Composer
Eugene Thayer
American musician (1838–1889)
1838–1889
9 works in the index
- Born
- 1838
- Died
- 1889
- Birthplace
- Mendon
- Place of death
- Burlington
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Romantic
Biography
Whitney Eugene Thayer (December 11, 1838, Mendon, Massachusetts – June 27, 1889, Burlington, Vermont) was an American organist and composer.
Thayer gave his first concert just after the installation of the new organ in the Boston Music Hall in 1863. An early student of John Knowles Paine, he advanced to studied organ and counterpoint in Berlin with Carl August Haupt (who also taught Paine). After returning from Berlin he worked in Boston and later in New York City as an organist. He was also a touring virtuoso, organ teacher, and music writer.
Apart from a festive cantata and a mass, he composed numerous works for organ, art songs, and vocal quartets.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer
- Teachers
- John Knowles Paine; Carl August Haupt
- Instruments played
- organ
- VIAF ID
- 34031473
- ISNI
- 000000008438948X
- GND ID
- 1081211091
- Library of Congress ID
- no93037971
- MusicBrainz ID
- 87e071c1-382d-4417-9b09-0bbcf83fcf70
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Organ
- Works with composition dates
- 1 of 9
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Recital Music | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Concert variations on the choral 'Nuremburg' | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Variations on the Sicilian hyn | — | — | — | Organ | — | 3 |
| The Art of Organ Playing | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Offertoire for 'Vox humana' | by 1877IMSLP | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Voluntaries and Responses | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 3 Offertoires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Variations on Aul Lang Syne | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Service Prelude in A - A-Dur/A major | — | — | — | Organ | — | 1 |
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 34031473.