Emerson, Luther Orlando
Emerson, Luther Orlando
Emerson, Luther Orlando, American composer, conductor, and music editor; b. Parsonfield, Maine, Aug. 3, 1820; d. Hyde Park, Mass., Sept. 29, 1915. He learned to play cello from his father. After attending the singing- schools of Benjamin F. Butler and George F. Root (1841–43), he studied with Isaac B. Woodbury in Boston. He was active as a church musician in Salem, Mass., Boston, and Greenfield, Mass, before concentrating on conducting, composing, and music editing. Among his works were masses, anthems, vocal quartets, songs, and piano pieces, but he became best known for his numerous collections of church and school music. He also publ. pedagogical methods.
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