Haydn Quartet (vocal ensemble)
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The Haydn Quartet, later known as the Hayden Quartet, was one of the most popular recording
Formation
The Haydn Quartet originally formed under the name "Edison Quartet" in 1896, with a membership of
In 1901 they signed a contract with the
Recordings credited to the Haydn Quartet began to be phased out in 1908.[5] After that time, Billy Murray frequently sang lead with the group, and S. H. Dudley was often replaced by Reinald Werrenrath.[4] Following the successful collaborations between Murray and the Haydn Quartet, Victor organized a new group, the American Quartet, in 1910, with Murray, Bieling and Hooley from the Haydn Quartet, and baritone Steve Porter. The group's name was spelled Hayden after 1910. The quartet disbanded in 1914.[4] As well as members participating in the American Quartet, Macdonough and Hooley, together with Reinald Werranrath and tenor Lambert Murphy, also formed the Orpheus Quartet, who recorded successfully until 1919.[8]
In his book Pop Memories 1890-1954, music archivist and statistician
Discography
- My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (1901)[10]
- In the Good Old Summer Time (1903)[5]
- In the Sweet Bye and Bye (1903)[11]
- Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield (1903)[1]
- Bedelia (1904)[12]
- Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart) (1904)[5]
- In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (1905)[13]
- My Wild Irish Rose (1905)[5]
- The Jolly Blacksmiths (1906)
- How'd You Like To Spoon With Me[a] (1906)
- Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May? (1906)[5]
- Love Me and the World Is Mine (1908)[15]
- Sunbonnet Sue (1908)
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game[b] (1908)[5]
- Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet (1909)[5]
- By the Light of the Silvery Moon[b] (1910)[4]
Notes
- ^ with Corinne Morgan.[14]
- ^ a b with Billy Murray
References
- ^ a b c Library of Congress: Haydn Quartet. Retrieved 24 May 2013
- ^ Allan Sutton, Harry Macdonough: Victor's Singing Executive
- ^ Vocal Hall of Fame: The American Quartet Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 May 2013
- ^ ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gage Averill, Four Parts, No Waiting : A Social History of American Barbershop Quartet, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp.70-75
- ^ Meloware's Antique Phonograph Record Archive Archived 2004-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Larry Birnbaum, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll, Scarecrow Press, 2012
- ^ Whitburn, Pop Memories 1890-1954, p.344
- ^ Tim Brooks, A Discographic Deception: Joel Whitburn’s Pop Memories, 1890‑1954, review for Antique Phonograph Monthly, 1987. Retrieved 20 May 2013
- ^ My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean by The Haydn Quartet (1901). Retrieved 24 May 2013
- ISBN 978-0-8240-4782-5.
"In the Sweet By and By" (#16352; 1903)
- ISBN 978-0-7864-5156-2.
- ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-8296-6.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
External links
- The Haydn Quartet at Allmusic
- The Edison Quartette (1902?) "Annie Laurie" No. 2201 Edison Gold Moulded Record
- The Haydn Quartet (1902) Nearer My God To Thee Bethany (Mason)
- Meloware's Antique Phonograph Record Archive
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Haydn Quartet recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.