Simone Mantia

Simone Mantia

Simone Mantia (6 February 1873 – 25 June 1951) was an American baritone horn/euphonium virtuoso and also trombone artist at the turn of the twentieth century. He was both a performer and administrator with many American band and orchestral ensembles. On baritone/euphonium he is often cited as the master of the instrument in his time.

Birth and Death Data: Born Palermo (Italian city, capital of Sicily), Died June 25, 1951

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: euphonium, composer, trombone, tuba

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	4150	7-in.	11/3/1897	Don’t be cross	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4151	7-in.	Before September 1897	There’ll come a time	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4152	7-in.	Before September 1897	You’re so good, Daddy	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4153	7-in.	Before September 1897	L’ esule cubano	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4154	7-in.	7/25/1898	I love you in the same old way	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4155	7-in.	Before October 1898	Last night	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4156	7-in.	Before October 1898	Scenes that are brightest	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4157	7-in.	7/25/1898	Do you love me	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4158	7-in.	Before April 1899	The palms	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4159	7-in.	7/25/1898	Can you then love another	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4160	7-in.	7/26/1898	The Holy City	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4161	7-in.	Before October 1898	Cavalleria rusticana : Intermezzo	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4162	7-in.	Before October 1898	My old Kentucky home	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	4165	7-in.	7/27/1898	Thine eyes so blue and tender	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	0204	7-in.	6/9/1899	The Hercules march	Simone Mantia ; Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium, composer
Berliner	0205	7-in.	6/9/1899	I pagliacci : Serenade	Simone Mantia ; Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	0217	7-in.	Before June 1900	Gypsy love song	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Berliner	0260	7-in.	6/12/1899	In the garden of flowers	Simone Mantia	Euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]334	7-in.	10/2/1900	Sextette	Sousa's Band	Band, with brass sextet	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]334	10-in.	4/2/1901	Lucia di Lammermoor : Sextette	Sousa's Band	Band, with brass sextet	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]350	7-in.	10/5/1900	Gypsy love song	Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]351	7-in.	10/5/1900	Serenade	Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1425	7-in.	6/9/1902	Pretty Mollie Shannon	Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1425	10-in.	6/9/1902	Pretty Mollie Shannon	Sousa's Band	Band, with euphonium solo	instrumentalist, euphonium
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3230	10-in.	4/3/1901	Sextette from Lucia	Sousa's Band	Band, with brass sextet	instrumentalist, euphonium

(Results 1-25 of 42 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mantia, Simone," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102185.

Mantia, Simone. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102185.

"Mantia, Simone." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.