Richard Storrs Willis
1819
-
1900
![](/img/remote/192x192/414568196?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FSpecial%3AFilePath%2FRichard%2520Storrs%2520Willis.jpg%3Fwidth%3D1000)
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Yale College
occupation: journalist, composer
student of: Moritz Hauptmann
Richard Storrs Willis (February 10, 1819 – May 10, 1900) was an American composer, mainly of hymn music. His best known melody is probably the one called, simply, Carol. This is the standard tune, in the United States, though not in Great Britain, of the much-loved hymn "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (1850), with lyrics by Edmund Sears. He was also a music critic and journal editor. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Human - wd:Q3431242