b. 1892d. 1980
Katherine Kennicott Davis
Katherine Kennicott Davis' most famous song is the Christmas tune "The Little Drummer Boy."
Image: Katherine Kennicott Davis, ca. 1910, Public Domain
About
Born in Missouri, Katherine Kennicott Davis began composing as a teenager and studied music at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. After graduation, she joined the faculty of Wellesley as a teacher of piano and music theory while continuing her studies at the New England Conservatory. Davis also had a chance to study with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
Davis was an extremely prolific composer, with more than 600 compositions to her name, including operas, cantatas, choruses, songs, and piano and organ pieces.
–Christie Finn
Source: ArkivMusic.com
Related Information
Records
2005
A Christmas Nativity
Katherine Kennicott Davis, John Jacob Niles
Sheet Music