Charles Sanford Skilton

Charles Sanford Skilton (August 16, 1868 – March 12, 1941) was an American composer, teacher and musicologist. Along with Charles Wakefield Cadman, Blair Fairchild, Arthur Nevin, and Arthur Farwell, among others, he was one of the leading Indianist composers of the early twentieth century.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 16, 1868 (Northampton), Died March 12, 1941 (Lawrence)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	C-30508	12-in.	7/18/1924	Gambling song	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	C-30509	12-in.	7/18/1924	Deer dance	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31609	10-in.	12/23/1924	Sioux flute serenade	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31610	10-in.	12/23/1924	War dance	Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CVE-51123	12-in.	4/4/1929	Sioux serenade	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-51136	10-in.	4/9/1929	War dance	Motion Picture Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-55366	10-in.	8/27/1929	Deer dance (Rogue River Indian)	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-55368	10-in.	8/27/1929	War dance (Cheyenne)	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-55369	10-in.	8/27/1929	Shawnee Indian hunting dance	Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	90111	10-in.	between 1918 and 1920	Kickapoo social dance	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Columbia	90112	10-in.		Sioux flute serenade	Columbia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Edison	7485	10-in.	8/9/1920	War dance	Zoellner Quartet	Instrumental quartet	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Skilton, Charles Sanford," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110117.

Skilton, Charles Sanford. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110117.

"Skilton, Charles Sanford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.