books.google.com - During the early 1900s, Horatio Parker was one of the best-known composers in the United States. He received numerous commissions and was a patriarchal figure among America's Protestant church musicians and choral societies; his symphonic works were performed by the leading orchestras of the day; and...http://books.google.com/books/about/Horatio_Parker_1863_1919.html?id=5dHOzdXHHfEC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHoratio Parker, 1863-1919