Lewis Lane

Lewis Lane (August 3, 1901 – January 24, 1977) was an American pianist, composer, lecturer, and musicologist with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) where he worked from 1928 to 1949. Early life and education Charles Lewis Lane was born August 3, 1901, in Freehold Borough, New Jersey to August P. and Elizabeth (Cottrell) Lane. He attended Freehold High School, graduating in 1920 before moving to New York to attend the New York College of Music. During this time he studied with Edwin Hughes and Rubin Goldmark. Career Lewis toured as a concert-pianist from 1926 to 1928. His compositions were well known to NBC (NBC-WJZ) radio listeners. Although he did not stop completely, in 1928 Lane interrupted a promising career as a concert pianist to begin his new career at the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). He founded NBC’s Department of Musical Research and was responsible for collating more than 80,000 items. His theory was that cataloging all records and documentation of classical masters is essential to ensure convenient access for anyone seeking information about them in the future. “Fragments” (Opus 6), published in 1938 by the Composers’ Press, Inc. is based on four lines from