Henry R. Bishop (1786-1855)

Overview

Websites:
	Henry Bishop (composer)	Biography by wikipedia.org.
	DAHR: Henry R. Bishop	List of 178 historic recordings from 1897 to 1941.

Cylinders

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


Home Sweet Home (1916)	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison Blue Amberol: 2998
Home Sweet Home (1911)	Florence Ethel Smith	Lakeside Indestructible Cylinder Record: 1141
Home Sweet Home (1917)	A. Case	Edison Blue Amberol: 28270
The Pilgrim of Love From the Noble Outlaw (1909)	Ernest Pike	Edison Amberol: 12032
Home Sweet Home (1906)	George Alexander	Columbia Phonograph Co.: 32854

MP3s

	Title (Release Year)	Co-Author(s)	Performers	Issue


	O Happy Fair! (2021)

Records

	Title (Release Year)	Composer	Performers	Issue


Bloom Is on the Rye, The (1915)	H.R. Bishop	Oscar Seagle	Columbia: 37377
Echo Song (1921)	H.R. Bishop	Amelita Galli-Curci	Victor: C-25548
Home Sweet Home (1821)	H.R. Bishop	Amelita Galli-Curci	Victor: C-19149
Home Sweet Home (1916)	H.R. Bishop	Maggie Teyte	Columbia: 48814
Home Sweet Home (1916)	H.R. Bishop	Betsy Lane Shepherd	Edison: 4843
Home Sweet Home (1905)	H.R. Bishop	Lillian Blauvelt	Victor: B-2472
Home Sweet Home (1926)	H.R. Bishop	Ethyl Hayden	Columbia: W142577
Home Sweet Home (1927)	H.R. Bishop	Vernon Archibald Frank Croxton Doris Doe Charles Harrison Redfern Hollinshaw Elizabeth Lennox Olive Marshall Elsie Thiele	Columbia: W144661
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1915)	H.R. Bishop	Alice Verlet	Edison: 3714
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1916)	H.R. Bishop	Marie De Kyser	Edison: 4460
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1916)	H.R. Bishop	Olive Kline	Victor: B-18755
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1919)	H.R. Bishop	Amelita Galli-Curci	Victor: C-23131
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1913)	H.R. Bishop	Bernice de Pasquali	Columbia: 36826
My Pretty Jane (1911)	H.R. Bishop	Evan Williams	Victor: C-10512

Monologues

This list is derived from information provided by Monologues.co.uk which went down sometime in 2023.
The loss of this valuable resource is very sad and a mystery.

	Title	Attribution	Remarks


	Home Sweet Home	Henry R. Bishop (music) John Howard Payne (words) Jenny Lind (perf.) Emma Albani (perf.) Nellie Melba (perf.) Adelina Patti (perf.) Emily Soldene (perf.) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) Emma Thursby (perf.) Anna Marie Tree (perf.)
	My Pretty Jane	Henry R. Bishop (words & music) Lydia Yeamans (perf.) Ben Davies (perf.) E. W. Mackney (perf.) J. Sims Reeves (perf.)

