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Rosario Bourdon

Joseph Charles Rosario Bourdon (March 6, 1885 – April 24, 1961) was a French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer. He was a child prodigy skilled with many musical instruments. Bourdon worked much of his life for the Victor Talking Machine Company where he exerted considerable influence.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1889 (Longueuil), Died April 24, 1961

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, director, piano, cello, celeste, arranger, session supervisor, composer, organ, xylophone, marimba, pipe organ, speaker, bells, drums

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Recordings (Results 2326-2350 of 4541 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-26445 10-in. 5/1/1922 O gentle presence Clifford Cairns Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26446 10-in. 5/1/1922 Prayer is the heart's sincere desire Clifford Cairns Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26447 10-in. 5/1/1922 The heavens declare the glory Clifford Cairns Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26448 10-in. 5/2/1922 Angel child Henry Burr ; Albert Campbell Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26449 10-in. 5/3/1922 High brown blues American Quartet ; Billy Murray Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26450 10-in. 5/3/1922 Some sunny day American Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26451 10-in. 5/4/1922 Out of the shadows Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with harp and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26452 10-in. 5/4/1922 Little coon's prayer Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with English horn, harp, and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26453 10-in. 5/5/1922 Pass me not, O gentle saviour Clifford Cairns ; Charles Harrison Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26454 10-in. 5/5/1922 Life's railway to heaven Clifford Cairns ; Charles Harrison Male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26459 10-in. 5/9/1922 Violets Merle Alcock Female vocal solo, with violin and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26460 10-in. 5/9/1922 Not a sparrow falleth Merle Alcock Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor C-26465 12-in. 5/10/1922 Der Freischütz : Overture Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra conductor  
Victor CVE-26466 12-in. 3/14/1927 Traviata : Prelude Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor B-26469 10-in. 5/16/1922 Apple blossoms Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26470 10-in. 5/16/1922 Leave it with Him Elsie Baker Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26471 10-in. 5/12/1922 In uomini, in soldati (In lovers and in soldiers for constancy you look) Lucrezia Bori Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26472 10-in. 5/12/1922 When love is kind Lucrezia Bori Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26473 10-in. 5/16/1922 Ah, que j'ai mal! Lucrezia Bori Soprano vocal solo, with flute and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26479 10-in. 5/22/1922 Pigtail Frances White Female vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26480 10-in. 5/22/1922 Round on the end and high in the middle (O-H-I-O) Frances White Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26481 10-in. 5/22/1922 Tom boy Frances White Female vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26486 10-in. 5/24/1922 I wish that there was a wireless to heaven (Then Mama would not seem so far away) Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with celeste, oboe, flute, and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26487 10-in. 5/24/1922 Somebody loves me! Sophie Braslau Contralto vocal solo, with harp and orchestra conductor  
Victor B-26490 10-in. 5/25/1922 Stumbling Billy Murray Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
(Results 2326-2350 of 4541 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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