William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then rel… Go to person page >
Easy Organ Library Volume 7: A Collection of Organ Voluntaries for Church Use
Composer/Editor
Donald Lee Moore
Published By:
Lorenz Publishing Company (1989)
pp. 62
The Organist Volume 93 Number 2 May 1989: A Bi-Monthly Publication for Church Organists
Composer/Editors
James Mansfield; Donald Lee Moore
Published By:
Lorenz Publishing Company (1989)
pp. 62
Piano Solo
PedalPoint Volume 32 Number 4 July August September 2012: For Pianists and Organists
Composer/Editors
Randy Smith; Jefferson Hascall; Don Phillips
Published By:
LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention (2012)
pp. 28
Tune Title: [My latest sun is sinking fast]First Line: My latest sun is sinking fastComposer: William Batchelder BradburyIncipit: 55555 61165 12215Key: C Major
Tune Title: ANGEL BANDFirst Line: My latest sun is sinking fastComposer: William B. BradburyMeter: 8.6.8.6.5.6.10.5.10.5Key: C MajorSource: Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (124); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Oh_Come_Angel_Band)
Tune Title: ANGEL BANDFirst Line: My latest sun is sinking fastComposer: Bradley Kauffman; William BradburyMeter: CM with refrainKey: E MajorDate: 2020Source: The New Golden Shower, 1862; inspired by the Stanley Brothers