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Rosario Bourdon

Joseph Charles Rosario Bourdon (March 6, 1885 – April 24, 1961) was a French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer. He was a child prodigy skilled with many musical instruments. Bourdon worked much of his life for the Victor Talking Machine Company where he exerted considerable influence.

Birth and Death Data: Born March 8, 1889 (Longueuil), Died April 24, 1961

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1903 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, director, piano, cello, celeste, arranger, session supervisor, composer, organ, xylophone, marimba, pipe organ, speaker, bells, drums

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Recordings (Results 4151-4175 of 4541 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-53479 10-in. 7/1/1929 The evolution of Dixie Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-53480 10-in. 7/1/1929 Forest whispers Carson Robison ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra, with bird imitations director  
Victor BVE-53481 10-in. 7/1/1929 In lover's lane Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-53486 12-in. 7/3/1929 Marche joyeuse Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-53487 12-in. 7/3/1929 Danse slave Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-53488 10-in. 7/3/1929 If I were king : Overture Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-53489 10-in. 7/3/1929 If I were king : Overture Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Symphony Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-53490 10-in. 7/5/1929 Monastery bells Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Band Band director  
Victor BVE-53491 10-in. 7/5/1929 American patrol Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Military Band Band director  
Victor BVE-53492 10-in. 7/5/1929 Semper fidelis march Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Military Band Band director  
Victor BVE-53493 10-in. 7/5/1929 A hunting scene Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Band Band, with male vocal quartet and whistling director  
Victor BVE-53494 10-in. 7/5/1929 The mill in the forest Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Band Band, with whistling director  
Victor BVE-53495 10-in. 7/5/1929 Patrol comique Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Band Band director  
Victor BVE-53577 10-in. 6/21/1929 Smilin' through Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-53578 10-in. 6/21/1929 My lovely Celia Reinald Werrenrath Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor MVE-55026 16-in. 6/14/1929 Test for Jack Osterman Jack Osterman Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor MVE-55027 16-in. 6/14/1929 In the Orient, featuring Tony Sarg's Marionettes Helen Clark ; Carl Mathieu Motion picture soundtrack : Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra director  
Victor MVE-55068 16-in. 7/2/1929 Ratskin Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with sound effects director  
Victor MVE-55069 16-in. 7/2/1929 Slow beau Motion Picture Orchestra Motion picture soundtrack : Orchestra, with sound effects (takes 1-2); with sound effects and dubs from records (takes 3-5A) director  
Victor MVE-55075 16-in. 7/8/1929 On the levee Jules Bledsoe Motion picture : Male vocal solo, with orchestra director  
Victor BVE-55366 10-in. 8/27/1929 Deer dance (Rogue River Indian) Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-55367 12-in. 8/27/1929 Serenade (Scherzo) Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-55368 10-in. 8/27/1929 War dance (Cheyenne) Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor BVE-55369 10-in. 8/27/1929 Shawnee Indian hunting dance Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra director  
Victor CVE-55615 12-in. 7/17/1929 Weiche, Wotan! Weiche! Ernestine Schumann-Heink Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra director  
(Results 4151-4175 of 4541 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bourdon, Rosario," accessed May 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

Bourdon, Rosario. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771.

"Bourdon, Rosario." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104771

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