A. H. Rosewig
Albert Henry Rosewig (he spelled it Albert RoSewig) (29 April 1846 – 7 May 1929) was an American composer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born in Hanover. He was an influential and modernist composer of hymns. Rosewig is generally acknowledged as the most important American composer of Roman Catholic liturgical music in his time. He operated a publishing house in Philadelphia for his own works and those of others whereby his works were disseminated nationally. He was the music director of St. Charles Borromeo church in Philadelphia from about 1880 to 1919. He had his opponents and in 1919 they took their case to the Vatican. He was charged with harmonizing and embellishing Gregorian chants. Pope Benedict XV issued an edict against what he was doing. This edict effectively ended his career. He spent his last ten years in seclusion. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 29, 1846, Died May 7, 1929
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | C-13041 | 12-in. | 3/31/1913 | The diver | Wilfred Glenn | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | PBVE-42025 | 10-in. | 2/25/1928 | Ave Maria (Hear us, O Father) | Tom Kenyon | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rosewig, A. H.," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116665.
Rosewig, A. H.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/116665.
"Rosewig, A. H.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rosewig, A. H. (Albert Henry), 1846-1929 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95046984
Wikidata: Albert Rosewig - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4711137
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61440141
MusicBrainz: Albert Rosewig - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e9eac39d-88d0-451b-a3f6-e23ce38e7eef
ISNI: 0000 0000 5567 7060 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055677060
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