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Francis Johnson (composer)
American musician (–)
Francis Johnson | |
|---|---|
Posing in Philadelphia | |
| Also known as | Frank Johnson |
| Born | ()June 16, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, () (aged&#;51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
| Instrument(s) | bugle, violin, piano |
| Years active | s– |
Musical artist
Francis "Frank" Johnson (June 16, [1] – April 6, [2]) was an American musician and prolific composer during the Antebellum period.
African American composers were rare in the U.S. during this period, but Johnson was among the few who were successful. Performing as a virtuoso of the (now rare) keyed Kent bugle and the violin, he wrote more than two hundred compositions of various styles—operatic airs, Ethiopian minstrel songs, patriotic marches, ballads, cotillions, quadrilles, quicksteps and other dances.
Only manuscripts and piano transcriptions survive today.
Johnson was the first African Am