Victor Herbert

Aliases: Victor Herbert's Orchestra
Real name: Victor August Herbert
Born: February 1, 1859
Died: May 26, 1924
Country: United States
IPI: 00013897276 15 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Composer and conductor born in Ireland, raised in Germany, who moved to the US in 1886. He was a cellist in orchestras in Germany and Austria and conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1898 to 1904. Herbert left that position to pursue composing full time, and is best known for his operettas. Herbert is also credited as the first American film composer for his score to accompany the 1915 silent film, "The Fall of a Nation".
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970

Covers by Victor Herbert

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	March of the Toys	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	September 1911	Ensemble [Babes in Toyland]
i	Liebestraum (A Dream of Love)	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	September 1911	Unverified
i	Indian Summer	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	October 26, 1923	Victor Herbert
i	Dance Of The Hours	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	May 1912	Unverified
i	At Dawning	Victor Herbert's Orchestra	December 1919	(unknown)