Harry J. Lincoln


Harry James Lincoln aka Harry Jay Lincoln was a music composer from Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Career

Aside from running his own publication company, he wrote many marches and rags, such as the Bees Wax Rag, the Lincoln Highway two step march, and quite possibly the Repasz Band March. This last composition, created for the local Repasz Band of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has also been credited to its trombonist Charles C. Sweeley; however, evidence indicates that Sweeley had bought rights to the march from Lincoln.

Pseudonyms

Lincoln often used several pseudonyms, a common practice for composers who published in their own firm. His pseudonyms included:
  1. Thomas Casele
  2. Ben E. Crosby
  3. James L. Dempsey
  4. I. Furman-Mulliner
  5. James L. Harlin
  6. Frederick M. Holmes
  7. Harry Jay
  8. Joseph Kiefer
  9. Abe Losch
  10. Carl Loveland
  11. Carl L. Loveland
  12. Gay A. Rimert
  13. Lillian H. Sarver
  14. Chas. C. Sweeley
  15. Caird M. Vandersloot
  16. Carl D. Vandersloot
  17. F. W. Vandersloot
  18. Jesse Westover
  19. Frederick Williams

    Death

Lincoln died in April 19, 1937, at the age of 59.

Selected compositions

Lincoln married Lottie May Bovee June 14, 1898, in Elmira, New York. They had two children:
  1. Margaret Emily Lincoln Walther, and
  2. Harry Jay Lincoln, Jr.

    General references


  1. The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music, Composers and their music,, by William H. Rehrig '', edited by Paul Edmund Bierley, Integrity Press, Westerville, Ohio ;

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