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William Mason
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Short Name: William Mason
Full Name: Mason, William, 1829-1908
Birth Year: 1829
Death Year: 1908

Born: January 24, 1829, Boston, Massachusetts.
Died: July 14, 1908, New York City.

Third son of Lowell Mason, William studied piano in Boston, then went abroad, becoming acquainted with Liszt in Weimar, Germany. He returned to America in 1854 and made a tour as a concert pianist. He later settled in New York City, in 1868 began teaching piano. During his life, he wrote about 10 hymn tunes, and some 40 piano pieces.

Sources:
Jones, pp. 90-93
Hughes, p. 485

http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/m/a/s/mason_w.htm

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Wikipedia Biography

William Mason (January 24, 1829 – July 14, 1908) was an American composer and pianist and a member of a musical family. His father was composer Lowell Mason, a leading figure in American church music, and his younger brother, Henry Mason, was a co-founder of the piano manufacturers Mason & Hamlin.

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