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 151-175 of 450 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-018454 10-in. 2/3/1938 Who are we to say Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-018455 10-in. 2/3/1938 Shadows on the moon Blue Barron ; Russ Carlyle Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-019804 10-in. 2/11/1938 Shadows on the moon Felix Knight ; Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-019807 10-in. 2/11/1938 Girl of the golden West Felix Knight ; Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-019808 10-in. 2/11/1938 Mariachie Felix Knight ; Leo Reisman Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-019863 10-in. 2/23/1938 Desert song medley Guy Lombardo ; Royal Canadians Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-021613 10-in. 3/22/1938 Sun-up to sundown Nelson Eddy Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra composer  
Victor BS-021614 10-in. 3/22/1938 Soldiers of fortune Nelson Eddy Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra composer  
Victor BS-021615 10-in. 3/22/1938 Who are we to say Nelson Eddy Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-021616 10-in. 3/22/1938 Senorita Nelson Eddy Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-028977 10-in. 11/17/1938 Softly, as in a morning sunrise Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-031491 10-in. 1/17/1939 Lover, come back to me Artie Shaw Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PBS-042123 10-in. 9/16/1939 Lover, come back to me Jeanette MacDonald Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor PBS-042124 10-in. 9/16/1939 One kiss Jeanette MacDonald Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-047535 10-in. 2/5/1940 When I grow too old to dream Riley Puckett Male vocal solo, with guitar and accordion composer  
Victor BS-051554 10-in. 6/24/1940 Deep in my heart, dear Mitchell Ayres ; Fashions-in-Music Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-051773 10-in. 7/17/1940 When I grow too old to dream Dick Leibert Organ solo composer  
Victor BS-056435 10-in. 10/3/1940 I'm lookin' for someone's heart Four King Sisters ; Alvino Rey Female vocal quartet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-063383 10-in. 4/18/1941 Song of love Lucile Lawrence ; Dick Leibert Organ solo, with harp arranger  
Victor BS-064013 10-in. 4/3/1941 Lover, come back to me Joe Reichman Piano solo, with instrumental trio composer  
Victor BS-066844 10-in. 7/16/1941 Deep in my heart, dear Collins H. Driggs Novachord solo composer  
Victor BS-067757 10-in. 9/8/1941 When I grow too old to dream Sonny Dunham Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble composer  
Victor BS-067770 10-in. 9/10/1941 Drinking song Emile Coté ; Victor Male Chorus Male vocal chorus composer  
Victor BS-068157 10-in. 11/6/1941 Serenade Emile Coté ; Walter Preston ; Floyd Sherman ; Victor Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal chorus, with male vocal duet and piano composer  
Victor BS-068160 10-in. 11/6/1941 Romance Emile Coté ; Margaret Daum ; Victor Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal chorus, with female vocal solo and piano composer  
(Results 151-175 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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