John Stickney, born in Stoughton, Massachusetts in 1742, died in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1826,Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography By James Grant Wilson, John Fiske Published 1888, D. Appleton and company was one of the first American composers.http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American Composer Timeline He published "The Gentlemen and Ladies' Musical Companion" (Newburyport, 1774), a collection of psalms and anthems, and rules to learn singing.
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