Lowell Mason

January 10, 2024
Composer

Quick Facts

Lowell Mason
Full Name Lowell Mason
Occupation Composer
Date Of Birth Jan 8, 1792(1792-01-08)
Age 232
Date Of Death August 11, 1872
Birthplace Medfield
Country United States
Birth City Massachusetts
Horoscope Capricorn

Lowell Mason Biography

Name Lowell Mason
Birthday Jan 8
Birth Year 1792
Place Of Birth Medfield
Home Town Massachusetts
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Capricorn
Children(s) William Mason, Henry Mason

Lowell Mason is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on January 8, 1792 in Medfield, Massachusetts, United States. This nineteenth-century musician is remembered as both a music educator as well as a composer of hymns. He helped to establish the Boston Academy of Music.

He was a contemporary He was a contemporary of fellow hymn writer John Goss., a fellow hymn writer.

His childhood was spent in Medfield, Massachusetts. He later moved to New York, New York and lived in Savannah, Georgia. Lowell Jr. and Daniel were his children. They also pursued music careers.

Lowell Mason Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Composer
House Living in own house.

Lowell Mason is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lowell Mason 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At just seventeen years old, he took his first position as a church music director.

He was the music director at New York’s Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. This is where he introduced congregational hymn singing with an organ accompaniment.

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Who is Lowell Mason Dating?

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Lowell Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lowell Mason celebrates birthday on January 8 of every year.

Why is Lowell Mason important?

Lowell Mason (1792-1872), American music educator, tune-book compiler, and composer, was called the “father of singing among the children.” He was the outstanding American music educator for over half a century and was the leading reformer of American church music.

Who was Lowell Mason and what did he do for music education?

In 1833, he co-founded the Boston Academy of Music, and in 1837 he taught music on a volunteer basis. This eventually led to the inclusion of music as part of the regular curriculum of the Boston public schools in 1838. Mason died on August 11, 1872 in Orange, New Jersey.

Why is Lowell Mason the father of music education?

Aside from composing over a thousand hymns, Mason is widely considered to be the father of public music education in America. The addition of music into the standard curriculum was largely due to the efforts he made in Boston in the mid 19th century.

Who is Lowell Mason?

Lowell Mason, (born January 8, 1792, Medfield, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 11, 1872, Orange, New Jersey), hymn composer, music publisher, and one of the founders of public-school music education in the United States.

Who invented shape notes?

The four shaped notes—a right triangle for fa, an oval for sol, a rectangle for la, and a diamond for mi—were invented by Philadelphia shopkeeper John Connelly about 1790 and made their first appearance in The Easy Instructor (1801), by William Little and William Smith.

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