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7-1397: Towner can refer to: People [ edit ] Surname [ edit ] Daniel B. Towner (1850–1919), American hymn composer Donald Chisholm Towner (1903–1985), British art collector and historian Edgar Thomas Towner (1890–1972), Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Elwood Towner (c. 1897–1954), Native American attorney and pro-Nazi speaker Eric Towner , American producer, writer, director and animator Henry Bingham Towner (1909–1997), English architect Horace Mann Towner (1855–1937), American politician and governor of Puerto Rico James E. Towner (1851–1935), New York politician Jay Ferdinand Towner (1910–1933), American unsolved death John Towner (1933–2023), Australian rules footballer Margaret Towner (born 1925), American religious leader Margaret Towner (actress) (1920–2017), British actress Philip H. Towner (born 1953), biblical scholar Ralph Towner (born 1940), American musician, composer and bandleader Tony Towner (born 1955), English former footballer William T. Towner (1869–1950), American architect Given name [ edit ] Towner K. Webster (1849–1922), American industrialist and businessman Places [ edit ] Towner, Colorado ,

14-628: A Doctorate of Music in 1900. His musical works include: Doctor of Music In some institutions, the award is a higher doctorate , granted by universities in the United Kingdom , Ireland and some Commonwealth countries. Such universities often restrict candidature to their own graduates or staff. However, elsewhere (especially in UK conservatoires ), the award is a standard PhD-level research doctoral degree in fields such as performance (including conducting ) and musical composition , equivalent to

21-438: A census-designated place Towner, North Dakota , a city and the seat of McHenry County Towner County, North Dakota Other [ edit ] Kia Towner , a variation of the small van Daihatsu Hijet USS Towner (AKA-77) , an attack cargo ship Towners (NYCRR station) , a New York Central Railroad station Towner Gallery "Towner", a song by Spoon from their 1996 album Telephono Topics referred to by

28-618: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Daniel B. Towner Daniel Brink Towner (March 5, 1850 – October 3, 1919) was an American composer who held a Doctorate of music , and used his abilities to develop the music to several Christian hymns which are still popular today. Daniel B. Towner was born in Rome, Pennsylvania on March 5, 1850. He received his early musical training from his father, J. G. Towner. He later studied under John Howard, George Root and James Webb . Towner

35-1439: The U.S. Doctor of Musical Arts ( DMA ). The DMus is usually distinct from the Doctor of Philosophy ( PhD ) degree in music, which is awarded in areas such as music history , music theory , and musicology . Nevertheless, many UK institutions (including universities and conservatoires) offer PhD awards that consist of a porfolios of compostions, with or without an accompanying written thesis, thereby equivalent to DMus awards elsewhere. The Doctor of Music degree has also been awarded honoris causa when presented to musicians and composers such as: Joseph Haydn , Richard Strauss , Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , Franz Liszt , Johannes Brahms , Felix Mendelssohn , Sir Simon Rattle in classical music, and Joan Baez , Matthew Bellamy , David Bowie , Phil Collins , Bruce Dickinson , Celine Dion , Irene Dunne , Bob Dylan , Kenny Garrett , Sir Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , David Gilmour , Barbara Hendrix , Milt Hinton , Billy Joel , Nik Kershaw , Sir Elton John , B.B. King , Mark Knopfler , Annie Lennox , Jon Lord , Sir Paul McCartney , Joni Mitchell , Sir Van Morrison , Jimmy Page , Paul Simon , Joe Walsh , Brian Wilson , Stevie Wonder , Neil Young , and Taylor Swift in popular music. It has also been awarded as an honorary degree to musical artists who were not composers, including

42-463: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Towner . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Towner&oldid=1178633147 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

49-805: Was the music director at Centenary Methodist Church, in Binghamton, New York (1870-1882); York Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in Cincinnati, Ohio (1882-1884); Union Methodist Episcopal Church, in Covington, Kentucky (1884-1885); and Moody Bible Institute , in Chicago, Illinois (1893-1919). Daniel B. Towner died in Longwood, Missouri on October 3, 1919. He was buried at Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago. The American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, awarded Towner

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