# Lewis Edson

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{{Short description|American composer}}
'''Lewis Edson''' (22 January 1748 – 1820 in [Woodstock, New York](/source/Woodstock%2C_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](/source/Yankee_tunesmiths).<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](/source/blacksmith), but soon after became a [singing master](/source/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==
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==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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Category:19th-century American composers
Category:19th-century American male composers
Category:1748 births
Category:1820 deaths
Category:Musicians from Woodstock, New York
Category:People from the Province of New York
Category:American blacksmiths
Category:Composers from New York (state)
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