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1863–1919), American composer and music teacher, born in Auburndale, Mass., and educated privately and at the Conservatory in Munich. He was organist and choirmaster at Saint ... - Horatio William Parker Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ...
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Horatio William Parker
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Horatio William Parker (1863-1919), American composer and music teacher, born in Auburndale, Massachusetts, and educated privately and at the Conservatory in Munich. He was organist and choirmaster at Saint Andrew's Church, New York City, and at Trinity Church, Boston. In 1894 Parker became professor of music at Yale University and from 1904 until his death he served as dean of the Yale Music School. His students included the American composer Charles Ives. Parker's oratorio Hora Novissima (1893) is considered his masterpiece. It exemplifies the German musical style popular in New England at the time.
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