Nicola A. Montani
Nicola A. Montani, KCSS (6 November 1880 Utica – 11 January 1948 Philadelphia) was a conductor, composer, arranger, and publisher of sacred music. In 1915 Montani cofounded the St. Gregory Guild and the Society of St. Gregory. In 1920, he published the famous St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book, containing mainly his own editions and compositions, similar to Oreste Ravanello's work. He was music director of Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and professor of music at the Seminary of the Imaculate Conception. Later he lived in Philadelphia, working at Mater Misericordiae Academy (now the Merion Mercy Academy), the Melrose Academy (run by the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart), and the Academy of Mercy (now the Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School). Pope Pius XI made Montani a Knight Commander of St. Sylvester in 1926. In 1947, in recognition of his pioneering work in the field of sacred music, the Society of St. Gregory awarded him a gold plaque. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 6, 1880, Died January 11, 1948
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: choral director, composer, arranger
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-23567 | 12-in. | 1/6/1920 | Gesu bambino | Giovanni Martinelli | Tenor vocal solo, with boys vocal chorus and orchestra | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-37858 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | Ave Maria | Palestrina Choir | Chorus, with organ | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-37859 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | Hymn in honor of St. John the Baptist | Palestrina Choir | Chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-37860 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | Ave Maria | Palestrina Choir | Chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-37861 | 10-in. | 3/21/1927 | O bone Jesu! | Palestrina Choir | Chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39519 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Ave Maria (Salutatio angelic) | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39520 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Hymn to Apollo | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with flute | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39521 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Veni Creator Spiritus (Come Holy Ghost) | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39522 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Sicut cervus | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39523 | 10-in. | 7/11/1927 | Magnificat (My soul doth magnify the Lord) | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39525 | 10-in. | 7/12/1927 | Adoramus te | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | arranger, choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-39526 | 10-in. | 7/12/1927 | Popule meus | Palestrina Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-45216 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Dies irae | Nicola A. Montani ; Palestrina Choir | Mixed chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-45217 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Ave Maria | Nicola A. Montani ; Palestrina Choir | Mixed chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-45218 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Joseph mine | Nicola A. Montani ; Palestrina Choir | Mixed chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-45219 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Lo, how a rose e'er blooming | Nicola A. Montani ; Palestrina Choir | Mixed chorus, unaccompanied | choral director | |
| Victor | BVE-45220 | 10-in. | 5/28/1928 | Ave Maria | Palestrina Choir | Mixed chorus, with organ | choral director | |
| Victor | [Trial 1919-02-10-08] | Not documented | 2/10/1919 | Sweet Tipperary | Edward Dooner | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 58710 | 10-in. | approximately September 1917 | A patria ce chiamme | Evangelista Berni Canani | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Montani, Nicola A.," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109338.
Montani, Nicola A.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109338.
"Montani, Nicola A.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Montani, Nicola A. (Nicola Aloysius), 1880-1948 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92015179
Wikidata: Nicola Montani - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15997674
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/41406006
ISNI: 0000 0000 6142 182X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000006142182X
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