Herman Finck (1872-1939)
Last updated: 05.03.23
According to the Internet source given below, Herman Finck was a British composer and conductor of Dutch extraction born Hermann Van Der Vinck.
He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and became the musical director at the Palace Theatre in London from 1900 until 1920. He was also a principal conductor at the Queen's Theatre, at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and at Southport. A prolific composer, he wrote some thirty theatre shows.
One of his most popular tunes was/is Gilbert the Filbert (1914) published by T.B. Harms & Co., New York, USA.
He studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and became the musical director at the Palace Theatre in London from 1900 until 1920. He was also a principal conductor at the Queen's Theatre, at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and at Southport. A prolific composer, he wrote some thirty theatre shows.
One of his most popular tunes was/is Gilbert the Filbert (1914) published by T.B. Harms & Co., New York, USA.
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Herman Finck | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Title | Instruments/Issue | Performers |
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Around the Map | Edison Blue Amberol: 2866 | Jaudas' Society Orchestra |
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Around the Map + Song | Edison Blue Amberol: 2880 | Gladys Rice |
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In the Shadows | Edison Blue Amberol: 23048 | Alhambra Orchestra |
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Laughing Eyes | Edison Blue Amberol Record: 23290 | National Military Band |
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Moonlight | Edison Blue Amberol: 1914 | American Standard Orchestra |
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Pirouette | Edison Blue Amberol: 3272 | Peerless Orchestra |
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When the Right Girl Comes Along | Edison Blue Amberol: 2868 | Billy Murray |
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Palm Court Theatre Orchestra | The Picnic Party | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
| Title | Attribution | Remarks |
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Florrie Was a Flapper | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf.) |
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Four Foot Ten Brigade, The | Herman Finck (words & music) Harrison Latimer (perf.) |
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Gilbert the Filbert | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Basil Hallam (perf.) |
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I Don't Want to Be a Soldier | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) |
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I'll Make a Man of You | Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Clara Beck (perf.) Gwendoline Brogden (perf.) |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Around the Map + Song (1915) | H. Finck (music) C. M. S Stewart (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP |  |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | |
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Gilbert the Filbert (1914) | H. Finck (words & music) Julia Sanderson (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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In the Shadows | H. Finck (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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In the Shadows (1910) | H. Finck (music) | Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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In the Shadows - Song | H. Finck (music) E.R. Goetz (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | |
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In the Shadows - Song | H. Finck (music) E.R. Goetz (words) |
Piano, Voice | Greer | Pub. |
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In the Shadows - Song (1911) | H. Finck (music) E.R. Goetz (words) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Laughing Eyes | H. Finck (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Moonlight (1907) | H. Finck (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Mystic Beauty | H. Finck (music) |
Piano | YorkSpace | Pub. |
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Mystic Beauty (1912) | H. Finck (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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⇑Pirouette | H. Finck (music) | Piano | YorkSpace | |
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Pirouette (1911) | H. Finck (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 18 works by Herman Finck (1872-1939).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
(w&m)
(w&m)
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Moonlight | 1907 | American Standard Orchestra (perf.) | |
| In the Shadows | 1910 | Alhambra Orchestra (perf.) | |
| In the Shadows - Song | 1911 | E.R. Goetz (words) | |
| Pirouette | 1911 | Peerless Orchestra (perf.) | |
| Mystic Beauty | 1912 | Pub. | |
| Laughing Eyes | 1913 | National Military Band (perf.) | Pub. |
| Florrie Was a Flapper | 1914 | Arthur Wimperis (words) E. Janis (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.) |
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| Gilbert the Filbert (w&m) | 1914 | Julia Sanderson (perf.) Merv Griffin (perf.) Arthur Treacher (perf.) Basil Hallam (perf.) |
Pub. |
| I Don't Want to Be a Soldier | 1914 | Arthur Wimperis (words) | |
| I'll Make a Man of You | 1914 | Arthur Wimperis (words) Clara Beck (perf.) Gwendoline Brogden (perf.) |
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| K-Nuts March and Two Step, The | 1914 | |
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| ⇑ Around the Map | 1915 | Jaudas' Society Orchestra (perf.) | |
| Around the Map + Song | 1915 | C. M. S Stewart (words) Gladys Rice (perf.) arr.: Charles Previn |
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| Dear Old Fighting Boys, The | 1915 | C.M.S. McLellan (words) | |
| Four Foot Ten Brigade, The (w&m) | 1915 | Harrison Latimer (perf.) | |
| Fox Trot | 1915 | ||
| Here Comes Tootsi | 1915 | C.M.S. McLellan (words) | Pub. |
| When the Right Girl Comes Along | 1915 | Billy Murray (perf.) | |
| Title | Duration | Performer |
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Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) | 3:30 | E. Janis |
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Gilbert the Filbert | 2:28 | Merv Griffin & Arthur Treacher |