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Samuel A. Ward
Sign in to saveAmerican 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Augustus
- Family name
- Ward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newark
- Place of death
- Newark
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- America the Beautiful
- Instrument
- organ
- Image
- Samuel Augustus Ward.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1848-12-28
- date of death
- 1903-09-28
- birth name
- Samuel Augustus Ward
- Commons category
- Samuel Augustus Ward
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