DEERFIELD COLLECTION, 1808
ASMI 167
Deerfield Collection of Sacred Music. Compiled from the most approved authors of ancient and modern times. Northampton: -printed for S. & E. Butler. -Graves and Clap, printers.
135, [1] p. 11 x 20 cm.
[1808.] Northampton Hampshire Gazette, 19 Oct. 1808, advertises work as just published. p. [i], t-p.; p. [ii] blank; p. [iii]-viii, 'A Brief Introduction To Sacred Music'; p. 9-135, music; p. [136], 'Index.'
83 compositions for 3 & 4 voices (1 for 2); full text. Attribs. to Dr. Arne (2), Dr. Arnold (3), Blancks, Dr. Burney, H. Carey, J. Chetham, J. Clark, Dr. Croft, Dalmer, Handel (2), Har[monia] Sacra (4), R. Harrison, Holdroyd, Jennings, Kirby, Leach (2), M. Luther, Dr. Madan (5), Milgrove, J. Milton, Portuguese Hymn, Dr. Randall, Sacchini, I. Smith, W. Tansur (4), Tansur's Coll., Thorley, J. Wainwright, T. Walter's Coll., W. Wheall, Wil-liams Coll. (7), A. Williams (4), A. Williams Coll. (14). No 1st pr. identified. 81 non-American compositions, 2 unidentified [MORNING HYMN, MOULIENS] (1 attrib. American source but origin unknown; 69 attrib. non-Americans, 12 traced).
40 Core Repertory.
S12410 (MWA). CLU, CtHC, MBC, MWA*, MiU-C, NRU-Mus, NjPT.
NOTE: The advertisement announcing publication explains: 'The principal object of this compilation, consisting entirely of foreign music, was the restoration of those ancient melodies which have been long exiled from most of our temples of worship. While accomplishing this object, however, the Editors have not confined themselves to ancient pieces, but have introduced the most approved compositions of late eminent masters in Church Music.' See also Osterhout 1978, p. 131-34, 348-52.
The following two items appeared after 1810:
Samuel Willard, Deerfield Collection of Sacred Music (Greenfield: at R. Dickinson's office, for Simeon Butler, Northampton; H. Graves, printer, 1814).
-, second edition (Greenfield: Denio and Phelps, 1818).
The issue of [1808] has yet to be traced to Willard or to anyone else.
ASMI pp. 244-245