John Knowles Paine (January 9, 1839 - April 25, 1906), was the first American-born composer to achieve fame for his large-scale orchestral music. January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ...
JohnKnowlesPaine was born in Portland, Maine in 1839, the son of a music store owner.
Paine showed musical talent at an early age, and was encouraged to cultivate that talent in studies with a business partner of his father, Herman Kotzchmar.
JohnKnowlesPaine may have been inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame for his contributions as an educator, but his legacy as a musician and composer continues to affect musical life at Harvard.
Paine wrote an anthem, Domine salvum fac, which was performed with choir and orchestra at the inaugurations of two Harvard presidents; composed the Mass in D; and also the overture and incidental music to Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus.
Paine’s works continue to be performed as part of the Memorial Church’s Sunday services, thanks to the efforts of his successor, Murray Forbes Somerville.
In his role of University organist and choirmaster, Somerville has become interested in Paine and, particularly, in the fact that although he was instrumental to the creation of a music curriculum in the United States, hardly anyone has ever heard of him, and his works are rarely performed.
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