Frank H. Losey (1870 - 1931)

Frank Hoyt Losey (b. March 18, 1870 Rochester; d.

3 May 1931 Erie, Pennsylvania) was a musician,

composer, and arranger of band and orchestra

music. He is credited with over 400 compositions

and 2,500 arrangements including his most

recognized composition, Gloria March.

Losey was born in Rochester, New York and raised

in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. While it has been

commonly cited that he was born in 1872 or 1875,

his presence as an infant in the 1870 Census shows

these references to be incorrect, as well as his

correct age of 61 on his death certificate. Frank

studied music at an early age, learning to play

cornet, violin, and piano. Losey was a cornetist

for local and regional bands until he suffered

from lip paralysis which forced him to switch to

trombone and euphonium and limited him to smaller

theater performances.

Starting in 1902, Losey composed and arranged

music for Carl Fischer and became editor-in-chief

of the Vandersloot Music Publishing Company. In

1919, Thomas Edison selected Losey to be the music

adviser for Edison's phonograph company. He was

also approached by Henry Ford to arrange music for

the Ford Orchestra in Detroit. Losey died in Erie,

Pennsylvania in 1931. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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