Stephen Jenks

Stephen Jenks (March 17, 1772 – June 3, 1856) was an Yankee tunesmith, teacher, and tunebook compiler. He was born in Glocester, Rhode Island and raised in Ellington, Connecticut. During his life he moved from town to town, living in Ridgefield and New Canaan, Connecticut, Pound Ridge, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island, finally settling in Thompson, Ohio in 1829. Between 1799 and 1810 he authored and coauthored more than ten printed collections of sacred and secular music; after moving to Ohio, he became a farmer and a maker of percussion instruments. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Collected works /
    by Jenks, Stephen, 1772-1856
    Published 1995
    Musical Score Book
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    Laus Deo. The New-England harmonist : containing, concise and easy rules of music: together with a number of tunes adapted to public worship, most of which were never before published. /
    Evans Digital Edition
    eBook
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    The musical harmonist : containing concise and easy rules of music together with a collection of the most approved Psalm & hymn tunes, fitted to all the various metres most of which were never before published /
    Evans Digital Edition
    eBook
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    Anglo-American psalmody 1550-1800.
    Published 2002
    Other Authors: “...Jenks, Stephen, 1772-1856...”
    CD Audio
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