ZEDEKIAH SANGER
Zedekiah Sanger (b. Framingham, Mass., 27 July 1771; d. Boston, 1821) was a composer, singing master, flute player, and storekeeper. He was married in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (1794), lived in Albany, New York, at some time, and moved to Boston in 1813.
Bio-bib, Metcalf. Also Framingham Records 1911, p. 176, which gives his first name as Hezekiah; Stoughton 1878, p. 304.
THE MERIDIAN HARMONY, 1808
ASMI 453
The Meridian Harmony. By Zedekiah Sanger, and others. Dedham: printed for the author by H. Mann. 1808.
111, [1] p. 13 x 21 cm.
Copyright granted, 29 Sept. 1808, District of Massachusetts, to Sanger 'and others' as authors. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2], copyright notice; p. [3]-6, 'A Concise Introduction To The Grounds of Music'; p. [7]-111, music; p. [112], 'Index.'
115 compositions, incl. 3 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices; full text (1 textless). Attribs. to Dr. Arnold (2), Belknap (15), Billings (8), Brownson, Chandler, J. Cole, Cole's Col. (3), Dalmer (2), Dixon (2), Dixon's Coll., Dr. Douland, Edson, A. Ellis (3), E. Goff (4), Hall, Handel (2), Harmonia Sacra (2), W. Heptinstall, Holden (6), Holdrayd, A. How, Janes (8), S. Jenks, Dr. Madan (4), Mann (3), Milgrove, Pleyel, Dr. Randall (2), Sanger (10), Smith [English] (2), I. Smith, Stevenson (2), Tansur's Coll. (2), J. Tucker, Wainwright, Wight (2), Williams, Williams Col. (4), T. Williams's Col. (3), Wood (3). 112 1st pr. identified (BETHLEHEM, BROOKLINE, BURLINGTON, GROTON, MALDEN, ORLAND, TREN-TON, WARREN, WEST END, WORTHINGTON, WRENTHAM, ZION), also I poss. Ist pr. (ST. ALBAN'S) & 2 1st Am. pr. (DUNKIRK, WINTHROP). 169 American compositions, 43 non-American, 3 unidentified [BISHLEY, DUNKIRK, WINTHROP] (72 attrib. Amer-icans or American sources, of which ARUNDEL & WIGAN are traced to non-Americans, & BISHLEY is untraced [see note]; 39 attrib. non-Americans, 4 traced [add LORRAIN & NEWCOURT]).
21 Core Repertory.
S16139 (MWA). CtY, DLC, ICN, MB, MH, MSaE, MWA, MiU-C*, NcWsM (2).
NOTE: BISHLEY, attributed to 'Cole's Collection,' is found in none of the extant pre-1808 publications of John Cole. It must have appeared in one that has not been located.
ASMI p. 543.