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Charles Dibdin

Charles Dibdin (before 4 March 1745 – 25 July 1814) was an English composer, musician, dramatist, novelist, singer and actor. With over 600 songs to his name, for many of which he wrote both the lyrics and the music and performed them himself, he was in his time the most prolific English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the composer of "Tom Bowling", one of his many sea songs, which often features at the Last Night of the Proms. He also wrote about 30 dramatic pieces, including the operas The Waterman (1774) and The Quaker (1775), and several novels, memoirs and histories. His works were admired by Haydn and Beethoven.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1745 (Southampton), Died July 25, 1814 (London)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1913 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-13482 10-in. 6/24/1913 Tom Bowling Daniel Beddoe Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 75949 12-in. approximately 1917 Tom Bowling Ben Davies Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dibdin, Charles," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.

Dibdin, Charles. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109.

"Dibdin, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104109

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