יצחק) 1873-1903), a Russian-born American poet, lyricist, and singer. Born in 1873 in Oder, near Loytsk (Lutsk), Volhynia, Ukraine, into a Chasidic family. He received a strict religious education; his father was bitterly opposed to the Enlightenment and a fervent believer in brotherhood and equality. His poetry and his couplets—often set to melodies of famous English-language popular songs—were popular with working-class audiences. He sang well and performed in concert halls and workers' gatherings. His songs were published in: Lider-magazin, Di idishe bihne, and Teglikher idisher kuryer. He also wrote an opera, Al nahares bovl (By the rivers of Babylon). He died October 21, 1903 in Chicago. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1873
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 58303 | 10-in. | approximately May 1917 | Der khupe-tog (דער חופּה־טאָג) | Clara Gold | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reingold, Isaac," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109822.
Reingold, Isaac. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109822.
"Reingold, Isaac." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Wikipedia: Isaac Reingold
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LCNAR: Reingold, Isaac, 1873-1903 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93034791
Wikidata: Isaac Reingold - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q67201631
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