John Weeks Moore
American editor
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| Intro | American editor | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Editor Writer | |
| Work field | Journalism Literature | |
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| Birth | 11 April 1807, Andover | |
| Death | 23 March 1889Manchester (aged 82 years) |
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Biography
John Weeks Moore (11 April 1807 in Andover, New Hampshire – ?) was an editor of musical publications.
Biography
He was a son of Jacob Bailey Moore. He was educated at Concord High School and Plymouth Academy, became a printer, and was connected with several journals. In 1834 he established the first musical newspaper in New Hampshire, and he afterward edited The World of Music, a quarto, The Musical Library, a folio, and the Daily News.
Works
- Vocal and Instrumental Instructor (Bellows Falls, Vt., 1843)
- Sacred Minstrel (1848)
- Complete Encyclopædia of Music, Elementary, Technical, Historical, Biographical, Vocal, and Instrumental (1854)
- American Collection of Instrumental Music (1856)
- Star Collection of Instrumental Music (1858)
- Appendix to Encyclopedia of Instrumental Music (Manchester, N. H., 1858)
- Musical Record (5 vols., 1867–70)
- Songs and Song-Writers of America (200 numbers, 1859–80)
- Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings relative to Printers, Printing, Publishing of Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and other Literary Productions from 1820 to 1886 (1886), a second volume was in preparation in 1888