Victor matrix C-2840. The dying poet / Sousa's Band

TitleSource
The dying poet (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
El poeta moribundo (Parallel (translated) title)Catalog variant (Victor 68075)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (composer)
PersonnelNotes
Sousa's Band (Musical group)
Herbert L. Clarke (conductor)Takes 1-4.
Edwin G. Clarke (conductor)Takes 5 & 6.
Arthur Pryor (conductor)Takes 7 & 8.
Additional Information
  • Description: Band
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
10/25/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Unknown
10/25/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Unknown
10/27/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Unknown
10/27/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Master Victor 31469 12-in. "During last chord, gong or cymbal clearly audible" (W.R. Bryant, EDVR vol. II).

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10/27/1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Master Victor 68075 12-in. Listed as by Banda Sousa
12/12/1911 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
12/12/1911 Camden, New Jersey 6 Destroy
5/14/1912 Camden, New Jersey 7 Destroy
5/14/1912 Camden, New Jersey 8 Master Victor 35467 12-in. "Possibly a bell on last chord, but blends into general sound" (W.R. Bryant, EDVR vol. II).

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix C-2840. The dying poet / Sousa's Band," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200004314/C-2840-The_dying_poet.

Victor matrix C-2840. The dying poet / Sousa's Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200004314/C-2840-The_dying_poet.

"Victor matrix C-2840. The dying poet / Sousa's Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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