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Samuel Holyoke was an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music. He was a Congregationalist and a Mason, and never married. After preparatory training at Phillips Academy, Andover, Holyoke matriculated at Harvard College in 1786. The source of his musical training is unknown, but he was composing music before he graduated from Harvard in 1789; in June of that year, a newspaper announcement of his proposed book, ''Harmonia Americana'' was said to be endorsed by the Singing Club of Harvard. A prolific composer, he composed some 700 pieces, including psalm tunes and anthems and occasional pieces, some with instrumental accompaniment. In three of his largest works, many compositions are not attributed, although they are "thought to be his" (Eskew and Kroeger 1998). In his compositions, "he aligned himself with the forces of musical reform" (Britton and others 1990). | Samuel Holyoke was an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music. He was a Congregationalist and a Mason, and never married. After preparatory training at Phillips Academy, Andover, Holyoke matriculated at Harvard College in 1786. The source of his musical training is unknown, but he was composing music before he graduated from Harvard in 1789; in June of that year, a newspaper announcement of his proposed book, ''Harmonia Americana'' was said to be endorsed by the Singing Club of Harvard. A prolific composer, he composed some 700 pieces, including psalm tunes and anthems and occasional pieces, some with instrumental accompaniment. In three of his largest works, many compositions are not attributed, although they are "thought to be his" (Eskew and Kroeger 1998). In his compositions, "he aligned himself with the forces of musical reform" (Britton and others 1990). | ||
In 1793, Holyoke helped to found Groton Academy in Groton, Massachusetts, where he served as the first headmaster. | In 1793, Holyoke helped to found Groton Academy (now called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Academy_(Groton,_Massachusetts) Lawrence Academy]) in Groton, Massachusetts, where he served as the first headmaster. | ||
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===1. Psalm-Tunes=== | ===1. Psalm-Tunes=== | ||
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===2. Anthems=== | ===2. Anthems=== | ||
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===4. Secular Songs=== | ===4. Secular Songs=== | ||
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*[[Yarmouth (Samuel Holyoke)|Adieu to earth with all your joy]] | *[[Yarmouth (Samuel Holyoke)|Adieu to earth with all your joy]] | ||
*[[Orringford (Samuel Holyoke)|Alas, how fast our moments fly]] | *[[Orringford (Samuel Holyoke)|Alas, how fast our moments fly]] | ||
*[[Ephesus (Samuel Holyoke)|Alas, the brittle clay]] | |||
*[[Arnheim (Samuel Holyoke)|All ye bright armies of the skies]] | *[[Arnheim (Samuel Holyoke)|All ye bright armies of the skies]] | ||
*[[Tunis (Samuel Holyoke)|All-glorious God, what hymns of praise]] | |||
*[[Westford (Samuel Holyoke)|Almighty God! to thee]] | *[[Westford (Samuel Holyoke)|Almighty God! to thee]] | ||
*[[Loudon (Samuel Holyoke)|And can this mighty King]] | *[[Loudon (Samuel Holyoke)|And can this mighty King]] | ||
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*[[Champlain (Samuel Holyoke)|Angels, roll the rock away]] | *[[Champlain (Samuel Holyoke)|Angels, roll the rock away]] | ||
*[[Burlington (Samuel Holyoke)|Awake, my soul, to sound his praise]] | *[[Burlington (Samuel Holyoke)|Awake, my soul, to sound his praise]] | ||
*[[Western (Samuel Holyoke)|Behold the friend of sinners dies]] | |||
*[[Parma (Samuel Holyoke)|Behold the glories of the Lamb]] | *[[Parma (Samuel Holyoke)|Behold the glories of the Lamb]] | ||
*[[Aldsworth (Samuel Holyoke)|Blest is the man, forever blest]] | *[[Aldsworth (Samuel Holyoke)|Blest is the man, forever blest]] | ||
*[[Hillsborough (Samuel Holyoke)|Death, like an overflowing stream]] | *[[Hillsborough (Samuel Holyoke)|Death, like an overflowing stream]] | ||
*[[Orleans (Samuel Holyoke)|Eternal power! whose high abode]] | |||
*[[Funeral Dirge (Samuel Holyoke)|Farewell! A sad, a long farewell]] | |||
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*[[Montfort (Samuel Holyoke)|Give thanks to God most high]] | |||
*[[Fernay (Samuel Holyoke)|Glory to God the Father's name]] | *[[Fernay (Samuel Holyoke)|Glory to God the Father's name]] | ||
*[[Maroneck (Samuel Holyoke)|God of my mercy and my praise]] | |||
*[[Arkham (Samuel Holyoke)|Great God, while nature speaks thy praise]] | *[[Arkham (Samuel Holyoke)|Great God, while nature speaks thy praise]] | ||
*[[Sunbury (Samuel Holyoke)|Hard heart of mine, O that the Lord]] | *[[Sunbury (Samuel Holyoke)|Hard heart of mine, O that the Lord]] | ||
