John Lemmoné
John Lemmone (22 June 1861 – 16 August 1949; also seen as John Lemmoné) was an Australian flute player and composer who was largely self-taught and who at the age of 12, paid for his first flute with gold he had panned himself on the goldfields at Ballarat. He had an international career as a soloist, and accompanied well-known singers such as Adelina Patti, Nellie Melba and Amy Sherwin, the pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. Later in his career he became Nellie Melba's manager. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 22, 1861 (Ballarat), Died August 16, 1949 (Darlinghurst)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1910
Roles Represented in DAHR: flute, composer, arranger
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-4349 | 12-in. | 3/28/1907 | Mad scene | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-4350 | 12-in. | 3/28/1907 | Lo! Here the gentle lark | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-4358 | 12-in. | 3/30/1907 | Sweet bird, that shun'nst the noise of folly | Nellie Melba | Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9375 | 12-in. | 8/26/1910 | By the brook | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | B-9376 | 10-in. | 8/26/1910 | The butterfly | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | B-9377 | 10-in. | 8/26/1910 | Andalouse | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | B-9378 | 10-in. | 8/26/1910 | Grand solo | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | B-9379 | 10-in. | 8/26/1910 | Distant voices | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, unaccompanied | composer, instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | B-9380 | 10-in. | 8/26/1910 | The spinning wheel | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, unaccompanied | arranger, instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9607 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | Concerto for harp and flute : First movement | Maurice Lafarge ; John Lemmoné ; Ada Sassoli | Flute and harp solos, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9609 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | Graceful dance | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | composer, instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9610 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | Scherzo capriccio | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9611 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | Bolero | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9612 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | The nightingale | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute | |
Victor | C-9613 | 12-in. | 11/7/1910 | The wind amongst the trees | John Lemmoné | Flute solo, with piano | instrumentalist, flute |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lemmoné, John," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116786.
Lemmoné, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/116786.
"Lemmoné, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: John Lemmoné
Discogs: John Lemmoné
Allmusic: John Lemmoné
IMSLP: John Lemmoné
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lemmoné, John, 1861-1949 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98017015
Wikidata: John Lemmoné - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1700815
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61458630
MusicBrainz: John Lemmoné - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1614b26d-11f4-4ec9-b6a6-39233854cee9
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