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==Life==
'''Born:''' 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts


==Life==
'''Born:''' 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts<br>
'''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 ... 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).
"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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===LISTING BY TITLE===
===LISTING BY TITLE===
Many of these have two or more editions.  See ''Listing by First Line'' below
See ''Listing by First Line'' below
====1. Psalm-tunes first published in John Norman's ''Federal Harmony'', 1788====
====1.Psalm-Tunes====
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====2. Anthems====
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====2. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''American Harmony'', 1792====
====3. Secular Songs====
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====3. Psalm-tunes first published in Isaiah Thomas' ''Worcester Collection'', Fourth Edition, January 1793====
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====4. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Union Harmony'', November 1793====
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*{{NoCo|Camden}}
*{{NoCo|Commemoration}}
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*{{NoCo|Confession}}
*{{NoCo|All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name|Coronation}}
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*{{NoCo|Submission}}
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====5. Psalm-tunes first published in ''The Massachusetts Compiler'', 1795====
====6. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Union Harmony'', Second Edition, 1796====
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*{{NoCo|Ceylon}}
*{{NoCo|Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm}}
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*{{NoCo|Immanuel}}
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*{{NoCo|New Concord}}
*{{NoCo|Philippi}}
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*{{NoCo|Solicitude}}
*{{NoCo|Tennessee}}
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====7. Psalm-tunes first published in Elias Mann's ''Northampton Collection'', 1797====
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====8. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Sacred Dirges'', January 1800====
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====9. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Plain Psalmody'', November 1800====
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*{{NoCo|Bitter Sweet}}
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*{{NoCo|Compassion}}
*{{NoCo|The Cross}}
*{{NoCo|Dawning Light}}
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*{{NoCo|Joy Was Our Song}}
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*{{NoCo|Persia}}
*{{NoCo|Psalm 148}}
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*{{NoCo|Tender Thoughts}}
*{{NoCo|Various Praise}}
*{{NoCo|Vergennes}}
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*{{NoCo|Weary Pilgrim}}
*{{NoCo|Why weepest thou?}}
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====10. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Modern Collection'', December 1800====
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====11. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Charlestown Collection'', 1803====
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*{{NoCo|Romelia}}
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*{{NoCo|St. Marc}}
*{{NoCo|Sweet Complaint}}
*{{NoCo|Trust}}
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*{{NoCo|West End}}
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====12. Psalm-tunes first published in Holden's ''Young Convert's Companion'', 1806====
====13. Anthems====
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*{{NoCo|How amiable are Thy tabernacles}}
*{{NoCo|I will praise Thee, O Lord my God}}
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*{{NoCo|Jehovah speaks!}}
*{{NoCo|Psalm for Thanksgiving Day}}
