Harold Fraser-Simson

Harold Fraser-Simson (15 August 1872 – 19 January 1944) was an English composer of light music, including songs and the scores to musical comedies. His most famous musical was the World War I hit The Maid of the Mountains, and he later set numerous children's poems to music, especially those of A. A. Milne.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 15, 1872, Died January 19, 1944

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917 - 1939

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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
Victor	BVE-43587	10-in.	4/19/1928	Hoppity	Dorothy Gordon	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-43588	10-in.	4/19/1928	In the fashion	Dorothy Gordon	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	SSHQ-72833	7-in.	6/1/1932	The king's breakfast	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SSHQ-72834	7-in.	6/1/1932	Buckingham Palace	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SSHQ-72835	7-in.	6/1/1932	The king's breakfast—concluded	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SSHQ-72836	7-in.	6/1/1932	Us two	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SSHQ-73144	7-in.	8/1/1932	Isn't it funny	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SSHQ-73145	7-in.	8/1/1932	Vespers	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92569	7-in.	7/8/1935	If I could spend a happy morning	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92570	7-in.	7/8/1935	Market square	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92571	7-in.	7/8/1935	Cherrystones	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92572	7-in.	7/8/1935	In the fashion	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92573	7-in.	7/8/1935	Sneezles	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	SS-92574	7-in.	7/8/1935	It's very, very funny	Frank Luther	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer
Victor	BS-037693	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-037694	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-037695	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-037696	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-037697	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-037698	10-in.	6/27/1939	Winnie the Pooh goes visiting	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-038197	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-038198	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-038199	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-041500	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-041501	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-041502	10-in.	8/4/1939	Winnie the Pooh builds a house	Craig McDonnell ; Helen E. Myers	Recitation, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-Test-1035	12-in.	12/18/1930	Down by the pond	Rima Regart	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-Test-1110	10-in.	11/6/1930	In the fashion	Rima Regart	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1928-02-20-01]	10-in.	2/20/1928	The king's breakfast	Dorothy Gordon	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	74126	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	Call of the sea	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Claude Flemming ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	74128	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	Here's to those we love	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Claude Flemming ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	74129	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	Our cottage by the sea	Gwendolen Brogden ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Mark Lester ; Merlin Morgan	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	74130	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	He won't worry me again	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Mark Lester ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	74131	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	Waltz	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	74132	12-in.	approximately 7/3/1920	Francesco del fuego	Ernest Bertram ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75397	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Maid of the mountains	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75399	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Nocturne	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75400	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Waltz	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75401	12-in.	approximately March 1917	I understood	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Lauri de Frece ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75402	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Husbands and wives	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Lauri de Frece ; Merlin Morgan ; Mabel Sealby	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75404	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Over there and over here	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Lauri de Frece ; Merlin Morgan ; Mabel Sealby	Female vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75405	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Farewell	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75406	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Love will find a way	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75434	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Live for to-day	Thorpe Bates ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75435	12-in.	approximately March 1917	A paradise for two	Thorpe Bates ; José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75437	12-in.	approximately March 1917	Dirty work	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Lauri de Frece ; Mark Lester ; Merlin Morgan	Vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	75740	12-in.	approximately 1917	Maid of the mountains, selections, part 1	London Repertoire Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	75741	12-in.	approximately 1917	Maid of the mountains, selections, part 2	London Repertoire Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76818	12-in.	approximately 3/18/1920	Love's cigarette	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76819	12-in.	approximately 3/18/1920	Dark grows the sky	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76821	12-in.	approximately March 1920	A Southern maid, selection, part 1	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	76822	12-in.	approximately 3/21/1920	Bird of blue	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76824	12-in.	approximately 3/21/1920	Southern love	José Collins ; Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	76825	12-in.	approximately March 1920	A Southern maid, selection, part 2	Daly's Theatre Orchestra ; Merlin Morgan	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E30009	10-in.	June 1929	Wind on the hill	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30010	10-in.	June 1929	The King’s breakfast	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30011	10-in.	June 1929	The King’s breakfast	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30012	10-in.	June 1929	Bad Sir Brian Botany	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30013	10-in.	June 1929	Furry bear	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30014	10-in.	June 1929	Disobedience	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30015	10-in.	June 1929	Sand-between-the-toes	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30016	10-in.	June 1929	The Emperor’s rhyme	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30017	10-in.	June 1929	Cherry stones	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30018	10-in.	June 1929	Politeness	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30019	10-in.	June 1929	At the zoo	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30020	10-in.	June 1929	The engineer	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30021	10-in.	June 1929	Twice times	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	E30022	10-in.	June 1929	Down by the pond	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo	composer
Brunswick	PB414-PB415	10-in.	4/6/1928	In the fashion	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	PB416-PB417	10-in.	4/6/1928	Buckingham Palace	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	PB418-PB419	10-in.	4/6/1928	Halfway down	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	PB420-PB421	10-in.	4/6/1928	Hoppity	Stanley Maxted	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	6395	10-in.	between 10/2/1918 and 10/4/1918	A paradise for two	George Wilton Ballard ; Marion Evelyn Cox	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Edison	8063	10-in.	6/14/1921	The maid of the mountains : Selection	Peerless Orchestra	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Gramophone	0B4225	10-in.	10/26/1932	You are old, Father William	George Baker	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	0B4424	10-in.	10/26/1932	How doth the little crocodile	George Baker	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	0B4426	10-in.	10/26/1932	Speak roughly to your little boy	George Baker	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	0B4427	10-in.	10/26/1932	'Tis the voice of the lobster	George Baker	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Gramophone	[ViC cat 120936-B]	10-in.	approximately 1938	Christopher Robin is saying his prayers	Gracie Fields	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fraser-Simson, Harold," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103234.

Fraser-Simson, Harold. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103234.

"Fraser-Simson, Harold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.