Sigmund Romberg

Sigmund Romberg (July 29, 1887 – November 9, 1951) was a Hungarian-born American composer. He is best known for his musicals and operettas, particularly The Student Prince (1924), The Desert Song (1926) and The New Moon (1928).

Early in his career, Romberg was employed by the Shubert brothers to write music for their musicals and revues, including several vehicles for Al Jolson. For the Shuberts, he also adapted several European operettas for American audiences, including the successful Maytime (1917) and Blossom Time (1921). His three hit operettas of the mid-1920s, named above, are in the style of Viennese operetta, but his other works, from that time, mostly employ the style of American musicals of their eras. He also composed film scores.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 29, 1887 (Nagykanizsa), Died November 9, 1951 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger, conductor

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 450 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W140956 10-in. 9/17/1925 Serenade Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W143185 10-in. 12/14/1926 One alone Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Charles Kaley Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W143186 10-in. 12/14/1926 The riff song Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; Shannon Quartet Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet composer  
Columbia W143457 10-in. 2/10/1927 Mother Singing Sophomores Male vocal quartet, with piano composer  
Columbia W143497 10-in. 2/18/1927 Your land and my land Columbia Male Chorus Male vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W143614 10-in. 3/10/1927 One alone Sascha Jacobsen Violin solo, with piano composer  
Columbia W143992 10-in. 4/20/1927 Your land my land Columbians Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio composer  
Columbia W143993 10-in. 4/20/1927 Silver moon Columbians Jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia 144158 10-in. 5/17/1927 Silver moon Arthur Hall ; Royal Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W144928 10-in. 10/29/1927 Eyes that love Elliott Shaw ; The Sterling Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W144934 10-in. 10/31/1927 I live, I die for you! Columbians ; Billy Naken Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146314 10-in. 5/21/1928 One alone The Harmonians [Selvin's Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 146315 10-in. 5/21/1928 The desert song Bar Harbor Society Orchestra [Selvin's Orchestra] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia 147857 10-in. 1/18/1929 Lover, come back to me! Arthur Ross and his Westerners ; Irving Kaufman Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia [W]147904 10-in. 1/31/1929 Lover, come back to me! Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Columbia W147925 10-in. 2/7/1929 Lover, come back to me! Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W147943 10-in. 2/7/1929 Marianne Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W148082 10-in. 3/15/1929 Lover, come back to me! Annette Hanshaw Female vocal solo composer  
Columbia 148860 10-in. 7/26/1929 One kiss Jim Andrews ; Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W150935 10-in. 11/5/1930 I bring a love song Paul Specht Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W150936 10-in. 11/5/1930 You will remember Vienna Paul Specht Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W152372 10-in. 2/7/1933 I'd write a song Fred Rich Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W152373 10-in. 2/7/1933 You are the song Fred Rich Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia W98168 12-in. 4/16/1924 Waltz medley from "The student prince" Robert Hood Bowers Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia W98307 12-in. 1/6/1927 The desert song : Vocal gems Columbia Light Opera Company Male vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
(Results 226-250 of 450 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romberg, Sigmund," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

Romberg, Sigmund. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

"Romberg, Sigmund." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sigmund Romberg

Discogs: Sigmund Romberg

Allmusic: Sigmund Romberg

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Romberg, Sigmund, 1887-1951 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84212849

Wikidata: Sigmund Romberg - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q742945

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46947501

MusicBrainz: Sigmund Romberg - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c2caff5-ffbc-4711-9e4e-db94dd8e2e52

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