Edward Teschemacher

Edward Frederick Teschemacher (5 February 1876^[1]–15 May 1940^[2]), was a prolific writer of song lyrics (about 2300 songs, according to The World Almanac and Book of Facts^[3]). He was born at Highbury, Middlesex, England and he was educated at Giggleswick School, Settle, North Yorkshire.^[4]

Edward Teschemacher
Birth name	Edward Frederick Teschemacher
Also known as	Edward Frederick Lockton
Born	5 February 1876 Highbury, Middlesex
Died	15 May 1940 Hendon, Middlesex
Occupation(s)	lyricist translator arranger librettist
Years active	~1900–1939

Name change

In November 1914, Teschemacher announced^[5] that from 13 November, he wished to be known and addressed as Edward Frederick Lockton.^[6]

Other work

Beside his work as a song lyricist, he also worked as a translator, arranger, librettist responsible for writing or co-writing a number of well-known pieces, including "Because" (music composed by Guy d'Hardelot) (1902) and "I'll Walk Beside You" (music composed by Alan Murray) (1939). Teschemacher wrote much of his lyrics for popular music between 1900 and the late 1920s. His work as a translator includes translating "Mattinata" (music by Leoncavallo) from Italian to English (new title "Tis the Day") in 1904, translating a series of folksongs from Norwegian and Danish to English in 1906, and translating the "Mariae Wiegenlied" (The Virgin's Slumber Song) from German to English in 1917.^[7]

Lyrical works published as Edward Teschemacher

• "Farewell to Summer" – 1900^[8]
• "Because" – 1902
• "The Little Irish Girl" – 1903^[9]
• "I Know a Lovely Garden" – 1903^[10]
• "Mattinata" – 1904 (translated from Italian)^[11]
• "Songs of the Norseland" – 1906 (a collection of Danish and Norwegian folk songs translated by Teschemacher, with music by Hermann Löhr)^[12]
• "Tommy Lad!" – 1907^[13]
• "Romany Songs" – 1909 (a collection of songs with music by Hermann Löhr and lyrics by Teschemacher and Arthur Cleveland)^[14]
• "Until" – 1910^[15]
• "Where My Caravan Has Rested" – 1910^[16]
• "Your Heart Will Call Me Home" – 1912^[17]
• "Sweetest Rose That Ever Bloomed" – 1912^[18]
• "What Would the Roses Say?" – 1912^[19]
• "The Bells of Burmali" (from Songs of the Orient) – 1912^[20]
• "Eyes That Used to Gaze in Mine" – 1912^[21]
• "Those Sad Blue Eyes" – 1912^[22]
• "The Voyagers" – 1912^[23]
• "The Call of the Homeland" – 1912^[24]
• "Life and Love" – 1912^[25]
• "Lily of My Heart" – 1912^[25]
• "Rose of Mine" – 1912^[26]
• "The Clasp of a Hand" – 1912^[27]
• "I Looked Into Your Heart" – 1912^[28]
• "Absence" – 1912^[29]
• "The Dawn" – 1912^[29]
• "The Little Shawl of Blue" – 1913^[30]
• "Trusting Eyes" – 1913^[31]
• "Shipmates O' Mine" – 1913^[32]
• "Serenade Espagnole" – 1914^[33]
• "Night and Dawn" – 1914^[29]
• "I Wonder If Love Is a Dream" – 1914^[34]
• "Stars That Light My Garden" – 1915^[35]
• "Go For A Soldier" – 1915^[36]
• "Golden Bird" – 1915^[36]
• "Out of the Silence" – 1915^[37]
• "Come and See the Roses" – 1915^[38]
• "Those Eyes of Blue" – 1915^[39]
• "The Blackbird Sings to You" – 1915^[40]
• "Fairies from the Moon" – 1915^[41]
• "O Flower Divine" – 1915^[42]
• "Love's Silent Song" – 1915^[43]
• "Oh May My Dreams Come True" – 1915^[44]
• "Your Voice" – 1915^[45]
• "Come to Me, Morna" – 1915^[46]
• "God's Beautiful Valley" – 1915^[47]
• "This Rose of Mine" – 1915^[48]
• "Dear Little Girl Named You" – 1915^[49]
• "Fairlie/Mable Browning" – 1915 (words by Teschemacher and E.W. Anderson)^[50]
• "Golden Bird" – 1915^[51]
• "Secret of My Heart" – 1915^[52]
• "Calling Me Home to You" – 1916
• "No Voice but Yours" – 1916^[53]
• "The Garden of Your Heart" – 1917^[54]
• "Garden of Summer" – 1920^[55]

