George Broderick

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George H. Broderick (born May 6, 1855 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † May 10, 1905 in Aurora , Illinois ) was an American opera singer ( bass ) and recitation speaker of texts by the in the 1980s and 1990s most famous writer at the time. With regard to his vocal performances, he managed to achieve a not inconsiderable degree of popularity within the United States. For example in the premiere role of Puh-Bah in the operetta Der Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan . Furthermore, he was one of the first musicians who made sound recordings and published them on the sound carriers available at the time.

Recordings

Edison Records

Broderick can be heard on fourteen Edison Standard phonograph cylinders , for example with recordings of Sheridan's Ride , a hero ballad by Thomas Buchanan Read , or Rudyard Kipling's poem The Absent Minded Beggar, which was also published on Edison Concert cylinders. Another twenty-three contributions on Edison concert cylinders complete his artistic repertoire.

Berlin gramophones

Broderick made a total of fourteen recordings for Emile Berliner and his company der Berliner Gramophone , most of which consisted of opera arias. These included the Mephisto Serenade , Down Deep Within the Cellar and Gypsy Love Song, "from The fortune Teller" composed by Victor Herbert .

Improved record

Edridge R. Johnson , founder of the Consolidated Talking Machine Company, a forerunner of the Victor Talking Machine Company , hired Broderick for independent sound recordings that were made when Johnson was still working for Emile Berliner on his behalf. The first recording by Broderick for Johnson, which was released under the label name Improved Record with the matrix number A-1, was dated June 28, 1900. It was recorded during a session beginning May 1, 1900 and ending on May 28, 1900 June 1900, created. It was a recording of the recitation of the poem Departure by Eugene Field . In the same year, other releases followed, such as Fuzzy-Wuzzy (A-4), On the road to Mandalay (A-5), both by Rudyard Kipling , and Limburger Cheese (A-7), of which a total of six lectures entered held the Consolidated Talking Machine Company's publications catalog.

literature

  • Tim Gracyk, Frank Hoffmann: Popular American Recording Pioneers 1895-1925, The Haworth Press, New York 2000, ISBN 1-56024-993-5 .
  • Frank Hoffmann & Howard Ferstler: Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound, Routledge, London 2005, ISBN 0-203-48427-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Broderick, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Broderick, George H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American opera singer (bass)
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1905
Place of death Aurora (Illinois)