LC control no. | n 84041002 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Ward, Samuel A., 1848-1903 |
Variant(s) | Ward, Samuel A., 1847-1903 |
Birth date | 1848-12-28 |
Death date | 1903-09-28 |
Place of birth | Newark (N.J.) |
Place of death | Newark (N.J.) |
Profession or occupation | Composers Organists |
Found in | His America the beautiful, c1983: t.p. (Samuel A. Ward) Fuld, J.J. World-famous mus., 1971, p. 97 (Samuel A. Ward, b. 1847, d. 1903, in Newark) cyberhymnal.org, March 3, 2014 (Samuel Augustus Ward (1847-1903); born December 28, 1847 in Newark, New Jersey; died September 28, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey; Ward studied music under Jan Pychowski and others in New York City, and founded a music store in Newark; he became organist at Grace Episcopal Church, Newark in 1880, succeeding Henry Cutler; Ward also founded Newark's Orpheus Club in 1889; he is best remembered for his tune "Materna," used for the anthem America the Beautiful) Find a grave, April 24, 2024 (Samuel Augustus Ward; b. 28 Dec 1848, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey; d. 28 Sep 1903 (aged 54), Newark, Essex County, New Jersey) |