Charles Wels

Charles Wels (August 24, 1825 in Prague – May 12, 1906 in New York City) was an American pianist, organist, composer, and music teacher. He studied under Václav Tomášek before relocating to the US. In the US he produced piano compositions and a funeral march for Abraham Lincoln. (The Library of Congress has scanned in 60 compositions by Wels into its American Memory collection.) He was briefly a Polish court-musician from 1847 to 1849. In the 1860s he was organist at Christ Church of New York. His pupils included Samuel Brenton Whitney.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 24, 1825 (Prague), Died May 12, 1906 (The Bronx)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915

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	Audio
Columbia	46057	10-in.	9/24/1915	Viderunt et alleluia	Columbia Mixed Quartette	Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wels, Charles," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108527.

Wels, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108527.

"Wels, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.