Jacob Kimball Jr. born on February 15, 1761, and died in

Topsfield, Massachusetts Topsfield is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,569 at the 2020 census. Topsfield is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Topsfiel ...

July 24, 1826 was one of the first

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. He played

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in the

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and participated in

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and Bunker Hill.

List of works

* Invitation (1784) ("Hark! the Redeemer from on high") ''

Sacred Harp Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in New England and was later perpetuated and carried on in the American South. The name is derived from ''The Sacred Harp'', a ubiquitous and historically important tune ...

'' p327 * Brentwood (1800) '' Hesperian Harp'' p196 * Tunbridge (1800) '' Hesperian Harp'' p88 * Woburn (1793) ("Firm was my health, my day was bright") ''

Shenandoah Harmony The Shenandoah Harmony is a 2013 republication of the works of Ananias Davisson (1780–1857) and other composers of his era, in the format used by modern shape note singing groups. Although a number of new shape note tune books were compiled and ...

'' p407

Discography

*''Woburn'' - ''Sweet Seraphic Fire'' New England Singing School Musichttp://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/w/1829/Jacob_Kimball_Woburn Presto Classical Music *''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

External links

* 1761 births 1826 deaths Shape note American male composers American composers {{US-composer-stub