• Source: Luther Orlando Emerson

Luther Orlando Emerson (3 August 1820 - 29 September 1915) was an American musician, composer and music publisher.




Biography


Emerson was born in Parsonsfield, Maine, on August 3, 1820, to Luther Emerson and Elizabeth Usher. He attended Parsonsfield Seminary and Effingham Academy, originally planning to be a doctor. Later he studied music under Isaac Woodbury. He taught for eight years in Salem, Massachusetts. He then served as organist and musical director in various churches in Massachusetts, and was the director of about 300 musical festivals and conventions.
Emerson died September 29, 1915, and is buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.




Works


Emerson compiled several collections of church music, including "The Romberg Collection" (1853); "The Golden Wreath" (1857); "The Golden Harp" (1858); "The Sabbath Harmony" (1860); "The Harp of Judah" (1863); "Merry Chimes" (1865); "Jubilate" (1866); "Choral Tribute" (1869); "Emerson's Vocal Melody" "The Voice of Worship" (1879); "Anthems of Praise (1886); and "Jehovah's Praise" (1887). The tune "Sessions" is one of his most enduring.




Notes






References


This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Emerson, Luther Orlando" . Encyclopedia Americana.




External links


Works by or about Luther Orlando Emerson at the Internet Archive

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• David Oyelowo
• Daftar komponis
• Pandangan agama tentang masturbasi
• Daftar perguruan tinggi di Amerika Serikat
• Daftar penemu planet minor
• Luther Orlando Emerson
• Emerson (surname)
• We Are Coming, Father Abra'am
• Parsonsfield, Maine
• September 29
• List of composers by name
• Florida State Road 50
• List of United States representatives from New York
• List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
• David Oyelowo