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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts | '''Born:''' 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts | ||
'''Died:''' 4 September 1844, Charlestown, Massachusetts | '''Died:''' 4 September 1844, Charlestown, Massachusetts | ||
Oliver Holden was one of the best-known and prolific American composers of psalmody of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. As a young man, he was a U. S. Marine aboard the frigate ''Dean'', participating in the capture of five British ships. He lived most of his later life in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston. Unlike many composers of his era, Holden was a well known citizen, with dealings in government, religious, and charitable affairs. Though a carpenter and real estate dealer in his professional life, he also organized many music schools, and served as legislator and pastor. When George Washington visited Boston in 1789, Holden wrote the lyrics and score and trained the choir which sang the music that greeted Washington at the Old State House.<br> | Oliver Holden was one of the best-known and prolific American composers of psalmody of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. As a young man, he was a U. S. Marine aboard the frigate ''Dean'', participating in the capture of five British ships. He lived most of his later life in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston. Unlike many composers of his era, Holden was a well known citizen, with dealings in government, religious, and charitable affairs. Though a carpenter and real estate dealer in his professional life, he also organized many music schools, and served as legislator and pastor. When George Washington visited Boston in 1789, Holden wrote the lyrics and score and trained the choir which sang the music that greeted Washington at the Old State House.<br> | ||
"Holden was an early proponent of 'reform psalmody' and sought to accommodate his style to European ideals of church music, without, however, completely abandoning the forms and techniques of American psalmody. Thus, his music is an interesting amalgamation of styles and musical detail" (Music 1998).<br> | "Holden was an early proponent of 'reform psalmody' and sought to accommodate his style to European ideals of church music, without, however, completely abandoning the forms and techniques of American psalmody. Thus, his music is an interesting amalgamation of styles and musical detail" (Music 1998).<br> | ||
"After 1796, Holden quit signing his name to tunebooks, except for editions of the ''Worcester Collection''. Nevertheless, several anonymous volumes of the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries have been positively identified as Holden's works | "After 1796, Holden quit signing his name to tunebooks, except for editions of the ''Worcester Collection''. Nevertheless, several anonymous volumes of the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries have been positively identified as Holden's works … These include ''Sacred Dirges'' (1800), ''The Modern Collection'' (1800), ''Plain Psalmody'' (1800), the third edition of ''The Union Harmony'', ''The Charlestown Collection'' (1803), and ''Occasional Pieces'' (1807)" (Music 1998). | ||
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==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
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====1. Psalm- | ====1.Psalm-Tunes==== | ||
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*[[Psalm 148 (Oliver Holden)|Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay]] | *[[Psalm 148 (Oliver Holden)|Begin, my soul, th' exalted lay]] | ||
*[[Heavenly Theme (Oliver Holden)|Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme]] | *[[Heavenly Theme (Oliver Holden)|Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme]] | ||
*[[Christmas (Oliver Holden)|Behold, the grace appears]] | |||
*[[Rising Dawn (Oliver Holden)|Behold the rising dawn appear]] | *[[Rising Dawn (Oliver Holden)|Behold the rising dawn appear]] | ||
*[[Vine (Oliver Holden)|Behold the rose of Sharon here]] | *[[Vine (Oliver Holden)|Behold the rose of Sharon here]] | ||
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*[[Oracle (Oliver Holden)|Father of mercies! In Thy word]] | *[[Oracle (Oliver Holden)|Father of mercies! In Thy word]] | ||
*[[Beneficence (Oliver Holden)|Father of our feeble race]] | *[[Beneficence (Oliver Holden)|Father of our feeble race]] | ||
*[[Sun (Oliver Holden)|Fairest of all the lights above]] | |||
*[[Cowper (Oliver Holden)|Forgive the song that falls so low]] | *[[Cowper (Oliver Holden)|Forgive the song that falls so low]] | ||
