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Lionel Monckton

Lionel John Alexander Monckton (18 December 1861 – 15 February 1924) was an English composer of musical theatre. He became Britain's most popular composer of Edwardian musical comedy in the early years of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 18, 1861 (London), Died February 15, 1924 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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= 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 Audio
Berliner 1776 7-in. before Sept. 1897 A simple little string Artists vary Male vocal solo; Female vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1911 7-in. 10/10/1898 The boy guessed right Artists vary Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1962 7-in. June 1898-Mar. 1899 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1981 7-in. June 1898-Mar. 1899 The sly cigarette S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 073 7-in. 4/20/1899 Soldiers in the park Ethel Jackson ; Runaway Girl Company Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus composer  
Berliner 074 7-in. 4/20/1899 Soldiers in the park Ethel Jackson ; Runaway Girl Company Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus composer  
Berliner 0155 7-in. 5/19/1899 The piccaninnies Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 0195 7-in. 6/7/1899 Soldiers in the park Sousa's Band Band composer  
Berliner 0369 7-in. 7/28/1899 A runaway girl : Selections Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Berliner 0467 7-in. 9/7/1899 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 01080 7-in. Mar. 1900 A runaway girl : Selection Royal Italian Band Band composer  
Berliner 01091 7-in. Mar. 1900 The circus girl : Selection Royal Italian Band Band composer  
Berliner 01197 7-in. Apr. 1900 A runaway girl : Selection Sousa's Band Band composer  
Berliner 01239 7-in. 4/20/1900 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]26 7-in. 5/22/1900 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]142 7-in. 7/14/1900 Soldiers in the park Voss First Regiment Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]198 7-in. 9/15/1900 Parody on "The soldiers in the park" S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]208 7-in. 9/15/1900 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]208 10-in. 11/9/1901 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]209 7-in. 9/15/1900 The sly cigarette S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]332 7-in. between 1900 and 1902 Selections from A runaway girl Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]332 10-in. 5/8/1902 Selections from A runaway girl Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]476 7-in. 10/29/1900 Chinee soje-man Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]486 7-in. 11/1/1900 Selections from A runaway girl Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]513 7-in. 11/15/1900 Rhoda and her pagoda S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]514 7-in. 11/15/1900 Chinee soje-man S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]712 7-in. 3/5/1901 When the boys come home once more S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1100 7-in. 11/22/1901 Selections from The messenger boy Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1100 10-in. 11/22/1901 Selections from The messenger boy Metropolitan Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1354 7-in. 4/8/1902 Maisie S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1354 10-in. 4/8/1902 Maisie S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]2040 12-in. 1903 A country girl : Selections Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3047 10-in. 1/21/1901 San Toy selections Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3174 10-in. 3/5/1901 When the boys come home once more S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3203 10-in. 3/13/1901 Chinee soje-man S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3232 10-in. 4/3/1901 Selections from A runaway girl Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]3278 10-in. 4/25/1901 Rhoda and her Pagoda Edward M. Favor Male vocal solo composer  
Victor C-6443 12-in. 9/22/1908 The girls of Gottenberg selection Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-6717 10-in. 1/12/1909 Do you know Mr. Schneider? Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor C-8612 12-in. 2/8/1910 Gems from The Arcadians Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-8651 12-in. 2/21/1910 Gems from San Toy Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9117 10-in. 6/16/1910 The Arcadians : Favorite melodies Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-9158 10-in. 7/7/1910 The girl with a brogue Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-9535 12-in. 10/11/1910 Gems from Our Miss Gibbs Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9535 10-in. 10/6/1910 Mary Haydn Quartet ; Elizabeth Wheeler Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-10621 12-in. 6/27/1911 Gems from The country girl Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-10998 12-in. 9/21/1911 Gems from A runaway girl Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-11059 12-in. 10/5/1911 Gems from The Quaker girl Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-11234 12-in. 11/15/1911 La muchacha cuaquera Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-11335 10-in. 12/6/1911 Come to the ball Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-12151 12-in. 7/2/1912 Gems from The geisha Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-43719 10-in. 4/9/1928 Rustic dance Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 169 7-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Rhoda and her pagoda Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 169 10-in. ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 Rhoda and her pagoda Artists vary Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 671 7-in. ca. 1902 Soldiers in the park Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 671 10-in. ca. 1902 Soldiers in the park Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 675 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Six little wives Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 686 7-in. ca. 1902 Jack's the boy J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 686 10-in. ca. 1902-1908 Jack's the boy J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 724 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Soldiers in the park Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 724 10-in. ca. 1902 Soldiers in the park Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 1066 7-in. ca. 1902 The country girl : Selection Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 1066 10-in. ca. 1902 The country girl : Selection Columbia Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 4388 10-in. Jan.-May 1910 The Arcadians : Selections Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 4420 10-in. between January and June 1910 The girl with a brogue Ada Jones Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 4468 10-in. between January and July 1910 Charming weather Henry Burr ; Margaret Mayew Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 19438 10-in. 6/26/1911 Boy and girl Henry Burr ; Margaret Mayew Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 77127 10-in. 6/9/1917 Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 79144 10-in. 4/28/1920 A geisha's life Lucy Gates Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30903 12-in. 12/4/1911 The Quaker girl : Selections Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 30907 12-in. 12/8/1911 Come to the ball Errolle, Ralph Male vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36362 12-in. 4/11/1912 The Quaker girl : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6467 12-in. approximately 1915 Pipes of pan Florence Smithson Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6468 12-in. approximately 1915 Arcady is ever young Florence Smithson Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6474 12-in. approximately 1915 My motter Alfred Lester Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6484 12-in. approximately 1915 Come back to arcady Florence Smithson Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6485 12-in. approximately 1915 Light is my heart Florence Smithson Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 6622 12-in. approximately 1915 Bric-a-brac selections, part 1 London Revue Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 6623 12-in. approximately 1915 Bric-a-brac selections, part 2 London Revue Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 6723 12-in. approximately 1916 Bric-a-brac : Valse London Repertoire Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74041 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 1 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74042 12-in. approximately April 1920 The shop girl, selection, part 2 Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Arthur Wood Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74051 12-in. approximately 4/14/1920 Brown of Colorado Gaiety Theatre Orchestra ; Leonard Mackay ; Arthur Wood Male vocal solo, with orchestra and chorus composer  
Columbia 76110 12-in. approximately 1918 The boy, selection, part 1 Albert W. Ketelbey ; London Revue Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 76111 12-in. approximately 1918 The boy, selection, part 2 Albert W. Ketelbey ; London Revue Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Edison 503 Not documented approximately Dec. 1910 Nini, Ninette, Ninon Maurice Farkoa Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6371 10-in. 9/23/1918 Creole belles New York Military Band Band composer  
Edison 7284 10-in. 4/12/1920 The amorous goldfish Helen Newitt Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7297 10-in. 4/19/1920 Jack's the boy Joseph A. Phillips Baritone vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 7377 10-in. 6/2/1920 The dear little Jappy Jap Jappy Joseph A. Phillips Baritone vocal solo and mixed vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monckton, Lionel," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990.

Monckton, Lionel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990.

"Monckton, Lionel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990

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LCNAR: Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82208064

Wikidata: Lionel Monckton - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2290123

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12492225

MusicBrainz: Lionel Monckton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ecdd6a8f-9864-4ee5-b2dc-8d5f7fc227d6

ISNI: 0000 0001 1596 8856 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115968856

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1949924

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