"Shout to Jehovah" - Music of Pilgrims, Purtians and Tunesmiths

A collection of choral music

ideal for historical researchers, teachers, students,

and those interested in American history

Illustration: Psalm 100 from The Book of Psalmes by Henry Ainsworth, 1612

"Shout to Jehovah"
Pilgrims, Purtians, Indians and Tunesmiths
(AMRC CD 0041)

"What a blessing...it is a beautiful preservation of our forefathers' music."

-- message from a music teacher who ordered this CD

Much of the earliest choral music was written in New England in the 17th and 18th centuries.

This CD features psalms that were sung by the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts,

also the Puritans, Indians and Tunesmiths in New England

Here is the list of music on the CD sung by various choirs:

1. Arrival in the New World from Of Plimoth Plantation (narration)

2. +Psalm 8

3. +Psalm 15 and The First Spring (narration)

4. Thanksgiving and Psalm 23

5. The Pilgrim Spirit and Psalm 85

6. +Psalm 136

7. +Psalm 7

8. +Psalm 85

9. +Psalm 23 (with lining out)

10. ++Psalm 100

11. +++Psalm Tune New - Rev. John Tufts, ca. 1720

12. Song of Thanksgiving, ca. 1783

13. Chester - William Billings, 1778 and 1786

14. Coronation - Oliver Holden, 1793

15. The Lord Is Good To All - Oliver Holden, 1793

16. Anthem for Thanksgiving - William Billings, 1794

17. New Jerusalem - Jeremiah Ingalls, 1796

18. Dormant - Jacob French, 1802

19. Narragansett Indian Hymn

20. Prayer of Thanksgiving (We Gather Together)

+ = From The Book of Psalmes by Henry Ainsworth, 1612
Narration from Of Plimoth Plantation by Gov. William Bradford, 1630-1651

++ = The Bay Psalm Book, Boston, 1640

+++ = believed to be the first original American religous tune, ca. 1720

Produced by music preservationist, Roger Hall for

New England Music Archive (NEMA)

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Other AMRC CDs with music from earlier New England

CD: "Make A Joyful Noise" - The New England Harmony
(AMRC 0002)

What is believed to the first original choral music tradition in the U.S. originated with New England composers, known as The First New England School.

They often titled their music collections with titles such as "The Continental Harmony" (William Billings), "The Harmony of Harmony" (Jacob French), and "American Harmony" (Oliver Holden).

Their tunes followed certain music types based on English and Scottish models, such as fuging tunes, occasional tunes, psalm tunes, hymn tunes and anthems.

This special CD collection contains choral music by 18th century New England composers: Supply Belcher, William Billings, Jacob French, Daniel Read, Jeremiah Ingalls, and Oliver Holden.

Many of these tunes have been performed by the Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus, the oldest singing society in the U.S., founded in 1786.

The music on this CD was compiled by Roger Hall, Director of the New England Music Archive (NEMA).

To order this CD go to the American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC) - click here

CD: "Praise Ye The Lord" - Music by Six New England Composers
(AMRC 0003)

Music by the Second New England School of Composers features rareely heard music, including the 1872 Peace Jubilee Festival hymn and the official U.S. Centennial Cantata by Dudley Buck; a beautiful alto aria from the World Premiere performance of an 1881 cantata by Edwin Arthur Jones; an early Easter Carol by Charles Ives; and a rousing World War I era patriotic chorus finale by George Whitefield Chadwick.
Most of these pieces are World Premiere Recordings and were performed by the Old Stoughton Musical Society Chorus with Richard Hill, organist and Edward Wood, pianist, and conducted by Earl Eyrich, Raymond Fahrner and Roger Hall:

I. Oliver Shaw (1779-1848)

1. Hymn for the New Year (1819)

2. There's Nothing True But Heaven (1829)

3. Stoughton Waltz (1839)

II. Lowell Mason (1792-1872)

4. Jerusalem, My Glorious Home (1849)

III. Dudley Buck (1839-1909)

5. Festival Hymn (1872) -- words and music by Dudley Buck, composed for the World's Peace Jubilee in Boston.

6. Centennial Meditation of Columbia (1876) -- a cantata for the United States Centennial
based on a poem by Sidney Lanier - complete piano-vocal score.

IV. Edwin A. Jones (1854-1911)

7. Organ: Prelude and Fugue in G minor (1878)

8. DartmoutH Glee Club Chorus: "Praise Ye The Lord" (1874)

9. Alto Aria: "How Beautiful Upon The Mountains" from Song Of Our Saviour cantata (1881)

10. Chorus: "The Lord is King" from EASTER CONCERT oratorio (1890)

V. George W. Chadwick (1854-1931)

11. Chorale: "How Lovely Shines The Morning Star" from Noel (1909)

12. Chorus: Land of Our Hearts (1918)

VI. Charles E. Ives (1874-1954)

13. Chorus: "Turn Ye, Turn Ye" (1890)

14. Quartet: "Crossing The Bar (1891)

15. Chorus & Soloist: "Easter Carol" (1892)

16. Chorus & Soloist: "The Collection" (1920)

To order this CD 0003 go to the American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC) - click here

CD: "O Boston"
The Jubilee 350 Concert
(AMRC 0031)

click here

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