*[[From heaven the loud, the angelic song (Oliver Holden)|From heaven the loud, the angelic song]] | *[[From heaven the loud, the angelic song (Oliver Holden)|From heaven the loud, the angelic song]] | ||
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*[[Resolution (Oliver Holden)|Great King in Zion, Lord of all]] | *[[Resolution (Oliver Holden)|Great King in Zion, Lord of all]] | ||
*[[Athens (Oliver Holden)|Had I the tongue of Greeks and Jews]] | *[[Athens (Oliver Holden)|Had I the tongue of Greeks and Jews]] | ||
*[[Ode to Music (Oliver Holden)|Hail! hail music]] | |||
*[[Lodi (Oliver Holden)|Happy the church, thou sacred place]] | *[[Lodi (Oliver Holden)|Happy the church, thou sacred place]] | ||
*[[New-Jerusalem (Oliver Holden)|Hark! the herald angels sing]] | *[[New-Jerusalem (Oliver Holden)|Hark! the herald angels sing]] | ||
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*[[Magdala (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | *[[Magdala (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | ||
*[[Desertion (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | *[[Desertion (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Ur (Oliver Holden)|I love Thy habitation, Lord]] | ||
*[[Lynn (Oliver Holden)|I'm not ashamed to own my Lord]] | *[[Lynn (Oliver Holden)|I'm not ashamed to own my Lord]] | ||
*[[Sicily (Oliver Holden)|In the soft season of thy youth]] | *[[Sicily (Oliver Holden)|In the soft season of thy youth]] | ||
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*[[Creation (Oliver Holden)|Lord, when my raptured thoughts survey]] | *[[Creation (Oliver Holden)|Lord, when my raptured thoughts survey]] | ||
*[[Zion (Oliver Holden)|Lo, what an entertaining sight]] | *[[Zion (Oliver Holden)|Lo, what an entertaining sight]] | ||
*[[Seclusion (Oliver Holden)|Man has a soul of vast desires]] | |||
*[[Man that is born of a woman (Oliver Holden)|Man that is born of a woman]] | *[[Man that is born of a woman (Oliver Holden)|Man that is born of a woman]] | ||
*[[Hundred and Forty-Fifth Psalm (Oliver Holden)|My God, my King, Thy various praise]] | *[[Hundred and Forty-Fifth Psalm (Oliver Holden)|My God, my King, Thy various praise]] | ||
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*[[Philippi (Oliver Holden)|Out of the deeps of long distress]] | *[[Philippi (Oliver Holden)|Out of the deeps of long distress]] | ||
*[[Ordination Hymn (Oliver Holden)|O what a happy, happy day]] | *[[Ordination Hymn (Oliver Holden)|O what a happy, happy day]] | ||
*[[Seclusion (Oliver Holden)|Pale sorrow folds me in her arms]] | |||
*[[Havanna (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, immortal praise]] | *[[Havanna (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, immortal praise]] | ||
*[[Praise To God (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, the great Creator]] | *[[Praise To God (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, the great Creator]] | ||
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*[[Addison (Oliver Holden)|Thy mercy sweetens every soil]] | *[[Addison (Oliver Holden)|Thy mercy sweetens every soil]] | ||
*[[Sincerity (Oliver Holden)|'Tis a point I long to know]] | *[[Sincerity (Oliver Holden)|'Tis a point I long to know]] | ||
*[[Ode to Music (Oliver Holden)|'Tis thine, sweet power]] | |||
*[[Chosen Race (Oliver Holden)|To bless Thy chosen race]] | *[[Chosen Race (Oliver Holden)|To bless Thy chosen race]] | ||
*[[Dependence (Oliver Holden)|To keep the lamp alive]] | *[[Dependence (Oliver Holden)|To keep the lamp alive]] | ||
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*[[Gospel Voice (Oliver Holden)|Ye dying sons of men]] | *[[Gospel Voice (Oliver Holden)|Ye dying sons of men]] | ||
*[[Desire of Nations (Oliver Holden)|Ye heavenly gates, loose all your chains]] | *[[Desire of Nations (Oliver Holden)|Ye heavenly gates, loose all your chains]] | ||
*[[Messiah (Oliver Holden)|Ye nymphs of Solima]] | |||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
*Holden, Oliver. 1792. ''American Harmony''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Holden, Oliver. 1792. ''American Harmony''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | ||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793a. | *Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793a. [[The Union Harmony (Oliver Holden)|''The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music'']], Volume 1. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. xv + 120 pp. | ||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793b. | *Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793b. [[The Union Harmony (Oliver Holden)|''The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music'']], Volume 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. ii + 176 pp. | ||