*{{NoCo|The sound of the harp ceaseth}}
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===LISTING BY FIRST LINE===
===LISTING BY FIRST LINE===
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*[[All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name (Oliver Holden)|All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name]]
*[[Mantua (Oliver Holden)|A blooming paradise of joy]]
*[[Welcome Morn (Oliver Holden)|Again the Lord of life and light]]
*[[Coronation (Oliver Holden)|All hail the power of Jesus' name]]
*[[Sweet Surprise (Oliver Holden)|Angels are lost in sweet surprise]]
*[[See He Rises (Oliver Holden)|Angels, roll the rock away]]
*[[Sabbath Morn (Oliver Holden)|Another six days' work is done]]
*[[Lincoln (Oliver Holden)|Arise, my soul, my joyful powers]]
*[[Lincoln (Oliver Holden)|Arise, my soul, my joyful powers]]
*[[Tender Thoughts (Oliver Holden)|Arise, my tender thoughts, arise]]
*[[Tender Thoughts (Oliver Holden)|Arise, my tender thoughts, arise]]
*[[Avon (Oliver Holden)|Arise, my tenderest thoughts, arise]]
*[[Solicitude (Oliver Holden)|Around the bloody tree]]
*[[Solicitude (Oliver Holden)|Around the bloody tree]]
*[[Mount Tabor (Oliver Holden)|As Jesus stood on Tabor's mound]]
*[[Mount Tabor (Oliver Holden)|As Jesus stood on Tabor's mound]]
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*[[Luneville (Oliver Holden)|As pants the hart for cooling streams]]
*[[Luneville (Oliver Holden)|As pants the hart for cooling streams]]
*[[New-Union (Oliver Holden)|Attend, ye saints, and hear me tell]]
*[[New-Union (Oliver Holden)|Attend, ye saints, and hear me tell]]
*[[Antipatris (Oliver Holden)|Awake, my heart; arise, my tongue]]
*[[West End (Oliver Holden)|Awake, our souls, away, our fears]]
*[[West End (Oliver Holden)|Awake, our souls, away, our fears]]
*[[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]]
*[[Christmas (Oliver Holden)|Behold, the grace appears]]
*[[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]]
*[[Bethsaida (Oliver Holden)|Beside the gospel pool]]
*[[Corinth (Oliver Holden)|Bless God, O my soul, rejoice in His name]]
*[[Obedience (Oliver Holden)|Come, all ye lovers of the Lamb]]
*[[St. Marc (Oliver Holden)|Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell]]
*[[St. Marc (Oliver Holden)|Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell]]
*[[Ashby (Oliver Holden)|Come, happy souls, approach your God]]
*[[Weary Pilgrim (Oliver Holden)|Come, said Jesus' sacred voice]]
*[[Weary Pilgrim (Oliver Holden)|Come, said Jesus' sacred voice]]
*[[Fount (Oliver Holden)|Come, thou fount of every blessing]]
*[[Welcome (Oliver Holden)|Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched]]
*[[New Concord (Oliver Holden)|Dearest of all the names above]]
*[[New Concord (Oliver Holden)|Dearest of all the names above]]
*[[Olney (Oliver Holden)|Dear fountain of delight unknown]]
*[[Solemnity (Oliver Holden)|Death, 'tis a melancholy day]]
*[[Solemnity (Oliver Holden)|Death, 'tis a melancholy day]]
*[[Dissolution (Oliver Holden)|Death will dissolve the tenderest tie]]
*[[Dissolution (Oliver Holden)|Death will dissolve the tenderest tie]]
*[[Desertion (Oliver Holden)|Deep in a cold, a joyless cell]]
*[[Solid Pleasures (Oliver Holden)|Descend from heaven, immortal Dove]]
*[[Rest (Oliver Holden)|Descend, Holy Spirit, the Dove]]
*[[Rest (Oliver Holden)|Descend, Holy Spirit, the Dove]]
*[[Compassion (Oliver Holden)|Did Christ for sinners weep]]
*[[Compassion (Oliver Holden)|Did Christ for sinners weep]]
*[[Arabia (Oliver Holden)|Early, my God, without delay]]
*[[Arabia (Oliver Holden)|Early, my God, without delay]]
*[[Lamentation (Oliver Holden)|Earth has detained me prisoner long]]
*[[Lamentation (Oliver Holden)|Earth has detained me prisoner long]]
*[[Eternal Wisdom (Oliver Holden)|Eternal Wisdom, Thee we praise]]
*[[Kamalia (Oliver Holden)|Eternal wisdom was prepared]]
*[[Shiloh (Oliver Holden)|Fair as a blooming, tender flower]]
*[[Forerunner (Oliver Holden)|Far, far beyond these lower skies]]
*[[Retirement (Oliver Holden)|Far from the world, O Lord, I flee]]
*[[Retirement (Oliver Holden)|Far from the world, O Lord, I flee]]
*[[Penetration (Oliver Holden)|Father divine, before Thy view]]
