Charles Sanford Skilton
Charles Sanford Skilton (August 16, 1868 – March 12, 1941) was an American composer, teacher and musicologist. Along with Charles Wakefield Cadman, Blair Fairchild, Arthur Nevin, and Arthur Farwell, among others, he was one of the leading Indianist composers of the early twentieth century. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Northampton (county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States), Died March 12, 1941 (Lawrence (city in and county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1920 - 1942
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | C-30508 | 12-in. | 7/18/1924 | Gambling song | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | C-30509 | 12-in. | 7/18/1924 | Deer dance | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-31609 | 10-in. | 12/23/1924 | Sioux flute serenade | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | B-31610 | 10-in. | 12/23/1924 | War dance | Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CVE-51123 | 12-in. | 4/4/1929 | Sioux serenade | Motion Picture Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-51136 | 10-in. | 4/9/1929 | War dance | Motion Picture Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55366 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Deer dance (Rogue River Indian) | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55368 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | War dance (Cheyenne) | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | BVE-55369 | 10-in. | 8/27/1929 | Shawnee Indian hunting dance | Rosario Bourdon ; Victor Concert Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Victor | CS-075109 | 12-in. | 5/7/1942 | Indian war dance | Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra ; Howard Hanson | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 90111 | 10-in. | between 1918 and 1920 | Kickapoo social dance | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
| Columbia | 90112 | 10-in. | Sioux flute serenade | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | ||
| Edison | 7485 | 10-in. | 8/9/1920 | War dance | Zoellner Quartet | Instrumental quartet | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Skilton, Charles Sanford," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110117.
Skilton, Charles Sanford. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110117.
"Skilton, Charles Sanford." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Charles Sanford Skilton
Grove: Charles Sanford Skilton
IMSLP: Charles Sanford Skilton
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LCNAR: Skilton, Charles Sanford, 1868-1941 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95051736
Wikidata: Charles Sanford Skilton - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q931581
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/7652454
MusicBrainz: Charles Sanford Skilton - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4f7eb7bd-1366-4d66-994b-63b6c54a3c66
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/364492 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/364492
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