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Lionel Monckton

Lionel John Alexander Monckton (18 December 1861 – 15 February 1924) was an English composer of musical theatre. He became Britain's most popular composer of Edwardian musical comedy in the early years of the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom), Died February 15, 1924 (London (capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1897 - 1928

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 90 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Berliner 1776 7-in. before September 1897 A simple little string Artists vary Male vocal solo; Female vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1911 7-in. 10/10/1898 The boy guessed right Artists vary Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1962 7-in. between June 1898 and March 1899 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 1981 7-in. between June 1898 and March 1899 The sly cigarette S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 073 7-in. 4/20/1899 Soldiers in the park Ethel Jackson ; Runaway Girl Company Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus composer  
Berliner 074 7-in. 4/20/1899 Soldiers in the park Ethel Jackson ; Runaway Girl Company Female vocal solo and mixed vocal chorus composer  
Berliner 0155 7-in. 5/19/1899 The piccaninnies Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 0195 7-in. 6/7/1899 Soldiers in the park Sousa's Band Band composer  
Berliner 0369 7-in. 7/28/1899 A runaway girl : Selections Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Berliner 0467 7-in. 9/7/1899 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Berliner 01080 7-in. March 1900 A runaway girl : Selection Royal Italian Band Band composer  
Berliner 01091 7-in. March 1900 The circus girl : Selection Royal Italian Band Band composer  
Berliner 01197 7-in. April 1900 A runaway girl : Selection Sousa's Band Band composer  
Berliner 01239 7-in. 4/20/1900 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]26 7-in. 5/22/1900 Soldiers in the park S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]142 7-in. 7/14/1900 Soldiers in the park Voss First Regiment Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]198 7-in. 9/15/1900 Parody on "The soldiers in the park" S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]208 7-in. 9/15/1900 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]208 10-in. 11/9/1901 The boy guessed right S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]209 7-in. 9/15/1900 The sly cigarette S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]332 7-in. 10/4/1900 Selections from A runaway girl Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]332 10-in. 5/8/1902 Selections from A runaway girl Sousa's Band Band composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]476 7-in. 10/29/1900 Chinee soje-man Dan W. Quinn Male vocal solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]486 7-in. Selections from A runaway girl Vess L. Ossman Banjo solo composer  
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]513 7-in. Rhoda and her pagoda S. H. Dudley Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 1-25 of 90 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Monckton, Lionel," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990.

Monckton, Lionel. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103990

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Monckton, Lionel, 1861-1924 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82208064

Wikidata: Lionel Monckton - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2290123

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/12492225

MusicBrainz: Lionel Monckton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ecdd6a8f-9864-4ee5-b2dc-8d5f7fc227d6

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1949924 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1949924

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