*[[St. Mary (Oliver Holden)|Father, I bless Thy gentle hand]]
*[[St. Mary (Oliver Holden)|Father, I bless Thy gentle hand]]
*[[Oracle (Oliver Holden)|Father of mercies! In Thy word]]
*[[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]]
*[[From heaven the loud, the angelic song (Oliver Holden)|From heaven the loud, the angelic song]]
*[[Ceylon (Oliver Holden)|From my sad prison set me free]]
*[[Ceylon (Oliver Holden)|From my sad prison set me free]]
*[[Dawning Light (Oliver Holden)|From the first dawning light]]
*[[Dawning Light (Oliver Holden)|From the first dawning light]]
*[[Tennessee (Oliver Holden)|Give me the wings of faith to rise]]
*[[Tennessee (Oliver Holden)|Give me the wings of faith to rise]]
*[[Essex (Oliver Holden)|Go, worship at Immanuel's feet]]
*[[Essex (Oliver Holden)|Go, worship at Immanuel's feet]]
*[[Infant Time (Oliver Holden)|God of eternity, from Thee]]
*[[Repentant Song (Oliver Holden)|God of mercy, God of love]]
*[[Submission (Oliver Holden)|God of my life, look gently down]]
*[[Submission (Oliver Holden)|God of my life, look gently down]]
*[[Miami (Oliver Holden)|Great Father of mankind]]
*[[Miami (Oliver Holden)|Great Father of mankind]]
*[[Dedicatory Anthem (Oliver Holden)|Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised]]
*[[Dedicatory Anthem (Oliver Holden)|Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised]]
*[[Resolution (Oliver Holden)|Great King in Zion, Lord of all]]
*[[Resolution (Oliver Holden)|Great King in Zion, Lord of all]]
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*[[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]]
*[[Alibama (Oliver Holden)|Hark! 'Tis the trumpet's piercing sound]]
*[[Alibama (Oliver Holden)|Hark! 'Tis the trumpet's piercing sound]]
*[[Hark! What distant music (Oliver Holden)|Hark! what distant music]]
*[[Hear my cry, hear my cry (Oliver Holden)|Hear my cry, hear my cry]]
*[[Exultation (Oliver Holden)|He spake, and heaven's high arches rang]]
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*[[Immanuel (Oliver Holden)|Hosanna to the Prince of light]]
*[[Immanuel (Oliver Holden)|Hosanna to the Prince of light]]
*[[How amiable are Thy tabernacles (Oliver Holden)|How amiable are Thy tabernacles]]
*[[How amiable are Thy tabernacles (Oliver Holden)|How amiable are Thy tabernacles]]
*[[Canton (Oliver Holden)|How did my heart rejoice to hear]]
*[[Treasure (Oliver Holden)|How doth Thy word my heart engage]]
*[[Louisiana (Oliver Holden)|How full of anguish is the thought]]
*[[Bourbon (Oliver Holden)|How oft have sin and Satan strove]]
*[[Bourbon (Oliver Holden)|How oft have sin and Satan strove]]
*[[Romelia (Oliver Holden)|How sweet and aweful is the place]]
*[[Romelia (Oliver Holden)|How sweet and aweful is the place]]
*[[True Devotion (Oliver Holden)|I am confined to earth no more]]
*[[Mount Carmel (Oliver Holden)|I am the Savior, the Almighty God]]
*[[Mount Carmel (Oliver Holden)|I am the Savior, the Almighty God]]
*[[Serepta (Oliver Holden)|I hear the voice of woe]]
*[[Magdala (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]]
*[[Sicily (Oliver Holden)|In the soft season of thy youth]]
*[[Sicily (Oliver Holden)|In the soft season of thy youth]]
*[[Tis Finished (Oliver Holden)|I sing my Savior's wondrous death]]
*[[Interposition (Oliver Holden)|It cost Him cries and tears]]
*[[Interposition (Oliver Holden)|It cost Him cries and tears]]
*[[Consecration (Oliver Holden)|It grieves me, Lord, it grieves me sore]]
*[[I will praise Thee, O Lord my God (Oliver Holden)|I will praise Thee, O Lord my God]]
*[[I will praise Thee, O Lord my God (Oliver Holden)|I will praise Thee, O Lord my God]]
*[[Jehovah Reigns (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah reigns! Let every nation hear]]
*[[Jehovah speaks! (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah speaks]]
*[[Jehovah speaks! (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah speaks]]
*[[Constant Peace (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah, with amazing noise]]
*[[Bensalem (Oliver Holden)|Jesus! and shall it ever be]]
*[[Trust (Oliver Holden)|Jesus, my Savior and my Lord]]
