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Abe Holzmann

Abraham Holzmann (19 August 1874 – 16 January 1939) was an American composer, famous for his march Blaze-Away!

Abraham Holzmann was born in New York City. His parents were Jacob Holzmann, a Hungarian-Jewish immigrant and Isabella Holzmann, a native of Louisiana. The young Holzmann learned music in Germany. A review originally published by the New York Herald on Sunday, 13 January 1901, entitled German Composer who Writes American Cakewalk Music describes "[h]is knowledge of bass and counterpoint is thorough, and his standard compositions bear the stamp of harmonic lore, which makes his proclivity for the writing of the popular style of music the more remarkable."

Abe married Isabelle Fishblatt around 1908, and he became the manager of the Orchestra Department at Jerome Remick & Company, music publisher in New York. He was an early member (1923) of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He earned his livelihood as composer/arranger for Tin Pan Alley publishers, including Leo Feist. He later was advertising manager for the American Federation of Musicians publication, International Musician. He was a member of Freemasonry, the Elks, and Knights of Pythias, all in New York City.

Holzmann died in East Orange, New Jersey at age 64. He was survived by his widow, a daughter Natalie Holzmann, three half-brothers, and four sisters. His music was especially revered by ragtime enthusiasts, although he composed marches, waltzes, and other light music.

His 1899 composition Smokey Mokes was briefly featured in the 1936 movie San Francisco.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 19, 1874 (New York City), Died January 16, 1939 (East Orange)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1899 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

Notes: Name also appears as Abe Holtzmann.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-81 of 81 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 4264 10-in. 11/10/1915 Smokey mokes Jaudas' Society Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 6313 10-in. between 8/4/1918 and 8/12/1918 Uncle Sammy Premier Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6776 10-in. 5/8/1919 Spirit of independence march Conway's Band Band composer  
Edison 8704 10-in. 11/9/1922 "Calanthe" waltzes Ernest L. Stevens Piano solo composer  
Gramophone BLR4408 10-in. 8/14/1928 Feuert los! Grosses Militärorchester ; Oskar Hackenberger Band composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CA16631 10-in. between October 1937 and January 1938 Blaze away Band of the Grenadier Guards [U.K] ; George Miller Band composer  
(Results 76-81 of 81 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Holzmann, Abe," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109308.

Holzmann, Abe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109308.

"Holzmann, Abe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109308

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