W. Otto Miessner

William Otto Miessner (May 26, 1880 - May 27, 1967) was an American composer and music educator. Most of his life was spent in the midwest, particularly Indiana and Wisconsin.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1880, Died May 27, 1967

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, songwriter

= 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
Victor	B-10513	10-in.	6/7/1911	Hearing	Evan Williams	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-10971	10-in.	9/15/1911	Grandaddy long-legs	Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake]	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-10996	10-in.	9/20/1911	The scarecrow	Dorothy Gaynor [i.e., Dorothy Gaynor Blake]	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-12381	10-in.	9/18/1912	In China	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-12381	10-in.	1/17/1927	In Scotland	Edna Brown	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-12418	10-in.	9/27/1912	The scarecrow	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-14580	10-in.	3/17/1914	Grandaddy long legs	Elsie Baker	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-14580	10-in.	1/17/1927	Grandaddy long legs	Edna Brown	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-34969	10-in.	1/25/1926	Melody way to play the piano	W. Otto Miessner	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-34970	10-in.	1/25/1926	Melody way to play the piano	W. Otto Miessner	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-36685	10-in.	11/15/1926	The postman	Erva Giles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-36688	10-in.	11/15/1926	Sand wells	Erva Giles	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-64852	10-in.	1/15/1931	Good morning	Myrtle C. Eaver ; Anna Howard	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-67792	12-in.	1/14/1931	Dream song	Elsie Baker ; Myrtle C. Eaver ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal duet, with piano	composer
Victor	CVE-67793	12-in.	1/14/1931	The blue-bell	Edna Brown ; Anna Howard	Female vocal duet, with piano	composer
Victor	BVE-67794	10-in.	1/14/1931	Playing ball	Anna Howard	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BRC-71990	10-in.	3/23/1932	Hallowe'en	Anna Howard	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BRC-71991	10-in.	3/23/1932	Autumn colors (Swedish folk song)	Myrtle C. Eaver ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh	Female vocal solo, with piano	songwriter
Victor	BS-027282	10-in.	10/11/1938	Girls' action songs	Amos Allen ; Hazel Glenn	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1923-12-11-01]	10-in.	12/11/1923	Smelling	Hazel Steele	Female vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	[Trial 1926-01-27-03]	10-in.	1/27/1926	Rhythmic games, part 3	W. Otto Miessner	Piano solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1926-01-27-04]	10-in.	1/27/1926	Rhythmic games, part 4	W. Otto Miessner	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano, composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Miessner, W. Otto," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109023.

Miessner, W. Otto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109023.

"Miessner, W. Otto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.