Introduction

Biography

William was the son of Low­ell Ma­son and Abi­gail Gre­go­ry.

He stu­died pi­ano in Bos­ton, then went abroad, be­com­ing ac­quaint­ed with Franz 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, and in 1868 be­gan teach­ing pi­ano.

Works

During his life, Ma­son wrote about 10 hymn tunes, and some 40 pi­ano piec­es. His other works include:

• Memories of a Mu­sic­al Life (New York: Cen­tu­ry Com­pa­ny, 1901)