Victor matrix B-769. Vesper service / Haydn Quartet

TitleSource
Vesper service (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Favorite hymns, chimes and doxology (Medley contents)Disc label (RDI) (Victor 16166)
PersonnelNotes
Haydn Quartet (Vocal group)
John H. Bieling (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 5 & 6.
S. H. Dudley (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 5 & 6.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 5 & 6.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 5 & 6.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal quartet, with chimes
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Also recorded as [PM-]1791, [PM-]3086, and B-27668.
It is not known whether 3 or 4 was the issued take.
EDVR vol. 2 shows date for take 4 as 6/8/1904 and for takes 5 and 6 as 5/17/1905.
A later recording by the Peerless Quartet (see B-27668) also was issued as 16166.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/2/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Master Victor 1791 10-in.
12/2/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Unknown
6/8/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Master Victor 1791 10-in.
4/17/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Master Victor 1791 10-in.

Vesper service / Haydn Quartet

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Vesper service / Haydn Quartet - Victor 1791 - Take 4 - 4/17/1905
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
4/17/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Unknown
4/17/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Unknown
1/14/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 7 Master Victor 16166 10-in. New master created by dubbing after about 1915.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-769. Vesper service / Haydn Quartet," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001356/B-769-Vesper_service.

Victor matrix B-769. Vesper service / Haydn Quartet. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001356/B-769-Vesper_service.

"Victor matrix B-769. Vesper service / Haydn Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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