| 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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Tunes by William Mason (10) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKFORD | William Mason (Composer) | 0 | 51767 12314 32554 |
| COLLECT | William Mason (Composer) | 1 | |
| EWER | Wm. Mason (Composer) | 2 | 51713 27221 71122 |
| ILBER | William Mason (Composer) | 0 | 13653 23423 65176 |
| OLA | W. Mason (Composer) | 2 | 55332 13311 65325 |
| OPORTO (Mason) | William Mason (Composer) | 0 | 11176 51243 35617 |
| PEKIN (Mason) | William Mason (Composer) | 0 | 13355 42351 65566 |
| RESIGNATION (Anonymous 55655) | W. Mason (Composer) | 1 | 55655 35616 55123 |
| [Though the pleasures of earth fade like blossoms of spring] | Wm. M. Mason (Composer) | 1 | |
| TUAM | W. Mason (Composer) | 3 | 11766 54323 65455 |
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