RUSSIA (Read)

RUSSIA (Read)

Composer: Daniel Read
Published in 8 hymnals


Composer: Daniel Read

Daniel Read; b. 1757, Rehoboth, Mass.; d. 1837, New Haven, Conn.An American composer and a primary figure in early American classical music. He was one of the “Yankee Tunesmiths” (1st New England School of Music) when classical music was popular in Europe. Read was a private in Massachusetts militia and later a comb maker and owner of a general store in New Haven, CN. He was only the 3rd composer in the U. S. to put out a collection of his own music. His work, “The American Singing Book” went through 5 editions, making him the most popular composer in the nation. Others often plagarized his tunes in those days. Tunebook sales supplemented his general store income, including “The Columbian Harmonist” (3 volumnes) with 3 revi… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: RUSSIA (Read)
Composer: Daniel Read
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 13217 13225 54322
Key: a minor
Source: The Columbian Harmony, 1793
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Sacred Harp #107

Text

Worship in Song #208

Include 6 pre-1979 instances
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