Der betragtes ofte som amerikas mest produktive komponist?
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (4. juli 1826 - 13. januar 1864), kendt som "den amerikanske musiks fader", var en amerikansk sangskriver, der primært var kendt for sin salon- og minstrelmusik. Foster skrev over 200 sange; blandt hans mest kendte er "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe" og "Beautiful Dreamer". Mange af hans kompositioner er stadig populære mere end 150 år efter, at han skrev dem. Hans kompositioner menes at være selvbiografiske. Han er blevet identificeret som "den mest berømte sangskriver i det nittende århundrede" og er måske den mest genkendelige amerikanske komponist i andre lande. Hans kompositioner omtales nogle gange som "barndomssange", fordi de er blevet inkluderet i musikpensummet i den tidlige undervisning. De fleste af hans håndskrevne musikmanuskripter er gået tabt, men kopier, der er trykt af forlag fra hans tid, kan findes i forskellige samlinger.
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826 – January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American songwriter known primarily for his parlor and minstrel music. Foster wrote over 200 songs; among his best-known are "Oh! Susanna", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Camptown Races", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "Old Black Joe", and "Beautiful Dreamer". Many of his compositions remain popular more than 150 years after he wrote them. His compositions are thought to be autobiographical. He has been identified as "the most famous songwriter of the nineteenth century" and may be the most recognizable American composer in other countries. His compositions are sometimes referred to as "childhood songs" because they have been included in the music curriculum of early education. Most of his handwritten music manuscripts are lost, but copies printed by publishers of his day can be found in various collections.
Stephen Foster