Gustave Kerker

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Gustave Kerker

Gustave Adolph Kerker, sometimes given as Gustav or Gustavus Kerker, (February 28, 1857 – June 29, 1923) was a German-born composer and conductor who spent most of his life in the United States. He became a musical director for Broadway theatre productions and wrote the music for a series of operettas and musicals produced on Broadway and in the West End. His most famous musical was The Belle of New York (1897).

Birth and Death Data: Born February 28, 1857 (Herford), Died June 29, 1923 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1896 - 1911

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	549	7-in.	11/16/1896	Baby	George J. Gaskin	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	565	7-in.	Apr. 1898	Baby	Annie Carter	Female vocal solo	composer
Berliner	1737	7-in.	6/26/1897	Ikey Eisenstein	Dan W. Quinn	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	0431	7-in.	8/8/1899	My Sunday girl	S. H. Dudley	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	0793	7-in.	12/8/1899	When we are married	Florence Hayward ; Harry Macdonough	Female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]27	7-in.	5/22/1900	My Sunday girl	S. H. Dudley	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]378	10-in.	4/4/1901	Selection from The belle of New York	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]378	7-in.	10/5/1900	Selection from The belle of New York	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]770	10-in.	5/3/1901	Susie	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]770	7-in.	5/3/1901	Susie	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]904	10-in.	4/16/1902	When we are married	Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer	Female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]904	7-in.	7/10/1901	When we are married	Harry Macdonough ; Grace Spencer	Female-male vocal duet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3236	10-in.	4/3/1901	Selection from Belle of New York	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3313	10-in.	5/3/1901	Susie	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-910	10-in.	1/13/1904	I love you only	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-910	7-in.	1/13/1904	I love you only	Corinne Morgan	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	E-4446	8-in.	4/29/1907	It's nice to have a sweetheart	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-4446	10-in.	4/29/1907	It's nice to have a sweetheart	Ada Jones ; Billy Murray	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-6620	10-in.	11/27/1908	Very well, then!	Ralph Herz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-8872	12-in.	4/20/1910	Belle of New York selection	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-10393	12-in.	6/5/1911	Gems from The belle of New York	Victor Light Opera Company	Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	279	10-in.	ca. 1901	Susie	Artists vary	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	279	7-in.	ca. 1901-Sept. 1902	Susie	Artists vary	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	785	10-in.	ca. 1902	The purity brigade	Columbia Band	Band	composer
Columbia	785	7-in.	ca. 1902	The purity brigade and gay Parisienne	Columbia Band	Band	composer

(Results 1-25 of 36 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kerker, Gustave," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103861.

Kerker, Gustave. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103861.

"Kerker, Gustave." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.