Philip Phile

Philip Phile (German: Pfeil) (c. 1734–1793) was a German-American composer and violinist. His year of birth is uncertain, but believed to be approximately 1734. His works include a lost Violin Concerto (1787), but he is best known for "The President's March", written and performed at the inauguration of President George Washington. Joseph Hopkinson arranged the piece with lyrics and titled it "Hail Columbia". It was first performed by at the Chestnut Street Theatre on April 25, 1798. It is best known under this title and was once a strong candidate for U.S. national anthem, though today it has, unlike other candidates, such as "America the Beautiful", been largely forgotten, although it continues to appear in films set in the United States during the nineteenth century.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1734, Died 1793

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

Notes: Also referred to as "Prof. Phile."

= 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-1831	10-in.	10/26/1904	American patriotic airs	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-3160[a]	12-in.	3/6/1906	Hail Columbia!	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-9156	10-in.	7/6/1910	Hail Columbia	Haydn Quartet ; Harry Macdonough	Male vocal quartet and solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-13711	10-in.	8/15/1913	Hail Columbia	Victor Military Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-14572	10-in.	3/13/1914	Hail Columbia!	Victor Mixed Chorus	Chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-19854	10-in.	5/16/1917	Hail Columbia	Raymond Dixon ; Orpheus Quartet	Male vocal quartet and solo, with drum and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20300	10-in.	6/27/1917	Hail Columbia!	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-20388	12-in.	7/11/1917	Songs of the nation	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-30963	10-in.	10/2/1924	Hail Columbia	Lewis James ; Shannon Quartet	Male vocal quartet and soloist, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-048769	10-in.	4/11/1940	Hail Columbia	Emile Coté ; Victor Mixed Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus, with organ	composer
Columbia	77171	10-in.	6/22/1917	Hail Columbia	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	77175	10-in.	6/27/1917	Hail, Columbia	Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Charles Harrison	Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra	composer
OKeh	S-71509	10-in.	May 1923	Hail! Columbia	Chester Strong	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	3069	10-in.	May-June 1914	Hail, Columbia	New York Military Band	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Phile, Philip," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116598.

Phile, Philip. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116598.

"Phile, Philip." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.