- James Cutler Dunn Parker
James Cutler Dunn Parker (
June 2 ,1828 , Boston –November 27 ,1916 ,Brookline, Massachusetts ) was an Americancomposer .After graduating from
Harvard Law School , Parker went to the Leipzig Conservatory in 1851, where he studiedpiano withIgnaz Moscheles andLouis Plaidy , and composition withJulius Rietz andErnst Richter . From 1867 to 1897, he served asorganist at theTrinity Church, Boston . He also played the organ for the concerts of theHandel and Haydn Society . He taught at the New England Conservatory from 1871 to 1897.Parker composed
hymn s,cantata s,oratorio s,church music , and works for piano. In addition, he wrote two sets of pedagogical pieces and translated Richter's "Harmonielehre" ("Manual of Harmony") into English.References
* [http://www.dogboyproductions.com/JWJ/2.html#Parker Brief biographical details]
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