References

1. 1939 England and Wales Register for Edward F Lockton Buckinghamshire Marlow UD DVLD via Ancestry.co.uk
2. "Find a will | GOV.UK". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
3. The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1947, p. 130.
4. ref: 1891 England Census, Yorkshire, Giggleswick District, Giggleswick Royal Grammar School
5. Buckinghamshire Examiner - Friday 13 November 1914 "Mr Edward Teschemacher Takes Name of Lockton"
6. "Mr. Edward Teschmacher begs to announce that he has changed his surname to Lockton. Mr. Lockton, as his friends and acquaintances know, is an Englishman. He was born in London as were his father and grandfather, the last named in 1791. He therefore thinks it undesirable, and perhaps misleading, to continue to bear a foreign name and desires all communication to be addressed to him in the future under the name of Lockton. It may be mentioned that the name Mr. Teschmacher has now taken is that of his mother. His father, who as is stated was born in London, went to school with the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain at Highbury. Mr. Lockton has no relatives in Germany; nor had his father any German relatives."
7. "Edward Teschemacher (translator)". Database of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library.
8. Morgan, William (21 April 1900). "The Freemason's Chronicle". Vol. 51, no. 1319. London: W. W. Morgan, 23 Great Queen Street, W.C., 1882 . 0. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
9. "1903, English, Printed music edition". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
10. Teschemacher, Edward; D'Hardelot, Guy (1903). I know a Lovely Garden (sheet music). New York, London, Syndney, Paris: Chappel & Co., Inc. p. 1.
11. Teschemacher, Edward; Leoncavallo, Ruggiero (1904). 'Tis the Day (Mattinata) (sheet music). United Kingdom: The Gramophone Company. p. 1.
12. Teschemacher, Edward; Löhr, Hermann (1906). Songs of the Norseland (sheet music). New York: Chappell & Co., LTD. p. 1.
13. Teschemacher, Edward; Margetson, E.J. (1907). Tommy, Lad! (sheet music). 295 Regent Street, London: Boosey & Co. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
14. Teschemacher, Edward; Löhr, Hermann; Cleveland, Arthur (1909). Romany Songs (sheet music). New York: Chappell & Co., LTD. p. 25.
15. Teschemacher, Edward; Sanderson, Wilfrid (1910). Until (sheet music). 295 Regent Street, London: Boosey & Co. p. 1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
16. "Where My Caravan has Rested (Lohr, Hermann Frederic)". International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
17. "Your heart will call me home [music] / words by Ed. Teschemacher ; music by Arthur F. Tate". National Library of Australia Catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
18. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 754. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
19. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 770.
20. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 792.
21. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 809.
22. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 888.
23. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 889.
24. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 796.
25. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 958.
26. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 983.
27. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 1155.
28. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: 1912. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1912. p. 1194.
29. "Edward Teschemacher (lyricist)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
30. Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Part 3 Musical Compositions. Washington Government Printing Office. 1913. p. 448. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
31. Trusting Eyes. Song, with Violin accompaniment, ad lib., words by E. Teschemacher. [In B♭, C and D♭.] OCLC 497368657.
32. "Cylinder 7883". Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project. UC Santa Barbara Library. 16 November 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
33. "Serenade espagnole". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
34. Teschemacher, Edward; Forster, Dorothy (1914). I wonder if love is a dream (sheet music). New York: Chappell & Co., LTD. p. 1.
35. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Stanford University: Washington Government Printing Office. 22 March 1915. p. 134. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
36. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 83.
37. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 106.
38. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 145.
39. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 197.
40. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 223.
41. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 133.
42. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 134.
43. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 171.
44. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 589.
45. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 621.
46. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 327.
47. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 343.
48. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 513.
49. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 550.
50. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 557.
51. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 560.
52. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions: First Half of 1915. Washington, DC: Washington Government Printing Office. 1915. p. 600.
53. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions, Volume 11, Part 2: Last Half of 1916. Washington Government Printing Office. 1916. p. 1032. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
54. Catalogue of Copyright Entries; Part 3: Musical Compositions, Volume 12, Part 2: Last Half of 1917. Stanford University: Washington Government Printing Office. 1917. p. 1005. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
55. Teschemacher, Edward; Forster, Dororthy (1920). Garden of Summer (sheet music). Cleveland, Ohio: Sam Fox Publishing Co. p. 3.

External links

• Edward Teschemacher recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.