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For Your Information
For over two centuries the Town of Stoughton, Massachusetts has been filled with singing!
It is believed to be perhaps the oldest continuous singing tradition of its type in the United States of America.
Attention American music specialists and Sacred Harp singers!
Many who study and sing early American choral music are unaware of this long and distinguished musical past in Stoughton, beginning as far back as the 1760s!
Among Stoughton's distinctions are two historic musical societies.
One of them was The Musical Society in Stoughton (MSIS) which was organized in 1802 and disbanded in 1982. This orh2. This Society accepted only Stoughton residents, and among them were some highly talented musicians and a few composers, like E.A. Jones.
The other one still exists and is now the OLDEST CONTINUING CHORAL SOCIETY IN THE USA -- The Old Stoughton Musical Society. It was organized on November 7, 1786. This musical society was officially recognized by The Guinness Book of Records in 1994 as the oldest in the U.S., thanks to proof provided by musicologist, Roger Hall.
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Community Forum TV Show
Watch the Community Forum talk show from June 6, 2013 hosted by Roxanne Morse with guest -
musicologist, Roger Lee Hall, speaking about his many Stoughton music accomplishments.
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The music titles listed below are available by
specific donation to help support
music preservation in
New England,
as produced by the New England Music Archive.
Please help support this cause with your donation.
If you have any questions about the titles listed below write to,
PineTree Productions
Stoughton Music Monograph Series
"MAJESTY":
Being A discussion of FACTS and FICTION
about
William Billings
and
The Stoughton Musical Society
By Roger L. Hall
$20 (USA orders)/ $25 (Overseas Air Mail)
This new edition contains additional files along
with the original monograph
about the most important early American composer,
William Billings (1746-1800) and his
connections to the Stoughton Musical Society.
The disc also includes a family geneology and
William Billings life timeline, and sheet music examples.
It also includes this choral work,
compiled and edited by Leonard Van Camp:
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There is this audio album with tunes by William billings
unless otherwise indicated
on the CD-ROM:
1. Canon: Thus Saith The High The Lofty One (1770)
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+MAJESTY (1778)
3. CHESTER (1778 & +1786)
4. DAVID'S LAMENTATION (1778)
5. ANTHEM FOR THANKSGIVING (1794)
6. Interview with Roger Hall on WGBH-FM radio in Boston
(1985)
7. MODERN MUSIC (1781)
8. +STOUGHTON (1770) - edited by Roger Hall
9. CLAREMONT (1794)
10. +ANTHEM FROM SUNDRY SCRIPTURES
11. ASSURANCE (1781)
12. EUROCLYDON
(ANTHEM FOR MARINERS)(1781)
13. Interview on WGBH radio with Roger Hall and David P. McKay (1986)
14. +CHARITY ANTHEM (1794)
15. +SHARON (1778)
16. +CRUCIFIXION (1786)
17. +THE PLEASURES OF VARIETY - text by William Billings, 1794,
music by Roger Hall, 1980
18. DEDICATION - Text by W. Billings,1794/music by Roger Hall, 1986
19. +ANTHEM: O GOD MY HEART IS FIXED
20. WGBH radio interview, 1986 and CHESTER
(1778)
+ = Premiere recording
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E.A. Jones: His Life and Music -
by Roger L. Hall
Music in Early Canton -
Historical Notes and Music
Compiled and Edited by Roger L. Hall
Both these titles for one low price!
