Luther Orlando Emerson (3 August 1820 - 29 September 1915) was an American musician, composer and music publisher.
Biography
Emerson was born in
Parsonsfield, Maine
Parsonsfield is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was just 1,791 at the 2020 census. Parsonsfield includes the villages of Kezar Falls, Parsonsfield, and North, East and South Parsonsfield. It is part of the Portland& ...
, on August 3, 1820,
to Luther Emerson and Elizabeth Usher. He attended Parsonsfield Seminary and Effingham Academy, originally planning to be a doctor.
Later he studied music under
Isaac Woodbury. He taught for eight years in
Salem, Massachusetts. He then served as organist and musical director in various churches in
Massachusetts, and was the director of about 300 musical festivals and conventions.
Emerson died September 29, 1915,
and is buried in the
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first rural cemetery, rural, or garden, cemetery in the United States, located on the line between Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, Watertown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middl ...
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Works
Emerson compiled several collections of church music, including "The Romberg Collection" (1853); "The Golden Wreath" (1857); "The Golden Harp" (1858); "The Sabbath Harmony" (1860); "The Harp of Judah" (1863); "Merry Chimes" (1865); "Jubilate" (1866); "Choral Tribute" (1869); "Emerson's Vocal Melody" "The Voice of Worship" (1879); "Anthems of Praise (1886); and "Jehovah's Praise" (1887). The tune "Sessions" is one of his most enduring.
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1820 births
1915 deaths
People from Parsonsfield, Maine
American male composers
American composers
Musicians from Maine
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