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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
'''Born:''' 13 May 1746 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut | '''Born:''' 13 May 1746 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut | ||
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Oliver Brownson was an American composer, who lived in Connecticut for much of his life. In 1775 he married Sarah Merrels, and they had at least one child. Oliver Brownson was a singing master in Connecticut during the last two to three decades of the 18th Century. | Oliver Brownson was an American composer, who lived in Connecticut for much of his life. In 1775 he married Sarah Merrels, and they had at least one child. Oliver Brownson was a singing master in Connecticut during the last two to three decades of the 18th Century. | ||
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==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
===LISTED BY TITLE=== | ===LISTED BY TITLE=== | ||
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*[[Westfield (1797) (Oliver Brownson)|Awake, my soul, to sound his praise]] | *[[Westfield (1797) (Oliver Brownson)|Awake, my soul, to sound his praise]] | ||
*[[Jubilee (Oliver Brownson)|Blow ye the trumpet, blow]] | *[[Jubilee (Oliver Brownson)|Blow ye the trumpet, blow]] | ||
*[[Ninety-Fifth (Oliver Brownson)|Come, let our voices join to raise]] | |||
*[[Sutton (Oliver Brownson)|Come sound his praise abroad]] | |||
*[[Invitation (Oliver Brownson)|Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched]] | *[[Invitation (Oliver Brownson)|Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched]] | ||
*[[Windham (Oliver Brownson)|Death! 'Tis a melancholy day]] | *[[Windham (Oliver Brownson)|Death! 'Tis a melancholy day]] | ||
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*[[Colchester (Oliver Brownson)|Great God, the heav'ns well-ordered frame]] | *[[Colchester (Oliver Brownson)|Great God, the heav'ns well-ordered frame]] | ||
*[[Sunday (Oliver Brownson)|Hail that happy morn, so glorious]] | |||
*[[Victory (Oliver Brownson)|Hosanna to the Prince of light]] | *[[Victory (Oliver Brownson)|Hosanna to the Prince of light]] | ||
*[[Dresden (Oliver Brownson)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | *[[Dresden (Oliver Brownson)|How pleasant 'tis to see]] | ||
*[[Bolton (Oliver Brownson)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | *[[Bolton (Oliver Brownson)|I'll praise my Maker with my breath]] | ||
*[[Westfield (Oliver Brownson)|Mine eyes and my desire]] | *[[Westfield (Oliver Brownson)|Mine eyes and my desire]] | ||
*[[Trumpet (Oliver Brownson)|My flesh shall slumber in the ground]] | |||
*[[Bedford (Oliver Brownson)|My never-ceasing songs shall show]] | *[[Bedford (Oliver Brownson)|My never-ceasing songs shall show]] | ||
*[[Sharon (Oliver Brownson)|My Savior and my King]] | *[[Sharon (Oliver Brownson)|My Savior and my King]] | ||
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*[[Bancroft (Oliver Brownson)|Of justice and of grace I sing]] | *[[Bancroft (Oliver Brownson)|Of justice and of grace I sing]] | ||
*[[Newport (Oliver Brownson)|O God, to whom revenge belongs]] | *[[Newport (Oliver Brownson)|O God, to whom revenge belongs]] | ||
*[[Stafford (Oliver Brownson)|Return, O God of love, return]] | |||
*[[Brownson (Oliver Brownson)|Teach me the measure of my days]] | |||
*[[Buckland (Oliver Brownson)|The Eternal speaks, all heaven attends]] | *[[Buckland (Oliver Brownson)|The Eternal speaks, all heaven attends]] | ||
*[[York (Oliver Brownson)|The God of glory sends his summons forth]] | *[[York (Oliver Brownson)|The God of glory sends his summons forth]] | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
*Brownson, Oliver. 1783. {{NoComp|Select Harmony|Oliver Brownson}}'', Containing the Necessary Rules of Psalmody, Together With a Collection of Approved Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthems''. Hartford, Connecticut. | *Brownson, Oliver. 1783. {{NoComp|Select Harmony|Oliver Brownson}}'', Containing the Necessary Rules of Psalmody, Together With a Collection of Approved Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthems''. Hartford, Connecticut. 100 pp. Further editions in 1784, 1785, and 1790. | ||
*Brownson, Oliver. 1797. {{NoComp|A New Collection of Sacred Harmony|Oliver Brownson}}. Simsbury, Connecticut. 56 pp. | *Brownson, Oliver. 1797. {{NoComp|A New Collection of Sacred Harmony|Oliver Brownson}}. Simsbury, Connecticut. 56 pp. | ||
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 23 October 2022
Life
Born: 13 May 1746 in Bolton, Tolland County, Connecticut
Died: 20 Oct 1815 in Smithfield, New York
Biography
Oliver Brownson was an American composer, who lived in Connecticut for much of his life. In 1775 he married Sarah Merrels, and they had at least one child. Oliver Brownson was a singing master in Connecticut during the last two to three decades of the 18th Century.
View the Wikipedia article on Oliver Brownson.
List of choral works
LISTED BY TITLE
Psalm-Tunes
- Bancroft 1797
- Bedford 1783
- Bolton 1783
- Brownson 1802
- Buckland 1783
- Byford 1783
- Cambridge 1783
- Colchester 1783
- Dresden 1783
- Guildford 1783
- Invitation 1783
- Jubilee 1779
- Litchfield 1783
- Newport 1783
- Ninety-Fifth 1783
- Norfolk 1782
- Norwich 1779
- Ontario 1797
- Salisbury 1782
- Sharon 1790
- Stafford 1783
- Sunday 1783
- Sutton 1783
- Trumpet 1790
- Victory 1790
- Virginia 1782
- Westfield (1797) 1797
- Westfield 1783
- Windham 1784
- York 1783
LISTED BY FIRST LINE
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Publications
- Brownson, Oliver. 1783. Select Harmony, Containing the Necessary Rules of Psalmody, Together With a Collection of Approved Psalm Tunes, Hymns and Anthems. Hartford, Connecticut. 100 pp. Further editions in 1784, 1785, and 1790.
- Brownson, Oliver. 1797. A New Collection of Sacred Harmony. Simsbury, Connecticut. 56 pp.
References
- Kroeger, Karl, Editor. 1997. Three Connecticut Composers: Oliver Brownson, Alexander Gillet, and Solomon Chandler: The Collected Works. Garland Publishing, reprinted 2013 by Routledge, New York. 184 pp.
- Steel, David Warren; Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 321 pp.