A print of the original sheet music for "The Kentucky Volunteer," 1794
Song
Published
January 6, 1794
Label
Carr & Co. Musical Repository
Composer(s)
Raynor Taylor
Lyricist(s)
"A Lady of Philadelphia"
"The Kentucky Volunteer" is a song published in the United States on January 6, 1794. Its music was composed by Raynor Taylor and its lyrics by "a Lady of Philadelphia".[1] It is noteworthy for being the first musical composition copyrighted under the new United States Constitution.[2] It was also the first work published by Benjamin Carr, an English musician who had just immigrated to Philadelphia from England, to become the country's most prolific printer of music in that decade. The actual identity of the lyricist remains a mystery.
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^William F. Patry, Copyright Law and Practice 30 n.91 (2000) ("The first registration for a musical composition was made on January 6, 1794, for The Kentucky Volunteer: A New Song, written by 'a lady of Philadelphia.' The composer is believed to have been Raynor Taylor.") (citing Federal Copyright Records 1790–1800 at 15 (1987)).
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