About Frank Edwin Ward
Lived 1872 – 1953 (aged 80–81). Frank Edwin Ward was an American composer.
Frank Edwin Ward (October 7, 1872 – September 16, 1953) was an American composer and organist.
Biography Born in Wysox, Pennsylvania, he was the son of writer Cyrenus Osborne Ward, and the nephew of Lester Frank Ward. He was educated at Columbia University, and later served as its organist for some time. He wrote some works for orchestra and a deal of chamber music in addition to church music, cantatas, and songs. He was a pupil of Edward MacDowell.
He died at his summer home at Wolfeboro, New Hampshire on September 16, 1953.
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American composer and organist (1872–1953)
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Frank Edwin Ward was born on 7 October 1872.
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Frank Edwin Ward died in 1953.
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