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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.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 8, 1792 (Medfield), Died August 11, 1872 (Orange)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 126-143 of 143 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh S-70268 10-in. Oct. 1921 Medley of hymns James Hager Church chimes and harp-o-phone bells composer  
OKeh W81573 10-in. 10/25/1927 Joy to the world! Golden Hour Mixed Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with instrumental trio composer  
OKeh W401709 10-in. 3/11/1929 Work, for the night is coming Sourthern Sacred Singers Male vocal quartet, with organ and chimes composer  
OKeh [OK cat 1281[a]] 10-in. approximately 1919 Nearer, my God, to Thee Shannon Four Male vocal quartet composer  
Brunswick [Br cat 5190-b] 10-in. approximately Nov. 1917 Nearer, my God, to Thee Henry Burr Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E16296-E16298 10-in. 8/31/1925 Nearer, my God, to Thee Criterion Quartet Male vocal quartet with orchestra composer  
Brunswick C2592 10-in. 11/23/1928 Nearer, my God, to Thee Allen Bogen Organ solo composer  
Brunswick DAL6771 10-in. Nov. 1930 Nearer, my God, to Thee Bel-Canto Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Edison 146 10-in. 7/21/1910 Nearer, my God, to Thee Knickerbocker Quartet Male vocal quartet composer  
Edison 1277 10-in. 9/18/1912 Nearer, my God, to Thee Thomas Chalmers Male vocal solo and vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 1396 10-in. Mar. 1913 Nearer, my God, to Thee Violet Oppenshaw Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 2068 10-in. 12/26/1912 Nearer, my God Ferdinand Himmelreich Piano solo composer  
Edison 3894 10-in. 6/21/1915 Nearer, my God, to Thee Thomas Chalmers Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5926 10-in. 12/13/1917 Work, for the night is coming Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 8250 10-in. 10/13/1921 O day of rest and gladness Metropolitan Quartet Mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer  
Edison 10468 10-in. 6/25/1925 Nearer, my God, to Thee Frederick Kinsley Pipe organ solo composer  
Gramophone 663ae 10-in. Sept. 1909 Naermere dig min Gud Carl Hagman Male vocal solo composer  
Gramophone BW1672 10-in. 5/30/1928 Sua kohti Herrani Wäinö Sola Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
(Results 126-143 of 143 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mason, Lowell," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.

Mason, Lowell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.

"Mason, Lowell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555

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LCNAR: Mason, Lowell, 1792-1872 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84072209

Wikidata: Lowell Mason - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1349257

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/56801585

MusicBrainz: Lowell Mason - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f422b99a-b48c-4bee-bc0c-f2e8cad82b6c

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/141636

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