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Chapter one. Metrical psalmody in New England (1620-1720). The Ainsworth psalter. Psalme 7 ; Psalme 130 / Clément Marot -- Psalme 8: Old 124th / Louis Bourgeois -- Psalme 15: Windsor ; Psalme 34: Old 112th ; Psalme 100 / Louis Bourgeois -- Pseaume CXXXIV ; Psalme C / William Parsons -- The Bay Psalm book of 1640. Yorke tune: a prayer to the Holy Ghost / John Milton, Sr. -- The stilt -- Psalme 7 ; Psalme 100 -- Psalme 148: Hallelujah -- Psalme 85 -- Psalme 115 -- The Bay Psalm book of 1698. Oxford tune -- Low Dutch tune -- Martyrs tune -- Psalm 100 -- Psalm 119 -- Psalm 148: Hallelujah -- The new version. St. Anne's tune / William Croft -- Song of the angels: Winchester tune ; Mear ; Middlesex / Simon Browne? -- Chapter two. The first instruction books and singing schools (1721-1764). An introduction to the singing of psalm-tunes / John Tufts. Northampton ; 149 Psalm tune: Hanover / William Croft -- 100 Psalm tune new / John Tufts? -- The grounds and rules of musick explained / Thomas Walter. London tune: Litchfield ; Southwel new / Thomas Walter? -- 100 Psalm tune -- The collections of William Tans'ur and Aaron Williams. Westerham tune: Psalm 81 ; St. Martin's / William Tans'ur ; St. Thomas's / Aaron Williams -- A collection of the best psalm tunes / Josiah Flagg. Hallelujah: a chorus for 5 voices / Josiah Flagg? -- Chapter 3. The music of the Ephrata Cloister and the Moravians. Gott ein Herrscher aller Heyden / Johann Conrad Beissel -- Go, congregation, go!: aria for soprano ; Surely he has borne our griefs: anthem for mixed voices / John Antes ; edited and arranged by Donald M. McCorkle -- Trio II from Tre trii, per due violini and violoncello, obligato: First movement / John Antes ; edited and arranged by Thor Johnson and Donald M. McCorkle -- Quintet V from Six quintetti a due violini, due viole, e violoncello: Second movement / Johann Friedrich Peter ; edited by Hans T. David -- I will make an everlasting covenant / Johann Friedrich Peter ; edited by Thor Johnson and Donald M. McCorkle -- Parthia no. 1: First movement / David Moritz Michael ; edited by Donald M. McCorkle -- |
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Chapter four. Native American composers (1759-1810). My days have been so wondrous free ; A toast / Francis Hopkinson -- Whitefield's: tune, God save the king ; Friendship, an ode / James Lyon -- The New-England psalm-singer / William Billings. A canon of 4 in 1: When Jesus wept / William Billings. The singing-master?s assistant. Chester ; Jargon / William Billings -- The psalm-singer?s amusement. Modern music / William Billings -- The Suffolk harmony. Conquest / William Billings -- Bunker Hill: a Sapphick ode / Andrew Law -- The chorister?s companion / Simeon Jocelin and Amos Doolittle. Psalm 146 / Simeon Jocelin -- Lenox / Lewis Edson, Sr. -- The American singing book / Daniel Read. Windham ; An anthem: Down steers the bass / Daniel Read -- The Worcester collection of sacred harmony / Isaiah Thomas. Worcester / Abraham Wood -- The New England harmony / Timothy Swan. China / Timothy Swan -- The Union harmony / Oliver Holden. Coronation / Oliver Holden -- The rural harmony / Jacob Kimball. Invitation ; Woburn / Jacob Kimball -- The psalmodist?s companion / Jacob French. Harmony / Jacob French -- Union harmony / Oliver Holden. Montgomery / Justin Morgan -- The harmony of Maine / Supply Belcher. Jubilant / Supply Belcher -- The easy instructor / Wm. Little and Wm. Smith. Exhortation / Eliakim Doolittle -- Norfolk compiler / Stephen Jenks. Evening shade / Stephen Jenks -- Evangelical harmony / Daniel Belknap. Spring ; Summer ; Autumn ; Winter / Daniel Belknap -- The Columbian repository / Samuel Holyoke. Arnheim / Samuel Holyoke -- The Christian harmony / Jeremiah Ingalls. Innocent sounds ; Northfield / Jeremiah Ingalls -- Thanksgiving anthem / Oliver Shaw -- Chapter five. European musicians in Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. The chorister?s companion / Simeon Jocelin. Knighton / William Tuckey -- Naval song: The pillar of glory / Jacob Eckhard, Sr. -- Ten voluntarys for the