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Sidney Homer

Sidney Homer, Sr. (9 December 1864 – 10 July 1953) was a classical composer, primarily of songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 9, 1864 (Boston), Died July 10, 1953 (Winter Park)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

Notes: Husband of Louise Homer and father of Louise Homer Stires, who also made recordings.

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= 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 B-9518 10-in. 10/5/1910 Requiem Herbert Witherspoon Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-9909 10-in. 2/6/1911 A banjo song Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-9909 10-in. 11/23/1925 A banjo song Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11279 10-in. 11/27/1911 The pauper's drive Percy Hemus Male vocal solo composer  
Victor C-11279 12-in. 2/14/1913 The pauper's drive Percy Hemus Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11870 10-in. 4/12/1912 The dog lies in his kennel Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-11871 10-in. 4/12/1912 Mammy's lullaby Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-12720 12-in. 12/13/1912 Requiem Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13564 10-in. 7/11/1913 Uncle Rome Clarence Whitehill Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-14902 12-in. 5/27/1914 The song of the shirt Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14909 10-in. 5/27/1914 Boats sail on the rivers Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-18033 10-in. 6/29/1916 Sheep and lambs Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with harp composer  
Victor B-18044 10-in. 6/30/1916 How's my boy Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-23975 10-in. 4/29/1920 Banjo song, op. 22, no. 4 Louise Homer ; Louise Homer Stires Vocal duet (soprano and contralto), with orchestra composer  
Victor C-25329 12-in. 6/3/1921 Mother Goose songs Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor B-28009 10-in. 5/16/1923 Sheep and lambs, op. 31 Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano composer, instrumentalist, piano  
Victor B-29274 10-in. 1/11/1924 Requiem Emilio de Gogorza Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-32037 10-in. 3/3/1925 Sing me to sleep Dusolina Giannini Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-32824 10-in. 5/26/1925 A banjo song Anne E. Stanier Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-33971 10-in. 12/2/1925 Requiem Fred Reichard Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-35676 10-in. 6/10/1926 A banjo song Bessie Whiteside Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor CS-011690 12-in. 8/10/1937 Requiem Bessie Whiteside Female vocal solo composer  
Victor [Trial 1917-06-06-01] Not documented 6/6/1917 Requiem J. A. Swineford Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1920-03-01-01] Not documented 3/1/1920 O luce di quest' anima Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1920-03-01-02] Not documented 3/1/1920 Turn ye to me Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1920-03-01-03] Not documented 3/1/1920 I come Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Victor [Trial 1921-01-27-01] 12-in. 1/27/1921 Mother Goose rhymes Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1924-02-28-03] 10-in. 2/28/1924 Dinna ask me Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Trial 1927-09-23-01] 10-in. 9/23/1927 The night wind Mary Lewis Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 39214 10-in. 2/6/1914 Uncle Rome Frank Croxton Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46319 10-in. 1/6/1916 Uncle Rome Charles W. Clark Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 80613 10-in. 10/16/1922 A banjo song Oscar Seagle Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30333 12-in. 1/11/1910 The pauper's drive David Scull Bispham Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30767 12-in. 5/19/1911 A banjo song David Scull Bispham Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 30950 12-in. ca. Jan.-Apr. 1912 The last leaf Cecil Fanning Male vocal solo, with string quartet and piano composer  
Brunswick 841 10-in. approximately mid-1917 Banjo song Marie Morrisey Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12795-12797 10-in. 4/3/1924 A banjo song Theo Karle ; Marie Tiffany Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E16754-E16755 10-in. 10/24/1925 A banjo song Florence Easton Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Homer, Sidney," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116464.

Homer, Sidney. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116464.

"Homer, Sidney." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116464

External Sources

Wikipedia: Sidney Homer

Discogs: Sidney Homer

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Homer, Sidney, 1864-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr91038170

Wikidata: Sidney Homer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7509144

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/6018435

MusicBrainz: Sidney Homer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/96769ee9-6686-490a-84ee-37cb0a28c755

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/293797

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