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.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
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
Victor	B-31567	10-in.	1/2/1925	'Tis me, O Lord (Standin' in de need of prayer)	The De Reszke Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	arranger
Victor	B-31568	10-in.	1/2/1925	Heav'n, heav'n (I got a robe)	The De Reszke Singers	Male vocal quartet, with piano	arranger
Victor	B-31570	10-in.	1/2/1925	Deep river	The De Reszke Singers	Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied	arranger
Victor	BVE-32891	10-in.	6/12/1925	Little mother of mine	Bernard Vessey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-33085	10-in.	7/16/1925	Bye and bye (I'm goin' to lay down dis heavy load)	Lawrence Brown ; Paul Robeson	Vocal duet (tenor and bass), with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-33086	10-in.	7/16/1925	Were you there? (When they crucified my Lord)	Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-34302	10-in.	1/7/1926	Little mother of mine	John Sanders	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-35202	10-in.	3/15/1926	Little mother of mine	Lewis James	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-38418	10-in.	3/30/1927	Deep river	Lawrence Brown ; Paul Robeson	Bass vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-38459	10-in.	4/13/1927	Nobody knows de trouble I've seen	Marguerite D'Alvarez	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-38460	10-in.	4/13/1927	My Lord, what a mornin'	Marguerite D'Alvarez	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-41717	10-in.	1/3/1928	Little mother of mine	Bertha Eckhardt	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-41727	10-in.	1/26/1928	Little mother of mine	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-55993	10-in.	10/24/1929	Were you there?	Mrs. William T. Welch	Female vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-62762	10-in.	6/27/1930	Little mother of mine	William J. Amerling	Boy soprano solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-75069	10-in.	2/9/1933	Songs for children (Spirituals)	Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy ; Elliott Shaw	Mixed vocal quartet, with piano	arranger
Victor	BS-83163	10-in.	6/1/1934	Impromptu	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-98637	12-in.	1/14/1936	Lord, I can't stay away	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-99537	10-in.	2/4/1936	Go down Moses (Let my people go)	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	LCS-100353	12-in. (33-1/3 rpm)	4/6/1936	Tell me, oh blue, blue sky	Martin W. Bush ; Mable Allen Smails	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	PBS-09562	10-in.	6/29/1937	Deep river	Nelson Eddy ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Victor	CS-023463	12-in.	6/1/1938	Oh rock me, Julie	Marian Anderson	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-023906	10-in.	6/27/1938	Deep river	Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler	Orchestra	arranger
Victor	BS-066759	10-in.	9/9/1941	Hard trials	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	D7RB-0817	10-in.	5/6/1947	Sinner, please	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	D7RB-0818	10-in.	5/6/1947	My Lord, what a morning	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	D7RB-0819	10-in.	5/7/1947	Were you there?	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	D7RB-0821	10-in.	5/7/1947	On ma journey	Marian Anderson ; Franz Rupp	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-Test-1007	10-in.	5/15/1930	Little mother of mine	James McCormack	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1913-05-23-01]	Not documented	5/23/1913	You'll git dar in de mornin'	Dr. Leo Bernd	Male vocal solo, with piano and monologue	composer
Victor	[Trial 1917-11-19-01]	Not documented	11/19/1917	A spirit flower	Roland Hayes	Male vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	[Trial 1919-02-10-05]	Not documented	2/10/1919	I want to be ready	H. T. Burleigh	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1924-01-28-03]	10-in.	1/28/1924	Deep river	Alice M. Rosseter	Female vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Victor	[Trial 1924-01-28-05]	10-in.	1/28/1924	Little mother of mine	Robert J. Helman	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	45627	10-in.	5/12/1915	Jean	Albert Wiederhold	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	46210	10-in.	11/19/1915	Just you	Maggie Teyte	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	47205	10-in.	12/2/1916	Deep river	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	77467	10-in.	10/30/1917	Little mother of mine	Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	77522	10-in.	11/21/1917	Nobody knows de trouble I've seen	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	77523	10-in.	11/21/1917	I don’t feel no ways tired	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	81402	10-in.	12/10/1923	Deep river	Carroll Clark ; Fletcher Henderson	Male vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia	140186	10-in.	12/16/1924	Steal away	Oscar Seagle	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Columbia	W142701	10-in.	9/29/1926	Little mother of mine	William A. Kennedy	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W144712	10-in.	9/27/1927	Deep river	The Lions Quartet	Male vocal quartet, with piano	arranger
Columbia	W146169	10-in.	4/20/1928	Little mother of mine	Yaarab Chanters of Atlanta	Vocal ensemble	composer
Columbia	W150190	10-in.	4/8/1930	Deep river	Louis Graveure ; S. Schlüssel	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia	6104	12-in.	approximately 1911	Jean	Charles Leggett	Cornet solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-7593	10-in.	Sept. 1920	Jean	Bernard Ferguson	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	74418	10-in.	Nov. 1926	There's a meetin' here tonight	Albertina and Victoria ; Porter Grainger	Female vocal duet, with piano	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	5390	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1921	Nobody knows de trouble I've seen	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Brunswick	5397	10-in.	approximately Apr. 1921	Hard trials	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Brunswick	3287-3288	10-in.	approximately Dec. 1919	Little mother of mine	Theo Karle	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	10613-10615	10-in.	5/10/1923	Just you	Marie Tiffany	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and violin solo	composer
Brunswick	14028-14030	10-in.	10/27/1924	Little mother of mine	John Charles Thomas	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	LAE225	10-in.	July 1928	Deep river	Kentucky Jubilee Choir ; Forbes Randolph	Male vocal chorus	arranger
Edison	4760	10-in.	6/1/1916	The young warrior	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5010	10-in.	9/20/1916	Jean	Marie Rappold	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6028	10-in.	Feb. 1918	Go down, Moses (Let my people go!)	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	6055	10-in.	Mar. 1918	By an' by	Reed Miller	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	6334	10-in.	8/2/1918	Little mother of mine	Thomas Chalmers	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7287	10-in.	4/14/1920	Jean	Robert Gayler ; Edith McDonald	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	7363	10-in.	5/21/1920	Deep river	Robert Gayler ; Elvira Leveroni	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Gramophone	0EA2122	10-in.	6/27/1935	Little child of Mary	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Male vocal solo, with piano	adapter
Gramophone	0LA2189	10-in.		Were you there?	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Gramophone	0LA2830	10-in.	11/16/1938	I don't feel no-ways tired	Marian Anderson ; Kosti Vehanen	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Gramophone	Bb14284	10-in.	8/28/1928	Deep river	Marian Anderson ; Lawrence Brown	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	arranger
Columbia (U.K.)	WA6432	10-in.	either October or November 1927	Were you there?	Norman Allin	Bass vocal solo, with piano	arranger

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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