$18 (USA orders)/ $24 (Overseas Air Mail)
A collection about 8 early musicians in Canton, Massachusetts,
with sample sheet music, a timeline of events, and concert programs,
including the concert
held in Canton commemorating
the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington in 1982
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TEN TOWN TUNES:
Music From Stoughton, 1770-1990
Compiled by Roger L. Hall
$15 (USA)/$24 (Overseas Air Mail)
Sheet music collection and concert programs (pdf),
plus a music album
a commerorative concert
in
Stoughton in 1990
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Multimedia DVDs for computer
(historical information, pictures, music, videos)
"DEDICATION":
Singing in Stoughton, 1762-1992
by Roger L. Hall
(PineTree Press)
includes a one hour video:
"A Stoughton Musicfest"
with historical commentary plus
the play, "William Billings Teaches a Singing School"
$25 (USA orders/$32 (Overseas Air Mail)
Read about this book -- click here
"Old Stoughton":
Singing Meetings and Concerts
Compiled and Edited by Roger Hall
$25 (USA)/ $32 (Overseas Air Mail)
Stoughton, Massachusetts has the distinction of having the oldest singing society in the United States of America.
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the first documented singing meetings in Stoughton, a multi-media computer disc has been prepared by musicologist, Roger Hall, with historical information about singing meetings and concerts in Stoughton, Avon, Braintree, Brockton, Canton, Randolph, Sharon and other area towns.
This survey covers the two hundred years from 1762 to 1962 with the two town musical societies and does not include the music activities of the Stoughton public schools since that is a separate town-sponsored function.
The disc also contains picture galleries with local composers and sheet music, and two music albums with 40 titles.
This DVD-ROM is useful for musicians, musicologists, historians, geneologists, researchers, teachers, students,
and anyone interested in local or regional history.
Read more about this disc -- click here
- ACSC-2: Edwin Arthur Jones -
Chamber Music and "Song of Our Saviour"
compiled and edited by Roger Lee Hall
- To order this multimedia disc (ACSC-2),
go to the CAMP Store - click here
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are playable on computer
and contain Microsoft Word documents
and mp3 or Real Audio (.ra) files.
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Stoughton Music Heritage Series
CD Series
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Over 70 music examples on these four CDs:
Album 1: "Chester" - Music in Old New England, 1778-1878
(AMRC 0041) - 18 tracks
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Radio documentary narrated by OSMS Historian, Roger Hall,
with highlights from the Old Stoughton Musical Society's First Fall Music Festival in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on October 14-15, 1978. Composers incluide: William Billings, Bartholomew Brown, Jeremiah Ingalls, Samuel Capen, Lowell Mason, George Root, James Hewitt, Edwin Arthur Jones.
For a list of the music titles -- click here
Album 2: "Peace" - A Dedication Concert
(AMRC 0027) - 15 tracks
Read more about this historic concert from November 22, 1981,
to celebrate the Centennial of Stoughton Town Hall (built in 1881), and featuring music by American composers performed by the Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus, conducted by Roger Hall. To see the music titles
-- click here
New CD Release!
Album 3: "The Heavenly Vision" - Old Stoughton Music Sampler
(AMRC 0046) - 24 tracks
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A selection of choral music from the 18th to 20th centuries performed by the Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus with music by William Billings, Oliver Holden, Daniel Read, Jeremiah Ingalls, Stephen Foster, Charles Ives, composers from Stoughton area towns.
Click the lines for streaming music examples:
Stoughton -
-Edwin Arthur Jones - The Lord is King, 1890
-Roger Lee Hall - Dedication, 1986 and Peace, 1981
Sharon -
-Edward French - New
Bethlehem, 1799
-Jacob French - The Heavenly Vision, 1786
Canton -
-Supply Belcher - Make a Joyful Noise, 1794
-Samuel Capen - The Dove, 1805
New CD Release!
Album 4: "Old Stoughton" - The Stoughton Harmony
(AMRC 0047) - 20 tracks
Music by William Billings, Samuel Capen, Stephen C. Foster,
Edward French, Roger L. Hall, Oliver Holden, Jeremiah Ingalls,
Charles E. Ives, Edwin A. Jones,
Daniel Read
Listen to the title song, "Old Stoughton" (1886),
by Edwin A. Jones -- click here
All CDs are available by donation
to help support the New England Heritasge Music Series
Each CD is available for a donation of $17.95,
or all four albums
on one disc
for $48.00
- a 30% discount!
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