William Mason (1829-1908)
Life
Born: 1829 January 24, Boston, Massachusetts
Died: 1908 July 14, New York, New York
Biography
William Mason was born in Boston, Massachusetts, son of the renowned musical figure Lowell Mason. He first studied in Boston and was trained at the Boston Academy of Music. He travelled to Europe where he was the first American piano student of Franz Liszt and Ignaz Moscheles. He played in London and toured the United States as a pianist before settling in New York City. He led a chamber ensemble that introduced many works of Robert Schumann and other famous Europeans to Americans. He published numerous pedagogical works for piano and composed many piano works. He died in New York City.
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List of choral works
Sacred works
Secular works
- Gondolier’s Serenade
- Sleighing Song
- Spring
- When Spring is calling
- When twilight dews are falling soft
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Publications
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