Elkanah Kelsey Dare (15 January 1782 – 26 August 1826) was a Mid-Atlantic schoolteacher, composer of music, and Presbyterian minister.[1][2] He was among the first American composers[3] who published music in shape notes.[4]
- ^ "Elkanah Dare." The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 29 Dec. 2018.<http://www.hymnology.co.uk/e/elkanah-dare>
- ^ The Union: a history of Union United Presbyterian Church 1816-1980, Union History Committee, compilers (Oxford, Pa.: Union United Presbyterian Church, 1980), 15
- ^ http://www.voxnovus.com/resources/American_Composer_Timeline.htm American composer Timeline
- ^ Delaware - A Guide to the First State By Hesperides, Hesperides Published 2007 READ BOOKS ISBN 1-4067-6230-X