*[[Milbury (Samuel Holyoke)|Have mercy, Lord, on me]] | *[[Milbury (Samuel Holyoke)|Have mercy, Lord, on me]] | ||
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*[[Brackley (Samuel Holyoke)|Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray]] | *[[Brackley (Samuel Holyoke)|Lord, thou wilt hear me when I pray]] | ||
*[[Medford (Samuel Holyoke)|My sorrows, like a flood]] | *[[Medford (Samuel Holyoke)|My sorrows, like a flood]] | ||
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*[[Ringe (Samuel Holyoke)|My thoughts surmount these lower skies]] | *[[Ringe (Samuel Holyoke)|My thoughts surmount these lower skies]] | ||
*[[Deerfield (Samuel Holyoke)|No more, my God, I boast no more]] | |||
*[[Laindon (Samuel Holyoke)|No songs of triumph now be sung]] | *[[Laindon (Samuel Holyoke)|No songs of triumph now be sung]] | ||
*[[Piedmont (Samuel Holyoke)|Now let our lips with holy fear]] | *[[Piedmont (Samuel Holyoke)|Now let our lips with holy fear]] | ||
*[[Palermo (Samuel Holyoke)|O all ye nations, praise the Lord]] | *[[Palermo (Samuel Holyoke)|O all ye nations, praise the Lord]] | ||
*[[Copeland (Samuel Holyoke)|O blessed souls are they]] | *[[Copeland (Samuel Holyoke)|O blessed souls are they]] | ||
*[[Elden (Samuel Holyoke)|O God of mercy, hear my cry]] | |||
*[[Vienna (Samuel Holyoke)|O how distressing was the scene]] | *[[Vienna (Samuel Holyoke)|O how distressing was the scene]] | ||
*[[Canada (Samuel Holyoke)|O Lord, to our request give ear]] | *[[Canada (Samuel Holyoke)|O Lord, to our request give ear]] | ||
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*[[Praise waiteth for thee (Samuel Holyoke)|Praise waiteth for thee]] | *[[Praise waiteth for thee (Samuel Holyoke)|Praise waiteth for thee]] | ||
*[[Woodrow (Samuel Holyoke)|Praise ye the Lord, our God to praise]] | *[[Woodrow (Samuel Holyoke)|Praise ye the Lord, our God to praise]] | ||
*[[Wellfleet (Samuel Holyoke)|Praise ye the Lord, our God to praise]] | |||
*[[Hartfield (Samuel Holyoke)|Shall we go on to sin]] | *[[Hartfield (Samuel Holyoke)|Shall we go on to sin]] | ||
*[[Byfield (Samuel Holyoke)|Shout to the Lord, and let our joys]] | *[[Byfield (Samuel Holyoke)|Shout to the Lord, and let our joys]] | ||
*[[Brownford (Samuel Holyoke)|Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive]] | *[[Brownford (Samuel Holyoke)|Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive]] | ||
*[[Portland (Samuel Holyoke)| | *[[Portland (Samuel Holyoke)|Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name]] | ||
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*[[The Close of the Year (Samuel Holyoke)|So fly our months and years]] | *[[The Close of the Year (Samuel Holyoke)|So fly our months and years]] | ||
*[[Hague (Samuel Holyoke)|Stoop down, my thoughts, that use to rise]] | |||
*[[Savoy (Samuel Holyoke)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]] | *[[Savoy (Samuel Holyoke)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]] | ||
*[[Carthagena (Samuel Holyoke)|The Lord, the Sovereign, sends]] | *[[Carthagena (Samuel Holyoke)|The Lord, the Sovereign, sends]] | ||
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*[[Hampton (Samuel Holyoke)|Thus saith the Ruler of the skies]] | *[[Hampton (Samuel Holyoke)|Thus saith the Ruler of the skies]] | ||
*[[Mentz (Samuel Holyoke)|Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet]] | *[[Mentz (Samuel Holyoke)|Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet]] | ||
*[[Norham (Samuel Holyoke)|Thy wonted goodness, Lord, repeat]] | |||
*[[Edenvale (Samuel Holyoke)|Too mean this little globe for me]] | *[[Edenvale (Samuel Holyoke)|Too mean this little globe for me]] | ||
*[[Syracuse (Samuel Holyoke)|What is our God, or what his name]] | *[[Syracuse (Samuel Holyoke)|What is our God, or what his name]] |
Revision as of 01:58, 22 March 2020
Life
Born: 15 October 1762, Boxford, Massachusetts
Died: 7 February 1820, Concord, New Hampshire
Biography Samuel Holyoke was an American composer and teacher of vocal and instrumental music. He was a Congregationalist and a Mason, and never married. After preparatory training at Phillips Academy, Andover, Holyoke matriculated at Harvard College in 1786. The source of his musical training is unknown, but he was composing music before he graduated from Harvard in 1789; in June of that year, a newspaper announcement of his proposed book, Harmonia Americana was said to be endorsed by the Singing Club of Harvard. A prolific composer, he composed some 700 pieces, including psalm tunes and anthems and occasional pieces, some with instrumental accompaniment. In three of his largest works, many compositions are not attributed, although they are "thought to be his" (Eskew and Kroeger 1998). In his compositions, "he aligned himself with the forces of musical reform" (Britton and others 1990).
