Charles Wels
Charles Wels (August 24, 1825 in Prague – May 12, 1906 in New York City) was an American pianist, organist, composer, and music teacher. He studied under Václav Tomášek before relocating to the US. In the US he produced piano compositions and a funeral march for Abraham Lincoln. (The Library of Congress has scanned in 60 compositions by Wels into its American Memory collection.) He was briefly a Polish court-musician from 1847 to 1849. In the 1860s he was organist at Christ Church of New York. His pupils included Samuel Brenton Whitney. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Prague (capital city of the Czech Republic), Died May 12, 1906 (New York City (most populous city in the United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1915
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | 46057 | 10-in. | 9/24/1915 | Viderunt et alleluia | Columbia Mixed Quartette | Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wels, Charles," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108527.
Wels, Charles. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108527.
"Wels, Charles." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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LCNAR: Wels, Charles, 1825-1906 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00080579
Wikidata: Charles Wels - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1066405
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/58629256
MusicBrainz: Charles Wels - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/748006b0-909d-4756-b962-e47a972d3c0e
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