Clara Butt

Clara Butt

Dame Clara Ellen Butt (1 February 1872 – 23 January 1936) was an English dramatic contralto and one of the most popular singers from the 1890s through to the 1920s. She had an exceptionally fine contralto voice and an agile singing technique, and impressed contemporary composers such as Saint-Saëns and Elgar; the latter composed his Sea Pictures, Op. 37 with her voice in mind. Her main career was as a recitalist and concert singer. She appeared in only two operatic productions, both of Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. Later in her career she frequently appeared in recitals together with her husband, the baritone Kennerley Rumford. She made numerous recordings for the gramophone.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 1, 1872 (Brighton), Died January 23, 1936 (Oxfordshire)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: contralto

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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 109 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	75170	12-in.	8/31/1922	Abide with me	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75309	12-in.	approximately 1916	Land of hope and glory	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Clara Butt ; Lt. A. Williams	Female vocal solo, with chorus and band	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75310	12-in.	approximately 1916	The holy city	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Clara Butt ; Lt. A. Williams	Female vocal solo, with chorus and band	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75311	12-in.	approximately 1917	The palms	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; Clara Butt ; Lt. A. Williams	Female vocal solo, with band and chorus	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75312	12-in.	approximately 1916	God save the King	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75414	12-in.	approximately 1917	Have you news of my boy Jack?	Thomas Beecham ; Clara Butt	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75415	12-in.	approximately 1917	[Unknown title(s)]	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75929	12-in.	approximately 1917	Land of hope and glory	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra and male chorus	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75931	12-in.	approximately 1917	The lost chord	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	75932	12-in.	approximately 1917	The promise of life	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76016	12-in.	approximately 1918	The enchantress	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76017	12-in.	approximately 8/29/1919	Entreat me not to leave thee	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76020	12-in.	approximately 8/7/1919	God save the King	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76021	12-in.	approximately 1918	Love's old sweet song	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76022	12-in.	approximately 1918	Old folks at home	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76025	12-in.	approximately 1918	A hymn for aviators	Clara Butt ; Harold Craxton	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76026	12-in.	approximately 1917	Daddy	Clara Butt ; Harold Craxton	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76330	12-in.	12/31/1918	A perfect day	Clara Butt ; Grace Torrens	Female vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76331	12-in.	approximately 12/31/1918	A fairy went a'marketing	Clara Butt ; Grace Torrens	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76610	12-in.	approximately 9/20/1919	Dream faces	Clara Butt ; Andrew Harris	Female vocal solo, with band and chorus	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76611	12-in.	approximately 9/30/1919	My prayer	Clara Butt	Contralto vocal solo, with piano and organ	vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76612	12-in.	September 1919	Kathleen Mavoureen	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76614	12-in.	September 1919	Love has come to stay	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76615	12-in.	September 1919	The world's thanksgiving	Clara Butt		vocalist, contralto
Columbia	76955	12-in.	4/25/1933	Friendship	Clara Butt ; Albert W. Ketelbey ; Kennerley Rumford	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, contralto

(Results 76-100 of 109 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Butt, Clara," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.

Butt, Clara. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103657.

"Butt, Clara." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.