John Stickney

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John Stickney, born in Stoughton, Massachusetts in 1742, died in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1826, [1] was one of the first American composers. [2] He published "The Gentlemen and Ladies' Musical Companion" (Newburyport, 1774), a collection of psalms and anthems, and rules to learn singing. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography By James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Published 1888, D. Appleton and company
  2. http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline