Introduction

Biography

George was the hus­band of Ma­ry Dwight (mar­ried March 22, 1836, North­amp­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts).

He played the or­gan at the Old South Church and Hol­lis Street Church in Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts. He al­so taught mu­sic at Gir­ard Col­lege, Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia (some sourc­es say Sha­dy Lawn Se­mi­na­ry); served as mu­sic su­per­vis­or for pub­lic schools in Phi­la­del­phia; and com­piled a num­ber of mu­sic books.

Works

• Sunday School Sing­ing Book (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Charles Bow­en, 1832)
• The Har­mo­nist, 1833
• The So­cial Choir, 1836
• The Sac­red Choir, 1838
• The Harp of Da­vid, 1844
• The Young La­dies’ Harp, 1847
• Templi Car­mi­na (North­amp­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: 1853)
• The Ju­ve­nile Choir, 1865