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 51-75 of 454 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-36981 10-in. 11/29/1926 The riff song Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal quartet composer  
Victor BVE-36982 10-in. 11/29/1926 One alone Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37317 12-in. 12/16/1926 Gems from The desert song Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor CVE-37834 12-in. 2/21/1927 Gems from My Maryland Victor Light Opera Company Vocal chorus and soloists, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38090 10-in. 6/27/1927 Silver moon Olive Kline ; Lambert Murphy Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38104 10-in. 2/23/1927 Silver moon Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-38105 10-in. 2/23/1927 Your land and my land Paul Whiteman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus composer  
Victor BVE-38110 10-in. 2/24/1927 The desert song Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-38248 10-in. 4/4/1927 Serenade George Gut Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-38962 10-in. 6/21/1927 Mother Edna Indermauer Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-39432 10-in. 7/5/1927 Song of love Rae Eleanor Ball Violin solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-39877 10-in. 10/5/1927 Silver moon Franklyn Baur ; Evelyn Herbert Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-39878 10-in. 10/5/1927 Mother Evelyn Herbert Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-40195 10-in. 10/20/1927 I live, I die for you! The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-40196 10-in. 10/20/1927 Eyes that love The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-41728 10-in. 1/26/1928 Mother Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor PBVE-42117 10-in. 3/23/1928 The desert song Maurice J. Gunsky Male vocal solo, with piano and violin composer  
Victor PBVE-42126 10-in. 3/27/1928 Will you remember, Sweetheart? Mickey Gillette ; Romanciers Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BVE-47499 10-in. 10/15/1928 Auf Wiedersehn Charles O’Connell Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-47765 10-in. 10/18/1928 One kiss The Troubadours Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-47767 10-in. 10/18/1928 Softly, as in a morning sunrise Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra Orchestra, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BVE-47782 10-in. 10/25/1928 Lover, come back to me! Arden-Ohman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet composer  
Victor BVE-47783 10-in. 10/25/1928 Marianne Arden-Ohman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet composer  
Victor BVE-49033 10-in. 1/2/1929 The sabre song Charlotte Lansing Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-49073 10-in. 1/16/1929 One alone Richard Crooks Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 51-75 of 454 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romberg, Sigmund," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

Romberg, Sigmund. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104742.

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

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

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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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/152528

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