Agnes Kimball (1881-1918)
Last updated: 06.11.24
All that can presently (January 2023) be gleaned about Agnes Kimball (née Agnes Grigsby) by Internet searching is that she was an American soprano born in Princeton, Illinois. She studied with Franz Bellinger in Pittsburgh becoming a church singer before moving to New York. There she was featured on at least 50 works recorded between 1910 and 1914.
She died in New York.
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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List! The Cherubic Host (1912) | A.R. Gaul | Frank Croxton Agnes Kimball Cornelia Marvin Marie Narelle |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1537 |
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Alerte! Alerte! (1912) | C. Gounod | Frank Croxton Agnes Kimball Reed Miller |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1502 |
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God Is Love, His Mercy Brightens (1913) | C. Kreutzer | Frank Croxton Agnes Kimball Reed Miller |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1862 |
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My Song Shall Be Alway Thy Mercy (1912) | F. Mendelssohn | Agnes Kimball Reed Miller |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1579 |
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One Fine Day (1912) | G. Puccini | Agnes Kimball | Edison Amberol: 1007 |
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Stabat Mater - Inflammatus (1912) | G. Rossini | Agnes Kimball | Edison Amberol: 925 |
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Where the Edelweiss Is Blooming (1909) | A.B. Sloane | H. Burr Agnes Kimball |
U.S. Everlasting Record: 1595 |
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The Lyre-Bird and the Jay (1909) | A.B. Sloane | H. Burr Agnes Kimball |
U.S. Everlasting Record: 1600 |
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Attila - Te sol quest'anima (1913) | G. Verdi | Frank Croxton Agnes Kimball Reed Miller |
Edison Blue Amberol: 1991 |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Adele (1913) | J. Briquet | Agnes Kimball | Columbia: 39017 |
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Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute (1912) | C.W. Cadman | Agnes Kimball | Victor: C-12183 |
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Vivra! Contende Il Giubilo (1912) | G. Verdi | Thomas Chalmers Agnes Kimball |
Edison: 2034 |
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C.W. Cadman | Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute (3:47) | Agnes Kimball |
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V. Herbert | I List the Trill in Golden Throat. . Act Ii (3:02) | Agnes Kimball |
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J. Kern | You're Here and I'm Here (3:15) | Agnes Kimball Charles W. Harrison |
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F.V. v.d. Stucken | O Come With Me in the Summer Night (2:47) | Agnes Kimball |
The peformer is featured on 15 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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Adele (1913) | Jean Briquet | Adolf Philipp (words)
Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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Far Off I Hear a Lover's Flute (1909) | Charles Wakefield Cadman | Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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List! The Cherubic Host (1912) | Alfred R. Gaul | Frank Croxton (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) Cornelia Marvin (perf.) Marie Narelle (perf.) |
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Faust - Alerte! Alerte! (1912) | Charles Gounod | Frank Croxton (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) |
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I List the Trill in Golden Throat (1911) | Victor Herbert(w&m) | Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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You're Here and I'm Here (1914) | Jerome Kern | H.Bache Smith (words)
Charles W. Harrison (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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God Is Love, His Mercy Brightens (1912) | Conradin Kreutzer | John Bowring (words)
Frank Croxton (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) |
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My Song Shall Be Alway Thy Mercy (1912) | Felix Mendelssohn | Agnes Kimball (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) |
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One Fine Day (1912) | Giacomo Puccini | Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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Stabat mater - Inflammatus (?) | Gioacchino Rossini | Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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⇑Lyre-Bird and the Jay (1911), The | Alfred Baldwin Sloane | E. Ray Goetz (words)
Henry Burr (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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Where the Edelweiss Is Blooming (1911) | Alfred Baldwin Sloane | E. Ray Goetz (words)
Henry Burr (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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O Come With Me in the Summer Night (1907) | Frank V. van der Stucken | F. Petersen (words)
Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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Attila - Te sol quest'anima (?) | Giuseppe Verdi | Frank Croxton (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) Reed Miller (perf.) |
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Vivra! Contende Il Giubilo (1912) | Giuseppe Verdi | Salvatore Cammarano (words)
Thomas Chalmers (perf.) Agnes Kimball (perf.) |
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