F. D. Benteen
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F. D. Benteen was an American sheet music
publisher and composer during the 19th century, based out of Baltimore, Maryland. His compositions include the Civil War
song "Joys That We've Tasted". As a publisher, he is perhaps best-known for publishing many of the works of Stephen Foster
.
Sheet music
Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of music notation that uses modern musical symbols; like its analogs—books, pamphlets, etc.—the medium of sheet music typically is paper , although the access to musical notation in recent years includes also presentation on computer screens...
publisher and composer during the 19th century, based out of Baltimore, Maryland. His compositions include the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
song "Joys That We've Tasted". As a publisher, he is perhaps best-known for publishing many of the works of Stephen Foster
Stephen Foster
Stephen Collins Foster , known as the "father of American music", was the pre-eminent songwriter in the United States of the 19th century...
.