Benjamin Franklin Baker

Benjamin Franklin Baker (born July 10, 1811 in Wenham , Massachusetts , † March 11, 1889 in Boston , Massachusetts) was an American composer.

life and work

Baker directed choirs and taught music in Salem, Massachusetts . After a concert tour, he settled in Bangor (Maine) as a businessman. In 1837 he moved to Boston, where he was from 1841 as the successor to Lowell Mason music teacher in the public schools. In 1851 he founded his own music school, where he led the vocal classes.

Baker composed three cantatas ( The Storm King , The Burning Ship and Camillus, the Roman Conqueror ), Glees and Anthems .

literature

William E. Boswell: Baker, Benjamin Franklin (1811-1889), teacher, singer, composer. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).

Web links

Sheet music and audio files by Benjamin Franklin Baker in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

^ Barbara Ruth Peltzman: Baker, Benjamin Franklin . In: John F. Ohles (Ed.): Biographical Dictionary of American Educators . tape 1 . Greenwood Press, Westport (Connecticut) 1978, ISBN 0-8371-9894-1 , pp. 73 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Baker, Benjamin Franklin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Baker, BF
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American composer
DATE OF BIRTH	July 10, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wenham , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH	March 11, 1889
Place of death	Boston , Massachusetts

[BDAE-1] Barbara Ruth Peltzman: Baker, Benjamin Franklin . In: John F. Ohles (Ed.): Biographical Dictionary of American Educators . tape 1 . Greenwood Press, Westport (Connecticut) 1978, ISBN 0-8371-9894-1 , pp. 73 ( google.de [accessed on February 11, 2019]).