Isaac B. Woodbury
Isaac Baker Woodbury (October 23, 1819 – 1858)[1] was a 19th-century composer and publisher of church music, most famous for publishing The Dulcimer: or the New York Collection of Sacred Music,[2] one of the best-known collection of Christian hymns of the era.[3] Born in Beverly, Massachusetts,[1] his best-known hymn tunes include Siloam and Esmonton. He also published the American Monthly Musical Review.[4]
References
- Metcalf, pg. 282
- Woodbury, I. B. (1850). The Dulcimer: or the New York Collection of Sacred Music. New York: Huntington and Savage. OCLC 58769825.
- Chase, pg. 144
- Wright, pg. 367
Sources
- Chase, Gilbert (2000). America's Music: From the Pilgrims to the Present. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-00454-X.
- Metcalf, Frank J. (2007). American Writers and Compilers of Sacred Music. Read Books. ISBN 1-4067-5144-8.
- Wright, Henry Parks (1914). History of the Class of 1868: Yale College, 1864-1914. Yale University Class of 1868. Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Press.
External links
- Free scores by Isaac B. Woodbury in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)
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