Edward Shippen Barnes (September 14, 1887 in Seabright,

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– February 14, 1958, in Idyllwild,

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) was an American

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Life and career

He was a graduate of

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Sta ...

, where he studied with

Horatio Parker 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 undergradu ...

and

Harry Jepson Harry Jepson (4 February 1920 – 29 August 2016) was an English rugby league administrator and president of Leeds Rhinos. Early life Born in Hunslet, Leeds, Jepson was educated at Cockburn High School and subsequently worked for Leeds City C ...

. After graduating from Yale, Barnes continued his studies in Paris with

Louis Vierne Louis Victor Jules Vierne (8 October 1870 – 2 June 1937) was a French organist and composer. As the organist of Notre-Dame de Paris from 1900 until his death, he focused on organ music, including six organ symphonies and a '' Messe solennelle ...

Vincent D'Indy Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (; 27 March 18512 December 1931) was a French composer and teacher. His influence as a teacher, in particular, was considerable. He was a co-founder of the Schola Cantorum de Paris and also taught at the P ...

, and Abel Decaux. He worked as organist at the Church of the Incarnation, New York (1911–1912), Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York (1913–1924), St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia (1924–1938), and th
First Presbyterian Church, Santa Monica
(1938–1958). He also composed two organ symphonies, other smaller organ works, arranged works for the organ and wrote books about religious music. He also wrote an instructional organ method, ''The School Of Organ Playing'' (1921), and was editor of the magazine "American Organ Monthly."

Discography

* The Organ Symphonies of Edward Shippen Barnes, performed by Simon Nieminski; 1937 Wicks organ, St Mary's RC Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois, USA: Pro Organo, January 2001. Pro Organo CD 7131

Compositions

* Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber; Christmas carol-anthem & cappella. New York, C. Fischer, inc., 1933. 1 p.l., 5 p. 27 cm.

References

Christmas Songbook Wiki - Edward Shippen BarnesOrgan Symphonies of Edward Shippen Barnes – Simon Nieminski, Organist
* AllMusic.com - Edward Shippen Barnesbr>American Public Media – Pipedreams #0547

External links

* American classical organists American male organists 1887 births 1958 deaths Yale University alumni Pupils of Horatio Parker Pupils of Louis Vierne Pupils of Vincent d'Indy American male composers American composers 20th-century organists 20th-century American male musicians Male classical organists {{US-keyboardist-stub