Sholom Secunda

Sholom Secunda

Sholom Secunda (4 September [O.S. 23 August] 1894, Alexandria, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire – 13 June 1974, New York) was an American composer of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, best known for the tunes of Bei Mir Bistu Shein and Donna Donna.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1893 (Oleksandriia), Died January 13, 1974 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, lyricist, songwriter, arranger

Notes: Name also appears in Victor ledgers as Shulem Secunda. Sometimes listed as Samuel Secunda.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 75 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MBS-032315	10-in.	before November 1939	Eres encantadora	Conjunto Dupont	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-058611	10-in.	12/19/1940	Vus di vilst	Seymour Rechtzeit	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-062894	10-in.	3/26/1941	Ich hob dich	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-062897	10-in.	3/26/1941	Sug farvus	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0FB-4280	10-in.	4/27/1950	Shir hacheirut	Moshe Koussevitzky ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor, composer
Victor	E0FB-4281	10-in.	4/27/1950	Yerushalayim	Moshe Koussevitzky ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	86034	10-in.	approximately March 1920	Brengt aher ayer mamen (ברענגט אַהער אײַער מאַמען)	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	86035	10-in.	approximately March 1920	Kinder, kumt aheym (קינדער קומט אהיים)	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88719	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Berele Tramp : Lomir zich Iberbeiten	Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88720	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Berele Tramp : Macht sich fertig zu der chupeh	Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88783	10-in.	approximately September 1922	Hit aich meidelach	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88784	10-in.	approximately September 1922	Shabbes tzu nacht	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	89055	10-in.	approximately February 1923	Die Amerikaner rebetzin : Vu Is mein yukel	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	89948	10-in.	approximately May 1924	Aheim, aheim	David Medoff	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	CO42736	10-in.	approximately 1950	Yisroel, Yisroel	Aaron Lebedeff ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	conductor
Columbia	CO42737	10-in.	approximately 1950	Unser mishpoche	Aaron Lebedeff ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	conductor, composer
Columbia	W108300	10-in.	September 1927	Vos toig es aich, vos darft ihr es, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108301	10-in.	September 1927	Ai-dai-derai-dai-tchastushkes, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108769	10-in.	February 1928	Die Fier Natzionen, fun "Ven liebe ruft", part 1	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108770	10-in.	February 1928	Die Fier Natzionen, fun "Ven liebe ruft", part 2	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109284	10-in.	May 1928	Die bobe mit'n zeiden	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109285	10-in.	May 1928	Russland-Russland	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109641	10-in.	September 1928	Nu, a daigeh, fun "Dos lied fun liebe"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109642	10-in.	September 1928	Hurray far New York, fun "Dos lied fun liebe"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W110799	10-in.	May 1929	Yidden, loift tzum rebbin	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer

(Results 26-50 of 75 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Secunda, Sholom," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103725.

Secunda, Sholom. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103725.

"Secunda, Sholom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.