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'''Aliases:''' Joseph C. Lowry
'''Aliases:''' Joseph C. Lowry, Joseph A. Lowry
==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' ca. 1790
'''Born:''' ca. 1790
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Joseph C. Lowry is the composer (or arranger) of the psalm-tune Pisgah, first published in ''The Kentucky Harmony'', 1817. He "contributed nine tunes to ''Kentucky Harmony'' [and its supplement] ... He probably lived in Kentucky, since two additional tunes are credited to him in ''Columbian Harmony'' (1829) by Kentucky residents" (Steel and Hulan 2010).
James C. Lowry is the composer (or arranger) of the psalm-tune Pisgah, first published in [[Ananias Davisson]]'s ''The Kentucky Harmony'', 1817. He "contributed nine tunes to ''Kentucky Harmony'' [and its supplement] He probably lived in Kentucky, since two additional tunes are credited to him in ''Columbian Harmony'' (1829) by Kentucky residents" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Some of his songs might give a hint:
*Botetourt – A county in western Virginia, originally drawn in the 1770s to include all of the later state of Kentucky (1792). Lowry is a small town in adjacent Bedford County.
*Mecklenburg – A county in south-central Virginia, a county in North Carolina, and a historical region in northern Germany. Also Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III and Queen of Great Britain from 1761 to 1818.
*Fluvanna – A river and county in central Virginia.
*Morning Star – The words are a translation-adaptation of a famous German hymn, ''[[Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern]]''.


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==List of choral works==
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===2. First Lines===
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*[[Mecklenburg (James C. Lowry)|Bright scenes of glory strike my sense]]
*[[The Weary Traveler (James C. Lowry)|Come all you weary travelers]]
*[[Morning Star (James C. Lowry)|How splendid shines the morning star]]
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*[[Jerusalem (James C. Lowry)|Jerusalem, my happy home]]
*[[Pisgah (James C. Lowry)|When I can read my title clear]]
*[[Pisgah (James C. Lowry)|When I can read my title clear]]
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==Publications==
==Publications==


==References==
==References==
*Carden, Allen D., Compiler. 1820. ''The Missouri Harmony, or a Collection of Psalm Tunes and Anthems''. St. Louis, Missouri: Morgan, Lodge, and Company. 199 pp. Reprinted by University of Nebraska Press, 1994.
*Davisson, Ananias, Compiler. 1820. ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony''. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Author. 103 pp.
*Davisson, Ananias, Compiler. 1825. ''Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony'', Third Edition. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Author. 152 pp.
*Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. ''The Makers of the Sacred Harp''. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.
*Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. ''The Makers of the Sacred Harp''. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.


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Revision as of 00:08, 26 October 2019

Aliases: Joseph C. Lowry, Joseph A. Lowry

Life

Born: ca. 1790

Died:

James C. Lowry is the composer (or arranger) of the psalm-tune Pisgah, first published in Ananias Davisson's The Kentucky Harmony, 1817. He "contributed nine tunes to Kentucky Harmony [and its supplement] … He probably lived in Kentucky, since two additional tunes are credited to him in Columbian Harmony (1829) by Kentucky residents" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Some of his songs might give a hint:

  • Botetourt – A county in western Virginia, originally drawn in the 1770s to include all of the later state of Kentucky (1792). Lowry is a small town in adjacent Bedford County.
  • Mecklenburg – A county in south-central Virginia, a county in North Carolina, and a historical region in northern Germany. Also Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III and Queen of Great Britain from 1761 to 1818.
  • Fluvanna – A river and county in central Virginia.
  • Morning Star – The words are a translation-adaptation of a famous German hymn, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern.

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List of choral works

1. Titles

1a. Psalm-Tunes

1b. Arrangements

2. First Lines

 
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Publications

References

  • Carden, Allen D., Compiler. 1820. The Missouri Harmony, or a Collection of Psalm Tunes and Anthems. St. Louis, Missouri: Morgan, Lodge, and Company. 199 pp. Reprinted by University of Nebraska Press, 1994.
  • Davisson, Ananias, Compiler. 1820. Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Author. 103 pp.
  • Davisson, Ananias, Compiler. 1825. Supplement to the Kentucky Harmony, Third Edition. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Author. 152 pp.
  • Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.

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