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Adolphe Adam

Adolphe Charles Adam (French: [adɔlf adɑ̃]; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (1856), his operas Le postillon de Lonjumeau (1836) and Si j'étais roi (1852) and his Christmas carol "Minuit, chrétiens!" (Midnight, Christians, 1844, known in English as "O Holy Night").

Adam was the son of a well-known composer and pianist, but his father did not wish him to pursue a musical career. Adam defied his father, and his many operas and ballets earned him a good living until he lost all his money in 1848 in a disastrous bid to open a new opera house in Paris in competition with the Opéra and Opéra-Comique. He recovered, and extended his activities to journalism and teaching. He was appointed as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire, France's principal music academy.

Together with his older contemporary Daniel Auber and his teacher Adrien Boieldieu, Adam is credited with creating the French form of opera.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 24, 1803 (Paris), Died May 3, 1856 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1900 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 101 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 3136 10-in. ca. Jan.-June 1905 Vallons de l'helvétie Marcel Journet Bass vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 3269 10-in. between January and November 1905 Oh! Holy night George Alexander Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19365 10-in. 5/12/1911 If I were king Cecil Fanning Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77272 10-in. 8/18/1917 O holy night Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78458 10-in. 5/29/1919 O holy night Edna White Trumpet Quartette Trumpet quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78468 10-in. 6/3/1919 O holy night Edna White Trumpet Quartette Trumpet quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 78638 10-in. 9/10/1919 Oh! Holy night Columbia Stellar Quartette ; Charles Harrison Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30203 12-in. approximately 1908 O holy night Thomas Chalmers ; Church of the Ascension Choir Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with harp and orchestra composer  
Columbia 30948 12-in. ca. Jan.-May 1912 Oh holy night Columbia Mixed Quartette ; Royal Dadmun Baritone vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 48927 12-in. 9/22/1916 O holy night Columbia Mixed Quartette ; Charles Harrison Tenor vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W140636 10-in. 5/29/1925 Christmas song Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W98587 12-in. 9/19/1928 O holy night Columbia Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal chorus composer  
Columbia 44272 10-in. June 1916 Minuit, chrétiens J. M. Magnan Male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 84415 10-in. approximately June 1918 Minuit Chrétiens L. Guillaume Dupuis ; Quatuor Octave Pelletier Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W108846 10-in. February 1928 Minui, Chrétiens Quatuor Sylva Male vocal quartet composer  
OKeh [OK cat 1163-b] 10-in. approximately 1918 O holy night Croxton Mixed Trio Mixed vocal trio composer  
Brunswick 2166 10-in. approximately Sept. 1918 Oh! Holy night Ralph Errolle Male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick 6650-6651 10-in. approximately Oct. 1921 Holy night Mario Chamlee Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 11498-11500 10-in. 10/1/1923 Holy night Florence Easton Soprano vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick XE31842 12-in. Jan. 1930 Brunswick brevities program X, pt. 6 Brunswick Concert Orchestra Radio transcription disc : Orchestra composer  
Brunswick E16407-E16409 10-in. 9/25/1925 Holy night Fredric Fradkin Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick E16580-E16582 10-in. 10/9/1925 Holy night Fredric Fradkin Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick E16733-E16735 10-in. 10/20/1925 Holy night Fredric Fradkin Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick E16767-E16769 10-in. 10/26/1925 Holy night Florence Easton Female vocal solo and male vocal trio, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E20660-E20661 10-in. 11/5/1926 Minuit, Chrétien Louis Chartier Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 51-75 of 101 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Adam, Adolphe," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102788.

Adam, Adolphe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102788.

"Adam, Adolphe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102788

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Adam, Adolphe, 1803-1856 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80057007

Wikidata: Adolphe Adam - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q189544

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12370239

MusicBrainz: Adolphe Adam - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ece590a3-ae0e-4311-bcf3-ee07cfb7b4f0

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/54686

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