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Arthur Pryor
Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders during the 1930s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 22, 1870 (St. Joseph), Died June 18, 1942 (West Long Branch)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, trombone, composer, director, arranger, piano
Notes: Noted by Berliner Gramophone Co. as "Assistant Conductor of Sousa's Band."
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 1376 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 20 | 7-in. | 11/21/1894 | Mendelssohn's wedding march | Artists vary | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 65 | 7-in. | 8/18/1897 | Orange blossoms | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 69 | 7-in. | 9/1/1897 | Little Marcia Marie | Arthur Pryor ; Sousa's Band | Band, with trombone solo | composer, instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 83 | 7-in. | Sept. 1897-Mar. 1899 | The march king | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 93 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898-Mar. 1899 | Ye Boston Tea Party march | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 108 | 7-in. | 4/9/1898 | The matinee girl | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
Berliner | 109 | 7-in. | 4/9/1898 | The blue Danube waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 117 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | La Marseillaise | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 123 | 7-in. | 9/1/1898 | Intermezzo | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 127 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | The first heart throbs | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 128 | 7-in. | 5/29/1898 | The meeting of the blue & gray | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 133 | 7-in. | Apr. 1898 | Flee as a bird | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 139[a] | 7-in. | 9/2/1898 | A hot time medley march | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 141 | 7-in. | 9/2/1898 | Songs of Scotland | Sousa's Band | Band | conductor | |
Berliner | 221 | 7-in. | 11/1/1897 | Miserere | Henry Higgins ; Arthur Pryor | Cornet and trombone duet | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 266 | 7-in. | 7/28/1897 | Little Nell | Noble McDonald | Piano solo | composer | |
Berliner | 272 | 7-in. | 10/31/1898 | Love thoughts | Noble McDonald | Piano solo | composer | |
Berliner | 315[a] | 7-in. | 11/2/1898 | Little Nell | August P. Stengler | Clarinet solo | composer | |
Berliner | 1497 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Love thoughts | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Berliner | 3300 | 7-in. | 7/2/1897 | Sweet Lorena Ray | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | composer, instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 3301 | 7-in. | 7/2/1897 | Exposition echoes | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | composer, instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 3302 | 7-in. | Before Apr. 1899 | Say au revoir, but not goodbye | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 3303 | 7-in. | 7/2/1897 | The palms | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 3304 | 7-in. | 7/2/1897 | You’re so good, Daddy | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | instrumentalist, trombone | |
Berliner | 3305 | 7-in. | 7/27/1897 | Rocked in the cradle of the deep | Arthur Pryor | Trombone solo | instrumentalist, trombone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pryor, Arthur," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.
Pryor, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103262.
"Pryor, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Pryor, Arthur, 1870-1942 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81089392
Wikidata: Arthur Pryor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1043029
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/54330834
MusicBrainz: Arthur Pryor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d710dc43-cf00-4351-b2ef-9b725f703836
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