H. P. Danks

H. P. Danks

Hart Pease Danks (6 April 1834 – 20 November 1903) was an American musician who specialized in composing, singing and leading choral groups. He is best known for his 1873 composition, Silver Threads Among the Gold.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1834 (New Haven), Died November 20, 1903 (Philadelphia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter

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

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 104 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	854	10-in.	approximately mid-1917	Silver threads among the gold	Harry McClaskey	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	3895	10-in.	approximately July 1920	Silver threads among the gold	Walter Hammond	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	X5612	12-in.	approximately May 1921	Variations on silver threads among the gold	Vessella's Italian Band	Band	composer
Brunswick	11244-11246	10-in.	9/11/1923	No night there	Winifred Lugrin-Fahey	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	13024-13026	10-in.	4/29/1924	No night there	Elizabeth Lennox	Female vocal solo, with male vocal trio and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E16228-E16230	10-in.	8/25/1925	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17481-E17483	10-in.	1/14/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E17640-E17643	10-in.	1/22/1926	Silver threads among the gold	Frank Munn	Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E25463-E25464	10-in.	12/7/1927	Jacob’s ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet	composer
Brunswick	E25495-E25496	10-in.	12/9/1927	Silver threads among the gold	Robert A. Gardner ; Lester McFarland	Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E25560-E25561	10-in.	12/13/1927	Jacob’s ladder	Frank McCravy ; James McCravy	Male vocal duet, with violin, guitar, and piano	composer
Brunswick	E26468-E26469	10-in.	2/10/1928	Silver threads among the gold	Blackstone Trio	Instrumental trio	composer
Edison	145	12-in.	7/22/1910	Silver threads among the gold	Will Oakland	Countertenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1098	10-in.	6/21/1912	Silver threads among the gold	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	1537	Not documented	1921	Silver threads among the gold	Losey Instrumental Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer
Edison	1561	Not documented	4/28/1922	Silver threads among the gold	Ernest L. Stevens	Piano solo	composer
Edison	3770	10-in.	5/10/1915	Silver threads among the gold	Elizabeth Spencer	Soprano vocal solo and mixed vocal trio, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4453	10-in.	1/29/1916	Silver threads among the gold	Lou Chiha Frisco	Xylophone solo	composer
Edison	5199	10-in.	12/6/1916	Silver threads among the gold	M. Nagy	Cimbalom solo	composer
Edison	6755	10-in.	4/30/1919	Sommersol til sidste stund!	Carsten Woll	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7119	10-in.	1/19/1920	Love's own sweet song	Carro A. Bird	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7242	10-in.	3/24/1920	No night there	Anna Case	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7393	10-in.	6/9/1920	No night there	Helen Newitt	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8152	10-in.	8/1/1921	No night there	Robert C. Dyrenforth ; Robert Gayler	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	8476	10-in.	6/5/1922	Silver threads among the gold	Walter Scanlan	Vocal solo (tenor) and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer

(Results 76-100 of 104 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Danks, H. P.," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109989.

Danks, H. P.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109989.

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