Lowell Mason
Lowell Mason (January 8, 1792 – August 11, 1872) was an American music director and banker who was a leading figure in 19th-century American church music. Lowell composed over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His best-known work includes an arrangement of Joy to the World and the tune Bethany, which sets the hymn text Nearer, My God, to Thee. Mason also set music to Mary Had A Little Lamb. He is largely credited with introducing music into American public schools, and is considered the first important U.S. music educator. He has also been criticized for helping to largely eliminate the robust tradition of participatory sacred music that flourished in America before his time. |
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 143 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BRC-71992 | 10-in. | 3/23/1932 | Over the heather (Swedish folk song) | Myrtle C. Eaver ; Lucy Isabelle Marsh | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
| Victor | LBS-78547 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 11/17/1933 | Nearer my God to Thee | St. Bartholomew’s Choir ; David McK. Williams | Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ | composer | |
| Victor | LBS-81313 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 1/25/1934 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Green Brothers | Vibraphone ("Deagan vibra-harp") and chimes duet | composer | |
| Victor | LBS-81314 | 10-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 1/25/1934 | My faith looks up to Thee | Green Brothers | Vibraphone ("Deagan vibra-harp") and chimes duet | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-09778 | 10-in. | 11/4/1937 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Esther McNiff Curtis | Symphonet solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-056924 | 10-in. | 10/17/1940 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Edward MacHugh ; William Meeder | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
| Victor | BS-060419 | 10-in. | 1/24/1941 | Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! | Dick Leibert | Organ solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 395 | 7-in. | ca. 1901-Sept. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Orchestra, with organ and brass quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 395 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Orchestra, with organ and brass quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 397 | 7-in. | approximately 1901 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
| Columbia | 397 | 10-in. | ca. 1901 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Male vocal solo, with organ | composer | |
| Columbia | 438 | 7-in. | ca. 1901 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | S. C. Porter | Chimes solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 438 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | S. C. Porter | Chimes solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 453 | 7-in. | Late 1901 | Funeral service over President McKinley | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 453 | 10-in. | approximately 1901 | Hymns and prayer from the funeral service over President McKinley | Columbia Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Columbia | 518 | 7-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 518 | 10-in. | ca. Jan.-Sept. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Artists vary | Male vocal quartet | composer | |
| Columbia | 526 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Columbia Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 526 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Columbia Band | Band, with cornet solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 592 | 10-in. | approximately 1902 | The bugler's dream | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra, with bugle | composer | |
| Columbia | 592 | 7-in. | ca. 1902 | The bugler's dream | Columbia Orchestra | Orchestra, with bugle | composer | |
| Columbia | 921 | 10-in. | ca. 1902 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Jules Levy | Cornet solo, with piano | composer | |
| Columbia | 38155 | 10-in. | 7/22/1912 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Chimes of Trinity Church, New York City | Chimes solo | composer | |
| Columbia | 47425 | 10-in. | 3/15/1917 | From Greenland's icy mountains | Columbia Stellar Quartette | Male vocal quartet, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Columbia | 77263 | 10-in. | 8/16/1917 | Nearer, my God, to Thee | Howard Kopp | Chimes solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mason, Lowell," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.
Mason, Lowell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.
"Mason, Lowell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Mason, Lowell, 1792-1872 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84072209
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