
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the Fireside Poets from New England. Longfellow was born in Portland, Maine, which was then still part of Massachusetts. He studied at Bowdoin College and became a professor at Bowdoin and later at Harvard College after spending time in Europe. His first major poetry collections were Voices of the Night (1839) and Ballads and Other Poems (1841). He retired from teaching in 1854 to focus on his writing, and he lived the remainder of his life in the Revolutionary War headquarters of George Washington in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His first wife Mary Potter died in 1835 after a miscarriage. His second wife Frances Appleton died in 1861 after sustaining burns when her dress caught fire. After her death, Longfellow had difficulty writing poetry for a time and focused on translating works from foreign languages. He died in 1882. Longfellow wrote many lyric poems known for their musicality and often presenting stories of mythology and legend. He became the most popular American poet of his day and also had success overseas. He has been criticized by some, however, for imitating European styles and writing specifically for the masses. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born February 27th, 1807 (Portland), Died March 24th, 1882 (Cambridge)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: author, lyricist
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 92 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Berliner | 520 | 7-in. | 11/29/1895-12/14/1898 | The arrow and the song | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo | author | |
Berliner | 600 | 7-in. | 8/23/1894 | The village blacksmith | David C. Bangs | Recitation | author | |
Berliner | 895 | 7-in. | June 1897-Apr. 1898 | The bridge | Diamond Four | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Berliner | 022 | 7-in. | 3/25/1899 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]643 | 7-in. | 2/1/1901 | The village blacksmith | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]688 | 7-in. | 2/20/1901 | The bridge | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]688 | 10-in. | 2/3/1902 | The bridge | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]916 | 7-in. | 7/17/1901 | The bridge | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1236 | 7-in. | 2/6/1902 | The village blacksmith | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1236 | 10-in. | 2/6/1902 | The village blacksmith | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1282 | 7-in. | 2/24/1902 | Stars of a summer night | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1282 | 10-in. | 2/24/1902 | Stars of a summer night | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]1666 | 7-in. | 10/8/1902 | The arrow and the song | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]1666 | 10-in. | 10/8/1902 | The arrow and the song | Herbert Goddard | Baritone vocal solo | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]2196 | 7-in. | 1903 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3063 | 10-in. | 2/1/1901 | The village blacksmith | William F. Hooley | Male vocal solo | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3120 | 10-in. | 2/20/1901 | The bridge | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3137 | 10-in. | 2/21/1901 | The arrow and the song | J. W. Myers | Male vocal solo, with piano | author | |
Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]3339 | 10-in. | 5/10/1901 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | A-14 | 7-in. | 5/6/1903 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | A-194 | 7-in. | 7/22/1904 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | B-194 | 10-in. | 7/22/1904 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | author | |
Victor | C-784 | 12-in. | 12/4/1903 | Enoch Arden's return | Edward Brigham | Recitation | author | |
Victor | B-1299 | 10-in. | 5/11/1904 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author | |
Victor | A-1299 | 7-in. | 7/6/1904 | The bridge | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth," accessed March 5, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102364.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 5, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102364.
"Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 5 March 2021.
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LCNAR: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79056429
Wikidata: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152513
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/54150826/
MusicBrainz: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c1e1f969-f6de-49a6-b45a-4bec60fde4ed
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