Horatio Parker

Synopsis

American composer, organist, and teacher

• Born in Auburndale, MA on Sept 15, 1863
• 1877 he studied the piano and the organ with his mother.
• 1880-1882 Church organist in Dedham, MA
• 1882-85 Studied in Munich with Josef Rheinberger
• 1886-90 taught at St. Paul and St. Mary cathedral schools in New York
• 1892 taught at the General Theological Seminary in New York.
• 1892-3 taught at the National Conservatory of Music in New York.
• 1885-7 organist at St. Luke's, New York City.
• 1887-8 Organist at St. Andrew's in Harlem
• 1888-93 Organist at the Holy Trinity in Manhattan
• 1893 he moved to Boston to be the organist at Trinity Church.
• 1894-1919 received an honorary Master of Music from Yale University. He also became the Theory of Music Professor there.
• 1904 Became dean of music at Yale University.
• 1902-10 organist at St. Nicholas Church in NY
• 1902 received an honorary doctorate of music from Cambridge University
• Died in Cedarhurst, NY on Dec 18, 1919 when he contracted pneumonia in the West Indies.

1881-1916 His compositions of his later period contains, "flowing, balanced melodic lines, moderately chormatic harmony, colourful orchestration and stirring polyphonic effects"[1] His music is not often played, but his Organ Sonata and Organ concerto are played. He also composed many hymns and anthems. His style can be related to the late romantic chromatic lyricism.

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List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Op. ??	Geschwindmarsch fur zwei Orgelspielern	1881
Op. 17	4 Compositions	1890
Op. 20	4 Compositions	1891
Op. 28	4 Compositions	1891
Op. 32	5 Sketches	1893
Op. ??	3 Compositions	1896
Op. 55	organ Concerto	1902
Op. 65	Organ Sonata in E flat	1908
Op. 67	4 Compositions	1910
Op. 68	5 Short Pieces	1908
Op. ??	Introduction and Fugue	1916

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• Organ Concerto
• Sonata in E-flat Minor, 3rd movement
• Scherzino op. 67 no. 3

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