*Gram, Hans, Oliver Holden, and Samuel Holyoke. 1795. ''The Massachusetts Compiler of Theoretical and Practical Elements of Sacred Vocal Music''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Gram, Hans, Oliver Holden, and Samuel Holyoke. 1795. ''The Massachusetts Compiler of Theoretical and Practical Elements of Sacred Vocal Music''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | ||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1796. ''[[The Union Harmony Ed. 2 (Oliver Holden)|The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music]]''. Edition 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Volume 1, 119 pp. | |||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1797. ''Laus Deo! The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony''. Edition 6, 1797. Edition 7, 1800. Edition 8, 1803. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1797. ''Laus Deo! The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony''. Edition 6, 1797. Edition 7, 1800. Edition 8, 1803. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | ||
*Holden, Oliver. 1800. ''Sacred Dirges, Hymns, and Anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Holden, Oliver. 1800. ''Sacred Dirges, Hymns, and Anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | ||
*Holden, Oliver. 1800. ''Plain Psalmody, or Supplementary Music''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Holden, Oliver. 1800. ''[[Plain Psalmody (Oliver Holden)|Plain Psalmody]], or Supplementary Music''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. November 1800. | ||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1803. ''The Charlestown Collection of Sacred Songs, Adapted to Public and Private Devotion''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 80 pp. | *Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1800. ''[[The Modern Collection (Oliver Holden)|The Modern Collection]] of Sacred Music''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 254 pp. ("Positively identified as Holden's work" by David Music 1998). December 1800. | ||
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1803. ''[[The Charlestown Collection (Oliver Holden)|The Charlestown Collection]] of Sacred Songs, Adapted to Public and Private Devotion''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 80 pp. | |||
*Holden, Oliver. 1806. ''The Young Convert's Companion''. Boston: E. Lincoln. | *Holden, Oliver. 1806. ''The Young Convert's Companion''. Boston: E. Lincoln. | ||
*Holden, Oliver. 1807. ''The Suffolk Selection of Church Musick''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | *Holden, Oliver. 1807. ''The Suffolk Selection of Church Musick''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. | ||
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Revision as of 16:23, 8 March 2020
Life
Born: 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts
Died: 4 September 1844, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Oliver Holden was one of the best-known and prolific American composers of psalmody of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. As a young man, he was a U. S. Marine aboard the frigate Dean, participating in the capture of five British ships. He lived most of his later life in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston. Unlike many composers of his era, Holden was a well known citizen, with dealings in government, religious, and charitable affairs. Though a carpenter and real estate dealer in his professional life, he also organized many music schools, and served as legislator and pastor. When George Washington visited Boston in 1789, Holden wrote the lyrics and score and trained the choir which sang the music that greeted Washington at the Old State House.
"Holden was an early proponent of 'reform psalmody' and sought to accommodate his style to European ideals of church music, without, however, completely abandoning the forms and techniques of American psalmody. Thus, his music is an interesting amalgamation of styles and musical detail" (Music 1998).
"After 1796, Holden quit signing his name to tunebooks, except for editions of the Worcester Collection. Nevertheless, several anonymous volumes of the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries have been positively identified as Holden's works … These include Sacred Dirges (1800), The Modern Collection (1800), Plain Psalmody (1800), the third edition of The Union Harmony, The Charlestown Collection (1803), and Occasional Pieces (1807)" (Music 1998).
View the Wikipedia article on Oliver Holden.
NOTE. New works added to this page should be automatically placed below. Please add Listing by First Line manually.
