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Frances Allitsen
Mary Frances Allitsen (30 December 1848 – 1 October 1912) was an English composer. One of her most popular songs is a setting of Psalm 27, "The Lord is My Light". Her real name was Mary Bumpus, according to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. |
Birth and Death Data: Born December 30, 1848, Died October 1, 1912
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1935
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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Victor | C-6182 | 12-in. | 5/9/1908 | The Lord is my light | George Hamlin ; Victor Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-11301 | 10-in. | 11/23/1911 | A song of thanksgiving | Frederick J. Wheeler | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-14965 | 12-in. | 6/17/1914 | Unto thy heart | Clara Zollars Bond | Female vocal solo, with piano and violin | composer | |
Victor | B-20899 | 10-in. | 10/23/1917 | The Lord is my light | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-23793 | 10-in. | 3/30/1920 | A song of thanksgiving | John McCormack | Tenor vocal solo, with piano and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-26173 | 10-in. | 3/22/1922 | Psyche | Edith Henderson | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Victor | B-27583 | 10-in. | 3/1/1923 | A song of thanksgiving | Orville Harrold | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-89271 | 10-in. | 4/5/1935 | The Lord is my light | Frederick Jagel ; Edwin McArthur | Tenor vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 48688 | 12-in. | ca. 1916 | My laddie | Corinne Rider-Kelsey | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 6653 | 12-in. | approximately 1915 | Song of thanksgiving | Elsa Stralia | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 76059 | 12-in. | approximately 1918 | The lute player | Arthur Jordan ; Frederick B. Kiddle | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 76960 | 12-in. | 4/26/1923 | There's a land | Clara Butt ; Albert W. Ketelbey | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 3604 | 10-in. | approximately Feb. 1920 | The Lord is my light | Theo Karle | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | 11240-11241 | 10-in. | 9/10/1923 | There's a land | Frank Oldfield | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 496 | Not documented | approximately Dec. 1910 | Song of thanksgiving | Violet Oppenshaw | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 4774 | 10-in. | 6/6/1916 | The Lord is my light | Charles Harrison | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 7679 | 10-in. | 12/13/1920 | The Lord is my light | George Wilton Ballard | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 8195 | 10-in. | 8/12/1921 | The Lord is my light! | Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Edison | 8217 | 10-in. | 9/14/1921 | A song of thanksgiving | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 18156 | 10-in. | 1/6/1928 | The Lord is my light | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Allitsen, Frances," accessed September 3, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108682.
Allitsen, Frances. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 3, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108682.
"Allitsen, Frances." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Allitsen, Frances, 1848-1912 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89000113
Wikidata: Frances Allitsen - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15218048
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/75870651
MusicBrainz: Frances Allitsen - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/62704d01-8da3-4109-be54-210acc5559b6
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