Frederick B. Kiddle

Frederick B. Kiddle (1874 – 6 December 1951) was a prominent English pianist, organist and accompanist.

Kiddle was born at Frome, Somerset, and studied at the Royal College of Music under Sir Walter Parratt, Rockstro and Higgs. In 1902 he became principal accompanist for the Promenade Concerts at Queen's Hall, in succession to Percy Pitt, and he remained there as permanent organist and accompanist for the next 25 years, retiring at about the time when the BBC took over the proms.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Frome), Died December 6, 1951

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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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
Columbia 65781 10-in. approximately 1917 My dear soul Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 65839 10-in. approximately 1917 Time's roses Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69073 10-in. approximately 1917 Tarantella, opus 23 Frederick B. Kiddle ; W. H. Squire instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69195 10-in. approximately 1918 Chansonette, opus 99 Frederick B. Kiddle ; W. H. Squire instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69264 10-in. approximately 1918 Scherzo C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69265 10-in. approximately 1918 Elegie C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69513 10-in. approximately 1919 Nocturne C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 69516 10-in. approximately 1919 Trӓumerei C. Warwick Evans ; Frederick B. Kiddle instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74150 12-in. 9/1/1920 The lake isle of Innisfree Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74151 12-in. 9/1/1920 A sea dirge Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74164 12-in. approximately 1920 Adelaide, part 1 Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 74165 12-in. approximately 1920 Adelaide, part 2 Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75224 12-in. 11/12/1922 Angel's serenade Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; Albert Sammons Male vocal solo, with violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75274 12-in. approximately 1916 Where my caravan has rested Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75278 12-in. approximately 1916 Wait Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75287 12-in. approximately 1916 Galway by the sea Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75289 12-in. approximately 1916 Somewhere a voice is calling Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75351 12-in. approximately 1917 The devout lover Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75352 12-in. approximately 1917 I hear you calling me Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75353 12-in. approximately 1917 Down along in Cloverland Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75354 12-in. approximately 1917 She is far from the land Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75357 12-in. approximately 1917 A carol of bells Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75360 12-in. approximately 1917 Where'er you walk Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75419 12-in. approximately 1917 On Wenlock edge Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75420 12-in. approximately 1917 From far; Oh, when Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75421 12-in. approximately 1917 Is my team ploughing? Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75422 12-in. approximately 1917 Brendon Hill Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75423 12-in. approximately 1917 Clun Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75476 12-in. approximately 1917 Any place is heaven Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75477 12-in. approximately 1917 Roses of Picardy Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75478 12-in. approximately 1917 I might come to you Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75479 12-in. approximately 1917 When you come home Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with cello and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75492 12-in. approximately 1917 Mavis Hubert Eisdell Male vocal solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75495 12-in. approximately 1917 Longing; Nothing but love Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75973 12-in. approximately 1917 She is far from the land Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75985 12-in. approximately 1917 The willow Arthur Jordan ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75986 12-in. approximately 1917 Be thou faithful unto death Arthur Jordan ; J. E. Parr Tenor vocal solo, with piano and cello instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 75987 12-in. approximately 1917 If with all your hearts Arthur Jordan ; J. E. Parr Tenor vocal solo, with piano and cello instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76023 12-in. approximately 1918 Melisande in the wood Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76024 12-in. approximately 1918 Angus MacDonald Ethel Hook ; Frederick B. Kiddle Female vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76055 12-in. approximately 1917 If I built a world for you Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76057 12-in. approximately 1917 Unless Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; Albert Sammons Male vocal solo, with cello and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76059 12-in. approximately 1918 The lute player Arthur Jordan ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76065 12-in. approximately 1917 Angel's serenade Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; Albert Sammons Male vocal solo, with violin and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76076 12-in. approximately 1917 In love Hubert Eisdell ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76089 12-in. approximately 1917 So sweet love seemed Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76091 12-in. approximately 1917 A pastoral Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76092 12-in. approximately 1918 Love went a-riding Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76093 12-in. approximately 1918 Lift up your heads on high Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76322 12-in. approximately March 1920 The lord is my light Arthur Jordan Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76323 12-in. approximately 1919 Is she not passing fair? Arthur Jordan ; Frederick B. Kiddle Tenor vocal solo instrumentalist, piano  
Columbia 76835 12-in. approximately March 1920 Crossing the bar Arthur Jordan Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kiddle, Frederick B.," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353964.

Kiddle, Frederick B.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353964.

"Kiddle, Frederick B.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/353964

External Sources

Wikipedia: Frederick B. Kiddle

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LCNAR: Kiddle, Frederick B. - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83174105

Wikidata: Frederick B. Kiddle - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5497315

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