Abraham Wood (1752 –1804) was one of the first American composers. Wood was born in

Massachusetts Bay Colony The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630–1691), more formally the Colony of Massachusetts Bay, was an English settlement on the east coast of North America around the Massachusetts Bay, the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the ...

and was a drummer during the

American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of ...

. He wrote ''Warren'' to commemorate the army officer Joseph Warren (1741–1775), who died courageously in the

Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in ...

and he wrote ''A Hymn on Peace'' to commemorate the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Revolutionary War. This work was circulated as single pamphlet instead of part of a larger collection of sacred pieces, which was more common of the time.

Scores

Volume 6. ''Abraham Wood, The Collected Works'', edited by Karl Kroeger. 144 pages, .

List of works

*Worcester (How beauteous are their fee
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*Marlboroug
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*Warren *A Hymn on Peace *Brevity (Man, born of woman) *Walpole

Discography

*''"A Hymn on Peace"'' and ''"Warren"'' on ''The Birth of Liberty'' - New World Records *''"Brevity (Man, born of woman)", "Walpole", and "Worcester (How beauteous are their feet)" on ''Early American Choral Music Volume 2'' Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800 on

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References

1752 births 1804 deaths American male composers American composers {{US-composer-stub