James Lyon was born in Newark, New Jersey on July 1, 1735. It is known that his father was Zopher Lyon, but that he was orphaned at an early age. In 1750, Isaac Lyon and John Crane became James' guardians, until the age of twenty-one. Lyon then attended college at Nassau Hall, and afterwards obtained a master's degree from College of Philadelphia. Lyon became a Presbyterian minister, and left from Philadelphia for Nova Scotia, but he was unable to support his family, and subsequently accepted a job at the new settlement of Machias, Maine. After his first year there, the parish invited him to remain at a raised salary and he remained there with a few interruptions, until his death on October 12, 1794.[1]
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The first evidence of Lyon composing was during his college days at the commencement of 1759 at Nassau Hall, when President Samuel Davies delivered an oration, and where the ceremony concluded with an ODE, set to music by Lyon. In 1761, when a candidate for a master's degree at the College of Philadelphia, one of his works was performed on the same program as an Ode by Francis Hopkinson. While living in Philadelphia, Lyon produced his Urania, or A Choice Collection of Psalm-Tunes, Anthems and Hymns in 1761. This contained many English tunes as well as six original works by Lyon, including; Two Celebrated Verses by Sternhold and Hopkins an Anthem taken from the 150th Psalm and the 104th Psalm by Dr. Watts. Though many early historians stated that Urania was a failure, it was the first music collection compiled by an American composer and rather progressive and influential.[2]
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^Our American Music, A Comprehensive History from 1620 to the Present, John Tasker Howard, Fourth Edition
^"American Music History Timeline 1620-1818". www.americanmusicpreservation.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
Alexander, Samuel Davies. Princeton College During the 18th Century. New York: A.D.F. Randolph and Company, 1872
Edwards, George Thornton. Music and Musicians of Maine. Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1928
Sonneck, O.G. Francis Hopkinson and James Lyon. Washington, D.C.: H.L. McQueen, 1905.
December 18, 2023
james, lyon, composer, james, lyon, july, 1735, october, 1794, american, composer, colonial, federal, eras, england, contents, life, music, references, external, links, further, readinglife, editjames, lyon, born, newark, jersey, july, 1735, known, that, fathe. James Lyon July 1 1735 October 12 1794 was an American composer of the colonial and Federal eras in New England Contents 1 Life 2 Music 3 References 4 External links 5 Further readingLife editJames Lyon was born in Newark New Jersey on July 1 1735 It is known that his father was Zopher Lyon but that he was orphaned at an early age In 1750 Isaac Lyon and John Crane became James guardians until the age of twenty one Lyon then attended college at Nassau Hall and afterwards obtained a master s degree from College of Philadelphia Lyon became a Presbyterian minister and left from Philadelphia for Nova Scotia but he was unable to support his family and subsequently accepted a job at the new settlement of Machias Maine After his first year there the parish invited him to remain at a raised salary and he remained there with a few interruptions until his death on October 12 1794 1 Music editThe first evidence of Lyon composing was during his college days at the commencement of 1759 at Nassau Hall when President Samuel Davies delivered an oration and where the ceremony concluded with an ODE set to music by Lyon In 1761 when a candidate for a master s degree at the College of Philadelphia one of his works was performed on the same program as an Ode by Francis Hopkinson While living in Philadelphia Lyon produced his Urania or A Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes Anthems and Hymns in 1761 This contained many English tunes as well as six original works by Lyon including Two Celebrated Verses by Sternhold and Hopkins an Anthem taken from the 150th Psalm and the 104th Psalm by Dr Watts Though many early historians stated that Urania was a failure it was the first music collection compiled by an American composer and rather progressive and influential 2 References edit Our American Music A Comprehensive History from 1620 to the Present John Tasker Howard Fourth Edition American Music History Timeline 1620 1818 www americanmusicpreservation com Retrieved 18 December 2017 External links edithttps archive org details uraniaorchoiceco00lyon An Online Copy of Urania or A Choice Collection of Psalm Tunes Anthems and Hymns Free scores by James Lyon in the Choral Public Domain Library ChoralWiki Further reading editAlexander Samuel Davies Princeton College During the 18th Century New York A D F Randolph and Company 1872 Edwards George Thornton Music and Musicians of Maine Portland Maine The Southworth Press 1928 Sonneck O G Francis Hopkinson and James Lyon Washington D C H L McQueen 1905 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Lyon composer amp oldid 1029133967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
