Composers

Samuel Brenton Whitney

Organ
Piano
Mixed chorus
Voice
Soprano
Psalms
Religious music
Dance
Andante
Canon
Mazurka
Caprice
Pastorale
Processional
Marche
by popularity
AndanteBenedic, Anima Mea No.4Canon in OctaveDeus MisereaturEver MerryPastorale in G majorProcessional Grand March, Op.25Tarantelle, Op.23Trio for the Organ
Wikipedia
Samuel Brenton Whitney (June 4, 1842 – August 3, 1914) was a United States organist, conductor and composer. His compositions were primarily church music and chamber works.
Samuel Brenton Whitney was born in Woodstock, Vermont on June 4, 1842. He was a pupil of Charles Wels of New York City and then John Knowles Paine of Cambridge, Massachusetts. He secured his first organ appointment in Cambridge. He came to be regarded as the greatest interpreter of Johann Sebastian Bach in the United States, and was appointed professor of organ playing and lecturer in music at the Boston University and the New England Conservatory. In 1871 he was appointed organist and choir director of the Church of the Advent, Boston. His compositions included many anthems and other church pieces, songs, pianoforte music, sonatas, transcriptions, and arrangements for the organ.
He died at his siter's home in Woodstock on August 3, 1914.