Arthur Wood

Arthur Wood (24 January 1875 – 18 January 1953) was an English composer and conductor, particularly famous for "Barwick Green", the signature theme for the BBC Radio 4 series The Archers.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 24, 1875, Died January 18, 1953

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 74041 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 1 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74042 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 2 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74043 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 My shy love Thorpe Bates ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Nancie Lovat ; Arthur Wood Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74044 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Over the hills Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Nancie Lovat ; Arthur Wood Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74045 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 If you only knew Thorpe Bates ; Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74046 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Not a scrap Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Roy Royston ; Arthur Wood Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74047 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 You know how much I love you Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Roy Royston ; Arthur Wood Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74048 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Japanese duet Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Roy Royston ; Mamie Watson ; Arthur Wood Vocal duet, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74049 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 The guards brigade Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Arthur Wood Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74050 12-in. approximately 4/15/1920 The shop girl Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Evelyn Laye ; Arthur Wood Female vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74051 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Brown of Colorado Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Leonard Mackay ; Arthur Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus conductor  
Columbia 74115 12-in. approximately June 1920 Three dale dances Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] ; Arthur Wood Orchestra conductor, composer  
Columbia 74116 12-in. approximately June 1920 Three dale dances Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] ; Arthur Wood Orchestra conductor, composer  
Columbia 74119 12-in. approximately 6/9/102 Is it fair? Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Alfred Lester ; Arthur Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Columbia 74120 12-in. approximately 6/9/1920 Popular popular sweetstuff shop Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Alfred Lester ; Arthur Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2769af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison ; Violet Oppenshaw ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2771af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; John Harrison ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2773af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2775af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex ; Violet Oppenshaw ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2777af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Oppenshaw Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2779af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; John Harrison Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2781af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Violet Essex Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2782af 12-in. 7/30/1917 The Mikado George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company ; Edna Thornton Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2790af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado George Baker ; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
Gramophone HO2792af 12-in. 8/2/1917 The Mikado D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Operetta : Vocal soloist(s), and/or chorus/orchestra conductor  
(Results 1-25 of 37 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wood, Arthur," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100377.

Wood, Arthur. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/100377.

"Wood, Arthur." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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