Reginald De Koven
Henry Louis Reginald De Koven (April 3, 1859 – January 16, 1920) was an American music critic and prolific composer, particularly of comic operas. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Middletown (city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States), Died January 16, 1920 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1894 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 221 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berliner | 131 | 7-in. | 5/28/1898 | Robin Hood : Selection | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 132 | 7-in. | 5/28/1898 | Robin Hood : Waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 183 | 7-in. | Before 1895 | Oh, promise me | Artists vary | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 355[a] | 7-in. | 2/2/1896 | Miller’s song | Janet Whitcombe | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 359 | 7-in. | Before 1895 | Oh, promise me | Soprano vocalist(s) (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Records) | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 511 | 7-in. | 10/17/1896 | Armorer's song | Artists vary | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 552 | 7-in. | Before 1895 | Oh, promise me | Artists vary | Female vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 1872 | 7-in. | Before December 1898 | Brown October ale | Artists vary | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 3416 | 7-in. | 11/13/1897 | Oh, promise me | Henry Higgins | Cornet solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 4284 | 7-in. | between June 1897 and October 1898 | The owl and the pussy cat | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Berliner | 0189 | 7-in. | 6/6/1899 | Robin Hood : Selection | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 0209 | 7-in. | June 1899 | Robin Hood : Waltz | Sousa's Band | Band | composer | |
| Berliner | 0425 | 7-in. | 8/8/1899 | The naughty little clock | S. H. Dudley | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 0573 | 7-in. | 4/19/1900 | The owl and the pussy cat | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Berliner | 0678 | 7-in. | October 1899 | Oh, promise me | S. H. Dudley ; Harry Macdonough | Male vocal duet | composer | |
| Berliner | 0866 | 7-in. | 1/8/1900 | Margery | Vess L. Ossman | Banjo solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 01254 | 7-in. | April 1900 | The turnkey's song | George Broderick | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Berliner | 01259 | 7-in. | April 1900 | Armorer's song | George Broderick | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]74 | 7-in. | 7/7/1900 | Gipsy love | Metropolitan Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]76 | 7-in. | 6/9/1900 | The turnkey's song | George Broderick | Male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]87 | 7-in. | 7/10/1900 | The owl and the pussy cat | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix B-]87 | 10-in. | 9/14/1901 | The owl and the pussy cat | Haydn Quartet | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]141 | 7-in. | The armorer's song | George Broderick | Male vocal solo | composer | ||
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]176 | 7-in. | 7/23/1900 | O promise me | Sig. Carlos Francisco | Baritone vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | [Pre-matrix A-]358 | 7-in. | 10/3/1900 | Selection from Robin Hood | Sousa's Band | Band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "De Koven, Reginald," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106016.
De Koven, Reginald. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106016.
"De Koven, Reginald." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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LCNAR: De Koven, Reginald, 1859-1920 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88643905
Wikidata: Reginald De Koven - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4350526
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/59833568
MusicBrainz: Reginald De Koven - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4fe89060-467a-4d1c-9f8f-e0b25a829039
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/231525 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/231525
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