Lewis Edson
{{Short description|American composer}}
Lewis Edson (22 January 1748 – 1820 in Woodstock, New York){{cite web|title=The Music Of William Billings|url=http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm|website=www.amaranthpublishing.com|accessdate=19 July 2017}} was one of the first American composers.{{cite web|last1=Voisey|first1=Robert|title=American Composer Timeline|url=http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm|website=www.voxnovus.com|accessdate=19 July 2017}} He began working as blacksmith, but soon after became a singing master and was a notable singer in his day. His most popular compositions were Bridgewater, Lenox and Green Field and were published in 1782 in the "Choristers Companion".
List of works
- Bridgewater – choral hymn{{cite web|title=Bridgewater MIDI file|url=http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/bridgewater.mid|accessdate=19 July 2017}}
- Lenox{{cite web|title=Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary 561. LENOX|url=http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561|website=www.hymnary.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}} – choral hymn{{cite web|title=Hymnary.org: a comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals|url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0005/000561a.mid|website=www.ccel.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}} [http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561 View Score at Hymnary.org]
- Newton{{cite web|title=Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary 759. NEWTON|url=http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/759|website=www.hymnary.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}} – choral hymn
- Green Field – choral hymn
Scores
Volume 3. Three New York Composers: The Collected Works of Lewis Edson, Lewis Edson, Jr., and Nathaniel Billings, edited by Karl Kroeger. {{ISBN|0-8153-2170-8}}
References
External links
- [http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Amaranth Publishing]
- [http://www.hymnary.org/person/Edson_L Calvin Institute of Christian Worship]
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Category:American male composers
Category:19th-century American composers
Category:Musicians from Woodstock, New York
Category:People from colonial New York
Category:19th-century American male musicians
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