Composers and Lyricists - M

Composers and lyricists whose surnames begin with “M.”
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In January 2010 we began a project to add song titles associated with the names.

Abbreviated source links include CYBERHYMNAL (CH*) and wikipedia (WP*)

MacDOWELL, H.   Homeward
MACKAY, Margaret (1802-1887) CH*
Asleep [in Jesus]
MacLAGAN, William Daylrymple (1826-1910) CH*
In Thine Arms
MAIR, FRANZ  
Antoinette
Like Woodland Roses
MALLOCH, DOUGLAS (1877-1938) poet
Now (Stars - they are made of your eyes)
A School-Room
MARCHETTI, F.   is listed as the composer and lyricist of the Library of Congress’ copyright deposit copy of “Holy Redeemer” dated 1882. Italian opera composer Filippo Marchetti (1831-1902) is in the right time frame; the standard works give no indication his tunes were popularized in this fashion.
Holy Redeemer
O God, The Rock of Ages
O Holy Father
MARK LEMON, MARY   (lyricist)
God’s Slumberland
“Nobody At All!
MARKHAM, EDWIN (Charles Edwin Anson) (1852-1940) WP*; — Winter
MARQUIS, R. F.   (composer)
MARSCHNER, Heinrich August (1795-1861) WP*
Trusting
MARSHALL, T. C.  
Saloons Must Go
Take Away The Stars And Stripes From The Saloon
“Vote As You Pray”
MARTIN     Angels of Eventide
MARTIN, Reginald W.   He Is Risen
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
They Have Taken Away My Lord
Turn Us Again, O God (Psalm 80)
MARTIN, WILL U.   (music) — “Evening Song”
MARZIALS, Théophile-Jules-Henri “Theo” (1850-1920) WP*
Could I
MASCAGNI, Pietro (1863-1945) WP*; mascagni.org
Ashamed of Jesus (“Cavalleria Rusticana” -“Intermezzo)
MASEFIELD, John (1878-1967) WP*; British Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death
MASINI FRANZ  
The Land of Swallows
“Their Native Land.”
MASON, Lowell (1792-1872) CH*; WP*
Blest Be The Tie That Binds
Nearer, My God, To Thee
Work, For The Night Is Coming
MASON, MARY J.   Consecration
MASSENET, Jules (1842-1912) WP*
“Thy Will Be Done”
MASSEY, GERALD (1828-1907) WP*(lyrics)
Together
MATTEI, Abbate Stanislao (1750-1825) (music) — Holy Spirit, Faithful Guide
MAUPIN, Will M. (1863-1948) Nebraska author
Mustered Out
A Twilight Prayer
MAYNARD, W.   (lyrics)Serenade
McCHESNEY, P. C.   My Lullaby Moon
MEDLEY, Samuel (1738-1799) CH*
Awake, My Soul
His Loving-Kindness [Awake, My Soul..]
I Know That My Redeemer Lives
MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix (1809-1847) CH*; — in Classical Music Pages
I Waited For The Lord
In Heavenly Love Abiding
Lift Thine Eyes
O Praise the Lord
Say, Where It He Born?
Still, Still With Thee
To-Morrow
Alice Maud Davis Messager — see: HOPE TEMPLE (1859-1938)
METCALFE, J. P.   (translator) — God Rules Alone
MIDLANE, Albert (1825-1909) CH*
The Children’s Friend
MILILOTTI, L.   The Night
MILLARD, Harrison (1830-1895) WP*
When the Tide Comes In
MILLER, J. J.   Be Ye Kind
MILLER, JOAQUIN (1837-1913) WP*A Song Of Peace
MILLÖCKER, CARL (1842-1899) WP*
Spring Joy
HRING, FERDINAND (1816-1887) German composer
The Dying Trumpeter
Legends
A Valentine Memory
MOIR, Frank Lewis (1852-1904)
Echoes
When Thy Children Fall Asleep
MOLLOY, James Lynam (1837-1909) at Offaly History.com
The Dustman
The Kerry Dance
The Little Tin Soldier
Love’s Old Sweet Song
Once On A Time
Savior, With Thee
Song of the Triton
MONK, William Henry (1823-1889) CH*
Abide With Me
Keep My Commandments
MONSELL, John Samuel Bewley (1811-1875) CH*
Sweet Is Thy Mercy
MONSON, TOM   Seattle, Washington
Dear Rotary (Parody)(Tune “Sweet Adeline”)
MONTAGUE, JAMES J.   (lyrics)
Golf Orphans
MONTGOMERY, James (1771-1854) CH*
In The Hour Of Trial
MOORE, MARION DAVIS CARPENTER (1879-1955) This local feature   summarizes her life.   A 1940 York Republican article credits her with 427 musical compositions and arrangements, and notes sales figures for “Invocation,” “Just Singing Along,” and “Pep.”
The following list does not include titles with Marion Moore as “arranger.”
Birds of A Feather
“Building Castles”
“Ching-A-Lu”
Dear Old Dad
Good-Bye, Old High
Grayhaired Daddy of Mine -(music)
“Hats Off”
Hear Us, O Father
I Hear Kentucky Calling -(music)
“I Will”
Invocation
Just Singing Along
Memories of Mother
Old Glory
Old Man Winter
“Only You” (2nd Verse)
“Pep” (Vocal School March)
A Prayer
A Song of Mother
Sonny O’ Mine
Spring Joy
Tired (music)
Where The Shamrock Grows
MOORE, ROBERT (“Bob”) (1904-1979) Son of Dr. O. M. and Marion Moore
“Heads Up” (Vocal High School March)
MOORE, THOMAS (1779-1852) WP*
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Bendemeer’s Stream
Killarney
The Last Rose of Summer
The Minstrel Boy
MORRISON, L.A.   (lyrics)
MOULTON, Roy K.   ?? humorist Roy K. Moulton (1879-1928)??
“I Like It”
MOULTRIE, J.   (lyrics)— We Shall Meet
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) WP*
Gloria in Excelsis (from 12th Mass)
MUIR, Alexander (1830-1906) WP* composed The Maple Leaf Forever   in 1867.
E. D. MUND   (1854-1942) pseudonym of Edmund Simon Lorenz CH*
The Lord’s Own Day

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