Composer
Horatio Parker
American composer and teacher (1863–1919)
1863–1919
29 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1863
- Died
- 1919
- Birthplace
- Auburndale
- Place of death
- Cedarhurst
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Horatio William Parker (September 15, 1863 – December 18, 1919) was an American composer, organist and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is best remembered as the undergraduate teacher of Charles Ives while the composer attended Yale University.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; music educator; choir director; conductor; music teacher; church musician; musician; organist
- Teachers
- George Whitefield Chadwick
- Recorded memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Instruments played
- pipe organ
- Genres
- opera
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 64235648
- ISNI
- 0000000083625559
- GND ID
- 118960423
- Library of Congress ID
- n50050336
- MusicBrainz ID
- 475652f1-a187-4523-b95f-5d84dc3e90ca
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Vocal, Alto, Choir, Tenor
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 12
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recital Pieces: A collection of 21 original compositions for the organ | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Romance | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| La Sauterelle Op. 49 No. 2 |
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| View sheet music |
| Fairyland, Op.77 |
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| View sheet music |
| Hora Novissima, Op.30 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Hymnos Andron, Op.53 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| A Star Song, Op.54 |
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| View sheet music |
| Wandering Knight's Song | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| A.D. 1919, Op.84 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Holy Child, Op.37 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| The Legend of St. Christopher, Op.43 |
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| View sheet music |
| Mona, Op.71 |
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| View sheet music |
| The Shepherds' Vision, Op.63 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Register der Lesungen Epistola / Evangelium / Lectio | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Milkmaid's Song | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| 3 Characteristic Pieces, Op.49 |
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| View sheet music |
| Harold Harfager, Op.26 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| King Trojan, Op.8 |
| See edition details | View sheet music |
| Suite for Piano Trio, Op.35 |
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| View sheet music |
| Faksimiles im Teilband 1: Blatt 1-235 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| PATCHWORK OF SHADOWS, A | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Register der Gebete: Collecta / Secreta / Oratio post communionem / Oratio super populum / Oratio ad vesperas / Oratio / Prefacio | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Feste in der Reihenfolge der Handschrift | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Heiligenfeste in alphabetischer Folge | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Faksimiles im Teilband 2: Blatt 236-486 | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
| Jam Sol Recedit Performed by Horatio Parker | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Magnificat | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Nunc Dimittis | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Conte Serieux, Op. 49, No. 1 |
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| 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 64235648. Portrait: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.