Victor matrix B-769. Vesper service / Haydn Quartet
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Vesper service (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Favorite hymns, chimes and doxology (Medley contents) | Disc label (RDI) (Victor 16166) |
| Personnel | Notes |
| 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 |
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| 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 Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/2/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1 | Master | Victor 1791 | |||
| 12/2/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2 | Unknown | ||||
| 6/8/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 3 | Master | Victor 1791 | |||
| 4/17/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4 | Master | Victor 1791 | |||
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| 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 | New master created by dubbing after about 1915. | ||
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Audio of this recording from the Library of Congress |
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Citation
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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