TROTTER, JAMES MONROE

TROTTER, JAMES MONROE. Writer (8 November 1842 in Grand Gulf, Mississippi; 26 February 1892 in (Hyde Park) Boston, Massachusetts). Although not a professional musician, he is included here because of his book, Music and Some Highly Musical People (Boston, 1878), which was the first survey of American music published by anyone, black or white, in the United States. He studied music as a child and participated in musical activities through the years. He served in the 55th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer...