Victor matrix CVE-43189. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / Fred Waring ; Waring's Concert Orchestra

TitleSource
Ah! Sweet mystery of life (Primary title)Disc label
The dream melody (Alternate title)Disc label
Naughty Marietta (Work title)Disc label
Naughty Marietta. Ah! sweet mystery of life; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Victor Herbert (composer)
Rida Johnson Young (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Fred Waring (director)
Waring's Concert Orchestra (Musical group)Listed in March 1928 ledgers as Pennsylvanians (concert orchestra).
Tom Waring (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Orchestra, with male vocal solo and chorus
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1 and 2: 4 violins, 4 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, piano, and traps
    Takes 3 and 4: 3 violins, 4 saxophones, 4 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Vocal by T. Waring and members of orchestra."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/28/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Destroy
3/29/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold
4/17/1928 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 3 Destroy
4/17/1928 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 4 Master Victor 35921 12-in.
4/17/1928 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. 4 Master Gramophone 5-0906 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-43189. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / Fred Waring ; Waring's Concert Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800017367/CVE-43189-Ah_Sweet_mystery_of_life.

Victor matrix CVE-43189. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / Fred Waring ; Waring's Concert Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800017367/CVE-43189-Ah_Sweet_mystery_of_life.

"Victor matrix CVE-43189. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / Fred Waring ; Waring's Concert Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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