Felix Godin
Felix Godin, a pseudonym of Henry Albert Brown (c. 1864 – 1925), was an English composer of light music. He is best known for his elegiac Valse Septembre, a light waltz written in 1909. The waltz, which is composed in four movements, begins slow with the first melody, then after being repeated once opens into the upbeat main melody, followed by a slower third movement, and then repeating the first melody, following with a brief fourth melody, then concludes repeating the previous melodies with a finale. The waltz was popular in the early 20th century; however, it virtually disappeared from the public eye for the latter half of the century. The waltz however regained some interest when it was featured several times in the 1997 film Titanic. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1864, Died 1925
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1924
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 | B-10301 | 10-in. | 5/9/1911 | Valse Septembre | Arthur Pryor's Band | Band | composer | |
Victor | B-26902 | 10-in. | 9/27/1922 | Lovely Lucerne | Great White Way Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with yodeling | composer | |
Columbia | 6051 | 12-in. | approximately 1909 or 1910 | Valse Septembre | Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 6192 | 12-in. | approximately 1911 | Valse Decembre | Haydn Orchestra [studio orchestra] | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 74145 | 12-in. | approximately August 1920 | Lovely Lucerne | London Dance Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | S-70970 | 10-in. | Nov. 1922 | Lovely Lucerne | Chester Gaylord ; W. A. Gaylord | Saxophone and accordion duet | composer | |
Brunswick | 8603 | 10-in. | approximately Aug. 1922 | Lovely Lucerne | Fredric Fradkin | Violin solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | X8969 | 12-in. | approximately Oct. 1922 | Lovely Lucerne | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 824 | Not documented | 10/10/1911 | Valse septembre | Band (unidentified; Edison Records) | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godin, Felix," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/318009.
Godin, Felix. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/318009.
"Godin, Felix." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Felix Godin
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Godin, Felix, 1864-1925 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2009002118
Wikidata: Felix Godin - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5442219
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2301819
MusicBrainz: Felix Godin - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a1944ac4-10a4-4321-ab7e-79297a14daa6
ISNI: 0000 0000 5399 1443 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000053991443
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