Sigmund Romberg

Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928).

Early in his career, Romberg was employed by the Shubert brothers to write music for their musicals and revues, including several vehicles for Al Jolson. For the Shuberts, he also adapted several European operettas for American audiences, including the successful Maytime (1917) and Blossom Time (1921). His three hit operettas of the mid-1920s, named above, are in the style of Viennese operetta, but his other works from that time mostly employ the style of American musicals of their eras. He also composed film scores.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 29, 1887 (Nagykanizsa), Died November 9, 1951 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, conductor

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 454 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-25949 10-in. 1/12/1922 Song of love Royal Dadmun ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh Female-male vocal duet, with violin, cello, and orchestra arranger  
Victor BVE-25949 10-in. 6/8/1927 Song of love Royal Dadmun ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra arranger  
Victor BVE-26105 10-in. 9/20/1926 Serenade Lambert Murphy Tenor vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra arranger  
Victor B-26105 10-in. 2/1/1922 Serenade Lambert Murphy ; Orpheus Quartet Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-26217 10-in. 2/24/1922 Rosy posy Clyde Doerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-26252 10-in. 3/16/1922 Rose of Stamboul Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-26269 10-in. 3/23/1922 Lovey dove Clyde Doerr Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27002 10-in. 10/4/1922 Song of love Michel Gusikoff Violin solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-27154 10-in. 11/15/1922 When hearts are young Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-27178 10-in. 11/23/1922 Just like a doll Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor C-27319 12-in. 12/14/1922 Gems from Blossom time Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra arranger  
Victor B-27794 10-in. 5/3/1923 When hearts are young Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-28324 10-in. 7/27/1923 Rose of the morning International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-30816 10-in. 9/12/1924 My twilight rose Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-30987 10-in. 10/9/1924 The broad highway Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-31483 10-in. 12/5/1924 Deep in my heart, dear Hugo Frey ; The Troubadours Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor B-31529 10-in. 12/18/1924 Serenade Victor Male Chorus Male vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-31531 10-in. 12/18/1924 Drinking song Victor Male Chorus Male vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-32197 10-in. 4/2/1925 Little peach Pennsylvanians ; Fred Waring Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-32198 10-in. 4/2/1925 Homeland Victor Male Chorus Tenor vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-32522 12-in. 4/17/1925 Gems from The student prince in Heidelberg Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-33981 12-in. 12/10/1925 Gems from Princess Flavia Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-34196 10-in. 1/5/1926 What do I care International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-34346 10-in. 1/20/1926 Princess Flavia : Medley waltz The Troubadours Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-34703 10-in. 2/18/1926 Deep in my heart, dear Fritz Kreisler Violin solo, with piano composer  
(Results 26-50 of 454 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romberg, Sigmund," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

Romberg, Sigmund. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

"Romberg, Sigmund." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84212849

Wikidata: Sigmund Romberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q742945

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46947501

MusicBrainz: Sigmund Romberg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c2caff5-ffbc-4711-9e4e-db94dd8e2e52

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/152528

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