Lowell Mason

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Lowell Mason

Lowell Mason (January 8, 1792 – August 11, 1872) was an American music director and banker who was a leading figure in 19th-century American church music. Lowell composed over 1600 hymn tunes, many of which are often sung today. His best-known work includes an arrangement of Joy to the World and the tune Bethany, which sets the hymn text Nearer, My God, to Thee. Mason also set music to Mary Had A Little Lamb. He is largely credited with introducing music into American public schools, and is considered the first important U.S. music educator. He has also been criticized for helping to largely eliminate the robust tradition of participatory sacred music that flourished in America before his time.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 8, 1792 (Medfield), Died August 11, 1872 (Orange)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1895 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 143 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Berliner	618	7-in.	Before May 1895	The Lord's Prayer	David C. Bangs	Recitation and male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	828	7-in.	7/22/1897	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Brass quartet (unidentified; Berliner Gramophone Co.)	Brass quartet	composer
Berliner	863	7-in.	7/2/1896	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Brilliant Quartette	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	915	7-in.	5/4/1896	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Artists vary	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	919	7-in.	Before June 1896	Watchman tell us of the night	J. W. Myers	Male vocal solo	composer
Berliner	3014	7-in.	6/27/1898	Nearer, my God, to Thee	S. H. Dudley ; Roger Harding	Male vocal duet	composer
Berliner	3412	7-in.	Nov. 1897	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Henry Higgins ; Arthur Pryor	Cornet and trombone duet	composer
Berliner	8004	7-in.	Oct. 1897-Mar. 1899	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	021	7-in.	3/25/1899	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	0210	7-in.	6/9/1899	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Berliner	01128	7-in.	3/22/1900	My faith looks up to Thee	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Berliner	01141	7-in.	4/2/1900	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Samuel Siegel	Mandolin solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]109	10-in.	5/13/1902	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]109	7-in.	7/11/1900	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]355	7-in.	10/2/1900	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Sousa's Band	Band	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]597	7-in.	1/7/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Moereman's Woodwind Quartet	Woodwind quartet	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]878	7-in.	6/13/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra, with chimes	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1066	10-in.	10/26/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Jules Levy	Cornet solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1066	7-in.	10/26/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Jules Levy	Cornet solo	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]1521	10-in.	8/1/1902	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Arthur Pryor ; Walter B. Rogers	Cornet and trombone duet, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix A-]1521	7-in.	8/1/1902	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Arthur Pryor ; Walter B. Rogers	Cornet and trombone duet, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3415	10-in.	5/31/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Arthur Pryor ; Walter B. Rogers	Cornet and trombone duet, with piano	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3479	10-in.	6/13/1901	Sabbath chimes	Metropolitan Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	[Pre-matrix B-]3582	10-in.	9/14/1901	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Haydn Quartet	Male vocal quartet	composer
Victor	B-335	10-in.	8/21/1903	Nearer, my God, to Thee	Sousa's Band	Band	composer

(Results 1-25 of 143 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mason, Lowell," accessed October 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.

Mason, Lowell. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104555.

"Mason, Lowell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 October 2024.