Jacob French

Jacob French born July 15, 1754 in Stoughton, Massachusetts and died in 1817.^[1] He was a singing master and one of the first American composers.^[2]

Publications

• The New American Melody (1789)
• The Psalmodist's Companion (1793)
• The Harmony of Harmony (1802)

List of works

• The Heavenly Vision
• Beauty
• Dormant
• Happiness

Discography

• Sweet Seraphic Fire - New England Singing School Music
• New England Song Treasury - From The Pilgrims to World War I

References

1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=WlD7w91K5VwC&pg=PA88&lpg=PA88&dq=jacob+french+composer&source=web&ots=FIYph2cwp7&sig=wvuhI7v77gQ3GBwdY_Eqw_CyeDc&hl=en#PPA89,M1 American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music By Frank J. Metcalf , Published 2007 By READ BOOKS
2. ^ http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline