About John Weeks Moore
Lived 1807 – 1889 (aged 81). John Weeks Moore was an American editor, writer and musician.
John Weeks Moore (11 April 1807 – 1889) was an American editor of musical publications. He also authored a historical work on early governmental slavery and politics
Biography Born in 1807 in Andover, New Hampshire, Moore was a son of Jacob Bailey Moore. He was educated at Concord High School and Plymouth Academy, became a printer, and was connected with several journals. In 1834 he established the first musical newspaper in New Hampshire, and he afterward edited The World of Music, a quarto, The Musical Library, a folio, and the Daily News.
Works Vocal and Instrumental Instructor (Bellows Falls, Vt., 1843) Sacred Minstrel (1848) Complete Encyclopædia of Music, Elementary, Technical, Historical, Biographical, Vocal, and Instrumental (1854) American Collection of Instrumental Music (1856) Star Collection of Instrumental Music (1858) Appendix to Encyclopedia of Instrumental Music (Manchester, N. H., 1858) Musical Record (5 vols., 1867–70) Songs and Song-Writers of America (200 numbers, 1859–80) Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous Gatherings relative to Printers, Printing, Publishing of Books, Newspapers, Magazines, and other Literary Productions from 1820 to 1886 (1886), a second volume was in preparation in 1888
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American editor (1807-1889)
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John Weeks Moore was born on 11 April 1807 in Andover.
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John Weeks Moore died on 23 March 1889 in Manchester.
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