Person:Joseph Taws (1)

Joseph C. Taws

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m. 20 Nov 1788

Facts and Events

Name	Joseph C. Taws
Gender	Male
Birth^[2]	2 Sep 1797	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Christening^[2]	4 Sep 1797	by Rev. M. Carr
Other^[1]	1818	abt 15 - Joseph made his first public appearance as a pianist.
Death^[2]	5 Sep 1832	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesage 35 - died unmarried

Research Notes

References

↑ Joseph C. Taws, in Penn Library - Department of Special Collections.

Joseph C. Taws, pianist and composer, was born in Philadelphia around 1803. His father, Charles Taws, was a piano and organ builder, and music publisher. Joseph Taws made his first public performance as a pianist in 1818. He was friends with, and possibly a student of Benjamin Carr. The two shared bachelor quarters with George Schetky until Schetky was married in 1823. Taws was also involved in the founding of the Musical Fund Society in 1820.
(see link for Compositions by Taws in the Collection.)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Taws, Joseph C. (1797 - 1832), composer, pianist, teacher, in Volume Grove Music Online - The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd edition, issue.

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(b Philadelphia, PA, 2 Sept 1797; d Philadelphia, PA, 5 Sept 1832). American composer, pianist, and teacher. Joseph C. Taws was the third son and fifth of thirteen children born to organ builder and musical instrument maker Charles Taws and Elizabeth Butcher (married 1788). Joseph was baptized by Rev. M. Carr on 4 September. He studied with Benjamin Carr and in 1824 was listed in the Philadelphia ... [subscription required]