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FOOTE, Arthur

Arthur Foote

Born in Salem, MA, March 5, 1853
Died in Boston, MA, April 8, 1937

  • Fun fact: According to his Oxford Music Online article, “Arthur Foote was the first noted American composer of art music to receive his musical education entirely in the United States.” He earned a Master of Arts in Music from Harvard – the first music MA program offered in the United States. 
  • Foote was a liturgical musician based in Boston, where he taught music privately, directed choirs, and played the organ at a number of churches. He was a co-founder of the American Guild of Organists.
  • Foote served as guest faculty at Harvard, UC Berkeley, and the New England Conservatory during the course of his career.1

Biography from the New England Conservatory

Sources

  1. Nicholas Tawa, “Foote, Arthur,” Grove Music Online (January 31, 2014), accessed September 30, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-1002257535.

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