Katherine Davis (1892 - 1980)
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Katherine Kennicott Davis (June 25, 1892 - April 20, 1980) was a composer, pianist, and author of the famous Christmas tune "The Little Drummer Boy".

She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 25, 1892, and composed her first piece of music, "Shadow March," at the age of 15. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1910, and studied music at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.[1] In 1914 she won the Billings Prize.[1] After graduation she continued at Wellesley as an assistant in the Music Department, teaching music theory and piano. At the same time she studied at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.[1] Davis also studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris. She taught music at the Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts, and at the Shady Hill School for Girls in Philadelphia.

She became a member of ASCAP in 1941.[2] and was granted an honorary doctorate from Stetson University, in DeLand, Florida. Katherine K. Davis continued writing music until she became ill in the winter of 1979-1980. She died on April 20, 1980, at the age of 87, in Littleton, Massachusetts. She left all of the royalties and proceeds from her compositions, which include operas, choruses, children's operettas, cantatas, piano and organ pieces, and songs, to Wellesley College's Music Department. These funds are used to support musical instrument instruction.

Many of her over 600 compositions were written for the choirs at her school. She was actively involved in The Concord Series, multiple-volume set of music and books for educational purposes. Many of the musical volumes were compiled, arranged, and edited by Davis with Archibald T. Davison, and they were published by E.C. Schirmer in Boston.

She wrote 'The Little Drummer Boy' (originally titled 'The Carol of the Drum'), in 1941.[1] It became famous when recorded by the Harry Simeone Chorale in 1958: the recording sailed to the top of the Billboard charts and Simeone insisted on a writer's royalty for his arrangement of the song. Another famous hymn by Katherine Davis is the Thanksgiving hymn 'Let All Things Now Living' which uses the melody of the traditional Welsh folk song The Ash Grove.
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The Little Drummer Boy
Katherine Davis

Trumpet and Guitar / 1 PDF / 1 MP3 / Easy
Arranger : Bizzarri, Bruno

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Little Drummer Boy (US-American Carol)
Katherine Davis

Piano solo / 2 PDF / 1 MP3 / MIDI / Easy
Arranger : Heidtmann, Klaus

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Little Drummer Boy
Katherine Davis

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Arranger : Losiewicz, Andreas

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1941
By losiewicz, the 06 Nov 2017

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The Little Drummer Boy
Katherine Davis

Vibraphone or Marimba or Xylophone, piano or organ / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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By bernard-dewagtere, the 11 Oct 2017

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The Little Drummer Boy
Katherine Davis

Baritone saxophone and piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 11 Oct 2017

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Katherine Davis

Alto Saxophone or Clarinet (Eb), piano or organ / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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Clarinet, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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Katherine Davis

Bass Clarinet and Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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Horn (F), piano or organ / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 30 Aug 2017

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The little Drummer Boy
Katherine Davis

Choral SSA, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 30 Aug 2017

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Choral SAT, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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Choral SA, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 30 Aug 2017

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Voice High and Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 30 Aug 2017

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Voice, piano (or organ) / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 30 Aug 2017

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Trumpet in C and Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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By bernard-dewagtere, the 29 Aug 2017

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Soprano or tenor saxophone, piano or organ / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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By bernard-dewagtere, the 29 Aug 2017

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Trumpet (Bb) or Bugle or Cornet, piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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By bernard-dewagtere, the 29 Aug 2017

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Guitar, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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By bernard-dewagtere, the 28 Aug 2017

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Bassoon, Piano / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
Arranger : Dewagtere, Bernard

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By bernard-dewagtere, the 28 Aug 2017

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Trombone or Tuba or Euphonium, Piano or Organ / 1 PDF / 2 MP3 Play-along / Easy
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