Thomas P. Fenner
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| Born | November 22, 1829 Providence, Rhode Island |
| Died | October 15, 1912 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | American |
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Thomas P. Fenner (November 22, 1829-October 15, 1912) was a musician, editor, and compiler of African American spirituals. He performed with a band in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He trained a group from Hampton Institute and toured with them following a fundraising model the Fisk Jubilee Singers used. The tours were fundraisers and he compiled and arranged spirituals from the singers, many of whom had been enslaved, that were published. Updated editions followed.
Life and career
Thomas Putnam Fenner was born on November 22, 1829 in Providence, Rhode Island.
He was named for Major Thomas Fenner. He served in the U.S. Cavalry during the Mexican–American War.
After the American Civil War ended in 1865, Fenner aided Eben Tourjee in founding the New England Conservatory of Music which was initially located in Providence, Rhode Island.
He served in a band. He toured leading a group of singers from Hampton Institute to raise money for the school. Later he taught at Temple Grove Seminary in Saratoga, New York. He also taught at the New England Conservatory. He married Sabra H. Dyer and they had two daughters. He returned to Hampton after his wife died in 1898.
Publications
- Cabin and plantation songs : as sung by the Hampton students
See also
- Thomas Fenner House
- Arthur Fenner
References
External links
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