Music Halls

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


As It Fell Upon a Day (n.d)	H.R. Bishop (music) Mrs. Holman & Mr. Pearman (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
Every Bullet Has It's Billet (1870)	H.R. Bishop (music) Sims Reeves (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP
Home Sweet Home (1821)	H.R. Bishop (music) John Howard Payne (words) Mrs Burke (perf.)	Piano	Greer IMSLP Indiana
Home Sweet Home (1853) (1853)	H.R. Bishop (music)	Piano	Greer Indiana
Home Sweet Home - Syncopated Waltzes (1912)	H.R. Bishop (music)	Piano	Indiana
I Stood Amid the Glitt'ring Throng (1830)	H.R. Bishop (music) F. W. N. Bayley (words) Miss Hughes (perf.) Miss Hughes (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana
Leaf and the Fountain (1859)	H.R. Bishop (music)	Piano	Greer
⇑Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (1919)	H.R. Bishop (music) W. Shakespeare (words)	Piano, Voice	Indiana
Missletoe Bough (183-), The	H.R. Bishop (music) Mrs Waylette & Mr Gould (perf.) Mr. Sinclair (perf.)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana
My Heart Is Sair For Somebody (1830)	H.R. Bishop (w&m) Anna Marie Tree (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer
My Pretty Jane (1820)	H.R. Bishop (music) Edward Fitzball (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
O Happy Fair! (1824)	H.R. Bishop (music) W. Shakespeare (words) Mr Nichols (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Ragtime Version of ''Home, Sweet Home'' (1915)	H.R. Bishop (music)	Piano	Indiana
Should He Upbraid (1835)	H.R. Bishop (music) Shakespeare (words) Carradori Allan (perf.) Carradori Allan (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Greer IMSLP
Sleep, Gentle Lady (n.d.)	H.R. Bishop (music) J.R. Planche (words)	Piano, Voices SATB	IMSLP
⇑Teach, Oh Teach Me to Forget (1839)	H.R. Bishop (music) Thos. Haynes Bayly (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer IMSLP
Tho' 'tis All But a Dream (1825)	H.R. Bishop (w&m)	Piano, Voice	Greer Greer IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Henry R. Bishop (1786-1855). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Ah! I Remember That Sweet Hour	18--	Clara Fisher (perf.)
Pilgrim of Love From the Noble Outlaw, The	1815	Ernest Pike (perf.)
My Pretty Jane	1820	Edward Fitzball (words) Ben Davies (perf.) Edward Fitzball (perf.) E. W. Mackney (perf.) J. Sims Reeves (perf.) Evan Williams (perf.) Lydia Yeamans (perf.)
Home Sweet Home	1821	John Howard Payne (words) Emma Albani (perf.) George Alexander (perf.) Vernon Archibald (perf.) Lillian Blauvelt (perf.) Mrs Burke (perf.) Anna Case (perf.) Frank Croxton (perf.) Doris Doe (perf.) Amelita Galli-Curci (perf.) Charles Harrison (perf.) Ethyl Hayden (perf.) Redfern Hollinshaw (perf.) Elizabeth Lennox (perf.) Jenny Lind (perf.) Olive Marshall (perf.) Nellie Melba (perf.) Adelina Patti (perf.) Betsy Lane Shepherd (perf.) Florence Ethel Smith (perf.) Emily Soldene (perf.) Antoinette Sterling (perf.) Maggie Teyte (perf.) Elsie Thiele (perf.) Emma Thursby (perf.) Anna Marie Tree (perf.)
O Happy Fair!	1824	William Shakespeare (words) Mr Nichols (perf.)
Tho' 'tis All But a Dream (w&m)	1825		Pub.
Missletoe Bough, The	183-	Mrs Waylette & Mr Gould (perf.) Mr. Sinclair (perf.)
I Stood Amid the Glitt'ring Throng	1830	F. W. N. Bayley (words) Miss Hughes (perf.)
My Heart Is Sair For Somebody (w&m)	1830	Anna Marie Tree (perf.)
Should He Upbraid	1835	Shakespeare (words) Carradori Allan (perf.) Dora Labbette (perf.)
Teach, Oh Teach Me to Forget	1839	Thos. Haynes Bayly (words)
⇑ Home Sweet Home (1853)	1853
Leaf and the Fountain	1859
Every Bullet Has It's Billet	1870	Sims Reeves (perf.)
Home Sweet Home - Syncopated Waltzes	1912	arr.: Warner C. Williams
Ragtime Version of ''Home, Sweet Home''	1915
Lo! Here the Gentle Lark	1919	William Shakespeare (words) Evangeline Florence (perf.) Amelita Galli-Curci (perf.) Olive Kline (perf.) Marie De Kyser (perf.) Bernice de Pasquali (perf.) Alice Verlet (perf.)
Echo Song	1921	Amelita Galli-Curci (perf.)
Merry Mountain Horn, The	?	Clara Fisher (perf.)
As It Fell Upon a Day	n.d	Mrs. Holman & Mr. Pearman (perf.)
Bloom Is on the Rye, The	n.d.	Edward Fitzball (words) Oscar Seagle (perf.)
Guy Mannering	n.d.
Sleep, Gentle Lady	n.d.	J.R. Planche (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


H.R. Bishop	Home Sweet Home (2:26)	Lillian Blauvelt
H.R. Bishop	Lo! Here the Gentle Lark (3:26)	Evangeline Florence
H.R. Bishop	Should He Upbraid (4:10)	Dora Labbette