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'''Biography''' | '''Biography''' | ||
Daniel Read was an American music composer and singing-school master of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. | Daniel Read was an American music composer and singing-school master of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. He was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1757, and died in New Haven, Connecticut in 1836, aged 78 years. He lived most of his life in New Haven. Read's music was very popular; he published more of his music books than any other composer of his time. This was in part his ability to write music that appealed to the singing public of the age in America – and more of his music was printed in compilation volumes than any other composer. Especially popular were his fuging tunes, which comprise more than half of his compositions. Some of his compositions have several fugues, ''Stratford'' for example, which has four.<br> | ||
Many of Daniel Read's songs have remained popular. His [[Calvary (Daniel Read)|''Calvary'']] was sung 2,576 times in ''Sacred Harp'' singings 1995-2016; [[Sherburne (Daniel Read)|''Sherburne'']] 1,878 times, [[Russia (Daniel Read)|''Russia'']] 1,391 times, and [[Greenwich (Daniel Read)|''Greenwich'']] 1,310 times. [http://fasola.org/minutes/stats/?s=c] | Many of Daniel Read's songs have remained popular. His [[Calvary (Daniel Read)|''Calvary'']] was sung 2,576 times in ''Sacred Harp'' singings 1995-2016; [[Sherburne (Daniel Read)|''Sherburne'']] 1,878 times, [[Russia (Daniel Read)|''Russia'']] 1,391 times, and [[Greenwich (Daniel Read)|''Greenwich'']] 1,310 times. [http://fasola.org/minutes/stats/?s=c] | ||
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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. | Many of these have two or more editions. See ''Listing by First Line'' below | ||
===1. Psalm-Tunes=== | ===1. Psalm-Tunes=== | ||
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===2. Set pieces=== | ===2. Set pieces=== | ||
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===3. Anthems=== | ===3. Anthems=== | ||
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===4. Secular Music=== | ===4. Secular Music=== | ||
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*[[Hear our prayer, O Lord our God (Daniel Read)|Hear our prayer, O Lord our God]] | *[[Hear our prayer, O Lord our God (Daniel Read)|Hear our prayer, O Lord our God]] | ||
*[[Hamshire (Daniel Read)|He dies! The heavenly lover dies]] | *[[Hamshire (Daniel Read)|He dies! The heavenly lover dies]] | ||
*[[Windsor (Daniel Read)|He gives the grazing ox his meat]] | |||
*[[Winter (Daniel Read)|His hoary frost, His fleecy snow]] | *[[Winter (Daniel Read)|His hoary frost, His fleecy snow]] | ||
*[[Zion (Daniel Read)|How did my heart rejoice to hear]] | *[[Zion (Daniel Read)|How did my heart rejoice to hear]] | ||
*[[Barrington (Daniel Read)|How long wilt Thou forget me, Lord?]] | *[[Barrington (Daniel Read)|How long wilt Thou forget me, Lord?]] | ||
*[[Amity (Daniel Read)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | *[[Amity (Daniel Read)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | ||
*[[Friendship (Daniel Read)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | *[[Friendship (Daniel Read)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | ||
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*[[Amboy (Daniel Read)|I am not concerned to know]] | *[[Amboy (Daniel Read)|I am not concerned to know]] | ||
*[[I know that my Redeemer lives (Daniel Read)|I know that my Redeemer lives]] | *[[I know that my Redeemer lives (Daniel Read)|I know that my Redeemer lives]] | ||
*[[Newport (Daniel Read)|I send the joys of earth away]] | *[[Newport (Daniel Read)|I send the joys of earth away]] | ||
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*[[Norwalk (Daniel Read)|O all ye nations, praise the Lord]] | *[[Norwalk (Daniel Read)|O all ye nations, praise the Lord]] | ||
*[[O praise the Lord, O my soul (Daniel Read)|O praise the Lord, O my soul]] | *[[O praise the Lord, O my soul (Daniel Read)|O praise the Lord, O my soul]] | ||
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*[[Dover (Daniel Read)|O that the Lord would guide my ways]] | *[[Dover (Daniel Read)|O that the Lord would guide my ways]] | ||
*[[Supplication (Daniel Read)|O wash my soul from every sin]] | *[[Supplication (Daniel Read)|O wash my soul from every sin]] | ||
*[[Camden (Daniel Read)|Out of the deeps of long distress]] | *[[Camden (Daniel Read)|Out of the deeps of long distress]] | ||
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*[[Adams (Daniel Read)|Why did the nations join to slay]] | *[[Adams (Daniel Read)|Why did the nations join to slay]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 19 March 2022
Life
Born: 16 November 1757
Died: 12 April 1836
Biography
Daniel Read was an American music composer and singing-school master of the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century. He was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1757, and died in New Haven, Connecticut in 1836, aged 78 years. He lived most of his life in New Haven. Read's music was very popular; he published more of his music books than any other composer of his time. This was in part his ability to write music that appealed to the singing public of the age in America – and more of his music was printed in compilation volumes than any other composer. Especially popular were his fuging tunes, which comprise more than half of his compositions. Some of his compositions have several fugues, Stratford for example, which has four.
