Clarence Eddy
Clarence Eddy (* 1851 ; † 1937 ) was an American organist and composer .
The student of Dudley Buck was organist at the First Congregational Church and the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago and also toured the United States as a concert organist. On trips to Europe he studied in Berlin with Carl August Haupt and in Paris with César Franck , Charles-Marie Widor and Alexandre Guilmant , whose first concert tour he organized through the USA.
Eddy designed several large organs, emerged in his later years as a music critic and composed several organ works, including a Faust Fantasy , a Festival Prelude on the Old 100th and a Prelude in a minor . He was married to the singer and music educator Sara Hershey . In 2001, William Osborne published a biography of Eddie under the title Clarence Eddy (1851-1937), Dean of American Organists ( ISBN 0-913499-17-X ).
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- Pupils of Alexandre Guilmant
- Organ Historical Society Catalog - Osborne: Clarence Eddy (1851–1937), Dean of American Organists ( Memento April 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eddy, Clarence |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1851 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1937 |