George W. Byng
George Wilford Bulkley Byng (1861 – 29 June 1932) was an English conductor, composer, music arranger and musical director of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for composing music for ballet productions staged at the Alhambra Theatre in London during the Edwardian era, for his theatre compositions, and as a conductor for HMV from World War I up to about 1930. Byng was his stage name. As a child, he received a musical education and at age 11 joined the orchestra at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, and played in orchestras throughout Britain for two decades before beginning a conducting career. By the 1890s, his compositions of incidental music for plays were used in London theatres. From 1898 to 1913, as the musical director of London's Alhambra Theatre, he composed, arranged and conducted the music for approximately 30 ballets and scenas. During this period, he continued to compose new music, including theatre scores, for other companies. For two years thereafter, he was the musical conductor at the Gaiety Theatre, London. After conducting for Thomas Edison's British recording studio for several years, in 1915 Byng joined HMV full-time, where he conducted a great number of recordings. From 1917 to 1924, he conducted many of the early acoustic sets of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas in cooperation with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. He remained with HMV for at least 15 years. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1861, Died June 29, 1932
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | Bb98 | 10-in. | 4/26/1921 | Pourquoi, me réveiller | Dmitriĭ Alekseevich Smirnov | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc551 | 12-in. | 10/10/1921 | In questa tomba oscura | Artists vary | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc556 | 12-in. | 10/11/1921 | Two grenadiers | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin ; Percy Pitt | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc557 | 12-in. | 10/11/1921 | When the king went forth to war | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc1890 | 12-in. | 9/25/1922 | Song of the Viking guest | George W. Byng ; Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc1891 | 12-in. | 10/9/1922 | Song of the Volga boatmen | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc2015 | 12-in. | 10/23/1922 | Pimen's monologue | George W. Byng ; Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | YY2406 | 10-in. | 1/18/1923 | Hywel be ti'n geisio yma (Hywel a Blodwen) | Walter Glynne ; Bessie Jones | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | YY2407 | 10-in. | 1/18/1923 | Fy blodwen, f'anwylyd, fy mhobpeth | Walter Glynne | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc2858 | 12-in. | 4/19/1923 | Henchido de amor santo | Miguel Fleta | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb3229 | 10-in. | 7/7/1923 | Dubinushka | George W. Byng ; Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Bass vocal solo, with quintet and orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | H05794ae | 10-in. | 7/17/1920 | Jert hus skal i bygge | Military Band [Gramophone Co.; G. W. Byng, conductor] | Military band | conductor | |
Gramophone | H05795se | 10-in. | 7/17/1920 | Det er så yndigt at følges ad | Military Band [Gramophone Co.; G. W. Byng, conductor] | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb5854 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | La paloma | Apollo Granforte | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb5855 | 10-in. | 3/6/1925 | Jorobo | Apollo Granforte | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7204 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Shepherd's hay | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7204 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Country gardens | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7205 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Bobbing Joe | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7206 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Glorishears | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7209 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Lads a Bunchum | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Bb7210 | 10-in. | 11/6/1925 | Bean setting | Mayfair Band | Band | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc7634 | 12-in. | 1/6/1926 | Rolling in the foaming billows | George W. Byng ; Robert Radford | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc7715 | 12-in. | 1/15/1926 | Why do the nations so furiously rage? | George W. Byng ; Robert Radford | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc7997 | 12-in. | 3/3/1926 | It's nice to get up in the mornin' (but it's nicer to lie in bed!) | Harry Lauder | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor | |
Gramophone | Cc7999 | 12-in. | 3/3/1926 | Doughie the baker | Harry Lauder | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | conductor |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Byng, George W.," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107731.
Byng, George W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107731.
"Byng, George W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Byng, George W. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97872124
Wikidata: George W. Byng - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5545555
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/64157523177127030698
MusicBrainz: George W. Byng - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9b2303d8-5ce9-426a-821e-eed824a5a715
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