Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales, on 26 March 1829.[1][2] A baritone and composer, he first came to America with the Sequin English Opera Company and became interested in the music of America that was developing. He sang and toured with Bryant's Minstrels and settled in New York City.
He wrote more than one hundred popular American songs during the nineteenth century of which his most popular were The Cottage by the Sea (1856), Old Friends and Old Times (1856), Bonny Eloise—The Belle of Mohawk Vale (1858), 'Tis But a Little Faded Flower (1860), When the War Is Over, Mary (1864), Beautiful Isle of the Sea (1865), Croquet (1867), Eilleen Allanna (1873), and Rose of Killarney (1876). Thomas occasionally published material under the pseudonyms Charles Osborne, Arthur Percy and Harry Diamond. In addition to song writing, Thomas composed three larger works; The Picnic (1869), a children's operetta with a libretto by George Cooper; The Lady in the Mask (1870), an operetta with a libretto by George Cooper; and Diamond Cut Diamond (1876), a parlor opera in one act.[3]
In addition to his popular songs, Thomas also composed sacred music, and was also known as a teacher in Brooklyn and in New York City, where he died on April 5, 1896.[2]
Songsedit
The Cottage by the Sea (1856)
Old Friends and Old Times (1856)
Bonny Eloise—The Belle of Mohawk Vale (1858)
'Tis But a Little Faded Flower (1860)
When the War Is Over, Mary (1864)
Beautiful Isle of the Sea (1865)
Croquet (1867)
Eilleen Allanna (1873)
Rose of Killarney (1876)
"Annie of the Vale", words by G. P. Morris, not dated[4]
Referencesedit
^Biographical Dictionary of American Composers, Claghorn, Charles Eugene, Parker Publishing Co., West Nyack, N.Y., 1973, ISBN0-13-076331-4
^ abThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. p. 445. Retrieved January 27, 2021 – via Google Books.
john, rogers, thomas, march, 1829, april, 1896, american, composer, pianist, singer, welsh, descent, contents, biography, songs, references, external, linksbiography, editthomas, born, newport, south, wales, march, 1829, baritone, composer, first, came, americ. John Rogers Thomas March 26 1829 April 5 1896 was an American composer pianist and singer of Welsh descent Contents 1 Biography 2 Songs 3 References 4 External linksBiography editThomas was born in Newport South Wales on 26 March 1829 1 2 A baritone and composer he first came to America with the Sequin English Opera Company and became interested in the music of America that was developing He sang and toured with Bryant s Minstrels and settled in New York City He wrote more than one hundred popular American songs during the nineteenth century of which his most popular were The Cottage by the Sea 1856 Old Friends and Old Times 1856 Bonny Eloise The Belle of Mohawk Vale 1858 Tis But a Little Faded Flower 1860 When the War Is Over Mary 1864 Beautiful Isle of the Sea 1865 Croquet 1867 Eilleen Allanna 1873 and Rose of Killarney 1876 Thomas occasionally published material under the pseudonyms Charles Osborne Arthur Percy and Harry Diamond In addition to song writing Thomas composed three larger works The Picnic 1869 a children s operetta with a libretto by George Cooper The Lady in the Mask 1870 an operetta with a libretto by George Cooper and Diamond Cut Diamond 1876 a parlor opera in one act 3 In addition to his popular songs Thomas also composed sacred music and was also known as a teacher in Brooklyn and in New York City where he died on April 5 1896 2 Songs editThe Cottage by the Sea 1856 Old Friends and Old Times 1856 Bonny Eloise The Belle of Mohawk Vale 1858 Tis But a Little Faded Flower 1860 When the War Is Over Mary 1864 Beautiful Isle of the Sea 1865 Croquet 1867 Eilleen Allanna 1873 Rose of Killarney 1876 Annie of the Vale words by G P Morris not dated 4 References edit Biographical Dictionary of American Composers Claghorn Charles Eugene Parker Publishing Co West Nyack N Y 1973 ISBN 0 13 076331 4 a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol VIII James T White amp Company 1924 p 445 Retrieved January 27 2021 via Google Books pdmusic org 093 010 Annie of the Vale Solo amp Chorus Levy Music Collection External links editSheet music for Cottage by the Sea Augusta GA Blackmar amp Bro from the Confederate Imprints Sheet Music Collection List of his music Sheet Music nbsp This article about a United States composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Rogers Thomas amp oldid 1218351797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
