Lewis Edson

Lewis Edson born in 1748 and died 1820 in Woodstock, Connecticut, [http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Amaranth Publishing ] was one of the first American composers. [http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline] He began working as 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"

List of Works

*Bridgewater - choral hymn [http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/bridgewater.mid Listen to MIDI file at Amaranth Publishing]
*Lenox [http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561 Lenox at Hynary.org] - choral hymn [http://www.hymnary.org/cceh/0005/000561a.mid Listen to MIDI at Hymnary.org] [http://www.hymnary.org/cceh/0005/000561a.pdf View Score at Hymnary.org]
*Newton [http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/759 - choral hymn] - choral hymn
*Green Field - choral hymn

cores

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

External links

* [http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Amaranth Publishing]

* [http://www.hymnary.org/person/Edson_L Calivn Insitute of Christian Worship]