Many of Daniel Read's songs have remained popular. His Calvary was sung 2,576 times in Sacred Harp singings 1995-2016; Sherburne 1,878 times, Russia 1,391 times, and Greenwich 1,310 times. [1]
View the Wikipedia article on Daniel Read.
NOTE. New works added to this page will be automatically placed in the correct position below. The year will be shown if the contributor will kindly enter {{Pub|1|YYYY|}}on the work page, where YYYY is the year of first publication of the work
List of choral works
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Daniel Read compositions
LISTING BY TITLE
Many of these have two or more editions. See Listing by First Line below
1. Psalm-Tunes
- Adams 1793
- Admonition 1807
- Albany 1785
- Amboy 1785
- Amity 1785
- Annapolis 1785
- Asia 1785
- Barnstable 1785
- Barrington 1785
- Bennington 1785
- Burlington 1785
- Calvary 1785
- Camden 1793
- Charlestown 1785
- Christian Soldier 18041806
- Complaint 1785
- Condescension 1786
- Coventry 1807
- Cypress 1795
- Depravity 1793
- Derby 1785
- Devotion 1786
- Dominion 18011806
- Dover 1785
- Doxology 1785
- Dryden 1807
- Eastham 1785
- Edenton 1801
- Enfield 1785
- Fidelity 1785
- Firmament 1793
- Freetown 1785
- Friendship 1793
- Gardiner 1807
- Gratitude 1807
- Greenwich 1786
- Hamilton 1794
- Happy City 1785
- Human Frailty 1785
- Judgment 1785
- Kingston 1785
- Lisbon 1785
- Lyme 1785
- Madison 1807
- Mifflin 1807
- Monticello 18041806
- Morning 1793
- Morris 1807
- Mortality 17851806
- Naples 1785
- Newark 1785
- Newport 1785
- Norton 1785
- Norwalk 1785
- Pembrook 1785
- Providence 1787
- Refuge 1793
- Religion 1793
- Resurrection 1785
- Ripton 1785
- Russia 1786
- Sabbath 1785
- Sherburne 1785
- Smithfield 1794
- Stafford 1782
- Stonington 1786
- Stratford 1782
- Sudbury 1785
- Supplication 1793
- Triumph 1793
- Unity 1786
- Victory 1785
- Vienna 1785
- Warren 1785
- Westford 1785
- Windham 17851841
- Windsor 1793
- Winsor 1786
- Winter 17851806
- Zion 1793
- Zoar 1785
2. Set pieces
3. Anthems
- Hamshire 1795
- Hear our prayer, O Lord our God 1795
- I know that my Redeemer lives 1795
- It is better to go 1807
- O praise the Lord, O my soul 1785
4. Secular Music
- Holland 1785
- New-England 1785
LISTING BY FIRST LINE
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Publications
- The American Singing-Book, 1785. Second Edition 1786, Third Edition 1787 (with supplement), Fourth Edition 1793, Fifth Edition 1796.
- The Columbian Harmonist, No. 1 in 1793, No. 2 in 1794, No. 3 in 1795.
- The Columbian Harmonist, Second Edition 1804-1805.
- The Columbian Harmonist, Third Edition 1806 (unauthorized).
- The Columbian Harmonist, Fourth Edition 1810.
- The New Haven Collection, 1818.
References
- Kroeger, Karl, Editor. 1995. Daniel Read: Collected Works. Madison, Wisconsin, American Musicological Society and A-R Editions. 332 pp.
External links
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