Victor matrix B-504. Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet

TitleSource
Lead, kindly light (Primary title)Disc label
Sacred quartet (Title descriptor)
Authors and ComposersNotes
John Henry Newman (lyricist)
John Bacchus Dykes (composer)
PersonnelNotes
Haydn Quartet (Vocal group)
John H. Bieling (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 3-6.
S. H. Dudley (vocalist : baritone vocal)Takes 3-6.
William F. Hooley (vocalist : bass vocal)Takes 3-6.
Harry Macdonough (vocalist : tenor vocal)Takes 3-6.
Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal quartet
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Fagan and Moran note: B-504-12 was remade on matrix B-22401-2 by the Orpheus Quartet (Macdonough, Murphy, Werrenrath, Glenn) on Oct. 31, 1918, and this new master was substituted for B-504-12 on cat. #16394. Apparently, labels continued to carry the name "Haydn Quartet" for the balance of its life in the catalogs.
Also recorded as [PM-]97, [PM-]3185, C-603, and B-22401.
EDVR vol. 2 does not show take 11 as mastered, but a copy can be found in the UCSB collection.
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/7/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Unknown
10/7/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Master Victor 97 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress

5/18/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Unknown
5/18/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Master Victor 97 10-in.

Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress

5/7/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Unknown
5/7/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Unknown
7/18/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7 Master Victor 97 10-in.
7/18/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8 Master Victor 97 10-in.
8/3/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9 Unknown
8/3/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10 Unknown
8/24/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11 Master Victor 97 10-in.

Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet

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Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet - Victor 97 - Take 11 - 8/24/1906
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
5/25/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 12 Master Victor 16394 10-in.
5/25/1909 Camden, New Jersey [unconfirmed] 13 Destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-504. Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200000935/B-504-Lead_kindly_light.

Victor matrix B-504. Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200000935/B-504-Lead_kindly_light.

"Victor matrix B-504. Lead, kindly light / Haydn Quartet." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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