Gervase Elwes

Gervase Henry Cary-Elwes, DL (15 November 1866 – 12 January 1921), better known as Gervase Elwes, was an English tenor of great distinction, who exercised a powerful influence over the development of English music from the early 1900s up until his death in 1921 due to a railroad accident in Boston at the height of his career.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 15, 1866 (Billing), Died January 12, 1921 (Boston)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1920

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal

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Recordings (Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 75423 12-in. approximately 1917 Clun Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle ; London String Quartet Tenor vocal solo, with piano and string quartet vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 76089 12-in. approximately 1917 So sweet love seemed Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 76091 12-in. approximately 1917 A pastoral Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 76092 12-in. approximately 1918 Love went a-riding Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia 76093 12-in. approximately 1918 Lift up your heads on high Gervase Elwes ; Frederick B. Kiddle Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 26-30 of 30 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Elwes, Gervase," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354015.

Elwes, Gervase. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354015.

"Elwes, Gervase." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/354015

External Sources

Wikipedia: Gervase Elwes

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Elwes, Gervase, 1866-1921 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83174104

Wikidata: Gervase Elwes - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5553476

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/3853945

MusicBrainz: Gervase Elwes - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/056f70a2-415a-43d1-8067-d6d44e746896

ISNI: 0000 0000 8083 4312 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080834312

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/117839

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