Victor matrix BS-048418. Dedication / Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas ; Victor Symphony Orchestra

TitleSource
Dedication (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Widmung (Parallel (translated) title)Victor ledgers
Gesàˆnge, op. 14. Widmung (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Robert Franz (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
John Charles Thomas (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Victor Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Carroll Hollister (instrumentalist : piano)
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Ronald E. Wise (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Baritone vocal solo, with piano
  • Instrumentation: 4 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 trumpets, trombone, 2 horns, traps, and tympani
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers: " Op. 14, No. 1."
Notes
Victor ledgers: "R. Wise, present"; "Lew Shilkret, contractor."
Description is not confirmed. It is unclear from the ledgers whether or not the orchestra also performs on this selection.
Ledgers: "Used by [John Charles] Thomas as theme song on radio broadcasts."
Issues deriving from this master have not been found.
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/23/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Unknown
3/23/1940 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-048418. Dedication / Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas ; Victor Symphony Orchestra," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043254/BS-048418-Dedication.

Victor matrix BS-048418. Dedication / Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas ; Victor Symphony Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200043254/BS-048418-Dedication.

"Victor matrix BS-048418. Dedication / Carroll Hollister ; John Charles Thomas ; Victor Symphony Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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