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Lowell Mason

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Father of Music Education, founds earliest known singing school in US

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Carmina Sacra

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Lowell Mason’s most famous book

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Representative Works of Lowell Mason

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Nearer My God To Thee
Joy To The World
Star Spangled Banner

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Nearer My God To Thee

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Song written by Mason that was played while the Titanic sank

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The Star Spangled Banner

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written by Lowell Mason, words based on poem by Francis Scott Key and tune based on English drinking song Anacreon in Heaven

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Anacreon in Heaven

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English drinking song that the tune of the Star Spangled Banner is based on

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PT Barnum

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founder of Barnum and Bailey’s Circus, career con-man with famous showcase of oddities

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Jenny Lind

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“The Swedish Nightingale”; Barnum hosted and hyped up her concert to an insane level, sings American Folk Songs

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Louis Gottschalk

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first true American classical composer and performer, influenced by the African music of Congo Square, music is very classical in nature with ethnic elements

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Gottschalk’s most popular piece

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The Banjo

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Beethoven’s Influence as a Transitional Figure

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because of him composers start putting themselves/emotions into music

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Felix Mendelssohn

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introduced conducting baton made of whale bone covered in leather, made descriptive musical works, musical pictures

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Representative works of Mendelssohn

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Overture to a Midsummer’s Nights Dream
Wedding March
Hebrides Overture (Music portrayed nature)
Songs without words

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Fanny Mendelssohn

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pianist and composer, because father wouldn’t let her pursue conducting, Felix published them under his name because she asked him to, he gave her credit where it was due