Composer
Charles C. Converse
American attorney and composer
1832–1918
10 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1832
- Died
- 1918
- Birthplace
- Warren
- Place of death
- Englewood
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Charles Crozat Converse (October 7, 1832 – October 18, 1918) was an American attorney who also worked as a composer of church songs. He is notable for setting to music the words of Joseph Scriven to become the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus". Converse published an arrangement of "The Death of Minnehaha", with words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Life and musical career
- Notable works
- The Death of Minnehaha
- VIAF ID
- 70960218
- ISNI
- 0000000084531917
- GND ID
- 1212628233
- Library of Congress ID
- no93005702
- MusicBrainz ID
- a0e6bc5d-e09d-4256-b88f-5c542a3a4463
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Voice, Autoharp, Harmonica
- Genres represented
- Classical, Folk, Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a Friend We Have in Jesus | See work details |
7 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| What A Friend | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Balm in Gilead | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Lord, I Want To Be A Christian | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| He Is Lord | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Converse | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| What A Friend We Have In Jesus Performed by Charles C. Converse | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Oh Qu | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| What a Friend We Have in Jesus for Woodwind Quartet | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 70960218. Portrait: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.