Dorothy Maynor
Dorothy Maynor (September 3, 1910 – February 19, 1996) was an American soprano, concert singer, and the founder of the Harlem School of the Arts. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 3, 1910 (Norfolk), Died February 19, 1996 (West Chester)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
Notes: Dorothy Maynor's birth name was Dorothy Leigh Mainor. She was married to Reverend Shelby Rooks. https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/harlems-dorothy-maynor-harlem-school-of-the-arts-founder-and-a-woman-of-many-firsts/
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-042994 | 12-in. | 10/20/1939 | Ave Maria | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-042995 | 12-in. | 10/20/1939 | Gretchen am Spinnrade | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-042996 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | Du bist wie eine Blume | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-042997 | 10-in. | 10/20/1939 | Liebeslied | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-043336 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Zueignung | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-043337 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Zur ruh, zur ruhe | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-043338 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Die Almacht | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-043339 | 10-in. | 11/2/1939 | Du bist die Ruh | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-043570 | 12-in. | 11/6/1939 | Oh, sleep! why dost thou leave me | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky ; Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-043571 | 12-in. | 11/6/1939 | Pamina's aria ("Ach, ich fuhl's") | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Serge Koussevitzky ; Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-047129 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Micaela's aria | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-047130 | 12-in. | 3/20/1940 | Depuis le jour | Boston Symphony Orchestra ; Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056155 | 12-in. | 9/20/1940 | The last spring | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056156 | 12-in. | 9/20/1940 | I'm Herbst | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056477 | 12-in. | 10/11/1940 | Adelaide, part 1 | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056478 | 12-in. | 10/11/1940 | Adelaide, part 2 | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056575 | 12-in. | 10/20/1940 | Chorale : Now let every tongue adore thee | Dorothy Maynor ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056576 | 12-in. | 10/20/1940 | Dèpuis le jour..... | Dorothy Maynor ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | CS-056577 | 12-in. | 10/20/1940 | Recitative and air de Lia | Dorothy Maynor ; Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-061450 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | Test record for Mr. O'Connell no. 3 | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068148 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | Test record for Mr. O'Connell no. 1 | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068149 | 10-in. | 11/4/1941 | Test record for Mr. O'Connell no. 2 | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068314 | 10-in. | 11/14/1941 | Steal away to Jesus (Hymn of deliverance) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with unaccompanied male chorus | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068315 | 10-in. | 11/14/1941 | I couldn't hear nobody pray | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with unaccompanied male chorus | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068316 | 10-in. | 11/14/1941 | I'm a-going to travel (Hymn of tribulation) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with unaccompanied male chorus | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068317 | 10-in. | 11/14/1941 | Rise up, shepherd an' follow (Hymn of Christmas) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with unaccompanied male chorus | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068318 | 10-in. | 11/14/1941 | Go tell it on de mountain (Hymn of Christmas) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with unaccompanied male chorus | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068319 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Were you there? (Hymn of the death of Christ) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068320 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Oh? Wasn't dat a wide riber? (Hymn of death) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068321 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Ole-time religion (Hymn of religion) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068322 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (Hymn of tribulation) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-068323 | 10-in. | 11/15/1941 | In dat great gettin' up morning (Hymn of judgment) | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with male vocal chorus, unaccompanied | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1413 | 12-in. | 10/3/1945 | How beautiful are the feet | Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1414 | 12-in. | 10/3/1945 | Alleluja | Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1415 | 12-in. | 10/3/1945 | Hear ye, Israel! | Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1418 | 12-in. | 10/5/1945 | Laudamus Te | Joseph Fuchs ; Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with solo violin and orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1419 | 12-in. | 10/5/1945 | Only bleed and break thou loving heart | Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D5RC-1420 | 12-in. | 10/5/1945 | Et incarnatus est | Sylvan Levin ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D6RB-3224 | 10-in. | 10/23/1946 | Liebesbottschafft | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with picano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D6RB-3225 | 10-in. | 10/23/1946 | Ständchen | Dorothy Maynor | Soprano vocal solo, with picano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D6RB-3226 | 10-in. | 10/23/1946 | The last rose of summer | Dorothy Maynor ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with picano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D6RB-3227 | 10-in. | 10/23/1946 | Home, sweet home | Dorothy Maynor ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D7RB-0913 | 12-in. | 5/23/1947 | New love | Dorothy Maynor ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D7RB-0914 | 12-in. | 5/23/1947 | On wings of song | Dorothy Maynor ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D7RC-7552 | 12-in. | 5/23/1947 | Der Hirt auf dem Felsen | Dorothy Maynor ; David Oppenheim ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and clarinet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D7RC-7553 | 12-in. | 5/23/1947 | Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (concluded) | Dorothy Maynor ; David Oppenheim ; George Schick | Soprano vocal solo, with piano and clarinet | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D9RC-1782 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | Phidylé | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D9RC-1783 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | L'invitation au voyage | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D9RC-1784 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | O lovely moon (Air of Russalka) | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | D9RC-1785 | 12-in. | 5/24/1949 | Maiden's lament | Erich Leinsdorf ; Dorothy Maynor ; RCA Victor Orchestra | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Victor | BS-Test-2149 | 10-in. | 9/20/1940 | Chorale "Now let every tongue adore thee" | Dorothy Maynor ; Arpad Sandor | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Maynor, Dorothy," accessed May 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106320.
Maynor, Dorothy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106320.
"Maynor, Dorothy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Maynor, Dorothy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91039798
Wikidata: Dorothy Maynor - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5298538
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22328118
MusicBrainz: Dorothy Maynor - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1bec66d8-8beb-4e6f-b6d8-8983ad197cbc
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