Thomas Vincent Cator

Thomas Vincent Cator (23 March 1888 in Jersey City – 9 April 1931 in Carmel) was an American composer.

Biography

Thomas Vincent Cator was the son of Thomas Vincent Cator senior (1851-1920), a lawyer and politician who ran for office for the Populist Party in California in the late 19th century. He had a sister Marie, who became a writer and poet.

Thomas Vincent Cator became popular in the late 1910s and 1920s with his songs. A notable story was when renowned singer Eleonora de Cisneros sang his song "The Kiss" in a Liberty Bonds Sale in New York in early 1919 and received 43 million dollars for 43 kisses to bankers.[1] He also invented the Aura-Modal Scale, in which he composed several piano pieces.[2]

Compositions
  • The Kiss, for voice and piano
  • To Ramona, for voice and piano
  • The pool of quietness, for voice and piano
  • St. Moritz, for voice and piano[3]
  • One Day, for voice and piano[3]
  • Zamboanga, for voice and piano
  • Clorinda sings, for voice and piano
  • Three melodies for violin and piano
  • Operetta Inchling (text by Rem Remsen)
  • Violin sonata (1929)[4]

References
  1. Boston Pops Orchestra concert programs, concert from 2 July 1919, page 3, retrieved from archive.org on 06.06.2021
  2. Catalog of Copyright Entries 1930, Musical Composition, page 6; retrieved from archive.org on 06.01.2021
  3. "20th century violin concertante - Cator, Thomas Vincent". www.tobias-broeker.de.
  4. Recital Programs of the Curtis Institute for Music of the year 1929/30, program from 2 December 1929; retrieved from archive.org on 06.01.2021
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