Karl L. Hoschna
Karl Hoschna (1876–1911) was a Tin Pan Alley-era composer most noted for his songs "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine", "Every Little Movement" and "Yama Yama Man", and for a string of successful Broadway musicals. Hoschna was born on 16 August 1876 in Kuschwarda, Bohemia, and educated in Austria at the Vienna Conservatory of Music, specializing in the oboe. He graduated with honors and became an oboist in the Austrian army band. He emigrated to the United States in 1896 and joined the Victor Herbert orchestra as an oboe soloist. Hoschna married Hettie Hug; they had three daughters. Hoschna abandoned the oboe because he believed the vibration of the oboe's double-reed was affecting his mind, and became a copyist for the Witmark Music Publishing Co., where he selected songs for publication and was an arranger. With Otto Harbach, Harry B. Smith, Charles Noel Douglas, Mark Swan, Benjamin Hapgood Burt, William C. Duncan, and others, he collaborated on a series of Broadway musical comedies, which included:
After his death, his music was used in:
Hoschna was inducted into Tin Pan Alley's Hall of Fame in 1908. Hoschna died before completing the music for The Wall Street Girl, which featured Blanche Ring, her brother Cyril Ring, and Will Rogers, Jr. Hoschna's popular songs include:
Hoschna died on 23 December 1911 in New York City, leaving an estate of $6,424, and was buried 26 December 1911 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 16, 1877 (Strážný), Died December 24, 1911 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1906 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings (Results 26-43 of 43 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | 4029 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Apr. 1909 | The Yama-Yama man | Ada Jones | Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 4387 | 10-in. | Jan.-May 1910 | Bright eyes : Selections | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 4484 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-July 1910 | For you, bright eyes | Inez Barbour ; John Young | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 4608 | 10-in. | between January and September 1910 | Every little movement | Henry Burr ; Margaret Mayew | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 4872 | 10-in. | between January and November 1910 | The love dance | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 4873 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Nov. 1910 | The birth of passion | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 77143 | 10-in. | 6/14/1917 | Every little movement | Prince's Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30758 | 12-in. | 5/8/1911 | For every boy who's lonely there's a girl who's lonely too | Columbia Quartette ; Beulah Gaylord Young | Female vocal solo and male vocal quartet, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | 30822 | 12-in. | 9/1/1911 | Dr. Tinkle Tinker | Grace Kerns | Female vocal solo and vocal chorus, with orchestra | composer | |
OKeh | W401721 | 10-in. | Mar. 1929 | Cuddle up a little closer | Four Horsemen | Vocal quartet | composer | |
Brunswick | E7319 | 10-in. | 4/19/1928 | The love dance | Municipal Band [Brunswick Records] | Band | composer | |
Brunswick | C1986 | 10-in. | 5/25/1928 | Cuddle up a little closer, lovey mine | Freddie Rose | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Brunswick | LAE301 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Cuddle up a little closer | Roy Fox ; Montmartre Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Edison | 947 | 10-in. | 3/4/1912 | Every little movement | Armand Vecsey Hungarian Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Edison | 3132 | 10-in. | between 6/20/1914 and 6/29/1914 | Every little movement | American Symphony Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Leeds & Catlin | 9691 | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | Cuddle up a little closer, lovey mine | Elizabeth Wheeler ; William Wheeler | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Leeds & Catlin | 9705 | 10-in. | between late 1908 and early 1909 | The Yama Yama man | Elise Stevenson | Female vocal solo, with vocal quartet and orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1035 | 10-in. | 4/26/1928 | Je n'sais comment | Georges van Parys ; Pizella | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hoschna, Karl L.," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108694.
Hoschna, Karl L.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108694.
"Hoschna, Karl L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Hoschna, Karl L., 1877-1911 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89000957
Wikidata: Karl Hoschna - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q87034
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7580144
MusicBrainz: Karl Hoschna - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ab07c52a-b054-49e1-b84b-981a65447a61
ISNI: 0000 0001 1740 3832 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000117403832
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