William Batchelder Bradbury

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William B. Bradbury

William Batchelder Bradbury (born October 6, 1816 in York , Maine , † January 7, 1868 in Montclair , New Jersey ) was an American composer .

Bradbury was a student of Lowell Mason in his youth and trained as a pianist and organist in Boston . He lived in Maine since 1834 and worked from 1841 as a church organist at the First Baptist Church and choirmaster in New York City . From 1847 to 1849 he stayed in England and Germany, where he perfected his musical training. As the successor to his teacher Lowell Mason, he devoted himself particularly to the musical education of children. He organized annual music festivals in New York, each attended by over a thousand children.

Bradbury composed the two Sunday school cantatas Daniel and Esther , which enjoyed great popularity until the end of the 19th century. He also wrote numerous hymns and edited about sixty collections of hymns and choirs. The Jubilee became particularly popular in 1858.

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