Harry J. Lincoln


Harry James Lincoln, also known as Harry Jay Lincoln, was a music composer from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was born in Shamokin, 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. Lincoln also arranged the works of other composers, such as Irene Marschand Ritter.

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 on April 19, 1937, at the age of 59.

Selected compositions

  • "A Jolly Sailor"
  • "Alameda Waltzes"
  • "American Emblem"
  • "Bang Up Two Step"
  • "Bees Wax Rag"
  • "Belle of the Season"
  • "Blaze of Honour"
  • "Buffalo Flyer"
  • "Canonade"
  • "Circus Life"
  • "Dance Of The Fairies"
  • "Dixie A Rag Caprice"
  • "Dreaming at Twilight"
  • "Dreamy Swanee Lullaby"
  • "Emblem of Peace"
  • "Empire Express"
  • "Excuse Me But Isn't Your Name Johnson?"
  • "Ferns and Flowers"
  • "Flowers of the Forest"
  • "Garden of Lilies"
  • "Girls of America"
  • Glory of Womanhood
  • Heaven's Artillery: March Two Step
  • "Midnight Fire Alarm"
  • "Midnight Special"
  • "Palm Limited
  • "Sunset Limited"
  • "Halley's Comet Rag"
  • "The Iron Division"

    Family

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 ;

Inline citations