Joseph Rumshinsky
Joseph Rumshinsky (1881–1956) was a Jewish composer born near Vilna, Lithuania (then part of Russian Poland). Along with Sholom Secunda, Alexander Olshanetsky and Abraham Ellstein, he is considered one of the "big four" composers and conductors of American Yiddish theater. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1881 (Vilnius), Died 1956 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, director, leader, arranger, lyricist, conductor, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 218 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-6636 | 10-in. | 12/2/1908 | Der ounig Schabes | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-6639 | 10-in. | 12/2/1908 | A Nasch | Solomon Smulewitz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-9081 | 12-in. | 6/13/1910 | Gute nacht un die tnoyim | Lizzie Einhorn Abramson | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-9086 | 12-in. | 6/14/1910 | A brievele der bale | Frances Simonoff | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-9088 | 10-in. | 6/14/1910 | Wejiten l'cho | Frances Simonoff | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-9134 | 12-in. | 6/24/1910 | Das Yiddisches kind | Solomon Small | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-13320 | 10-in. | 5/19/1913 | Elegy on the Triangle fire victims | Simon Paskal | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15985 | 10-in. | 5/4/1915 | Tzurik kein Zion | Jakov M. Medvedieff | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15986 | 10-in. | 5/4/1915 | Weh dem kind, wen a mame fehlt | Jakov M. Medvedieff | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
| Victor | B-17137 | 10-in. | 2/11/1916 | Du bist a tate zi alle gleich | Jacob Jimmalmon ; Abraham Rosenstein | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17401 | 10-in. | 3/30/1916 | Tate mame thyereh | Bella Finkle ; Abraham Rosenstein | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17872 | 10-in. | 6/16/1916 | Shir hashirim gavote | Regina Zuckerberg | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17924 | 10-in. | 6/23/1916 | Tzurik kein Zion | Samuel Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-17925 | 10-in. | 6/23/1916 | Damen | Samuel Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
| Victor | B-17953 | 10-in. | 7/6/1916 | Ladies first | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-18681 | 10-in. | 11/16/1916 | A veibel, a teibel | Gus Goldstein ; Anna Hoffman | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19073 | 10-in. | 2/13/1917 | A gruss fun der heim | Nahen Rosenshak [i.e., Naum Coster] | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20106 | 10-in. | 6/12/1917 | Fifty-fifty | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20940 | 10-in. | 11/1/1917 | Gam se l' toiwo | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20941 | 10-in. | 11/1/1917 | Men shokelt sich | Jacob Jacobs | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-20951 | 10-in. | 11/7/1917 | Moshiach is gekumen | Abraham Rosenstein | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21119 | 10-in. | 11/27/1917 | Der yusim'l | William Schwartz | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21127 | 10-in. | 11/30/1917 | Gimpel bainish | Anna Hoffman ; Jacob Jacobs | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21333 | 10-in. | 1/3/1918 | Sise hufnung | Rose Greenfield ; William Schwartz | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-21472 | 10-in. | 2/26/1918 | Tzurik kein Zion | Victor Military Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rumshinsky, Joseph," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111716.
Rumshinsky, Joseph. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111716.
"Rumshinsky, Joseph." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Rumshinsky, Joseph, 1881-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002022063
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