Harry James Lincoln ''aka'' Harry Jay Lincoln (13 April 1878
Shamokin, Pennsylvania – 19 April 1937
Philadelphia
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) was a music composer from
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
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.
Career
Aside from running his own publication company, he wrote many
marches and
rags
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* ''Rags'' (1915 ...
, such as the ''Bees Wax Rag'' (1911), the ''
Lincoln Highway
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'' two step march (1921), and quite possibly the ''Repasz Band March'' (1901). This last composition, created for the local
Repasz Band of
Williamsport, Pennsylvania (founded in 1831 and currently the oldest brass band still in existence in the
United States
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), has also been credited to its trombonist Charles C. Sweeley; however, evidence indicates that Sweeley had bought rights to the march from Lincoln.
Pseudonyms
Lincoln often used several pseudonyms, a common practice for composers who published in their own firm. His pseudonyms included:
# Thomas Casele
# Ben E. Crosby
# James L. Dempsey
# I. Furman-Mulliner
# James L. Harlin
# Frederick M. Holmes
# Harry Jay
# Joseph Kiefer
# Abe Losch ("Losch" was the maiden name of his mother)
# Carl Loveland
# Carl L. Loveland
# Gay A. Rimert
# Lillian H. Sarver
# Chas. C. Sweeley
# Caird M. Vandersloot
# Carl D. Vandersloot
# F. W. Vandersloot
# Jesse Westover
# Frederick Williams
Death
Lincoln died on April 19, 1937, at the age of 59.
Selected compositions
* "A Jolly Sailor"
* "Alameda Waltzes" (1908)
* "American Emblem" (1923)
* "Bang Up Two Step" (1913)
* "Bees Wax Rag" (1911)
Audio recording
* "Belle of the Season" (1924)
* "Blaze of Honour" (1915)
* "Buffalo Flyer"
* "Canonade" (1928)
* "Circus Life" (1914)
* "Dance Of The Fairies" (1912)
* "Dixie A Rag Caprice" (1911)
* "Dreaming at Twilight" (1915)
* "Dreamy Swanee Lullaby" (1917)
(a collaboration of Lincoln and George C. Pennington)
* "Emblem of Peace" (1923)
* "Empire Express"
* "Excuse Me But Isn't Your Name Johnson?" (1907)
* "Ferns and Flowers"
* "Flowers of the Forest"
* "Garden of Lilies" (1913)
* "Girls of America" (1923)
* ''
Glory of Womanhood'' (1917)
* ''
Heaven's Artillery: March Two Step'' (1904)
* "Midnight Fire Alarm" (1900)
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* "Midnight Special"
Family
Lincoln married Lottie May Bovee ''( maiden)'' June 14, 1898, in Elmira, New York
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.
See also
* Vandersloot Music Publishing Company
References
General references
- ''The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and their music,'' (Vol. 3 of 3; Supplement), by William H. Rehrig ''(né'' William Harold Rehrig; born 1939), edited by Paul Edmund Bierley (1926–1916), Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio (1996);
Inline citations
External links
Sheet music for "Repasz Band: March and Two Step"
Vandersloot Music Co., 1904.
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1878 births
1937 deaths
American male composers
American composers
People from Shamokin, Pennsylvania