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Samuel A. Ward

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Samuel A. Ward

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American organist and composer (1847–1903)

Person · Open Library

Works
2

Top works

  • From Sea to Shining Sea, Songs of America, Bk2
  • America the Beautiful

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1847
Active to
1903

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,676
Total plays
11,959

Tags

Classical

Samuel Augustus Ward (28 December 1847 – 28 September 1903) was an American organist and composer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Ward studied music in New York and became an organist at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark in 1880. He is remembered for his hymn "Materna" (1882) which was used for the anthem "America the Beautiful", with words by Katharine Lee Bates. However, Ward never met Bates, and he died in 1903 in Newark. He was the last in an unbroken <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Samuel+A

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