SAMUEL HOLYOKE
Samuel Holyoke (b. Boxford, Mass., 15 Oct. 1762; d. East Concord, N.H., 7 Feb. 1820), a composer, singing master, and schoolteacher, graduated from Harvard College in 1789 (M.A., 1792). He was descended from two noteworthy New England families, the Holyokes and the Peabodys. Nothing has been discovered about his musical training, though he may have helped to organize the 'select band of students' that played in the Harvard commence-ment procession in 1787. Holyoke taught school in Groton, Massachusetts, in 1793, and was a member of the school committee in Boxford (1796). However, he seems to have made his living chiefly as a teacher of singing schools. He lived and worked mostly in Essex County, where he founded the Essex Musical Association (1797), moving to Boston later in life (1814). The most prolific American composer of his time, he aligned himself with the forces of musical reform. As well as sacred music, Holyoke also composed some secular songs, and he compiled instrumental collections: The Instrumental Assistant (Exeter, [1800]) and its second volume (Exeter, 1807). He was also a Freemason. The Yale University Music Library owns three books of Holyoke's musical manuscripts.
Amerigrove, Baker's, Bio-bib, Grove, Metcalf, Sonneck-Upton, Wolfe. Also Crawford 1977; Pichierri 1960, p. 183-90; Willhide 1954.
See also No. 226.
THE CHRISTIAN HARMONIST, 1804
ASMI 255
The Christian Harmonist: containing a set of tunes adapted to all the metres in Mr. Rippon's selection of hymns, in the collection of hymns by Mr. Joshua Smith, and in Dr. Watts's psalms and hymns. To which are added, hymns on particular subjects, set throughout; two anthems, and a funeral dirge; with a concise introduction of practical principles. The whole in a familiar style, designed for the use of the Baptist churches in the United States. Selected and composed by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Published according to act of Congress. Printed by Joshua Cushing, Salem, Massachusetts. 1804.
198, [1] p. 123 x 27.5 cm. p. 169-76 omitted from pagination; p. 192 wrongly numbered 190.
Copyright granted, 24 Dec. 1803, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as pro-prietor. p. [i], t-p.; p. [ii], copyright notice; p. [iii]-5, 'Introduction'; p. [6]-8, 'Index Of Tunes'; p. 8, errata; p. 9-195, music; p. [196] blank; p. [197]-198, 'Index Of First Lines'; p. [199], 'Index of the Metres most commonly used'.
258 compositions, incl. 2 anthems & 3 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices; full text. Attribs. to Babcock, Billings (4), Dr. Boyce, Brownson (2), Dr. Burney, Chetham, J. Clark, Col[umbian] Repository (2), Edson, Fowler, German, Gillet, Dr. Green, Hamilton, Handel, Harm [onia] Americana (5), Harm[onia] Sacra, Dr. Hayes, Hebrew Chant, Holden (11), Holdrayd, S. H[olyoke], Jewish Air, Kimball (4), Kirby, Martin Luther (2), Dr. Madan, Milgrove (2), Dr. Nares, Oliver, Playford, R. Price, Read (5), Schutte, Shrubsole, I. Smith, Stanley, Stephenson, Tansur (2), Taylor, Venetian, B. West, A. Williams (2), A. Williams Coll., T. Williams (3), T. Williams Coll. (6). 165 1st pr. claimed; 165 identified; also 27 1st Am. pr. (ASHBROOK, BUXTON, CAMPTON, CHRISTIAN'S SALUTATION, CHESTERTON, ETON, FLORENCE, GOSPEL TRUMPET, HARTFIELD, HARVEY, HAYES, HOUNSLOW, JEWIN ST., JORDAN, LINCOLN, MADELY, OAKLEY, ORANGE, SAURIN, SCOTLAND, SELBURY, SHEFFIELD, SOUTHAMPTON, TREVECCA, WARWICK, WINGFIELD, YORK). 200 American compositions, 47 non-American, 11 unidentified [BUXTON, CAMPTON, CHRISTIAN'S SALUTATION, COMPLAINER REFORMED, GOSPEL TRUM-PET, HARTFIELD, HARVEY, SELBURY, SOUTHAMPTON, WINGFIELD, YORK] (38 attrib. Americans, 162 traced to Holyoke [the t-p indication, 'selected and composed by Samuel Holyoke,' suggests that the many unattributed 1st prs. are by him]; 45 attrib. non-Americans, 2 traced [BUCKINGHAM, SUTTON]).
26 Core Repertory.
S6492 (MWA). CtHC, CtY, DLC, MB, MBC, MWA, NN*, NjPT, RPB.
ASMI 255A
The Christian Harmonist 1804.
198, [1] p. p. 169-76 omitted from pagination; the 1 of p. 142 not struck; p. 192 numbered correctly.
Correction of mispagination suggests that this is the later issue. Contents same as main entry.
Music same as main entry.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). MWA* (music inc.; p. 193-95 muti-lated; lacks all after p. 195).
NOTE: The front matter of this issue is paged: [iii], iv, 5, [6], vii, 8.
THE COLUMBIAN REPOSITORY, 1803
ASMI 256
The Columbian Repository of Sacred Harmony. Selected from European and American authors, with many new tunes not before published. Including the whole of Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns, to each of which a tune is adapted, and some additional tunes suited to the particular metres in Tate and Brady's, and Dr. Belknap's Collection of Psalms and Hymns. With an introduction of practical principles. The whole designed for the use of schools, musical societies, and worshipping assemblies. By Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Published according to act of Congress. From the music-press of Henry Ranlet, Exeter, Newhampshire.
xxiv, 471, [1] p. 123 x 28.5 cm.
