W. H. Myddleton

George Arnold Haynes Safroni-Middleton, also known as Count Safroni (3 September 1873 – 7 November 1950) was a British composer, director, violinist, harpist, writer and amateur astronomer. For several works he used the pseudonym William H. Myddleton.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1873, Died November 7, 1950 (Streatham)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= 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-258	10-in.	1/31/1903	'Way down south	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	A-258	7-in.	8/13/1903	'Way down south	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-589	12-in.	10/23/1903	Way down south	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-589	10-in.	10/23/1903	Way down south	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	A-589	7-in.	10/23/1903	Way down south	Vess L. Ossman	Banjo solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-1781	12-in.	10/18/1904	By the Swanee River	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-1781	10-in.	10/18/1904	By the Swanee River	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-2396	10-in.	3/22/1905	By the Swanee River	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-2837	10-in.	10/24/1905	Let's be lively	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-21963	10-in.	5/16/1918	Down south	Victor Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-38395	12-in.	5/10/1927	Down South	Eveready Hour Group ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-41526	10-in.	1/6/1928	Down South	Harry Reser's Banjo Boys ; Tom Stacks	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BVE-51172	10-in.	4/16/1929	Down south	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-071532	10-in.	10/6/1941	Down South	Lew White	Organ solo, with piano, xylophone, and mixed vocal quartet (take 2); with drums (take 1)	composer
Victor	D8VB-3644	10-in.	2/3/1948	Down south	Rex Schepp ; Nathaniel Shilkret	Dub from film: Orchestra, with banjo solo	composer
Columbia	19342	10-in.	5/5/1911	The last stand	Prince's Band	Band	composer
Columbia	46399	10-in.	2/11/1916	Down South	Gypsy Countess Verona	Cimbalom solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	30176	12-in.	approximately 1908	The phantom brigade	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	145704	10-in.	3/1/1928	Down South	Manhattan Dance Makers	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
OKeh	S-799	10-in.	ca. Sept. 1919	By the Swanee River	Conway's Band	Band	composer
OKeh	S-70819	10-in.	Aug. 1922	Down South	Fred Van Eps	Banjo solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E33064	10-in.	6/19/1930	Down South	Lew White	Organ solo, with xylophone	composer
Brunswick	E23995-E23998	10-in.	7/15/1927	Down South	Anglo-Persians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E23988)	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 5290-a]	10-in.	approximately early 1919	Down South	Dan Boudini ; Fred Van Eps	Banjo and accordion duet	composer
Edison	2874	10-in.	Mar. 1914	The thistle	Orchestra (unidentified; Edison Records)	Orchestra	composer
Edison	7307	10-in.	4/21/1920	By the Swanee River	Conway's Band	Band	composer
Edison	11991	10-in.	10/28/1927	Down South	Palais D'Or Orchestra ; B. A. Rolfe	Jazz/dance band	composer
Gramophone	9609e	10-in.	2/18/1909	Salute the Standard : March	Black Diamonds Band of London	Band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WAX1437	12-in.	between April and June 1926	The thistle	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K]	Band	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WAX1438	12-in.	between April and June 1926	The thistle	Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K]	Band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Myddleton, W. H.," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116969.

Myddleton, W. H.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116969.

"Myddleton, W. H.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.