List of choral works
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Oliver Holden compositions
LISTING BY TITLE
Many of these have two or more editions. See Listing by First Line below
1.Psalm-Tunes
- Aberdeen
- Acceptance
- Addison
- Advent
- Alibama
- Alpha
- Alstead
- Amiens
- Andover
- Anstruther
- Antipatris
- Arabia
- Ashby
- Aspiring Praise
- Athens
- Auspicious Morn
- Avon
- Beneficence
- Bensalem
- Bethlehem Judah
- Bethsaida
- Bitter Sweet
- Bourbon
- Bright Reversion
- Camden
- Cana
- Canton
- Ceylon
- Chosen Race
- Commemoration
- Compassion
- Concord
- Confession
- Confidence
- Consecration
- Constant Peace
- Contentment
- Contrast
- Contrition
- Corinth
- Coronation
- Cowper
- Creation
- The Cross
- Cuba
- Danville
- Dawning Light
- Dedicatory Hymn
- Deliverance
- Dependence
- Desertion
- Desire of Nations
- Dissolution
- Dix-Hills
- Edenton
- Emulation
- Ephesus
- Erie
- Essex
- Eternal Wisdom
- Euphrates
- Evening Hymn
- Exultation
- Fairlee
- Forerunner
- Fount
- Funeral Hymn (1800)
- Funeral Hymn
- Gift
- Gilead
- Good Physician
- Gospel Armor
- Gospel Voice
- Hanley Green
- Havanna
- Havre
- Healing Mercy
- Heavenly Theme
- Hollis
- Hope
- Hopkinton
- Hundred and Forty-Fifth Psalm
- Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm
- Iceland
- Idumea
- Immanuel
- Incense
- Infant Time
- Interposition
- Jehovah Reigns
- Joy Was Our Song
- Joyful Tidings
- Kamalia
- Lamentation
- Lincoln
- Lodi
- Lord's Day
- Louisiana
- Luneville
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Macedonia
- Magdala
- Mantua
- Medina
- Mercy Seat
- Miami
- Middlesex
- Morning
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Tabor
- Mountain
- Mysterious Grace
- Neglected Harp
- New Canaan
- New Concord
- New Salem
- New-Jerusalem
- New-Union
- Obedience
- Olney
- Omega
- Opening Heavens
- Oracle
- Ordination Hymn
- Paradise
- Penetration
- Persia
- Philippi
- Pilgrim's Song
- Praise To God
- Promise
- Protection
- Psalm 148
- Radiant Seraph
- Rapture
- Repentant Song
- Resolution
- Rest
- Retirement
- Review
- Reviving Hope
- Richmond
- Rising Dawn
- The Rock
- Romelia
- Sabbath Morn
- Salem (1803)
- Salem
- Seclusion
- See He Rises
- Serepta
- Shiloh
- Sicily
- Sincerity
- Smyrna
- Solemnity
- Solicitude
- Solid Pleasures
- Sparta
- St. Alban's
- St. Marc
- St. Mary
- Stone Chapel
- Submission
- Sun
- Surety
- Suspension
- Sweet Complaint
- Sweet Surprise
- Temple
- Tender Thoughts
- Tennessee
- Tis Finished
- Transition
- Treasure
- True Devotion
- Trust
- Ur
- Various Praise
- Vergennes
- Vernal Day
- Verona
- Vine
- Weary Pilgrim
- Weeping Sinner
- Welcome
- Welcome Morn
- Why weepest thou?
- Winter-Street
- Zion
2. Anthems
- Christmas
- Dedicatory Anthem
- From heaven the loud, the angelic song
- Hark! She bids all her friends adieu
- Hark! What distant music
- Hear my cry, hear my cry
- How amiable are Thy tabernacles
- I will praise Thee, O Lord my God
- Jehovah speaks!
- Man that is born of a woman
- Messiah
- Ode to Harmony
- Ode to Music
- Psalm for Thanksgiving Day
- The sound of the harp ceaseth
- West End
3. Secular Songs
LISTING BY FIRST LINE
Publications
- Holden, Oliver. 1792. American Harmony. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793a. The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music, Volume 1. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. xv + 120 pp.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793b. The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music, Volume 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. ii + 176 pp.
- Gram, Hans, Oliver Holden, and Samuel Holyoke. 1795. The Massachusetts Compiler of Theoretical and Practical Elements of Sacred Vocal Music. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1796. The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music. Edition 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. Volume 1, 119 pp.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1797. Laus Deo! The Worcester Collection of Sacred Harmony. Edition 6, 1797. Edition 7, 1800. Edition 8, 1803. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
- Holden, Oliver. 1800. Sacred Dirges, Hymns, and Anthems, commemorative of the death of General George Washington. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
- Holden, Oliver. 1800. Plain Psalmody, or Supplementary Music. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. November 1800.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1800. The Modern Collection of Sacred Music. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 254 pp. ("Positively identified as Holden's work" by David Music 1998). December 1800.
- Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1803. The Charlestown Collection of Sacred Songs, Adapted to Public and Private Devotion. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 80 pp.
- Holden, Oliver. 1806. The Young Convert's Companion. Boston: E. Lincoln.
- Holden, Oliver. 1807. The Suffolk Selection of Church Musick. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
References
- Kroeger, Karl. 1977. Isaiah Thomas as a music publisher. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 86:321-341.
- Music, David W., Editor. 1998. Oliver Holden (1765-1844): Selected Works. New York, New York: Routledge. 258 pp.
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