H. T. Burleigh

H. T. Burleigh

Henry Thacker Burleigh (December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949) was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer who was instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh made black music available to classically trained artists both by introducing them to spirituals and by arranging spirituals in a more classical form. Burleigh also introduced Antonín Dvořák to Black American music, which influenced some of Dvořák's most famous compositions and led him to say that Black music would be the basis of an American classical music.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 2, 1866 (Erie), Died September 12, 1949 (Stamford)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, composer, baritone vocal, lyricist, adapter

Notes: Henry Thacker Burleigh is often credited as H. T. Burleigh.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 92 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-5011	10-in.	1/10/1908	Jean	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13456	10-in.	6/19/1913	Jean	Frank Croxton	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	B-16527	10-in.	9/21/1915	Just you	Herbert Witherspoon	Bass vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16947	10-in.	12/29/1915	Just you	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16949	10-in.	12/29/1915	The young warrior	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-16998	10-in.	1/12/1916	Swing low, sweet chariot	Kitty Cheatham	Female vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-17782	10-in.	6/2/1916	Just you	Frieda Hempel	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-18572	10-in.	10/23/1916	Since Molly went away	Emilio de Gogorza	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20027	10-in.	6/8/1917	Three shadows	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-21810	10-in.	4/30/1918	Little mother of mine	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-23522	12-in.	12/10/1919	The victor	John McCormack	Tenor vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23587	10-in.	1/19/1920	Nobody knows de trouble I've seen	Geraldine Farrar	Soprano vocal solo, with piano and orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-25346	10-in.	6/14/1921	'Tis me, O Lord (Standin' in de need of pray'r)	Frank Croxton ; Peerless Quartet	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-26824	10-in.	8/10/1922	Just because	Henry Burr	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	C-28689	12-in.	10/23/1923	Southland sketches	Mischa Elman	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-29072	10-in.	12/10/1923	Deep river	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-29073	10-in.	12/10/1923	My way's cloudy	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-29689	10-in.	3/24/1924	My Lord, what a mornin'	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-29690	10-in.	3/24/1924	Heav'n, heav'n	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-29691	10-in.	3/24/1924	Go down Moses (Let my people go)	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-29895	10-in.	4/18/1924	Heav'n, Heav'n	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-29896	10-in.	4/18/1924	Go down Moses	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with harp and orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-30015	10-in.	4/24/1924	Little mother of mine	Mrs. C. C. Holloway	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-31347	10-in.	11/21/1924	My Lord, what a mornin'	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	B-31563	10-in.	12/31/1924	Little mother of mine	Cecil Wilcox	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 1-25 of 92 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burleigh, H. T.," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104263.

Burleigh, H. T.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104263.

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