John Knowles Paine

John Knowles Paine was the first American-born composer to achieve fame for large-scale orchestral music. The senior member of a group of composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Paine was one of those responsible for the first significant body of concert music by composers from the United States.
Name | John Knowles Paine |
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Country | United States |
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Birth place | Portland |
Death date | |
Death place | Cambridge |
Music time period | Romantic |
Instruments | organ |