George Minor
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George Minor (December 7, 1845, Richmond, Virginia - January 30, 1904, Richmond, Virginia) was an American composer. Minor attended a military academy in Richmond, and served during the American Civil War as Chief of Ordnance and Hydrography of the Confederate States Navy. After the war, he went into the music field, teaching at singing schools and conducting at musical conventions. He helped found the , which made pianos and organs. A member of the First Baptist Church of Richmond, Minor was the Sunday school superintendent there.
Works[]
His works include:
- Golden Light No. 1, 1879
- Golden Light No. 2
- Golden Light No. 3, 1884
- Standard Songs, 1896
- The Rosebud
Music:
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Categories:
- American male composers
- American composers
- Confederate States Navy officers
- 1845 births
- 1904 deaths
- 19th-century American male musicians
- American composer, 19th-century birth stubs
- American Civil War biography stubs