Herman Finck (1872-1939)

Overview

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.

Websites:
	Herman Finck	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Cylinders

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


Around the Map (1916)	Jaudas' Society Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 2866
Laughing Eyes (1914)	National Military Band	Edison Blue Amberol Record: 23290
Moonlight (1912)	American Standard Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 1914
Pirouette (1917)	Peerless Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 3272
When the Right Girl Comes Along (1915)	Billy Murray	Edison Blue Amberol: 2868
In the Shadows (1913)	Alhambra Orchestra	Edison Blue Amberol: 23048
Around the Map + Song (1916)	Gladys Rice	Edison Blue Amberol: 2880

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	As It Were		James Pitt-Payne
	Constant Lover (1915), The		James Pitt-Payne
	Florrie Was a Flapper (1914)		James Pitt-Payne
	Four-Foot-Ten Brigade, The		James Pitt-Payne
	God Bless Old England (1915)		James Pitt-Payne

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Palm Court Theatre Orchestra	The Picnic Party	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

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


	Florrie Was a Flapper	Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Elsie Janis (perf.)
	Four Foot Ten Brigade, The	Herman Finck (words & music) Harrison Latimer (perf.)
	Gilbert the Filbert	Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Basil Hallam (perf.)
	I Don't Want to Be a Soldier	Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words)
	I'll Make a Man of You	Herman Finck (music) Arthur Wimperis (words) Clara Beck (perf.) Gwendoline Brogden (perf.)

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


Around the Map + Song (1915)	H. Finck (music) C. M. S Stewart (words)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
Constant Lover (1915), The	H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Basil Hallam (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Florrie Was a Flapper (1914)	H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) Julia Sanderson (perf.) Donald Brian (perf.) Joseph Cawthorn (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Sheet Music Singer
Four Foot Ten Brigade (1915), The	H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Nelson Keys (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
Gilbert the Filbert (1914)	H. Finck (w&m) Julia Sanderson (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP	Pub.
God Bless Old England (1915)	H. Finck (music) A. Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Gwendoline Brogden (perf.) Nelson Keys (perf.)	Piano, Voice	Sheet Music Singer	Pub.
In the Shadows (1910)	H. Finck (music)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP YorkSpace	Pub.
⇑In the Shadows - Song (1911)	H. Finck (music) E.R. Goetz (words)	Piano, Voice	Greer Greer IMSLP
Laughing Eyes (1913)	H. Finck (music) Marie Tempest (perf.)	Piano	YorkSpace	Pub.
Moonlight (1907)	H. Finck (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Mystic Beauty (1912)	H. Finck (music)	Piano	IMSLP YorkSpace	Pub.
Pirouette (1911)	H. Finck (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana YorkSpace

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 21 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)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Moonlight	1907	American Standard Orchestra (perf.)
In the Shadows	1910	Alhambra Orchestra (perf.)
In the Shadows - Song	1911	E. Ray Goetz (words)
Pirouette	1911	Peerless Orchestra (perf.)
Mystic Beauty	1912		Pub.
Laughing Eyes	1913	National Military Band (perf.) Marie Tempest (perf.)	Pub.
Florrie Was a Flapper	1914	Arthur Wimperis (words) Donald Brian (perf.) Joseph Cawthorn (perf.) Elsie Janis (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.)
Gilbert the Filbert (w&m)	1914	Merv Griffin (perf.) Basil Hallam (perf.) Julia Sanderson (perf.) Arthur Treacher (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.)
K-Nuts March and Two Step, The	1914
⇑ Around the Map	1915	Jaudas' Society Orchestra (perf.)
Around the Map + Song	1915	C. M. S Stewart (words) Gladys Rice (perf.) arr.: Charles Previn	Pub.
Constant Lover, The	1915	Arthur Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Basil Hallam (perf.)	Pub.
Dear Old Fighting Boys, The	1915	C.M.S. McLellan (words)
Four Foot Ten Brigade, The	1915	Arthur Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Nelson Keys (perf.) Harrison Latimer (perf.)	Pub.
Fox Trot	1915
God Bless Old England	1915	Arthur Wimperis (words) Hartley Carrick (words) Gwendoline Brogden (perf.) Nelson Keys (perf.)	Pub.
Here Comes Tootsi	1915	C.M.S. McLellan (words)	Pub.
When the Right Girl Comes Along	1915	Billy Murray (perf.)
As It Were	1918	Clifford Grey (words)

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


	H. Finck	Florrie Was a Flapper (1914) (3:30)	E. Janis
	H. Finck	Gilbert the Filbert (2:28)	Merv Griffin & Arthur Treacher