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[[Image:OliverHolden byJohnChristianRauschner.jpg|thumb|Portrait, ca. 1810]]
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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 18 September 1765, Shirley, Massachusetts<br>
'''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 ... 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 published in 1788====
====1.Psalm-Tunes====
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====3. Secular Songs====
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====4. Psalm-tunes published in 1795====
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====7. Psalm-tunes published in 1800====
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{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Corinth}}
*{{NoCo|The Cross}}
*{{NoCo|Cuba}}
*{{NoCo|Dawning Light}}
*{{NoCo|Dedicatory Hymn}}
*{{NoCo|Desire of Nations}}
*{{NoCo|Dissolution}}
*{{NoCo|Edenton}}
*{{NoCo|Emulation}}
*{{NoCo|Ephesus}}
*{{NoCo|Erie}}
*{{NoCo|Eternal Wisdom}}
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*{{NoCo|Evening Hymn}}
*{{NoCo|Exultation}}
*{{NoCo|Havanna}}
*{{NoCo|Heavenly Theme}}
*{{NoCo|Infant Time}}
*{{NoCo|Interposition}}
*{{NoCo|Jehovah Reigns}}
*{{NoCo|Joy Was Our Song}}
*{{NoCo|Joyful Tidings}}
*{{NoCo|Kamalia}}
*{{NoCo|Lodi}}
*{{NoCo|Mantua}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Morning}}
*{{NoCo|Mysterious Grace}}
*{{NoCo|Opening Heavens}}
*{{NoCo|Oracle}}
*{{NoCo|Penetration}}
*{{NoCo|Persia}}
*{{NoCo|Praise To God}}
*{{NoCo|Psalm 148}}
*{{NoCo|Radiant Seraph}}
*{{NoCo|Repentant Song}}
*{{NoCo|Reviving Hope}}
*{{NoCo|Rising Dawn}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|St. Mary}}
*{{NoCo|Serepta}}
*{{NoCo|Sicily}}
*{{NoCo|Solemnity}}
*{{NoCo|Solid Pleasures}}
*{{NoCo|Sparta}}
*{{NoCo|Stone Chapel}}
*{{NoCo|Surety}}
*{{NoCo|Suspension}}
*{{NoCo|Sweet Surprise}}
*{{NoCo|Temple}}
*{{NoCo|Tender Thoughts}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Tis Finished}}
*{{NoCo|Title: Ur|Ur}}
*{{NoCo|Various Praise}}
*{{NoCo|Vergennes}}
*{{NoCo|Weary Pilgrim}}
*{{NoCo|Welcome Morn}}
*{{NoCo|Why weepest thou?}}
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*{{NoCo|Salem}}
====8. Psalm-tunes published in 1803====
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*{{NoCo|Amiens}}
*{{NoCo|Anstruther}}
*{{NoCo|Arabia}}
*{{NoCo|Ashby}}
*{{NoCo|Aspiring Praise}}
*{{NoCo|Bethlehem Judah}}
*{{NoCo|Bourbon}}
*{{NoCo|Cana}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Chosen Race}}
*{{NoCo|Cowper}}
*{{NoCo|Creation}}
*{{NoCo|Dependence}}
*{{NoCo|Danville}}
*{{NoCo|Dix-Hills}}
*{{NoCo|Euphrates}}
*{{NoCo|Forerunner}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Gift}}
*{{NoCo|Gospel Armor}}
*{{NoCo|Luneville}}
*{{NoCo|Mercy Seat}}
*{{NoCo|Miami}}
*{{NoCo|Mountain}}
*{{NoCo|Mount Carmel}}
*{{NoCo|Neglected Harp}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|New-Union}}
*{{NoCo|Obedience}}
*{{NoCo|Olney}}
*{{NoCo|Ordination Hymn}}
*{{NoCo|Promise}}
*{{NoCo|Resolution}}
*{{NoCo|Rest}}
*{{NoCo|Retirement}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Richmond}}
*{{NoCo|Romelia}}
*{{NoCo|Sabbath Morn}}
*{{NoCo|Salem (1803)}}
*{{NoCo|See He Rises}}
*{{NoCo|St. Alban's}}
*{{NoCo|St. Marc}}
*{{NoCo|Shiloh}}
{{middle|6}}
*{{NoCo|Sweet Complaint}}
*{{NoCo|Trust}}
*{{NoCo|Vernal Day}}
*{{NoCo|Vine}}
*{{NoCo|Winter-Street}}
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====9. Psalm-tunes published in 1804====
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====10. Psalm-tunes published in 1806====
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====11. Psalm-tunes published in 1807====
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====12. Anthems====
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===LISTING BY FIRST LINE===
===LISTING BY FIRST LINE===
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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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*[[Ashby (Oliver Holden)|Come, happy souls, approach your God]]
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[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]]
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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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Hark! What distant music (Oliver Holden)|Hark! what distant music]]
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*[[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]]
*[[Serepta (Oliver Holden)|I hear the voice of woe]]
*[[Magdala (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]]
*[[Magdala (Oliver Holden)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]]
*[[Title: Ur (Oliver Holden)|I love Thy habitation, Lord]]
*[[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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*[[Jehovah speaks! (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah speaks]]
*[[Jehovah speaks! (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah speaks]]
*[[Constant Peace (Oliver Holden)|Jehovah, with amazing noise]]
*[[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]]
*[[Fairlee (Oliver Holden)|Jesus shall reign where-e'er the sun]]
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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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*[[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]]
*[[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]]
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*[[Havre (Oliver Holden)|O bless the Lord, my soul]]
*[[Havre (Oliver Holden)|O bless the Lord, my soul]]
*[[Stone Chapel (Oliver Holden)|O praise ye the Lord, prepare a new song]]
*[[Stone Chapel (Oliver Holden)|O praise ye the Lord, prepare a new song]]
*[[Hope (Oliver Holden)|O, the delights, the heavenly joys]]
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*[[Hope (Oliver Holden)|O, the delights, the heavenly joys]]
*[[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]]
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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]]
*[[Radiant Seraph (Oliver Holden)|Say, radiant seraph, throned in light]]
*[[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]]
*[[Neglected Harp (Oliver Holden)|Take down thy long neglected harp]]
*[[Aberdeen (Oliver Holden)|The Almighty spake, and Gabriel sped]]
*[[Aberdeen (Oliver Holden)|The Almighty spake, and Gabriel sped]]
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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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*[[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]]
*[[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]]
*[[Cuba (Oliver Holden)|While some on me with wonder gaze]]
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*[[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]]
*[[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 (Oliver Holden)|''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. 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. <i>The Union Harmony, or Universal Collection of Sacred Music</i>, Volume 2. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. ii + 176 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.
*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, 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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