Frank Lynes

Frank Lynes (* 1858 in Cambridge / Massachusetts, † 1913 in New Hampshire) was an American composer, organist and music teacher.

Lynes studied piano, organ and music theory at the New England Conservatory. His teachers were Benjamin Johnson Lang and John Knowles Paine. From 1883 to 1885 he remained in Leipzig and was at the Leipzig Conservatory student of Carl Reinecke and Bruno Zwintscher (piano), Alfred Richter (music theory) and Salomon Jadassohn (composition).

After his return he became in 1887 organist at Boston St. Paul 's Church, 1899 Church of the Disciples, he was also conductor of the Choral Cantabrigia class. Lynes was known primarily for his stylistically reminiscent of composers such as Heinrich Lichner, Antonio Diabelli, Kuhlau Friedrich and his teacher Reinecke Sonatinas for use in the classroom, of which he published seventeen collections alone. In addition, Lynes also composed sacred and secular songs and anthems, a Te Deum and chamber works, including a gavotte for piano and violin and a romance for violin, cello, organ and piano.

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  • Born in 1858
  • Died in 1913
  • American composer
  • Organist
  • Music teacher
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