Lillian Alison Tait Sheldon (10 September 1865 - 10 January 1925)[1] was an American composer[2] and organist[3] who composed many hymns.[4]
Sheldon was born in Gouverneur, New York[5][6] to Lucretia Maria and George Peter Tait. She married James Otis Sheldon and they had two children.[7] Little is known about Sheldon’s education. She was the organist of the First Presbyterian Church in Gouverneur from 1885 until her death in 1925.[8] Although most of her compositions were hymns, her “Rock-a-By Baby Lullaby” was published in the January 1897 edition of Ladies Home Journal.[9]
Sheldon’s music was also published by B.F. Woods Music Co.,[10] J. Fischer & Brother,[11] and Oliver Ditson Co.[12] Her compositions, all for voice and piano, included:
- “Around the Great White Throne”[13]
- “He Knows”[14]
- “Hosanna We Sing” (text by Rev George S. Hodges)[17]
- “Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep” (text by Henry Book)[18]
- “Lord, Within Thy Temple Fair”[19]
- “More Love to Thee, O Christ”[12]
- “Rest”[12]
- “Resurrection”[10]
- “Rock-a-By Baby Lullaby” (text adapted from Charles Fremont Gale)[9]
- “Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand[20]
- “Through Peace to Light”[11]
References
- ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
- ^ The Etude. T. Presser. 1909.
- ^ Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Books & Music (USA). ISBN 978-0-9617485-2-4.
- ^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
- ^ Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-1138-3. OCLC 3844725.
- ^ Woman's Number. Theodore Presser. 1918.
- ^ "Lillian Tait Sheldon - Ancestry.com". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Biographical Dictionary of the Organ | Lillian Taitt Sheldon". www.organ-biography.info. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b The Ladies' Home Journal. LHJ Publishing, Incorporated. 1896.
- ^ a b Sheldon, Lillian Tait. "Musicaneo". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ a b Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN 0-8161-8498-4. OCLC 6815939.
- ^ a b c Company, Oliver Ditson (1920). A Catalog of the Vocal Music (folio Size) Published by Oliver Ditson Company: Complete with Addenda to June 1, 1920. Oliver Ditson.
- ^ Sheldon, Lillian. "Hymnary.org". Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ The Musician. Hatch Music Company. 1919.
- ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1948). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
- ^ The Musical Monitor. Mrs. David Allen Campbell, Publisher. 1921.
- ^ Geibel, Adam; Eickhoff, Frederic W. (1907). Hymns We Love: For Sunday Schools and All Devotional Meetings. A. Geibel Music Company.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1930.
- ^ Musescore. "Lord, within thy temple fair - Lillian Taitt Sheldon". Musescore.com. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ New Music Review and Church Music Review. Novello, Ewer. 1907.
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