Isaac B. Woodbury
American composer and publisher of church music
About Isaac B. Woodbury
Lived 1819 – 1858 (aged 38–39). Isaac B. Woodbury was an American composer and music publisher.
Isaac Baker Woodbury (October 23, 1819 1858) was a 19th-century composer and publisher of church music, most famous for publishing The Dulcimer: or the New York Collection of Sacred Music, one of the best-known collections of Christian hymns of the era. His best-known hymn tunes include Siloam and Esmonton. He also published the American Monthly Musical Review and the New York Musical Pioneer.
Born in Beverly, Massachusetts,
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Who was Isaac B. Woodbury?
American composer and publisher of church music
When was Isaac B. Woodbury born?
Isaac B. Woodbury was born on 23 October 1819 in Beverly.
When did Isaac B. Woodbury die?
Isaac B. Woodbury died in 1858.
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Isaac B. Woodbury was a composer and music publisher.
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Isaac B. Woodbury was American.
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