Cécile Chaminade

Cécile Chaminade

Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade (8 August 1857 – 13 April 1944) was a French composer and pianist. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d'Honneur, a first for a female composer. Ambroise Thomas said, "This is not a woman who composes, but a composer who is a woman."

Birth and Death Data: Born August 8, 1857 (Paris), Died April 13, 1944 (Monte Carlo)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-4483	12-in.	5/14/1907	Scarf dance	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	C-4484	12-in.	5/14/1907	The flatterer	Arthur Pryor's Band	Band	composer
Victor	B-8336	10-in.	10/30/1909	Chanson slave	Jeanne Gerville	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-8601	10-in.	2/5/1910	Scarf dance	Vienna Quartet	Instrumental trio	composer
Victor	B-9179	10-in.	7/18/1910	L'Eté	Hubert M. Spross	Whistling solo, with piano	composer
Victor	C-10368	12-in.	5/22/1911	The flatterer	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-10655	12-in.	6/28/1911	Spinning wheel	Charles Gilbert Spross	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-10730	12-in.	7/14/1911	Summer	Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11094	10-in.	10/12/1911	Pas des amphores	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-11095	10-in.	10/12/1911	The flatterer	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12079	10-in.	6/6/1912	Tes doux baisers	Rita Fornia	Soprano vocal solo, with upright piano	composer
Victor	B-12202	10-in.	7/18/1912	A woodland song	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	C-12266	12-in.	7/22/1912	L'éte	Olive Kline	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12416	10-in.	9/26/1912	Ritournelle	Alan Turner	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-12423	10-in.	9/27/1912	Pas des amphores	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-12424	12-in.	9/27/1912	Scarf dance, op. 37	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-12425	10-in.	9/27/1912	Danse Creole, op. 94	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-12428	10-in.	9/26/1912	Pierrette	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-13854	10-in.	9/24/1913	Air de ballet, op. 37	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-13855	10-in.	9/24/1913	La morena	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-13856	12-in.	9/24/1913	Air de ballet, op. 50	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-13861	12-in.	9/25/1913	Autumn	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-13872	12-in.	9/29/1913	Les sylvains	Frank La Forge	Piano solo	composer
Victor	C-15712	12-in.	2/17/1915	Pas des amphores (Air de ballet, no. 2)	Charles Kellogg	Whistling solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-15938	10-in.	4/22/1915	Sérénade espagnole	Fritz Kreisler	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-17158	10-in.	2/15/1916	Pas des amphores	Charles Kellogg	Whistling solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-17724	10-in.	5/24/1916	Tu me dirais	Geraldine Farrar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-20641	10-in.	9/5/1917	Variations on Callirhoe	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-23592	10-in.	1/20/1920	Si j'etais jardinier	Geraldine Farrar	Soprano vocal solo, with celeste and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-26864	10-in.	9/7/1922	Madrigal	Geraldine Farrar	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-30958	10-in.	10/2/1924	The flatterer	Hans Barth	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-30958	10-in.	11/13/1926	The flatterer	Hans Barth	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-30959	10-in.	10/2/1924	Scarf dance	Hans Barth	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-30959	10-in.	11/13/1926	Scarf dance	Hans Barth	Piano solo	composer
Victor	CVE-35120	12-in.	4/6/1926	Summer	Mrs. E. K. Bryan	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-42970	10-in.	9/24/1928	La lisonjera : Caprice	Victor Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-81675	12-in.	2/16/1934	Pantomime (El amor brujo)	Mrs. Chas. Swan, Jr.	Piano solo	composer
Victor	PB-8	10-in.	6/11/1924	Scarf dance	Montmartre Orchestra ; Vincent Rose	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBS-09023	10-in.	10/30/1936	Serenade espagnole	Kenshu Wanifuchi	Violin solo	composer
Victor	BS-058258	10-in.	12/12/1940	Scarf dance	Gray Gordon ; Tic-Toc Rhythm Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	[Trial 1914-06-11-02]	Not documented	6/11/1914	Summer	Charlotte Chamberlain	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	39284	10-in.	3/16/1914	Summer	Walter Lawrence	Boy soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	39608	10-in.	11/12/1914	Arlequine	Manolito Funes	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	46346	10-in.	1/17/1916	La lisonjera	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	79488	10-in.	10/28/1920	Sérénade espagnole	Harry Kaufman ; Toscha Seidel	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	79912	10-in.	6/24/1921	Sérénade espagnole	Josef Bonime ; Eddy Brown	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	