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Life

Born: 30 July 1752, Northborough, Massachusetts

Died: 6 August 1804, Northborough, Massachusetts

Biography

Abraham Wood spent most of his life in Northborough, where he was Captain in a Revolutionary militia and fuller. He was leader of the Northborough choir for most of his life.

View the Wikipedia article on Abraham Wood.

 

List of choral works

LIST BY TITLE

1. Psalm-Tunes

2. Secular Songs

3. Anthems

LIST BY FIRST LINE

 
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Publications

  • Stone, Joseph; and Abraham Wood. 1793. The Columbian Harmony. Worcester, Massachusetts. 112 pp.
  • Wood, Abraham. 1789. Divine Songs. Boston: Isaiah Thomas. 32 pp.

References

  • Kroeger, Karl. 1996. Abraham Wood – The Collected Works. New York: Garland. 144 pp. Reprinted by Routledge, New York.

External links