William Henry Monk
William Henry Monk (16 March 1823 – 1 March 1889) was an English organist, church musician and music editor who composed popular hymn tunes, including "Eventide", used for the hymn "Abide with Me", and "All Things Bright and Beautiful". He also wrote music for church services and anthems. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 16, 1823 (Greater London), Died March 1, 1899 (Greater London)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 61 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 1759 | 7-in. | 7/30/1897 | Abide with me | Steve Porter | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Berliner | 4274 | 7-in. | June 1897-Oct. 1898 | Abide with me | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Berliner | 01031 | 7-in. | 2/25/1900 | Abide with me | J. J. Fisher | Male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | B-914 | 10-in. | 1/14/1904 | Abide with me | Richard Jose | Counter-tenor vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
Victor | B-3144 | 10-in. | 2/23/1906 | Abide with me | Richard Jose | Counter-tenor vocal solo, with string quartet | composer | |
Victor | B-3750 | 10-in. | 8/24/1906 | Abide with me | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
Victor | B-8910 | 10-in. | 5/3/1910 | Abide with me | Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-9628 | 10-in. | 11/8/1910 | Abide with me | Geraldine Farrar | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-12846 | 10-in. | 1/25/1913 | Abide with me | Alma Gluck ; Louise Homer | Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-15465 | 10-in. | 6/9/1925 | Abide with me | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-15465 | 10-in. | 12/7/1914 | Abide with me | Elsie Baker ; Olive Kline | Female vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | C-15777 | 12-in. | 3/11/1915 | Abide with me | Ferdinand Himmelreich | Piano solo | composer | |
Victor | B-16486 | 10-in. | 9/15/1915 | Abide with me | Imperial Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
Victor | B-18974 | 10-in. | 1/10/1917 | Medley of standard hymns, part 1 | Francis J. Lapitino | Harp solo | composer | |
Victor | B-21582 | 10-in. | 3/18/1918 | Bliv hos mig, Mester | Eleonora Olson ; Ethel Olson | Female vocal duet, with organ | composer | |
Victor | B-21630 | 10-in. | 3/21/1918 | Bil-bol | Eric Berg ; Ragnar Sundquist | Accordion duet | composer | |
Victor | B-21731 | 10-in. | 4/3/1918 | Bida hos mig | Brooklyn Svenska Mans Kvartetten | Male vocal quartet, with organ | composer | |
Victor | B-22188 | 10-in. | 7/30/1918 | Sun of my soul | Ernestine Schumann-Heink | Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra | arranger | |
Victor | BVE-28463 | 10-in. | 12/22/1925 | Abide with me | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with harp, celeste, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-28463 | 10-in. | 9/11/1923 | Abide with me | Amelita Galli-Curci | Soprano vocal solo, with harp, celeste, and orchestra | composer | |
Victor | B-30191 | 10-in. | 6/16/1924 | Abide with me | Theodore B. Tu | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
Victor | BVE-30418 | 10-in. | 12/30/1925 | Abide with me | Mark Andrews | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Victor | B-30418 | 10-in. | 6/17/1924 | Abide with me | Mark Andrews | Pipe organ solo | composer | |
Victor | BVE-33788 | 10-in. | 11/13/1925 | Adeste fideles | Josef Pasternack | Chimes | composer | |
Victor | BVE-35895 | 10-in. | 10/4/1926 | Abide with me | Reinald Werrenrath | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monk, William Henry," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104126.
Monk, William Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104126.
"Monk, William Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83021555
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