Introduction

Biography

Third son of Lo­well Ma­son, Will­iam stu­died pi­ano in Bos­ton, then went abroad, be­com­ing ac­quaint­ed with Liszt in Wei­mar, Ger­ma­ny. He re­turned to Am­eri­ca in 1854 and made a tour as a con­cert pi­an­ist.

He lat­er set­tled in New York Ci­ty, in 1868 be­gan teach­ing pi­ano.

Works

During his life, Ma­son wrote about 10 hymn tunes, and some 40 pi­ano piec­es.