In 1793, Holyoke helped to found Groton Academy (now called Lawrence Academy) in Groton, Massachusetts, where he served as the first headmaster.
View the Wikipedia article on Samuel Holyoke.
List of choral works
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Samuel Holyoke compositions
LIST BY TITLE
1. Psalm-Tunes
- Aldsworth 1803
- Andover 1791
- Arkham 1807
- Arnheim 1791
- Austria 1791
- Birmingham 1791
- Boxford 1791
- Brackley 1803
- Brownford 1803
- Burlington 1791
- Bushwick 1803
- Byfield 1803
- Calvary 1803
- Canada 1803
- Carthagena 1803
- The Christian's Warrant 1804
- Cyrene 1791
- Easton 1791
- Edenvale 1791
- Edinburgh 1791
- Elden 1791
- Ephesus 1791
- Fayetteville 1791
- Fernay 1791
- Germany 17911803
- Hague 1791
- Hampton 1803
- Hartfield 1804
- Hinsdale 1791
- Laindon 1791
- Loudon 1797
- Malabar 1803
- Medford 1804
- Mentz 1797
- Milbury 1791
- Montfort 1791
- Newington 1803
- Norham 1791
- Ohio 1791
- Orringford 1807
- Parma 1803
- Ringe 1791
- Ryegate 1803
- Savoy 1803
- Sturbridge 1791
- Sunbury 1791
- Sweden 1791
- Syracuse 1804
- Vienna 1791
- Wellfleet 1791
- Wellington 1803
- Wenham 1791
- Western 1791
- Westford 1791
- Winthrop 1803
- Woodrow 1797
- Yarmouth 1791
2. Anthems
- Champlain 1791
- Copeland 1803
- Hillsborough 1803
- Palermo 1803
- Praise waiteth for thee 1791
- Rhone 1803
- Sandusky 1795
- Victors 1791
3. Set pieces
- Acworth 1803
- Arland 1803
- Boundbrook 1803
- Brixham 1803
- Caledonia 1803
- Castleton 1803
- Chelsea 1791
- Consolation 1791
- Deerfield 1803
- Eastborough 1803
- Funeral Dirge 1791
- Leicester 1803
- Maroneck 1803
- Norfolk 1791
- Orleans 1791
- Piedmont 1803
- Portland 1791
- Rosedale 1803
- Sterling 1803
- Submission 1803
- Thornhill 1803
- Tunis 1791
- Walbridge 1803
- Waterfield 1803
4. Secular Songs
- The Close of the Year 1791
- Brandon 1791
LIST BY FIRST LINE
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Publications
- Holyoke, Samuel. 1791. Harmonia Americana. Boston, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 120 pp.
- Holyoke, Samuel. 1800. Hark! from the Tombs, etc., and Beneath the Honors, etc. … for the Memory of our Beloved Washington. Exeter, New Hampshire: Henry Ranlet. 12 pp.
- Holyoke, Samuel, 1803. The Columbian Repository of Sacred Harmony. Exeter, New Hampshire: Henry Ranlet. 472 pp.
- Holyoke, Samuel. 1804. The Christian Harmonist. Salem, Massachusetts: Joshua Cushing. 199 pp.
- Holyoke, Samuel. 1807. The Vocal Companion. Exeter, New Hampshire: Norris and Sawyer. 176 pp.
External links
Scans of books by Samuel Holyoke at IMSLP
References
- Anonymous. 1802. The Essex Harmony, Part II. Salem: Joshua Cushing. 99 pp.
- Britton, Allen P.; Irving Lowens; and Richard Crawford. 1990. American Sacred Music Imprints 1698-1810: A Bibiography. Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society. 798 pp.
- Eskew, Harry; and Karl Kroeger. 1998. Samuel Holyoke (1762-1820) and Jacob Kimball (1761-1826): Selected Works. New York, New York: Garland. 256 pp.
- Gram, Hans; Samuel Holyoke; and Oliver Holden. 1795. The Massachusetts Compiler of Theoretical and Practical Elements of Sacred Vocal Music. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 71 pp.
- Mann, Elias, Compiler. The Northampton Collection of Sacred Harmony. Northampton: Daniel Wright. 139 pp.
- Ranlet, Henry, Compiler. 1796. The Village Harmony, or Youth’s Assistant to Sacred Music, Second Edition. Exeter: Henry Ranlet. 187 pp.
- Ranlet, Henry, Compiler. 1797. The Village Harmony, or Youth’s Assistant to Sacred Music, Third Edition. Exeter: Henry Ranlet. 197 pp.
- Steel, David Warren; and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of The Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois. University of Illinois. 322 pp.