Sholom Secunda

Sholom Secunda

Sholom Secunda (4 September [O.S. 23 August] 1894, Alexandria, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire – 13 June 1974, New York) was an American composer of Ukrainian-Jewish descent, best known for the tunes of Bei Mir Bistu Shein and Donna Donna.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 14, 1893 (Oleksandriia), Died January 13, 1974 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1961

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, lyricist, songwriter, arranger

Notes: Name also appears in Victor ledgers as Shulem Secunda. Sometimes listed as Samuel Secunda.

= 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	B-27575	10-in.	2/26/1923	Wie is mein Yukel?	Bessie Weissman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27576	10-in.	2/27/1923	Kabed es ovicko	William Robyn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-29436	10-in.	2/5/1924	Aheim! Aheim!	Simon Paskal	Male vocal solo, with violin and orchestra	composer
Victor	B-29682	10-in.	3/19/1924	Yankele karmanshtshik	Yetta Zwerling	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31796	10-in.	2/2/1925	Moishe	Nellie Casman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-32790	12-in.	7/22/1925	Dus Yiddishe lied	Mordechai Hershman	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-32791	12-in.	7/22/1925	Dus Yiddishe lied	Mordechai Hershman	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-35185	10-in.	6/9/1926	Mir felt a veib	Jacob Jacobs	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-36999	10-in.	12/6/1926	Trinklied	Lucy German	Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet and orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	BVE-37006	10-in.	11/18/1926	Shtief mame	Lucy Levin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-37100	10-in.	12/6/1926	Es geht vie geshmirt	Judel Dubinsky	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	BVE-37101	10-in.	12/6/1926	Feigele	Lucy German	Female vocal solo, with male vocal duet, organ, and orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	BVE-37102	10-in.	12/6/1926	Margarita	Lucy German ; Leon Gold	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	lyricist, composer, conductor
Victor	BVE-40001	10-in.	9/9/1927	Mein Yidishe maidele	Solomon Stramer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	BVE-40002	10-in.	9/9/1927	Yidele hoff	Solomon Stramer	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-48068	12-in.	11/13/1928	A chazon oif proba	Joseph Shapiro	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	arranger
Victor	CVE-48069	12-in.	11/13/1928	Der neir al-chet	Joseph Shapiro	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	arranger
Victor	BVE-48291	10-in.	1/16/1929	Chazonos of probe	Joseph Shapiro	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	composer, lyricist
Victor	BVE-48292	10-in.	1/16/1929	Chazonos of Probe	Joseph Shapiro	Male vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano	composer
Victor	BS-017718	10-in.	12/15/1937	Bei mir bist du schon	Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio	composer
Victor	BS-017739	10-in.	12/17/1937	Bei mir bist du schön	Jerry Blaine ; Phyllis Kenny ; Stream Line Rhythm	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-017754	10-in.	12/21/1937	Bei mir bist du schön	Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton	Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-017779	10-in.	12/28/1937	Bei mir bist du schön	Kate Smith	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-017783	10-in.	12/29/1937	Bei mir bist du schön	Benny Goodman Quartet ; Martha Tilton	Jazz/dance quartet, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-018377	10-in.	1/27/1938	Bei mir bist du schön	Marimba Pan-Americana	Marimba band, with vocal	composer
Victor	MBS-032315	10-in.	before November 1939	Eres encantadora	Conjunto Dupont	Instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-058611	10-in.	12/19/1940	Vus di vilst	Seymour Rechtzeit	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-062894	10-in.	3/26/1941	Ich hob dich	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-062897	10-in.	3/26/1941	Sug farvus	Abe Ellstein Orchestra ; Bagelman Sisters	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	E0FB-4280	10-in.	4/27/1950	Shir hacheirut	Moshe Koussevitzky ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, conductor
Victor	E0FB-4281	10-in.	4/27/1950	Yerushalayim	Moshe Koussevitzky ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	conductor