organ or harpsichord. oluntary VIII / William Selby -- The Massachusetts magazine. Ode for the New Year, January 1, 1790 / William Selby -- Sonata in E for the piano forte / Alexander Reinagle -- Sonata for the piano with an accompaniment for a violin / Raynor Taylor -- Why, huntress, why?: from The Archers / Benjamin Carr -- Alknomook, the death song of the Cherokee Indians: from Tammany / James Hewitt -- Few are the joys: from Edwin and Angelina / Victor Pelissier -- Moller and Capron?s monthly numbers: The first number. Sinfonia / John Christopher Moller -- Death song of an Indian chief (2 settings) / Hans Gram -- Funeral dirge on the death of George Washington / Peter A. van Hagen -- Verses for the Fourth of July / George K. Jackson -- |
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Chapter six. Lowell Mason and his contemporaries. From Greenland's icy mountains: a missionary hymn / Lowell Mason. Spiritual songs for social worship / Lowell Mason and Thomas Hastings. My faith looks up to thee: Olivet / Lowell Mason -- New Carmina Sacra / Lowell Mason. St. Thomas / Aaron Williams ; arranged by Lowell Mason -- Spiritual songs for social worship / Lowell Mason and Thomas Hastings. Rock of ages: Toplady / Thomas Hastings -- The odeon / George J. Webb. 'Tis dawn, the lark is singing / George J. Webb -- The Mendelssohn collection / William Bradbury and Thomas Hastings. Woodworth / William B. Bradbury -- The song crown / Isaac B. Woodbury. The farmer's daughter ; Stars of the summer night / Isaac B. Woodbury -- Chapter seven. Southern folk hymns. Repository of sacred music, part second / John Wyeth. Fairton / Elkanah K. Dare -- The Missouri harmony / Allen D. Carden. Morality -- Consolation / Dean? -- Kentucky harmony / Ananias Davisson. Primrose (twenty-fourth) / (Amzi) Chapin -- The United States harmony / Amos Pilsbury. Kedron / Anonymous -- The Southern harmony / William Walker. Kedron / (Elkanah K.) Dare -- The converted thief / (William) More -- The Hebrew children / David Walker -- Negro spiritual based on The Hebrew children -- The good old way / William Walker -- Plenary / A. Clark -- New Britain: Amazing grace / William Walker -- Wondrous love / Christopher -- The sacred harp / B. F. White and E. J. King. Shouting song / Benjamin Franklin White -- Gospel trumpet / E.J. King -- Chapter eight. Music of the minstrel shows. Jim Crow / Thomas Dartmouth Rice -- Zip coon / Anonymous -- Stop that knocking at my door / A.F. Winnemore -- Oh! Susanna ; Old folks at home: Ethiopian melody / Stephen Collins Foster -- Dixie's land / Dan D. Emmett ; arranged by W. L. Hobbs -- Chapter nine. National and patriotic songs (1794-1865). New Yankee Doodle / arranged by J.(ames) Hewitt -- The new favorite Federal song: Hail! Columbia / Philip Phile -- Washington's march -- The Anacreontic song: "To Anacreon in heav'n" -- Adams and liberty, the Boston patriotic song: air, Anacreon in heaven -- The star spangled banner, a pa(t)riotic song: air, Anacreon in heaven / adapted and arranged by T.(homas) C.(arr) -- My country, 'tis of thee: tune, God save the king -- Glory hallelujah / William Steffe -- The battle hymn of the republic -- All quiet along the Potomac to-night / John Hill Hewitt -- Tenting on the old camp ground / Walter Kittredge -- When Johnny comes marching home / Louis Lambert (Patrick S. Gilmore) -- Marching through Georgia / Henry Clay Work -- Chapter ten. Romantic ballads and nationalist composers. Home! sweet home!: aria from Clari, or, The maid of Milan / Henry R. Bishop -- The old arm chair / Henry Russell -- Listen to the mocking bird / Alice Hawthorne (Septimus Winner) -- The banjo: grotesque fantasie / Louis Moreau Gottschalk -- Lullaby / William Mason -- Yankeedoodle / Anton Philip Heinrich -- My triumph's nigh: aria from Leonora ; Every doubt and danger over: aria from Leonora / William Henry Fry -- Alas! they know me not: aria from Rip Van Winkle ; List! the merry bells are ringing: aria and chorus from Rip Van Winkle / George Frederick Bristow. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-361) and indexes. |
| Language | English words. |
| LCCN | 62008635 |
