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American composer (1768–1831)

Person · Open Library

Works
5

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  • Will be offered at public sale
  • Musical Journal
  • Musical Miscellany in Occasional N (Earlier American Music)
  • Selected Secular and Sacred Songs (Recent Research in American Music, Volume 15)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1768
Active to
1831
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Listeners
262
Total plays
830

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classical period

Benjamin Carr (September 12, 1768 – May 24, 1831) was an American composer, singer, teacher, and music publisher. Born in London, he studied organ with Charles Wesley and composition with Samuel Arnold. In 1793 he travelled to Philadelphia with a stage company, and a year later went with the same company to New York, where he stayed until 1797. Later that year he moved to Philadelphia, where he became a prominent member of the city’s musical life. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Benjamin+Carr

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Benjamin Carr
date of death
1831-05-24
date of birth
1768-09-12
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