*[[Trust (Oliver Holden)|Jesus, my Savior and my Lord]]
*[[Fairlee (Oliver Holden)|Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun]]
*[[Mercy Seat (Oliver Holden)|Jesus, where-e'er Thy people meet]]
*[[Mercy Seat (Oliver Holden)|Jesus, where-e'er Thy people meet]]
*[[Advent (Oliver Holden)|Joy to the world, the Lord is come]]
*[[Richmond (Oliver Holden)|Keep silence, all created things]]
*[[Richmond (Oliver Holden)|Keep silence, all created things]]
*[[Salem (1803) (Oliver Holden)|King of Salem, bless my soul]]
*[[Psalm for Thanksgiving Day (Oliver Holden)|Let every creature join]]
*[[Psalm for Thanksgiving Day (Oliver Holden)|Let every creature join]]
*[[Dedicatory Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Let flowing numbers sweetly rise]]
*[[Dedicatory Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Let flowing numbers sweetly rise]]
*[[Edenton (Oliver Holden)|Life has a soft and silver thread]]
*[[Anstruther (Oliver Holden)|Light of those whose dreary dwelling]]
*[[Promise (Oliver Holden)|Lo, I am with you, saith the Lord]]
*[[Promise (Oliver Holden)|Lo, I am with you, saith the Lord]]
*[[Verona (Oliver Holden)|Lord of the worlds above]]
*[[Contrition (Oliver Holden)|Lord, I'm ashamed to say]]
*[[Confession (Oliver Holden)|Lord, 'tis against Thy face]]
*[[Confession (Oliver Holden)|Lord, 'tis against Thy face]]
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Hundred and Forty-Fifth Psalm (Oliver Holden)|My God, my King, Thy various praise]]
*[[Various Praise (Oliver Holden)|My God, my King, Thy various praise]]
*[[Various Praise (Oliver Holden)|My God, my King, Thy various praise]]
*[[Medina (Oliver Holden)|My God, my life, my love]]
*[[Lynnfield (Oliver Holden)|My God, permit me not to be]]
*[[Lynnfield (Oliver Holden)|My God, permit me not to be]]
*[[Protection (Oliver Holden)|My God, the steps of pious men]]
*[[Protection (Oliver Holden)|My God, the steps of pious men]]
*[[St. Alban's (Oliver Holden)|My God, when-e'er my longing heart]]
*[[Suspension (Oliver Holden)|My harp untuned, and laid aside]]
*[[Suspension (Oliver Holden)|My harp untuned, and laid aside]]
*[[Vergennes (Oliver Holden)|My heart and soul cry out for Thee]]
*[[Vergennes (Oliver Holden)|My heart and soul cry out for Thee]]
*[[Omega (Oliver Holden)|My Savior, my almighty friend]]
*[[Aspiring Praise (Oliver Holden)|My song shall bless the Lord of all]]
*[[Aspiring Praise (Oliver Holden)|My song shall bless the Lord of all]]
*[[Hollis (Oliver Holden)|My soul, come meditate the day]]
*[[Hollis (Oliver Holden)|My soul, come meditate the day]]
*[[Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm (Oliver Holden)|My soul lies cleaving to the dust]]
*[[Hundred and Nineteenth Psalm (Oliver Holden)|My soul lies cleaving to the dust]]
*[[Gilead (Oliver Holden)| My soul, now arise, My passions, take wing]]
*[[Incense (Oliver Holden)|Nature, with all her powers, shall sing]]
*[[Macedonia (Oliver Holden)|Not from the dust afflictions grow]]
*[[Macedonia (Oliver Holden)|Not from the dust afflictions grow]]
*[[Auspicious Morn (Oliver Holden)|No war or battles' sound]]
*[[Confidence (Oliver Holden)|Now can my soul in God rejoice]]
*[[Pilgrim's Song (Oliver Holden)|Now let our voices join]]
*[[Contentment (Oliver Holden)|Now let the Lord my savior smile]]
*[[Emulation (Oliver Holden)|Now let us raise our cheerful strains]]
*[[Emulation (Oliver Holden)|Now let us raise our cheerful strains]]
*[[Evening Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Now may soft slumbers close my eyes]]
*[[Evening Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Now may soft slumbers close my eyes]]
*[[New Salem (Oliver Holden)|Now shall my inward joys arise]]
*[[Persia (Oliver Holden)|Now to the Lord, who makes us know]]
*[[Persia (Oliver Holden)|Now to the Lord, who makes us know]]
*[[Paradise (Oliver Holden)|Now to the shining realms above]]
*[[Hopkinton (Oliver Holden)|Now to Thy altar, O my God]]
*[[Havre (Oliver Holden)|O bless the Lord, my soul]]
*[[Stone Chapel (Oliver Holden)|O praise ye the Lord, prepare a new song]]
*[[Hope (Oliver Holden)|O, the delights, the heavenly joys]]
*[[Hope (Oliver Holden)|O, the delights, the heavenly joys]]
