Victor Herbert
American composer (1859-1924) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 65
Victor August Herbert was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloist and conductor, he is best known for composing many successful operettas that premiered on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I.
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Irving Berlin Co-founded American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Glen MacDonough Co-founded American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Gustave Kerker Co-founded American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Victor Herbert in 1906
Concert poster for Eduard Strauss's orchestra
Anton Seidl, Herbert's mentor and friend
1896 sketch from The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sheet music for the title song from Sweethearts
Herbert at the height of his success
A "toy soldier" from Babes in Toyland (1903), Herbert's first major success
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He was also prominent among the Tin Pan Alley composers and was later a founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). A prolific composer, Herbert produced two operas, a cantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 plays, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions and numerous songs, choral compositions and orchestrations of works by other composers, among other music.
