Otto Motzan
Otto Motzan (12 April 1880 – 15 January 1937) was an American composer from Austria-Hungary. He was best known as one of the composers for the The Passing Show of 1916. He became a popular composer and eventually published his own works through Joseph W. Stern & Co., as well as becoming a chartered member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers since 1914, the year of its inception. A possible pseudonym of Otto Motzan is Josie De Guzman. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1880, Died 1937
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1931
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 76 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | B-13609 | 10-in. | 7/18/1913 | I want to be somebody's baby girl | That Girl Quartet | Female vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-15545 | 10-in. | 12/24/1914 | Lucille Love | Peerless Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19875 | 10-in. | 5/21/1917 | A tear, a kiss, a smile | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19876 | 10-in. | 5/21/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Charles Hart | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-19878 | 10-in. | 5/21/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Emilio de Gogorza | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-23814 | 10-in. | 3/1/1920 | The crocodile | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Victor | B-24822 | 10-in. | 1/27/1921 | Bright eyes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-25745 | 10-in. | 11/4/1921 | Mandy 'n' me | American Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-25835 | 10-in. | 11/30/1921 | I want my mammy | Joseph C. Smith's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-26010 | 10-in. | 1/3/1922 | Marie | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | B-30313 | 10-in. | 6/23/1924 | Moana chimes | Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-53496 | 10-in. | 7/8/1929 | Where are you dream girl? | Connecticut Yankees ; Rudy Vallée | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-57134 | 10-in. | 11/4/1929 | Once in a blue moon | Pietro's Blue Horse Tavern Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-62947 | 10-in. | 11/6/1930 | In a window, in a house, in Caroline | Ernie Birchill ; Wayne King Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PB-47 | 10-in. | 9/6/1924 | Bye bye baby | Paul Biese ; Paul Biese’s Novelty Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Victor | [Trial 1920-02-17-03] | Not documented | 2/17/1920 | The crocodile | Wiedoeft-Wadsworth Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 19219 | 10-in. | 1/30/1911 | Dus pitzaly kind | Hyman Adler | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 19221 | 10-in. | 1/30/1911 | Shabes koydesh (שבת קודש) | Hyman Adler | Tenor vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 47356 | 10-in. | 2/9/1917 | A tear, a kiss, a smile | James Harrod | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 77132 | 10-in. | 6/12/1917 | That's why my heart is calling you | Graham Marr | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 78591 | 10-in. | 7/23/1919 | Somebody's heart | Happy Six | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
| Columbia | 78666 | 10-in. | 9/17/1919 | Fee fi fo fum | Art Hickman's Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78840 | 10-in. | 12/4/1919 | So this is Paris | Prince's Dance Orchestra ; Fred Whitehouse | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
| Columbia | 78990 | 10-in. | 2/20/1920 | The crocodile | Columbia Saxophone Sextette | Saxophone sextet | composer | |
| Columbia | 79259 | 10-in. | 6/10/1920 | So this is Paris! | Van and Schenck | Male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Motzan, Otto," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112130.
Motzan, Otto. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112130.
"Motzan, Otto." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Otto Motzan
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Motzan, Otto, 1880-1937 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003039756
Wikidata: Otto Motzan - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q109858135
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