Lowell Mason
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Lowell Mason was a 19th-century American music educator and hymn composer who helped establish music education in public schools and popularized many enduring church hymns.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lowell Mason canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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hymn writer ⓘ music educator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1792-01-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Medfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Boston Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiled |
The Boston Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music
NERFINISHED
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various 19th-century American hymnals ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1872-08-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston public schools
NERFINISHED
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Bowdoin Street Church, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover Street Church, Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Lowell Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
church music
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hymnody ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredAs | "father of American public school music" ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century American church music
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American public school music education ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European classical music traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
editing and compiling hymnals
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introducing European classical music methods into American music education ⓘ popularizing congregational singing in Protestant churches ⓘ promoting music education in American public schools ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Boston Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Joy to the World (popular hymn tune arrangement)
NERFINISHED
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Nearer, My God, to Thee (tune "Bethany") NERFINISHED ⓘ When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (hymn tune arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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choir director ⓘ composer ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
choir director
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music superintendent of Boston public schools ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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New York City ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | numerous hymn tunes and arrangements ⓘ |
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