Daniel Rogers Pinkham, Jr. (born June 5, 1923 in Lynn, Massachusetts, died December 18, 2006 in Natick, Massachusetts) was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Pinkham was one of America's most active composers during his lifetime. In 1981, Boston Globe music critic Richard Dyer wrote that Pinkham’s music "doesn’t turn up very often on the programs of societies for new music because it doesn’t have to live in that ghetto — he is among the most-performed American composers, and people like his music." June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Harpsichord in the Flemish style A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments, including the large instrument currently called a harpsichord, but also the smaller virginals, the muselar virginals and the spinet. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... {{year nav|1939 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Essex County Settled 1629 Incorporated 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Chip Clancy Area  - City  13. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Natick Common, Halloween 2004 Natick is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ... An organist is a musician who plays the organ, whether pipe or electronic. ... Harpsichord in the Flemish style A harpsichord is any of a family of European keyboard instruments, including the large instrument currently called a harpsichord, but also the smaller virginals, the muselar virginals and the spinet. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ...

Biography

Born into a prominent family engaged in the manufacture of patent medicines (his great-grandmother was Lydia E. Pinkham), he studied organ performance and music theory at Phillips Academy, Andover, with Carl F. Pfatteicher. "The single event that changed my life was a concert [at Andover] by the Trapp Family Singers in 1939, right after they had escaped from Germany," Pinkham once recalled. "Here, suddenly, I was hearing clarity, simplicity. It shaped my whole outlook," he said in a 1981 interview with The Boston Globe. Lydia E. Pinkham (from a 1904 pamphlet) Lydia Estes Pinkham (1819 - 1883), patent medicine manufacturer and businesswoman A resident of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lydia Pinkham first began developing home remedies after the near bankruptcy of her husband. ... Phillips Academy (also known as Andover and Phillips Andover) is a coed liberal arts high school, located in Andover, Massachusetts, near Boston. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ...

At Harvard, he studied with Walter Piston; Aaron Copland, Archibald T. Davison, and A. Tillman Merritt also among his teachers. There he completed a bachelor's degree in 1943 and a master's in 1944. He also studied harpsichord with Putnam Aldrich and Wanda Landowska, and organ with E. Power Biggs. At Tanglewood, he studied composition with Samuel Barber and Arthur Honegger, and subsequently with Nadia Boulanger. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... Walter Hamor Piston Jr. ... Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900 – December 2, 1990) was an American composer of concert and film music. ... Wanda Landowska (July 5, 1879 – August 16, 1959), harpsichordist whose performances, teaching, recordings and writings played a large role in reviving the popularity of that instrument in the early 20th century. ... Edward George Power Biggs (March 29, 1906 - March 10, 1977), but always known as E. Power Biggs, was one of the most influential classical organists of the twentieth century. ... Tanglewood Music Shed and lawn. ... Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944 Samuel Osborne Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer of classical music ranging from orchestral, to opera, choral, and piano music. ... Arthur Honegger in 1921. ... Nadia Boulanger (Paris, September 16, 1887 – Paris, October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. ...

Pinkham taught at the Boston Conservatory beginning in 1946, and at the New England Conservatory of Music from 1959 until his death in 2006; while there, he created and chaired the program on early music performance. He also taught at various times at Simmons College (1953-1954), Boston University (1953-1954), and Harvard University (1957-1958). Among Pinkham's notable students was the jazz musician and composer Gigi Gryce (1925-1983) and the composer Mark DeVoto. The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Back Bay region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ... New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. ... Simmons College is a liberal arts womens college in Boston, Massachusetts. ... For the unrelated Jesuit university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) , is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. One of the eight Ivies, it was founded in 1636. ... Gigi Gryce (b. ...

