About John Stickney
Lived 1742 – 1826 (aged 83–84). John Stickney was an American composer.
John Stickney, born in Stoughton, Massachusetts in 1742, died in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1826, was one of the first American composers. 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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Who was John Stickney?
American composer
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John Stickney was born in 1742.
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John Stickney died in 1826.
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John Stickney was a composer.
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John Stickney was American.
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