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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 1757, USA
'''Born:''' 15 December 1754, New Hartford, Connecticut


'''Died:''' 1805
'''Died:''' October 1803, Wallingford, Connecticut


'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''
Asahel Benham was a teacher in common schools, singing school teacher, and composer of music. His first compositions were published in Oliver Brownson's ''Select Harmony'' in 1783. Benham published two tunebooks himself: ''Federal Harmony'' in 1790 and ''Social Harmony'' in 1798. Uncredited works in these two books are now considered to have been written by Benham (Kroeger 1995).
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*Benham, Asahel. 1790. ''Federal Harmony: Containing in a Familiar Manner, the Rudiments of Psalmody, Together with a Collection of Church Music (Most of Which are Entirely New)''. New Haven, Connecticut: Abel Morse. 58 pp.
*Benham, Asahel. 1798. ''Social Harmony: Containing First, The Rudiments of Psalmody Made Easy, Second, A Collection of Modern Music, Calcaulated for the Use of Singing Schools and Worshipping Assemblies''. Wallingford, Connecticut: Author. 56 pp.
==References==
*Kroeger, Karl. 1995. ''Two Connecticut Composers: The Collected Works of Asahel Benham and Merit Woodruff''. New York: Garland. 166 pp.


==External links==
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Revision as of 01:56, 2 May 2018

Life

Born: 15 December 1754, New Hartford, Connecticut

Died: October 1803, Wallingford, Connecticut

Biography Asahel Benham was a teacher in common schools, singing school teacher, and composer of music. His first compositions were published in Oliver Brownson's Select Harmony in 1783. Benham published two tunebooks himself: Federal Harmony in 1790 and Social Harmony in 1798. Uncredited works in these two books are now considered to have been written by Benham (Kroeger 1995).

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Publications

  • Benham, Asahel. 1790. Federal Harmony: Containing in a Familiar Manner, the Rudiments of Psalmody, Together with a Collection of Church Music (Most of Which are Entirely New). New Haven, Connecticut: Abel Morse. 58 pp.
  • Benham, Asahel. 1798. Social Harmony: Containing First, The Rudiments of Psalmody Made Easy, Second, A Collection of Modern Music, Calcaulated for the Use of Singing Schools and Worshipping Assemblies. Wallingford, Connecticut: Author. 56 pp.

References

  • Kroeger, Karl. 1995. Two Connecticut Composers: The Collected Works of Asahel Benham and Merit Woodruff. New York: Garland. 166 pp.

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