Indian Melodies: Front Cover (Brothertown Copy)

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Summary: 
Possibly the earliest musical publication by a Native American composer, Indian Melodies (1845) is a collection of 120 Christian shape note hymns written by Thomas Commuck of the Brothertown Indian community.
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Native Northeast Research Collaborative, Brothertown Indian Nation
Category: 
Education, Religion, & Missionary Efforts, Culture & Society, Arts & Abstract Ideas
Original Date: 
1845
Identifier: 
1845.00.00.01