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An anonymous watercolor portrait of Francis Johnson holding an early 19th-century horn Courtesy NYPL \u00a0CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Francis “Frank” Johnson<\/strong> (June 16, 1792 \u2013 April 6, 1844) was an American musician and prolific composer during the Antebellum period. African American composers were rare in the U.S. during this period, but Johnson was among the few who were successful. Performing as a virtuoso of the (now rare) keyed Kent bugle and the violin, he wrote more than two hundred compositions of various styles\u2014operatic airs, Ethiopian minstrel songs, patriotic marches, ballads, cotillions, quadrilles, quicksteps and other dances. Only his manuscripts and piano transcriptions survive today. Johnson was the first African American composer to have his works published as sheet music. He also was the first African American to give public concerts and the first to participate in racially integrated concerts in the United States. 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Jones, Charles K. (Charles Kelley), 1931-2004.
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ML410 .J66 2006<\/p>\n
Chestnut Brass Company (Musical group); Monroe, Diane.; Brooks, Tamara.; Johnson, Francis, 1792-1844.; Connor, Aaron J. R., -1850.; Hazzard, Isaac, 1804-approximately 1864.; Hemmenway, James, 1800-1849.; Roland, Edward de, 1803-1894.
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Circ CD 600<\/p>\n
Johnson, Francis, 1792-1844, composer.; Roust, Colin, editor.
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Gray, John, 1962- compiler.
1988
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Handy, D. Antoinette, 1930-2002.
1995
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Gray, John, 1962- compiler.
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ML120 .A35 G7 2023<\/p>\n
Clark, J. Bunker, editor.; Brown, William, active 1783-1788.; Carr, Benjamin, 1768-1831.; Clifton, Arthur, 1784?-1832.; Getze, F. A.; Gilfert, Charles, 1787-1829.; Hance, J. F. (James F.), active 1818-1833.; Heinrich, Anthony Philip, 1781-1861.; Hewitt, James, 1770-1827.; Holden, T. L.; Hupfield, Charles Frederic, 1787-1864.; Johnson, Francis, 1792-1844.; Meineke, C. (Christopher), 1782-1850.; Metz, Julius.; Moller, J. C. (John Christopher), 1755-1803.; Moran, P. K. (Peter K.), -1831.; Murden, Eliza Crawley.; Newman, Mr., active 1807-1810.; Shaw, Oliver, 1779-1848.; Sicard, Stephen.; Taylor, R. (Raynor), 1747-1825.; Taylor, William.; Thibault, C. (Charles), -1853?; Zeuner, Charles, 1795-1857.
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