Nahum Tate
Nahum Tate ( NAY-əm TAYT; 1652 – 30 July 1715) was an Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist and lyricist, who became Poet Laureate in 1692. Tate is best known for The History of King Lear, his 1681 adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, and for his libretto for Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-13603 | 10-in. | 7/17/1913 | While shepherds watched | Mixed Quartet | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-15261 | 12-in. | 10/7/1914 | While shepherds watched | Victor Oratorio Chorus | Vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | C-30903 | 12-in. | 9/12/1924 | While shepherds watched | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | CVE-30903 | 12-in. | 8/27/1926 | While shepherds watched | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | BS-77831 | 10-in. | 9/27/1933 | When I am laid in earth | Rose Bampton | Contralto vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-87585 | 10-in. | 1/15/1935 | When I am laid in Earth | Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Victor | D7VB-1597 | 10-in. | 8/27/1947 | Angels from the realms of glory | Dick Leibert | Organ solo | lyricist | |
Columbia | 77343 | 10-in. | 9/14/1917 | While shepherds watched | Columbia Mixed Double Quartette | Mixed vocal double quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | 6447-6450 | 10-in. | approximately Sept. 1921 | While shepherds watched | All Soul's Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Brunswick | DB158 | 10-in. | 11/22/1928 | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | Cavendish Choir | Vocal chorus, with organ | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0B3437 | 10-in. | 9/22/1932 | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | Royal Choral Society ; Malcolm Sargent | Vocal chorus, with organ | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CA14717 | 10-in. | between July and November 1934 | While shepherds watched their flocks | B.B.C. Chorus ; Joseph Lewis ; Berkeley Mason | Vocal chorus, with organ | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tate, Nahum," accessed September 4, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101899.
Tate, Nahum. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 4, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/101899.
"Tate, Nahum." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 September 2024.
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