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

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 79 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 79 records)

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.