{{Short description|American composer}} '''Lewis Edson''' (22 January 1748 – 1820 in Woodstock, New York)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Music Of William Billings|url=http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm|website=www.amaranthpublishing.com|accessdate=19 July 2017}}</ref> was one of the first American composers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Voisey|first1=Robert|title=American Composer Timeline|url=http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm|website=www.voxnovus.com|accessdate=19 July 2017}}</ref> He began working as blacksmith, but soon after became a singing master and was a notable singer in his day. His most popular compositions were ''Bridgewater'', ''Lenox'' and ''Green Field'' and were published in 1782 in the "Choristers Companion".

==List of works== *Bridgewater – choral hymn<ref>{{cite web|title=Bridgewater MIDI file|url=http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/bridgewater.mid|accessdate=19 July 2017}}</ref> *Lenox<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary 561. LENOX|url=http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561|website=www.hymnary.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> – choral hymn<ref>{{cite web|title=Hymnary.org: a comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals|url=http://www.ccel.org/cceh/0005/000561a.mid|website=www.ccel.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> [http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/561 View Score at Hymnary.org] *Newton<ref>{{cite web|title=Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary 759. NEWTON|url=http://www.hymnary.org/hymn/CCEH/759|website=www.hymnary.org|accessdate=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> – choral hymn *Green Field – choral hymn

==Scores== Volume 3. ''Three New York Composers: The Collected Works of Lewis Edson, Lewis Edson, Jr., and Nathaniel Billings'', edited by Karl Kroeger. {{ISBN|0-8153-2170-8}}

==References== <References/>

==External links== * [http://www.amaranthpublishing.com/billings.htm Amaranth Publishing] * [http://www.hymnary.org/person/Edson_L Calvin Institute of Christian Worship]

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