Nineteenth-century musician Francis Johnson, a free black Philadelphia native, lived at a fortunate confluence of musical traditions that abounded in the rich cultural life of post-Revolutionary War Philadelphia. He composed and experimented with period music, directed nearly every military unit in the City, and was the first to write for the Kent bugle.
Nineteenth-century musician Francis Johnson, a free black Philadelphia native, lived at a fortunate confluence of musical traditions that abounded in the rich cultural life of post-Revolutionary War Philadelphia. He composed and experimented with period music, directed nearly every military unit in the City, and was the first to write for the Kent bugle.
Francis Johnson, 1792-1844: Chronicle of a Black Musician in Early Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia
330Francis Johnson, 1792-1844: Chronicle of a Black Musician in Early Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia
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ISBN-13: | 9781611460391 |
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Publisher: | Lehigh University Press |
Publication date: | 09/01/2006 |
Series: | Studies in the Eighteenth Century and the Atlantic World Series |
Pages: | 330 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d) |