Victor August Herbert was born in Dublin, Ireland on 1 February 1859, and died in New York, New York, on 26 May 1924, at the age of 65. His parents were Edward Herbert (?-1861) and Fanny Lover. She later married Dr. Carl Schmidt of Langenargen, Germany. Herbert was a grandson of the Irish novelist, playwright and composer Samuel Lover (Feb. 1797 - 6 July 1868). Herbert was trained by Max Seifriz in Germany, at the Stuttgart Conservatory in 1876. In 1886, he married the Viennese opera soprano singer Therese Foerster. They had two children, Ella and Gilbert. He played cello and also was a bandmaster and conductor. He was co-founder of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), serving as vice president for a decade.

A summary of his complete works by category follows:

•  2 Operas

• 43 Operettas

•  2 Sketches

• 10 Incidental Music to Stage Productions of Others

• 21 Compositions for Orchestra

•  6 Compositions for Symphonic Orchestra

•  4 Compositions for String Orchestra

• 10 Orchestrations Arranged of Works by Other Composers

• 18 Unpublished Orchestrations of the Works of Other Composers

•  9 Band Compositions

•  9 Cello Compositions with Piano or Orchestra

•  5 Violin Compositions with Piano or Orchestra

• 22 Piano Compositions

•  1 Flute and Clarinet Duet with Orchestra

• 45 Songs [not including those from Other Works]

•  9 Songs Adapted to Words from His Instrumental Themes

• 12 Choral Compositions

•  1 Cantata

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