Wright, Merle St. Croix; Burdett, George Albert

Class Song: 1881; Words by M. St. C. Wright; Music by G. A. Burdett [Harvard]

S.l. s.n., 1881. 1 sheet folded vertically holding two pages of music. The three verses of the class song of the Harvard class of 1881, with melody and piano accompaniment. Merle St. Croix Wright (b. 1859) graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1887 and became the pastor of the Lenox Ave. Unitarian Church. George Albert Burdett (1856-1943), although involved in banking until 1895, then became engaged in the teaching and composition of music (primarily church music). He was one of the founders of the American Guild of Organists and became a trustee of the New England Conservatory of Music. In Near Fine Conditon: upper edge slightly rubbed and chipped; light foxing; otherwise, clean and bright. Near Fine. Item #006089

Price: $85.00