Jacob Kimball, Jr.

Jacob Kimball, Jr. born on February 15, 1761 and died in Topsfield, Massachusetts July 24, 1826^[1] was one of the first American composers.^[2] He played fife and drum in the American Revolutionary War and participated in battle of Lexington and Bunker Hill.

Contents

1 List of works
2 Discography
3 Tunebooks
4 Bibliography
5 References
6 External links

List of works

Invitation (1784) ("Hark! the Redeemer from on high") Sacred Harp p327
Brentwood (1800) Hesperian Harp p196
Tunbridge (1800) Hesperian Harp p88
Woburn (1793)

Discography

Woburn - Sweet Seraphic Fire New England Singing School Music^[3]
Invitation - Make A Joyful Noise: American Psalmody by American Anonymous

Tunebooks

The Rural Harmony (1793)
The Village Harmony (1798)
The Essex Harmony (1800)

Bibliography

Selected Works of Samuel Holyoke (1762–1820) and Jacob Kimball (1761–1826), eds Harry Eskew and Karl Kroeger

References

^ Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music By W. K. McNeil
^ http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline
^ http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/1829/Jacob_Kimball_Woburn Presto Classical Music

External links

Free scores by Jacob Kimball, Jr. at the International Music Score Library Project