J. Louis von der Mehden

Jacob Louis von der Mehden, Jr. (July 20, 1873 – August 27, 1954) was an American cellist, conductor, and composer of classical music. Opened in 1965, the J. Louis von der Mehden Recital Hall on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs was named in his honor.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1954

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, arranger

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-3065 10-in. 1/30/1906 Flora Arthur Pryor's Band Band composer  
Victor B-9598 10-in. 11/1/1910 Flora Victor Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor C-9819 12-in. 1/17/1911 Sevilla waltz Victor Concert Orchestra Orchestra arranger  
Victor C-12629 12-in. 11/19/1912 A day with the soldiers Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-13572 10-in. 7/11/1913 Westminster Chimes patrol Conway's Band Band composer  
Victor C-13949 12-in. 10/10/1913 Christmas light, behold Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Victor C-14124 12-in. 11/28/1913 Through the Panama Canal Victor Military Band Band composer  
Victor C-14441 12-in. 2/10/1914 Delicioso Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-15328 10-in. 11/5/1914 Cecile Victor Military Band Band, with bassoon arranger  
Victor B-15499 10-in. 12/14/1914 Bayside fox trot Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor C-15501 12-in. 12/14/1914 Fiora waltz Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-15501 10-in. 1/19/1915 Fiora waltz Victor Military Band Band arranger  
Victor B-16310 10-in. 8/3/1915 Bon ton one-step Conway's Band Band arranger  
Victor [Trial 1914-01-14-01] Not documented 1/14/1914 Morning Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Columbia 39166 10-in. 12/29/1913 Night scene in Maxim's Maxim's Cabaret Singers Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39174 10-in. 1/7/1914 Through the Panama Canal Prince's Band Band composer  
Columbia 39444 10-in. 6/12/1914 The blacksmith and his anvil Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 39825 10-in. 2/8/1915 The jolly tars Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 39982 10-in. 3/24/1915 The happy blacksmith Prince's Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Columbia 36771 12-in. 8/2/1913 A day with the soldiers Peerless Quartet Male vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 36859 12-in. 1/24/1914 Morning Columbia Mixed Quartette Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
OKeh 256 10-in. approximately July 1918 Morning Lewis James Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Von der Mehden, J. Louis," accessed December 23, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106653.

Von der Mehden, J. Louis. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 23, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106653.

"Von der Mehden, J. Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 23 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106653

External Sources

Wikipedia: J. Louis von der Mehden

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Von der Mehden, J. Louis, 1873-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92089554

Wikidata: J. Louis von der Mehden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q94648814

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/18880391

Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309435 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/309435

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