Carl Engel

Carl Engel (July 21, 1883 – May 6, 1944) was a French-born American pianist, composer, musicologist and publisher from Paris. He was also president of G. Schirmer, Inc., a writer on music for The Musical Quarterly, and chief of the Music Division of the Library of Congress.

Birth and Death Data: Born Paris (capital city and largest city of France), Died May 6, 1944 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: arranger, lyricist, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-15253 10-in. 10/5/1914 Private Tommy Atkins Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-17029 10-in. 1/19/1916 The sleep of the child Jesus Kitty Cheatham Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor CS-051252 12-in. 6/7/1940 A memory Coenraad Valentyn Bos ; Helen Traubel Soprano vocal solo, with piano composer  
Brunswick 15695-15697 10-in. 5/5/1925 At night Mario Chamlee Male vocal solo, with violin and piano lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Engel, Carl," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103464.

Engel, Carl. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103464.

"Engel, Carl." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103464

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