Jacob Kimball, Jr.

Composer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroComposer
PlacesUnited States of America
wasMusician Composer
Work fieldMusic
Gender
Male
Birth15 February 1761
Death24 July 1826 (aged 65 years)
Star signAquarius
The details

Biography

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

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) ("Firm was my health, my day was bright") Shenandoah Harmony p407

Discography

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

Tunebooks

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