Lewis Edson

Lewis Edson (b 22 January 1748 and died 1820 in Woodstock, New York,^[1] was one of the first American composers.^[2] 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"

1 List of works
2 Scores
3 References
4 External links

List of works

Bridgewater - choral hymn Listen to MIDI file at Amaranth Publishing
Lenox^[3] - choral hymn Listen to MIDI at Hymnary.org View Score at Hymnary.org
Newton^[4] - 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. 176 pages, illustrated, ISBN 0-8153-2170-8

References

^ http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Amaranth Publishing
^ http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline
^ http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561 Lenox at Hymnary.org
^ http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/759 - choral hymn

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Name	Edson, Lewis
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Date of birth	1748
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Date of death	1820
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Lewis Edson

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List of works

Scores

References

External links