Joseph Mosenthal (30 November 1834 – 6 January 1896) was a

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ian, born at

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. He studied under his father and

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and in 1853 went to America, where he played the organ in Calvary Church,

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, from 1860 to 1887. He was conductor of the Mendelssohn Glee Club in New York City from 1867 to 1896, played a first violin in the

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for 40 years, a second violin in the Mason and Thomas Quartet for 12, and composed much Church music, such as the

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" The Earth is the Lord's", a setting of part of Psalm 145 (published in 1864), and part songs for male voices, ''Thanatopsis'', ''Blest Pair of Sirens'', and ''Music of the Sea''. He died in New York City. His son was physician Herman O. Mosenthal. Among Mosenthal's students was Carolyn Beebe, pianist and founder of the New York Chamber Music Society.Kozenko, Lisa
"The New York Chamber Music Society, 1915-1937: A Contribution to Wind Chamber Music and a Reflection of Concert Life in New York City in the Early 20th Century"
(DMA diss., City University of New York 2013): 27-41; ''CUNY Academic Works''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mosenthal, Joseph Musicians from New York City American violinists Emigrants from the Electorate of Hesse Immigrants to the United States 1834 births 1896 deaths 19th-century American musicians 19th-century German violinists American male violinists 19th-century German male musicians