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*[[The Cross (Oliver Holden)|O, the sweet wonders of that cross]]
*[[The Cross (Oliver Holden)|O, the sweet wonders of that cross]]
*[[Gift (Oliver Holden)|Of all the gifts Thine hand bestows]]
*[[Gift (Oliver Holden)|Of all the gifts Thine hand bestows]]
*[[Andover (Oliver Holden)|Of all the joys that mortals know]]
*[[Morning (Oliver Holden)|Once more, my soul, the rising day]]
*[[Morning (Oliver Holden)|Once more, my soul, the rising day]]
*[[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]]
*[[Seclusion (Oliver Holden)|Pale sorrow folds me in her arms]]
*[[Havanna (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, immortal praise]]
*[[Praise To God (Oliver Holden)|Praise to God, the great Creator]]
*[[Radiant Seraph (Oliver Holden)|Say, radiant seraph, throned in light]]
*[[Phenomena (Oliver Holden)|See the noon-day clothed in darkness]]
*[[Temple (Oliver Holden)|Send comforts down from Thy right hand]]
*[[Temple (Oliver Holden)|Send comforts down from Thy right hand]]
*[[Alstead (Oliver Holden)|Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes]]
*[[Alstead (Oliver Holden)|Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes]]
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*[[Deliverance (Oliver Holden)|Soon shall I quit this mortal shore]]
*[[Deliverance (Oliver Holden)|Soon shall I quit this mortal shore]]
*[[Gospel Armor (Oliver Holden)|Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears]]
*[[Gospel Armor (Oliver Holden)|Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears]]
*[[Rapture (Oliver Holden)|Sweet is the work, my God, my King]]
*[[Rapture (Oliver Holden)|Sweet is the work, my God, my King]]
*[[Neglected Harp (Oliver Holden)|Take down thy long neglected harp]]
*[[Aberdeen (Oliver Holden)|The Almighty spake, and Gabriel sped]]
*[[Bethlehem Judah (Oliver Holden)|The fountain of Christ]]
*[[Camden (Oliver Holden)|The God of glory sends His summons forth]]
*[[Camden (Oliver Holden)|The God of glory sends His summons forth]]
*[[Concord (Oliver Holden)|The hill of Zion yields]]
*[[New Canaan (Oliver Holden)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]]
*[[New Canaan (Oliver Holden)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]]
*[[Middlesex (Oliver Holden)|The Lord of glory reigns, he reigns on high]]
*[[Opening Heavens (Oliver Holden)|The opening heavens around me shine]]
*[[Opening Heavens (Oliver Holden)|The opening heavens around me shine]]
*[[Hanley Green (Oliver Holden)|There is a land of pure delight]]
*[[Winter-Street (Oliver Holden)|The saints should never be dismayed]]
*[[Reviving Hope (Oliver Holden)|The Savior calls, let every ear]]
*[[Reviving Hope (Oliver Holden)|The Savior calls, let every ear]]
*[[The sound of the harp ceaseth (Oliver Holden)|The sound of the harp ceaseth]]
*[[The sound of the harp ceaseth (Oliver Holden)|The sound of the harp ceaseth]]
*[[Ephesus (Oliver Holden)|The uplifted eye, and bended knee]]
*[[Euphrates (Oliver Holden)|Think, mighty God, on feeble man]]
*[[Lord's Day (Oliver Holden)|This is the glorious day]]
*[[Contrast (Oliver Holden)|This life's a dream, an empty show]]
*[[Contrast (Oliver Holden)|This life's a dream, an empty show]]
*[[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]]
*[[Dependence (Oliver Holden)|To keep the lamp alive]]
*[[Dependence (Oliver Holden)|To keep the lamp alive]]
*[[Dix-Hills (Oliver Holden)|Too many, Lord, abuse Thy grace]]
*[[Dix-Hills (Oliver Holden)|Too many, Lord, abuse Thy grace]]
*[[Surety (Oliver Holden)|To this dear Surety's hand]]
*[[Funeral Hymn (1800) (Oliver Holden)|Up to Thy throne, almighty King]]
*[[Funeral Hymn (1800) (Oliver Holden)|Up to Thy throne, almighty King]]
*[[Amiens (Oliver Holden)|Welcome, sweet day of rest]]
*[[Amiens (Oliver Holden)|Welcome, sweet day of rest]]
*[[The Rock (Oliver Holden)|We've found the rock, the travelers cried]]
*[[Bitter Sweet (Oliver Holden)|What is the world, with all its toys]]
*[[Bitter Sweet (Oliver Holden)|What is the world, with all its toys]]
*[[Bright reversion (Oliver Holden)|When conscious grief laments sincere]]
*[[Idumea (Oliver Holden)|What mighty man, or mighty God]]