Columbia	86034	10-in.	approximately March 1920	Brengt aher ayer mamen (ברענגט אַהער אײַער מאַמען)	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	86035	10-in.	approximately March 1920	Kinder, kumt aheym (קינדער קומט אהיים)	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88719	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Berele Tramp : Lomir zich Iberbeiten	Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88720	10-in.	approximately July 1922	Berele Tramp : Macht sich fertig zu der chupeh	Rose Rubin ; William Ziegenlaub	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88783	10-in.	approximately September 1922	Hit aich meidelach	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	88784	10-in.	approximately September 1922	Shabbes tzu nacht	William Schwartz	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	89055	10-in.	approximately February 1923	Die Amerikaner rebetzin : Vu Is mein yukel	Anna Hoffman	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	89948	10-in.	approximately May 1924	Aheim, aheim	David Medoff	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	CO42736	10-in.	approximately 1950	Yisroel, Yisroel	Aaron Lebedeff ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	conductor
Columbia	CO42737	10-in.	approximately 1950	Unser mishpoche	Aaron Lebedeff ; Sholom Secunda	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	conductor, composer
Columbia	W108300	10-in.	September 1927	Vos toig es aich, vos darft ihr es, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108301	10-in.	September 1927	Ai-dai-derai-dai-tchastushkes, fun "Zein Yiddish meidel"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108769	10-in.	February 1928	Die Fier Natzionen, fun "Ven liebe ruft", part 1	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W108770	10-in.	February 1928	Die Fier Natzionen, fun "Ven liebe ruft", part 2	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109284	10-in.	May 1928	Die bobe mit'n zeiden	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109285	10-in.	May 1928	Russland-Russland	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109641	10-in.	September 1928	Nu, a daigeh, fun "Dos lied fun liebe"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W109642	10-in.	September 1928	Hurray far New York, fun "Dos lied fun liebe"	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W110799	10-in.	May 1929	Yidden, loift tzum rebbin	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W111415	10-in.	December 1929	Whoopee	Pesach Burstein	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Brunswick	E28108	10-in.	8/17/1928	Wen die liebe wolt a blum	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28109	10-in.	8/17/1928	Mein Russland	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28110	10-in.	8/17/1928	Probe oif Chazonim	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28111	10-in.	8/17/1928	Probe oif Chazonim	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28494	10-in.	10/26/1928	Hob a harts	Pinkas Lavender	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28495	10-in.	10/26/1928	Ich benk noch daine Schwartze Oigen	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E28814	10-in.	11/17/1928	Hob a Harts!	Pinkas Lavender	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E29692	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Kiddish	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E29693	10-in.	Apr. 1929	Yismach Moishe	Michal Michalesko	Male vocal solo, with vocal chorus and orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E4804-E4806	10-in.	4/12/1927	Oo la la	Aaron Lebedeff	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Gramophone	0CS885	10-in.	5/6/1938	Sa kaunehin oot	H.M.V. Tanssiorkesteri ; Arvi Tikkala	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Decca	111342		11/8/1961	Overture	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111343		11/8/1961	Nachas fun kinder	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111344		11/8/1961	Itsche	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111345		11/8/1961	Social security	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111346		11/8/1961	Folgen a tatten	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111347		11/8/1961	Hob mich lieb ; Bei mir bist du schoen	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111348		11/8/1961	B'rochos l'havdoloh	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111349		11/8/1961	Finale	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111350		11/8/1961	T'ain't kosher	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111351		11/8/1961	Hora	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111352		11/8/1961	Mein hartz flegt zogen mir	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Decca	111353		11/8/1961	Machst mich feelen yinger	Cast of Bei mir bist du schoen		composer
Columbia (U.K.)	CL6609	10-in.	3/7/1938	Bei mir bist du schoen	Orchestre Ady Rosner	Vocal trio, with scat solo and jazz/dance band	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Secunda, Sholom," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103725.

Secunda, Sholom. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103725.

"Secunda, Sholom." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.