F. D. Benteen (died 1864) was an American
sheet music
Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses List of musical symbols, musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chord (music), chords of a song or instrumental Musical composition, musical piece. Like ...
publisher and composer during the 19th century, based out of
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was ...
. His compositions include the
Civil War song "Joys That We've Tasted." As a publisher, he is perhaps best known for publishing many of the
works of
Stephen Foster. William Miller, later of
Miller & Beacham The music publishing firm of Miller & Beacham was formed by William Miller and Joseph R. Beacham in 1853 in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1862, they purchased the Baltimore firm of John Cole. Miller had previously purchased the firm of F. D. Benteen in ...
, bought F.D. Benteen's publishing company in 1838. From about 1845 to 1861 he had music stores in Baltimore, where pianos were sold.
Pianos!
Baltimore: ''The Daily Exchange'' v8 #1092:4 September 12, 1861
References
American male composers
People of Maryland in the American Civil War
Musicians from Baltimore
1864 deaths
19th-century American composers
American music publishers (people)
19th-century American male musicians
19th-century American businesspeople
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