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Francis Johnson, 1792-1844 : Chronicle of a Black Musician in Early Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia, Hardback Book

Francis Johnson, 1792-1844 : Chronicle of a Black Musician in Early Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Hardback

Part of the Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World series

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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.

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