Otto Harbach
Otto Abels Harbach, born Otto Abels Hauerbach (August 18, 1873 – January 24, 1963) was an American lyricist and librettist of nearly 50 musical comedies and operettas. Harbach collaborated as lyricist or librettist with many of the leading Broadway composers of the early 20th century, including Jerome Kern, Louis Hirsch, Herbert Stothart, Vincent Youmans, George Gershwin, and Sigmund Romberg. Harbach believed that music, lyrics, and story should be closely connected, and, as Oscar Hammerstein II's mentor, he encouraged Hammerstein to write musicals in this manner. Harbach is considered one of the first great Broadway lyricists, and he helped raise the status of the lyricist in an age more concerned with music, spectacle, and stars. Some of his more famous lyrics are "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "Indian Love Call" and "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 18, 1873 (Salt Lake City), Died January 24, 1963 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1950
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
Notes: Listed on some sheet music as Otto Hauerbach.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 251-275 of 291 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edison | 3464 | 10-in. | Nov.-Dec. 1914 | Fascinating night | Grace Hoffman ; Emory B. Randolph | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4445 | 10-in. | 1/27/1916 | 'Tis the end, so farewell | Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4446 | 10-in. | 1/27/1916 | I want all the world to know | Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt | Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4447 | 10-in. | 1/27/1916 | Katinka | Walter Van Brunt | Male vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4479 | 10-in. | 2/8/1916 | Rackety-coo | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4519 | 10-in. | 2/23/1916 | 'Tis the end, so farewell | Elizabeth Spencer ; Walter Van Brunt | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 4535 | 10-in. | 2/28/1916 | Rackety coo! | Helen Clark ; Joseph A. Phillips | Vocal duet (contralto and baritone), with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 5421 | 10-in. | 3/1/1917 | You're in love | George Wilton Ballard ; Gladys Rice | Female-male vocal duet and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 5441 | 10-in. | 3/12/1917 | He will understand | George Wilton Ballard ; Gladys Rice ; Betsy Lane Shepherd | Mixed vocal trio and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 5976 | 10-in. | between 1/16/1918 and 1/23/1918 | The tickle toe | Vernon Dalhart | Male vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 7184 | 10-in. | 2/26/1920 | Giannina mia | Allan Rogers | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 7422 | 10-in. | 6/24/1920 | The love nest | George Wilton Ballard ; Louise Terrell | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 7618 | 10-in. | 11/4/1920 | Baby dreams | Elizabeth Spencer | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 8360 | 10-in. | 2/7/1922 | Cutie | Elizabeth Spencer | Female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 8935 | 10-in. | 4/18/1923 | Voodoo man | Criterion Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 9898 | 10-in. | 12/9/1924 | Indian love call | Broadway Dance Orchestra ; Charles Hart | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 9999 | 10-in. | 2/10/1925 | Rose-Marie | Walter Scanlan | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 10287 | 10-in. | 3/31/1925 | Indian love call | Anna Case | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 10790 | 10-in. | 1/25/1926 | Song of the flame | Jack Stillman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | lyricist | |
Edison | 10921 | 10-in. | 4/12/1926 | Song of the flame—Airs | New York Light Opera Co. | Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 11640 | 10-in. | 4/11/1927 | Dancing the devil away | Vaughn De Leath ; Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 11642 | 10-in. | 4/11/1927 | The same old moon | Don Voorhees and his Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra ; J. Donald Parker | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Edison | 18972 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | Indian love call | Olive Palmer | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | 18973 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | Giannina mia | Olive Palmer | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Edison | N-663 | 10-in. | 12/28/1928 | Indian love call | Olive Palmer | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harbach, Otto," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108695.
Harbach, Otto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108695.
"Harbach, Otto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Otto Harbach
Discogs: Otto Harbach
Allmusic: Otto Harbach
Grove: Otto Harbach
IMSLP: Otto Harbach
RISM: Otto Harbach
IMDb: Otto Harbach
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Harbach, Otto, 1873-1963 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89000988
Wikidata: Otto Harbach - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1231720
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/65048262
MusicBrainz: Otto Harbach - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/143f3292-b1cf-4fd1-89ac-e250403b4b35
Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
Feedback
Send the Editors a message about this record.