Thurlow Lieurance

Thurlow Weed Lieurance (March 21, 1878 – October 9, 1963) was an American composer, known primarily for his song "By the Waters of Minnetonka". He is frequently categorized with a number of his contemporaries, including Charles Wakefield Cadman, Arthur Nevin, Charles Sanford Skilton, Preston Ware Orem, and Arthur Farwell, as a member of the Indianist movement in American music.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1878, Died 1963

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, flute, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-15813	10-in.	3/18/1915	Lullaby	Julia Culp	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19685	10-in.	5/2/1917	By the waters of Minnetonka	Julia Culp	Contralto vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21014	10-in.	10/30/1917	By the waters of Minnetonka	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-21015	10-in.	1/27/1930	Aooah	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer
Victor	B-21015	10-in.	10/30/1917	Aooah	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-21016	10-in.	1/27/1930	By the weeping waters	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer
Victor	B-21016	10-in.	10/30/1917	By the weeping waters	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	B-21017	10-in.	10/30/1917	A Sioux serenade	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	B-21019	10-in.	10/30/1917	Two Indian songs	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	instrumentalist, piano, composer
Victor	BVE-24119	10-in.	4/8/1927	By the waters of Minnetonka	Frances Alda	Soprano vocal solo, with male quartet and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-24119	10-in.	5/17/1920	By the waters of Minnetonka	Frances Alda	Soprano vocal solo, with harp, violin, and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-25934	10-in.	1/5/1922	Indian spring bird	Princess Watahwaso	Female vocal solo, with piano and flute	composer
Victor	BVE-29428	10-in.	12/3/1926	By the waters of Minnetonka	Renée Chemet	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-29428	10-in.	2/1/1924	By the waters of Minnetonka	Renée Chemet	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-29874	12-in.	4/10/1924	By the waters of Minnetonka	Fannie Shreve Heartsill	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-30177	10-in.	9/8/1926	By the waters of Minnetonka	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-30177	10-in.	6/11/1924	By the waters of Minnetonka	Paul Whiteman Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	B-32692	10-in.	6/10/1925	By the waters of Minnetonka	Laura F. MacNichol	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-34923	10-in.	3/1/1926	The Angelus	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-35116	10-in.	4/6/1926	By the waters of Minnetonka	Isabel Allen	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-36750	10-in.	11/1/1926	By the waters of Minnetonka	Ernestine Schumann-Heink	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-39388	10-in.	11/8/1927	Lullaby	Elsie Baker	Contralto vocal solo, with flute and piano	composer
Victor	BVE-40460	10-in.	11/23/1927	By the waters of Minnetonka	Flora McCrea Eaton	Female vocal solo, with violin and harp	composer
Victor	BVE-41356	10-in.	12/9/1927	By the waters of Minnetonka	Eddie South's Alabamians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BVE-46167	10-in.	8/29/1928	By the waters of Minnetonka	Alice Williams	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 1-25 of 85 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lieurance, Thurlow," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109647.

Lieurance, Thurlow. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109647.

"Lieurance, Thurlow." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.

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