Alexander Juhan

Alexander Juhan (1765–1845[1]) was a violinist, composer, and conductor. He was one of the first American composers of the United States.[2] A violinist from Charleston, Juhan moved to Philadelphia in 1783[3] where he worked with Henri Capron, Alexander Reinagle, and William Brown in Philadelphia [4] from 1786 to 1794.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Chronology of Western Classical Music By Charles J. Hall
  2. ↑ http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline
  3. ↑ http://www.uarts.edu/stuserv/libraries/musiclibrary/mlrrn3.2.html UA MUSIC LIBRARY READING ROOM NOTES
  4. ↑ http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/keffer/capron.html University of Pennsylvania Library
  5. ↑ http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/rbm/keffer/reinagle.htmlUniversity of Pennsylvania Library


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