William Mason (composer)
William Mason (born January 24, 1829 in Boston , † July 14, 1908 in New York City ) was an American pianist , composer and music teacher .
Life
Mason studied from 1849 in Leipzig with Ignaz Moscheles , Moritz Hauptmann and Ernst Friedrich Richter , then in Weimar with Franz Liszt and in Prague with Alexander Dreyschock . He performed as a concert pianist and finally settled in New York in 1855 as a pianist and piano teacher .
Mason composed ballads, jokes , dances and caprices for the piano that are close to salon music . He also wrote several music pedagogical writings.
Fonts
- A Method for the Piano-Forte , 1867
- A System for Beginners in the Art of Playing upon the Piano-Forte , 1871
- A System of Technical Exercises for the Piano-Forte , 1878
- Touch and Technic , 1891-92
- Memories of a Musical Life , New York 1901 ( digitized version )
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by William Mason (composer) in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mason, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pianist, composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1829 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1908 |
| Place of death | new York |