Horatio Parker (September 15, 1863–December 18, 1919) was an American composer and teacher. He was a central figure in musical life in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 19th century, and is also remembered as the teacher of Charles Ives. Description: Horatio Parker Size: 191 &times 303 pixels Source: What We Hear in Music, Anne S. Faulkner, Victor Talking Machine Co. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Music Look up Music in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikisource, as part of the 1911 Encyclopedia Wikiproject, has original text related to this article: Music Wikicities has a wiki about Music: Music Music City : a collaborative music database All Music Guide... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This photo from around 1913 shows Ives in his day job: he was the director of a successful insurance agency. ...

He was born in Auburndale, Massachusetts. After early study in the United States with George Whitefield Chadwick and others, he went to Europe, a common destination for a young American composer in the 1880s. In Munich he studied with Josef Rheinberger; also in Munich he composed his first significant works, including a symphony and a dramatic cantata. After returning to the U.S. he took a succession of jobs as a teacher, organist and choirmaster, mostly in New York City. In 1893 he became professor at Yale University, a position which he held for the rest of his life. Parker died in Cedarhurst, New York. Auburndale is the name of a number of places in the world: In Canada: Auburndale, Alberta Auburndale, Nova Scotia In the United States: Auburndale, Florida Auburndale, Massachusetts Auburndale, Wisconsin Auburndale (town), Wisconsin This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... George Whitefield Chadwick (November 13, 1854–April 4, 1931) was an American composer. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... Josef Gabriel Rheinberger was born March 17, 1839, at Vaduz, Liechtenstein, and died Munich, November 25, 1901. ... A symphony is an extended piece of music usually for orchestra and comprising several movements. ... Cantata (Italian for a song or story set to music), a vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of American finance, politics, music, and culture. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Yale (disambiguation). ... Cedarhurst is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ...

While Parker is mostly remembered for a single work, the oratorio Hora novissima, based on the poem by Bernard of Cluny, he was a prolific and versatile composer in a mostly conservative Germanic tradition, writing two operas, songs, organ music, incidental music, and a copious quantity of music for chorus and orchestra. Influences in his music include Mendelssohn, Brahms, Wagner, as well as Debussy and Elgar in some works which he composed closer to 1900. During his lifetime he was considered to be the finest composer in the United States, a superior craftsman writing in the most advanced style. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Bernard of Cluny (or of Morlaix) was a Benedictine monk of the first half of the twelfth century, poet, satirist, and hymn-writer, author of the famous verses On the Contempt of the World. Life His parentage, native land, and education are hidden in obscurity. ... Felix Mendelssohn wrote his first symphony at the young age of fifteen. ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of classical music. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 in Leipzig – February 13, 1883 in Venice) was an influential German composer, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his groundbreaking symphonic-operas (or music dramas). His compositions are notable for their continuous contrapuntal texture, rich harmonies and orchestration, and elaborate use... Claude Debussy Claude Achille Debussy (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918), composer of impressionistic classical music. ... Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, Bt OM GCVO (June 2, 1857 – February 23, 1934) was a British composer, born in the small Worcestershire village of Broadheath to William Elgar, a piano tuner and music dealer, and his wife Ann. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...

In 1892, Parker composed the hymn tune "Auburndale" in celebration of the laying of the cornerstone of the new church building of the Episcopalian parish he was baptised in, Parish of the Messiah. His father, Charles Parker, had been the architect for that congregation's chapel; famed Episcopalian bishop Phillips Brooks laid the cornerstone. "Auburndale" was later published in the 1918 Hymnal ("The Messiah Miracle: A History The Church of the Messiah of West Newton and Auburndale 1871-1971," privately published, 1971). 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The word Episcopal is derived from the Greek επισκοπος epískopos, which literally means overseer; the word however is used in religious terms to mean bishop. ... The word Episcopal is derived from the Greek επισκοπος epískopos, which literally means overseer; the word however is used in religious terms to mean bishop. ... Phillips Brooks (December 13, 1835 - January 23, 1893), was a United States clergyman and author. ...

External links

• Art of the States: Horatio Parker