John Sylvester Fearis  (1867-1932)
Last updated: 01.02.24
According to the Internet source given below, John Sylvester Fearis was an American composer of sacred music born in Richland, Iowa..
He was a choir leader and gave singing classes. He was also editor of the Choir Leader, published by Lorenz Pub. Co., Dayton, Ohio, USA.
He died in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.
Websites:
url15.gif John Sylvester Fearis Brief biography by .hymntime.com  
     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif America, the Beautiful (1910) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif Anna (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Autumn Lullaby (1911), An J.S. Fearis (music) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point
pdf15.gif Bachelor Sale (1911) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana wvicon.gif


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Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (1897) J.S. Fearis (music)
Jessie Brown Pounds (words)
Harriet Levinger (perf.)
Fannie Levinger (perf.)
Jeanette Bauhof (perf.)
Katherine Baehrens (perf.)
Euterpean Quartette (perf.)
William McKinley (perf.)
Harriet Levinger (perf.)
Fannie Levinger (perf.)
Jeanette Bauhof (perf.)
Katherine Baehrens (perf.)
Euterpean Quartette (perf.)
William McKinley (perf.)
Harriet Levinger (perf.)
Fannie Levinger (perf.)
Jeanette Bauhof (perf.)
Katherine Baehrens (perf.)
Piano, Voice

Greer
IMSLP
Indiana
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pdf15.gif Beautiful Isle of Somewhere (n.d.) J.S. Fearis (music)
Jessie Brown Pounds (words)
Euterpean Quartette (perf.)
Piano, Voice YorkSpace Pub.
pdf15.gif Bessie (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif  Blush Rose Waltz (1905) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Dance of the Teddy Bears (1907) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Dorothy (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Frances (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Girl With the Curl (1914) J.S. Fearis (music)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words)
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pdf15.gif Gladys (1905) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Jingle Bells (1907) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Katie (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif  March of the Teddy Bears (n.d.) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Purple Pansies (1904) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Red Geranium (1905) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Sacred Song Medley (1906) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Skaters (1906), The J.S. Fearis (music) Piano Indiana Pub.
pdf15.gif Snow Man (1906), The J.S. Fearis (music) Piano IMSLP Pub.
pdf15.gif Some Day We'll Understand (1903) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Teach Me to Pray (1910) J.S. Fearis (music) Piano, Voice SheetMusic Point Pub.
pdf15.gif  When I Am Big Like Papa (1901) J.S. Fearis (w&m) Piano, Voice Indiana Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 48 works by John Sylvester Fearis (1867-1932). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere 1897 Jessie Brown Pounds (words)
Katherine Baehrens (perf.)
Jeanette Bauhof (perf.)
Fannie Levinger (perf.)
Harriet Levinger (perf.)
William McKinley (perf.)
Euterpean Quartette (perf.)
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There's Light For a Step 1898 Jessie B. Pounds (words)
In the Cleft of the Rock 1900 Lizzie DeArmond (words)  Pub.
Songs in the Night 1900 Nellie A. Montgomery (words)  Pub.
Be Thou Exalted 1901 Fanny Crosby (words)  wvicon.gif
When I Am Big Like Papa (w&m) 1901  wvicon.gif
Kinshasa 1902 Harriet H. Pierson (words)  Pub.
Little Raindrops 1902 Laura M. Winslow (words)  Pub.
God May Call For You 1903 Lanta W. Smith (words)
Some Day We'll Understand 1903  Pub.
Flag Day March 1904 J.S. Fearis (words)  Pub.
In Dreamland 1904  Pub.
Purple Pansies 1904  Pub.
Blush Rose Waltz 1905  Pub.
Gladys 1905  Pub.
Moonlight on the Lake 1905  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Promise Made to Mother, The 1905 Ina D. Ogdon (words)  wvicon.gif
Red Geranium 1905  wvicon.gif
Sabbath Echoes 1905  Pub.
Some Other Day 1905 Mrs. Rene Bronner (words)  Pub.
Anna 1906  Pub.
Bessie 1906  Pub.
By the Fireside 1906  Pub.
Dorothy 1906  Pub.
Frances 1906  Pub.
Jolly Jack Frost 1906  Pub.
Katie 1906  Pub.
Medley of Sacred Song 1906  Pub.
Sacred Song Medley 1906  Pub.
Skaters, The 1906  Pub.
Snow Man, The 1906  Pub.
Throwing Snowballs 1906  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Waltz of the Snowflakes 1906  wvicon.gif
Dance of the Teddy Bears 1907  Pub.
Jingle Bells 1907  Pub.
God Is Love 1908 Anne H. Wood­ruff (words)  wvicon.gif
Someone Will Climb 1908 William Crowle (words)  Pub.
America, the Beautiful 1910
Teach Me to Pray 1910  Pub.
Autumn Lullaby, An 1911
Bachelor Sale 1911  wvicon.gif
Girl With the Curl 1914 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (words)  wvicon.gif
Little Sir Echo 1917 Laura R. Smith (words)  wvicon.gif
Secret of Mine 1924 Fred G. Bowles (words)  wvicon.gif
Show Me the Way, My Shepherd ?
Teddy Bear Waltz ?  Pub.
Wherever He Leads Me I'll Go ?
March of the Teddy Bears n.d.  Pub.