Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin (before 4 March 1745 – 25 July 1814) was an English composer, musician, dramatist, novelist, singer and actor. With over 600 songs to his name, for many of which he wrote both the lyrics and the music and performed them himself, he was in his time the most prolific English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the composer of "Tom Bowling", one of his many sea songs, which often features at the Last Night of the Proms. He also wrote about 30 dramatic pieces, including the operas The Waterman (1774) and The Quaker (1775), and several novels, memoirs and histories. His works were admired by Haydn and Beethoven.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1745 (Southampton), Died July 25, 1814 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= 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	Audio
Victor	B-13482	10-in.	6/24/1913	Tom Bowling	Daniel Beddoe	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75949	12-in.	approximately 1917	Tom Bowling	Ben Davies	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dibdin, Charles," accessed November 17, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.

Dibdin, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.

"Dibdin, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 17 November 2024.