Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791)
Bio
Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia and was a signer of the Delcaration of Independence. He served as a district judge in Pennsylvania, was a member of the Second Continental Congress, and designed both early versions of the US Flag and US currency. He composed a few songs and viewed himself as the "first Native of the United States who has produced a musical composition."
Music
The Toast
Beneath a Weeping Willow's Shade
My Days Have Been So Wondrous Free
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