Felix Godin

Felix Godin, a pseudonym of Henry Albert Brown (c. 1864 – 1925), was an English composer of light music. He is best known for his elegiac Valse Septembre, a light waltz written in 1909.

The waltz, which is composed in four movements, begins slow with the first melody, then after being repeated once opens into the upbeat main melody, followed by a slower third movement, and then repeating the first melody, following with a brief fourth melody, then concludes repeating the previous melodies with a finale.

The waltz was popular in the early 20th century; however, it virtually disappeared from the public eye for the latter half of the century. The waltz however regained some interest when it was featured several times in the 1997 film Titanic.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1864, Died 1925

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1910 - 1924

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-10301 10-in. 5/9/1911 Valse Septembre Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-26902 10-in. 9/27/1922 Lovely Lucerne Great White Way Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with yodeling composer  
Columbia 6051 12-in. approximately 1909 or 1910 Valse Septembre Court Symphony Orchestra [U.K.] Orchestra composer  
Columbia 6192 12-in. approximately 1911 Valse Decembre Haydn Orchestra [studio orchestra] Orchestra composer  
Columbia 74145 12-in. approximately August 1920 Lovely Lucerne London Dance Orchestra Orchestra composer  
OKeh S-70970 10-in. Nov. 1922 Lovely Lucerne Chester Gaylord ; W. A. Gaylord Saxophone and accordion duet composer  
Brunswick 8603 10-in. approximately Aug. 1922 Lovely Lucerne Fredric Fradkin Violin solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick X8969 12-in. approximately Oct. 1922 Lovely Lucerne Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Edison 824 Not documented 10/10/1911 Valse septembre Band (unidentified; Edison Records) Band composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Godin, Felix," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318009.

Godin, Felix. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318009.

"Godin, Felix." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318009

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