Frederick Maxson

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Frederick Maxson (* 1862 , † 1934 ) was an American organist and composer.

The student of Alexandre Guilmant worked in Philadelphia as an organist at the First Baptist Church and the Central Congregational Church . In 1909 he gave the concert for the inauguration of Grace Lutheran Church in Lancaster / Pennsylvania on an organ from the Hook and Hastings company that had been converted by Robert Hope-Jones . Maxson published a number of compositions for the organ.

Works

  • Grand Chorus , 1897
  • Romance in C major , 1912
  • Festive March , 1913
  • Finale in B-flat major , 1913
  • Madrigal in G major , 1913
  • A Springtime Fantasy , 1913
  • Liberty fantasy

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personal data
SURNAME Maxson, Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1862
DATE OF DEATH 1934