Lucien Southard (1827,
Sharon, Vermont
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Sharon is the birthplace of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and as such is an important historical site for m ...
– 1881,
Augusta, Georgia
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) was an American conductor, who directed concerts at the
Peabody Institute
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following the tenure of
James Monroe Deems. Southard's reign in control of the Institute was not entirely positive, a situation which Southard blamed on the lack of a "proper musical atmosphere" in
Baltimore, Maryland
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. Southard became the first director of the Baltimore
Academy of Music. He also published ''Elements of Thorough Bass and Harmony'', in 1865.
References
Peabody InstituteSongs by Lucien Southard
1827 births
1881 deaths
American conductors (music)
American male conductors (music)
19th-century conductors (music)
19th-century American musicians
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