*[[Bright Reversion (Oliver Holden)|When conscious grief laments sincere]]
*[[Alpha (Oliver Holden)|When faith presents the Savior's death]]
*[[Alpha (Oliver Holden)|When faith presents the Savior's death]]
*[[Joyful Tidings (Oliver Holden)|When first the God of boundless might]]
*[[Joyful Tidings (Oliver Holden)|When first the God of boundless might]]
*[[Danville (Oliver Holden)|When gladness wings my favored hour]]
*[[Joy Was Our Song (Oliver Holden)|When God restored our captive state]]
*[[Joy Was Our Song (Oliver Holden)|When God restored our captive state]]
*[[Transition (Oliver Holden)|When God revealed His gracious name]]
*[[Acceptance (Oliver Holden)|When midnight darkness veils the skies]]
*[[Acceptance (Oliver Holden)|When midnight darkness veils the skies]]
*[[Mountain (Oliver Holden)|When some kind shepherd from his fold]]
*[[Mountain (Oliver Holden)|When some kind shepherd from his fold]]
*[[Vernal Day (Oliver Holden)|When verdure clothes the fertile vale]]
*[[Review (Oliver Holden)|When with my mind devoutly pressed]]
*[[Sweet Complaint (Oliver Holden)|While of Thy absence we complain]]
*[[Sweet Complaint (Oliver Holden)|While of Thy absence we complain]]
*[[Cuba (Oliver Holden)|While some on me with wonder gaze]]
*[[Funeral Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Why do we mourn departing friends]]
*[[Funeral Hymn (Oliver Holden)|Why do we mourn departing friends]]
*[[Cana (Oliver Holden)|Why is my heart so far from Thee]]
*[[Cana (Oliver Holden)|Why is my heart so far from Thee]]
*[[Why weepest thou? (Oliver Holden)|Why, O my soul, why weepest thou]]
*[[Why weepest thou? (Oliver Holden)|Why, O my soul, why weepest thou]]
*[[Smyrna (Oliver Holden)|Why should the children of a King]]
*[[Iceland (Oliver Holden)|Winter has a joy for me]]
*[[Mysterious Grace (Oliver Holden)|With pleasing grief and mournful joy]]
*[[Mysterious Grace (Oliver Holden)|With pleasing grief and mournful joy]]
*[[Commemoration (Oliver Holden)|Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry]]
*[[Commemoration (Oliver Holden)|Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry]]
*[[Gospel Voice (Oliver Holden)|Ye dying sons of men]]
*[[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 (Oliver Holden)|''American Harmony'']]. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
*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. [[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.
*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. 1792. ''American Harmony''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews.
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793a. <i>The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music</i>, Volume 1. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. xv + 120 pp.
*Holden, Oliver, Compiler. 1793b. <i>The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music</i>, 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. 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).
*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. 1806. ''The Young Convert's Companion''. Boston: E. Lincoln.
*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. {{NoComp|The Young Convert's Companion|Oliver Holden}}. 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.


==References==
==References==
*Kroeger, Karl. 1977. ''Isaiah Thomas as a music publisher''. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 86:321-341.
*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.  
*Music, David W., Editor. 1998. ''Oliver Holden (1765-1844): Selected Works''. New York, New York: Routledge. 258 pp.
 
==External sites==
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66039940/oliver-holden Find-a-Grave.com]


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Portrait, ca. 1810

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).

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List of choral works

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1.Psalm-Tunes

2. Anthems

3. Secular Songs

 

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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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