William Dory

William Dory was an American Yiddish-language recording artist with a brief career at the start of the twentieth century.^[1]

His repertoire consisted mainly of Yiddish Theatre music and novelty songs (1900-1901) recorded on Wax cylinders for Edison Records (aka National Phonograph Co.). Although little is known about his personal or professional life, he was one of the first Yiddish-language recording artists in the United States. After he made eleven recordings for Edison (listed in 2 annual catalogs), he was replaced on their roster by Frank Seiden, who re-recorded Dory's general material on the new black-wax moulded cylinders (1902), and some specific titles of his as well.

Selected recordings

Kol Nidre, Religious (1900, Edison Records)^[2]^[3]^[4]
Das Peshala, from The Pretty Miriam (1900, Edison Records, written by Sigmund Mogulesko)
Der Boocher (1900, Edison Records)
Der Pusick, from The Jew in Morocco (1900, Edison Records, from an unpublished play by Peretz Sandler and Sigmund Feinman)
Die Strassenfrau (1900, Edison Records)
Chosmas Noschim, Hebrew song (1901, Edison Records)^[5]
A Biss'l von Oeben (1901, Edison Records)^[6]
Die Lady von Broadway (1901, Edison Records)
Das Pastuckel, from Bar Kochla (1901, Edison Records, from Bar Kokhba by Avram Goldfaden^[7])
Gott sieht und schweigt (1901, Edison Records)
Koenig Lear (1901, Edison Records, probably from the opera The Yiddish King Lear by Jacob Gordin^[8])

References

^ Sapoznik, Henry (2006). Klezmer! : Jewish music from Old World to our world (2nd ed.). New York: Schirmer Trade Books. p. 63. ISBN 9780825673245.
^ "SONGS IN HEBREW". Antique Phonograph Monthly. 2 (9). November 1974.
^ "NEW EDISON RECORDS". The Phonogram (4). August 1900.
^ "[08] Singles (Zylinder- und Schellackaufnahmen) des Jahres 1900 mit Datenbanksuche". musiktiteldb.de (in German).
^ "NEW EDISON RECORDS". The Phonogram (10). February 1901.
^ "SONGS IN HEBREW". Edison (National) Catalog: 29–30. Fall 1901.
^ Heskes, Irene (1992). Yiddish American popular songs, 1895 to 1950 a catalog based on the Lawrence Marwick roster of copyright entries. Washington: Library of Congress. p. 62. ISBN 016036180X.
^ Heskes, Irene (1992). Yiddish American popular songs, 1895 to 1950 a catalog based on the Lawrence Marwick roster of copyright entries. Washington: Library of Congress. p. 11. ISBN 016036180X.

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[1] Sapoznik, Henry (2006). Klezmer! : Jewish music from Old World to our world (2nd ed.). New York: Schirmer Trade Books. p. 63. ISBN 9780825673245.

[2] "SONGS IN HEBREW". Antique Phonograph Monthly. 2 (9). November 1974.

[3] "NEW EDISON RECORDS". The Phonogram (4). August 1900.

[4] "[08] Singles (Zylinder- und Schellackaufnahmen) des Jahres 1900 mit Datenbanksuche". musiktiteldb.de (in German).

[5] "NEW EDISON RECORDS". The Phonogram (10). February 1901.

[6] "SONGS IN HEBREW". Edison (National) Catalog: 29–30. Fall 1901.

[7] Heskes, Irene (1992). Yiddish American popular songs, 1895 to 1950 a catalog based on the Lawrence Marwick roster of copyright entries. Washington: Library of Congress. p. 62. ISBN 016036180X.

[8] Heskes, Irene (1992). Yiddish American popular songs, 1895 to 1950 a catalog based on the Lawrence Marwick roster of copyright entries. Washington: Library of Congress. p. 11. ISBN 016036180X.

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