30280	12-in.	8/2/1909	Scarf dance	Prince's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	48548	12-in.	1/21/1916	Moment musical	Leopold Godowsky	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	49085	12-in.	1/12/1917	Scarf dance	Columbia Symphony Orchestra ; Victor Herbert	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	49357	12-in.	3/25/1918	Serenade espagnole	Eddy Brown	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W141382	10-in.	12/11/1925	Sérénade	Carver's Woodwind Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W141383	10-in.	12/11/1925	Pierrette	Carver's Woodwind Ensemble	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W147392	10-in.	11/9/1928	Scarf dance	Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	W147393	10-in.	11/9/1928	The flatterer	Columbia Symphony Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	6994	12-in.	approximately 1916	Pierrette	William Murdoch	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	6995	12-in.	approximately 1916	Dance creole	William Murdoch	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	6997	12-in.	approximately 1916	Automne	William Murdoch	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	6998	12-in.	approximately 1916	Les sylvains	William Murdoch	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	6999	12-in.	approximately 1916	Serenade	William Murdoch	Piano solo	composer
Columbia	44261	10-in.	August 1916	Tu me dirais	Pierre A. Asselin	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	44273	10-in.	August 1916	A l'inconnue	Pierre A. Asselin	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	44276	10-in.	August 1916	Madrigal	Pierre A. Asselin	Tenor vocal solo	composer
Columbia	44282	10-in.	August 1916	Ritournelle	Honoré Vaillancourt	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	5145	10-in.	approximately Mar. 1921	Serenade espagnole	Elias Breeskin	Violin solo	composer
Brunswick	5721-5722	10-in.	approximately June 1921	Flatterer	Leopold Godowsky	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	12464-12465	10-in.	2/6/1924	La lisonjera	Leopold Godowsky	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	E16510-E16512	10-in.	10/5/1925	The flatterer	Leopold Godowsky	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	XE20028-XE20029	12-in.	9/3/1926	Scarf dance	Leopold Godowsky	Piano solo	composer
Brunswick	C1924	10-in.	5/11/1928	Pierrette	Heermann Trio	Violin, cello, and piano trio	composer
Edison	245	Not documented	8/25/1910	Scarf dance	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Edison	1509	Not documented	Nov. 1920	La morena	E. Robert Schmitz	Piano solo	composer
Edison	1511	Not documented	Nov. 1920	La lisonjera	E. Robert Schmitz	Piano solo	composer
Edison	3065	10-in.	May-June 1914	Summer	Clementine de Vere	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	4842	10-in.	7/3/1916	L'été	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	5061	10-in.	10/10/1916	L'arlesienne : Adagietto	André Benoist ; Albert Spalding	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	6075	10-in.	Mar. 1918	Tu me dirais	Pierre A. Asselin	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	7554	10-in.	10/1/1920	L'anneau d'argent	Paul Dufault	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	18684	10-in.	8/27/1928	Sérénade espagnole	Erna Rubinstein	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	19340	10-in.	8/9/1929	Scarf dance	Edison Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Edison	N-392	12-in.	8/27/1928	Sérénade espagnole	Erna Rubinstein	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	N-1067	12-in.	8/9/1929	Scarf dance	Edison Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb791	10-in.	12/17/1921	Sérénade espagnole	Fritz Kreisler ; Hugo Kreisler	Cello solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	5528h	10-in.	1908	L’anneau d’argent	Lucile Panis	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Gramophone	Bb11345	10-in.	9/2/1927	The little silver ring	John McCormack ; Edwin Schneider	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263630-B]	10-in.	September 1929 or earlier	Souhait	Henri Marcoux	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor (Canada)	[ViC cat 263630-A]	10-in.	September 1929 or earlier	Si j'étais jardinier	Henri Marcoux	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL679	10-in.	10/20/1927	Serenade Espagnole	René Bénédetti ; Maurice Faure	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1017	10-in.	4/13/1928	Ronde d'amour	Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère ; Lily Laskine	Baritone vocal solo, with harp and piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL1020	10-in.	4/13/1928	L'anneau d'argent	Élie Cohen ; Lucien Fugère	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia (U.K.)	WL2835	10-in.	3/4/1931	Ronde d'amour	Élie Cohen ; Edmond Rambaud	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chaminade, Cécile," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103219.

Chaminade, Cécile. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103219.

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

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