Claribel

Charlotte Alington Pye Barnard (23 December 1830 in Louth, Lincolnshire – 30 January 1869 in Dover) was an English poet and composer of ballads and hymns, who often wrote under the pseudonym Claribel. She wrote over 100 songs as well as two volumes of verse, and became the most commercially successful balled composer managed by her publishers Boosey's, with whom she established one of the first royalty arrangements.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 23rd, 1830 (London), Died January 30th, 1869

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1902 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]1482 7-in. 6/17/1902 Come back to Erin J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]1482 12-in. 7/17/1902 Come back to Erin J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]1482 10-in. 7/17/1902 Come back to Erin J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor B-2889 10-in. 11/16/1905 I cannot sing the old songs Corinne Morgan Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-2966 12-in. 12/21/1905 I cannot sing the old songs Richard Jose Counter-tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-6607 10-in. 11/18/1908 Come back to Erin Haydn Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-8228 10-in. 9/15/1909 I cannot sing the old songs Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-8588 12-in. 2/1/1910 Come back to Erin John McCormack Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-14906 10-in. 5/27/1914 I cannot sing the old songs Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-15722 10-in. 2/23/1915 Irish favorites, no. 1 Francis J. Lapitino Harp solo composer  
Victor B-16690 10-in. 10/19/1915 Jesus, tender shepherd, hear me William Pickels Boy soprano vocal solo, with organ and chimes composer  
Victor B-16957 10-in. 1/4/1916 Come back to Erin McKee Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-17929 10-in. 6/26/1916 I cannot sing the old songs McKee Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Victor B-18032 10-in. 6/29/1916 Janet's choice Louise Homer Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-19617 10-in. 4/24/1917 I cannot sing the old songs Olive Kline Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-24355 10-in. 7/26/1920 I cannot sing the old songs Merle Alcock Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Victor B-25551 10-in. 9/7/1921 I cannot sing the old songs Amelita Galli-Curci Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-28128 10-in. 6/18/1923 We'd better bide a wee Merle Alcock Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Victor B-29186 10-in. 1/7/1924 Come back to Erin Alberto Salvi Harp solo composer  
Victor B-30099 10-in. 5/20/1924 Skjoersommersangen August Werner Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-30408 10-in. 6/19/1924 Come back to Erin Shannon Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36787 10-in. 12/2/1926 Take back the heart Elsie Baker Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BS-066837 10-in. 7/15/1941 Come back to Erin Emile Coté ; William A. Kennedy ; Victor Male Chorus Male vocal chorus and male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 525 10-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 Come back to Erin Artists vary Cornet solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 525 7-in. ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 Come back to Erin Artists vary Cornet solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 701 10-in. ca. 1902 Come back to Erin J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 701 7-in. ca. 1902-Oct. 1905 Come back to Erin J. W. Myers Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
Columbia 19740 10-in. 1/29/1912 Come back to Erin Charles Harrison Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39619 10-in. 11/23/1914 The blue Alsatian mountains Grace Kerns Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist  
Columbia 39943 10-in. 3/12/1915 Come back to Erin Columbia Stellar Quartette Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 46469 10-in. 3/1/1916 Come back to Erin Taylor Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Columbia 78094 10-in. 10/3/1918 I cannot sing the old songs Hulda Lashanska Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Columbia 80402 10-in. 6/14/1922 I cannot sing the old songs Margaret Romaine Female vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Columbia 30539 12-in. ca. 1910 I cannot sing the old songs Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with violin and piano lyricist, composer  
Columbia 30540 12-in. ca. 1910 Won't you tell me why, Robin? Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with violin and piano composer  
Columbia 36467 12-in. ca. 1912 Take back the heart Mrs. A. Stewart Holt Female vocal solo, with violin and harp composer  
Columbia 48641 12-in. 3/21/1916 Come back to Erin Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 49961 12-in. 5/7/1921 I cannot sing the old songs Lucy Gates Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
OKeh S-70011 10-in. July 1921 Come back to Erin Gerald Griffin Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 4818-4819 10-in. approximately Dec. 1920 Come back to Erin Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12333-12334 10-in. 1/18/1924 Come back to Erin Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 12424-12426 10-in. 1/31/1924 Come back to Erin Theo Karle Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick 13176-13178 10-in. 5/26/1924 I cannot sing the old songs Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick 13539-13540 10-in. 7/14/1924 I cannot sing the old songs Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E29121 10-in. 1/15/1929 Come back to Erin Orchestra (unidentified; Brunswick Records) Orchestra composer  
Edison 1028 10-in. 5/13/1912 Blue Alsatian mountains Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet lyricist  
Edison 1172 10-in. 8/1/1912 Take back the heart Helen Clark Female vocal solo and vocal ensemble, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2069 10-in. 12/27/1912 Take back the heart Elizabeth Spencer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2188 10-in. between 3/18/1913 and 3/19/1913 Come back to Erin Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet composer, lyricist  
Edison 4341 10-in. 12/15/1915 I cannot sing the old songs Christine Miller Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 5125 10-in. 11/3/1916 We'd better bide a wee Christine Miller Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6935 10-in. 9/17/1919 I cannot sing the old songs Blanche Skrainka Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6979 10-in. 10/14/1919 I cannot sing the old songs Stella Power Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 7072 10-in. 12/19/1919 Come back to Erin Olga Bibor Trio Instrumental trio composer  
Edison 7234 10-in. 3/2/1920 We'd better bide a wee Jean MacNeil Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 8543 10-in. 7/25/1922 I cannot sing the old songs Venetian Instrumental Quartet Instrumental quartet composer  
Gramophone 7202½b 10-in. 9/4/1905 Come back to Erin Nellie Melba Soprano vocal solo, with band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Claribel," accessed April 15, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116506.

Claribel. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116506.

"Claribel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 15 April 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116506

External Sources

Wikipedia: Charlotte Alington Barnard

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Claribel, 1830-1869 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92042807

Wikidata: Charlotte Alington Barnard - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5085825

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/19881323/

MusicBrainz: Claribel, 1830-1869 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/48bea6ee-bd5f-4ed8-94b3-319dbe59843f

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