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.

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 ^[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

1. Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music By W. K. McNeil
2. http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline
3. 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 (IMSLP)