Edward Shippen Barnes

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Edward Shippen Barnes (born September 14, 1887 in Seabright, New Jersey; died February 14, 1958, in Idyllwild, California) was an American organist.

He was a graduate of Yale University where he studied with Horatio Parker After graduating from Yale, Barnes continued his studies in Paris with Louis Vierne, Vincent D'Indy and Abel Decaux.

He worked as organist at the Church of the Incarnation, New York (1911-1912), Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York (1913-1924), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia (1924-1938), and the First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica, California (1938-1958). He also composed two organ symphonies, arranged works for the organ and wrote books about religious music.

[edit] Discography

  • The Organ Symphonies of Edward Shippen Barnes, performed by Simon Nieminski. South Bend, Ind. : Pro Organo, p2001. Pro Organo CD 7131

[edit] Compositions

  • Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber; Christmas carol-anthem & cappella. New York, C. Fischer, inc., 1933. 1 p.l., 5 p. 27 cm.


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