Pinkham was for decades the organist of King's Chapel in Boston, a position which gave him much exposure to and opportunity to write church-related music; the Sunday evening concert series he created there celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2007. He was also a frequent guest on the E. Power Biggs program on the CBS Radio Network. He performed regularly with the Boston Symphony Orchestra as an organist and as a harpsichordist, and he performed extensively with noted violinist Robert Brink, with whom he commissioned a duo for violin and harpsichord from Alan Hovhaness. Kings Chapel, Boston, with One Boston Place in the background The original Kings Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts was a wooden church built in 1688. ... The CBS Radio Network provides news, sports and other programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the United States. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... Alan Hovhaness with an Indonesian rebab Alan Hovhaness (March 8, 1911 – June 21, 2000) was an American composer of Armenian and Scottish descent. ...

Pinkham died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Natick, Massachusetts on December 18, 2006. He is survived by his longtime partner, the organist Andrew Paul Holman. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (or chronic lymphoid leukemia), known for short as CLL, is a type of leukemia in which too many lymphocytes are produced. ...

Compositional career

Pinkham's enormous output represents a broad cross-section of 20th-century musical trends. He produced work in virtually every genre, from symphonies to art songs, though the preponderance of his music is religious in nature, frequently choral and/or involving organ. Much of his music was written for use in church services or other ceremonial occasions, and reflected his longstanding relationship with King’s Chapel. At various points in his career, he embraced plainchant and medievally-influenced modal writing, lyrical romanticism, dodecaphony and serialism, and electronic music. He embraced his role as a creator of (relatively) popular music, once remarking that "One of the most important influences on my music has been my contact with performers, and I am most happy when writing for a specific performance. This, I suppose, explains why I have no unperformed music. I have always been interested in making music technically accessible."^{[citation needed]} This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An art song is a vocal music composition, usually written for one singer and often with piano accompaniment. ... Broadly speaking, plainsong is the name given to the body of traditional songs used in the liturgies of the Catholic Church. ... Twelve-tone technique is a system of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg. ... Serialism is a technique for composing music that uses sets to describe musical elements, and allows the composer manipulations of those sets to create music. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ...

Some of Pinkham's best-known works are designed for services: the Christmas, Advent, and Wedding cantatas, the latter of which is performed particularly often. In 2003, he gained further notice with his commissioned piece, written for the Boston Landmarks Orchestra, of Make Way for Ducklings. In keeping with the name of the ensemble, the work was designed to be performed for families at the Boston Public Garden near the famous sculptures based on Robert McCloskey's endearing picture book. Pinkham’s extensive catalog can be found at www.danielpinkham.net. Equestrian statue of George Washington. ...

Pinkham's scholarship and work were recognized with a Fulbright Fellowship in 1950 and a Ford Foundation Fellowship in 1962. He received honorary degrees from the New England Conservatory of Music as well as from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Adrian College, Westminster Choir College, Ithaca College, and the Boston Conservatory. The Fulbright Program is program of educational grants (Fulbright Fellowships) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. ... The Ford Foundation is a charitable foundation based in New York City created to fund programs that promote democracy, reduce poverty, promote international understanding, and advance human achievement. ... Nebraska Wesleyan University, founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists, comprises 1500 students and 300 faculty and staff. ... Adrian College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college related to the United Methodist Church and located in the city of Adrian in the U.S. state of Michigan, located 45 minutes from Ann Arbor and Toledo, Ohio, and 90 minutes from Detroit, immediately south of the scenic Irish... Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music located in the Princeton, New Jersey, United States. ... Ithaca College is an internationally-recognized private institution of higher education located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. ... The Boston Conservatory is an arts conservatory located in the Back Bay region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ...

In 1990, Pinkham was named Composer of the Year by the American Guild of Organists. In 2006 Pinkham was named Musician of the Year by the Boston Musicians' Association, AFM Local 9-535. MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... The American Guild of Organists, or AGO, is a national organization of church and concert organists in the USA. It is divided into regions and chapters and publishes a monthly magazine, The American Organist. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links

• Daniel Pinkham official site
• Boston Globe obit
• New York Times obit