Frances Allitsen

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108682.

Allitsen, Frances. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108682.

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

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