John Lemmoné

John Lemmone (22 June 1861 – 16 August 1949; also seen as John Lemmoné) was an Australian flute player and composer who was largely self-taught and who at the age of 12, paid for his first flute with gold he had panned himself on the goldfields at Ballarat. He had an international career as a soloist, and accompanied well-known singers such as Adelina Patti, Nellie Melba and Amy Sherwin, the pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski, and the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. Later in his career he became Nellie Melba's manager.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 22, 1861 (Ballarat), Died August 16, 1949 (Darlinghurst)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1910

Roles Represented in DAHR: flute, composer, arranger

= 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	C-4349	12-in.	3/28/1907	Mad scene	Nellie Melba	Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-4350	12-in.	3/28/1907	Lo! Here the gentle lark	Nellie Melba	Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-4358	12-in.	3/30/1907	Sweet bird, that shun'nst the noise of folly	Nellie Melba	Soprano vocal solo, with 2 flutes	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9375	12-in.	8/26/1910	By the brook	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	B-9376	10-in.	8/26/1910	The butterfly	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	B-9377	10-in.	8/26/1910	Andalouse	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	B-9378	10-in.	8/26/1910	Grand solo	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	B-9379	10-in.	8/26/1910	Distant voices	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, unaccompanied	composer, instrumentalist, flute
Victor	B-9380	10-in.	8/26/1910	The spinning wheel	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, unaccompanied	arranger, instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9607	12-in.	11/7/1910	Concerto for harp and flute : First movement	Maurice Lafarge ; John Lemmoné ; Ada Sassoli	Flute and harp solos, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9609	12-in.	11/7/1910	Graceful dance	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	composer, instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9610	12-in.	11/7/1910	Scherzo capriccio	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9611	12-in.	11/7/1910	Bolero	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9612	12-in.	11/7/1910	The nightingale	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute
Victor	C-9613	12-in.	11/7/1910	The wind amongst the trees	John Lemmoné	Flute solo, with piano	instrumentalist, flute

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lemmoné, John," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116786.

Lemmoné, John. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116786.

"Lemmoné, John." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.