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Hewitt, James, 1770-1827

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Personal name headingHewitt, James, 1770-1827
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Variant(s)Hewitt, J. (James), 1770-1827
See alsoSon: Hewitt, George Washington
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Birth date1770-06-04
Death date1827-08-02
Field of activityMusic
Profession or occupationConductors (Music) Composers Music publishers
Found inHis The new federal overture, 1797.
His Songs, &c. in The comet, or, He would be a philosopher, 1797: t.p. (J. Hewitt) [info. from InU]
New Grove dict. of Amer. mus. (under Hewitt: James Hewitt; b. June 4, 1770, ?Dartmoor, England, d. Aug. 2, 1827, Boston, MA; conductor, composer, and publisher)
Grove Music Online database, viewed May 13, 2020: Hewitt family (Hewitt, James; b Dartmoor, England, June 4, 1770; d Boston, MA, Aug 2, 1827; musician of English birth and father of a large musical family; his children include George Washington Hewitt (1811-93), a music educator and composer)
Associated languageeng