John Stickney

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John Stickney, born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, in 1742; died in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1826.[1] Is 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. [3]

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  1. ^ 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 Amercian Composer Timeline
  3. ^ Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography By James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Published 1888, D. Appleton and company
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