[1803.] Copyright granted, 7 April 1802, District of Massachusetts, to Holyoke as author (Mass. 1:137-8). Not issued, however, until the next year. The Salem Gazette, 11 Oct. 1803, advertises The Columbian Repository as 'a new work' and Bentley 1905 notes on 16 Oct. 1803, 'Mr. Holyoke's Music is now before the public.' (III, 54). p. [i], t-p.; p. [ii], prefatory note, 'Dedication,' 'Advertisement'; p. [iii]-xxiii, 'Introduction'; p. xxiii-xxiv, 'Lessons For The Exercise Of The Voice'; p. 1-464, music; p. 465, 'Errata'; p. [466]-471, 'Index To The Psalm Tunes'; p. [472], 'List Of Subscribers' (includes Samuel Babcock, Amos Blanchard, Daniel Hardy, George Hough, Jeremiah Ingalls, Jacob Kimball, Abram Maxim). To the Members of the "Essex Musical Association["]. Gentleman, By your permission the following work is respectfully submitted to your inspection, with a hope that it may in some degree assist your attempts for ameliorating and refining the present taste for music. That you may be successful in your endeavours is the ardent wish of Your Humble Servant, The Compiler.' (Dedication in full.) 'Some concise directions for playing the Bass Viol having been given in a late work, intitled the "Instrumental Assistant," there insertion here, as formerly proposed, was thought unnecessary. The intended Index of Tunes adapted to Dr. Belknap's Psalms and Hymns, is omitted as superfluous, as every Chorister is supposed capable of adapting his choice of music to the subject.'
732 compositions, incl. 33 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices (a few for 5); full text. Attribs. to Dr. Arne (2), Dr. Arnold (9), J. Baildon, J. Battishill, S. Belcher, H. Bennet (2), W. Billings (5), Bland's Coll. (3), Dr. Boyce, G. Breillat (2), I. Broderip, R. Broderip (13), С. Burney, Dr. Burney, W. Burney (2), I. W. Callcott (16), Chandler, J. Chetham (2), J. Clark, Dr. Cook, Coombs (3), R. Courtville, Dr. Croft, B. Cuzens (6), J. Darwell (3), A. Davis, Dedication Service [Holyoke], Denby, H. Duncalf, H.E. (3), Elegiac Music [Holyoke], Essex Harmony (2), German (3), F. Giardini (2), J. Golightly, Hans Gram, Graun, J. Green, Handel (10), Har[monia] Americana [Holyoke] (27), Harmonia Sacra (38), R. Harrison (3), Hart, Dr. Hayes (2), W. Heptinstall (4), O. Holden (2), Holdrayd, Hooper, Dr. Howard, J. Husband (3), Italian (2), Dr. Jackson (4), Jennings, J. Key (2), J. Kimball Jr. (9), Kirby, W. Knapp (3), Knibb's Coll., E. Lees (5), Linley, C. Lockhart (3), S. Long, Martin Luther, Dr. Madan (14), Dr. Madan's Coll. [Lock Hospital] (6), Magdalen Hymns, J. Marsh (2), B. Milgrove (11), Dr. Miller (2), J. Milton (2), W. Morley, T.N., Dr. Nares, Northampton Coll[ection], Olive, J. Oswald, Dr. Pepusch, Pergolesi, J. Playford, Playford's Coll., Pleyel, D. Purcell, H. Purcell, Dr. Randall (2), D. Read (2), W. Richardson, D. Rogers, Dr. Rogerson, Sacchini, J. Scott, W. Selby (2), W. Shrubsole (2), Is. Smith (5), J. Smith (2), Theo. Smith, Stanley, J. Stephenson (6), S. Stubbs, N. Talbot, Tallis, W. Tansur (8), R. Taylor (5), T. Thorley, Union Harmony, J. Valentine (3), Village Harmony (3), Whitaker, A. Williams (7), A. Williams Coll. (6), T. Williams (3), T. Williams Coll. (38), Witton, T. Wood. 333 1st pr. claimed; 334 identified (add DUNBARTON), also 174 1st Am. pr. (tunes attrib. to Baildon, Battishill, Bennet, Boyce, Breillat, R. Broderip, C. Burney, Callcott [except MADRID, UTICA], Cook, Cuzens [except COOKSTON], Davis, Duncalf, Golightly, Graun, Green, Hart, Heptinstall, Howard, Jackson, Key, Knibb's, Long, Magdalen, Marsh, Miller, Morley, Olive, Oswald, Pepusch, Pergolesi, Playford's, D. Purcell, Richardson, Rogers, T. Smith, Stanley, Whitaker, Wood; also ANGLESEA, ARMSGATE, ASHBY, BADDOW, BANKFIELD, BARNET, BATH, BECONSFIELD, BERKENHEIM, BISHOPSGATE, BLOOMSGROVE, BOWE, BRENTFIELD, BRIDGEPORT, BRIGHTHELMSTONE, CHARITY, CHARLESTON, CHELTINGHAM, CHESTERBROOK, COLEBROOK, CONWAY, CRONSBERG, CROWNPOINT, CUMBER-LAND, DANBURY, DEVONSHIRE, DOXOLOGY, EGREMONT, EPSOM, ESTFIELD, EVERSHAM, FRAILTY, FULLINGHAM, GENEVA, GERMAN, GLOUCESTER, GREENSTON, GROVEHOSE, HACKNEY, HARPSWELL, HAXTON, HERTFORD, HILLS, HISPANIOLA, HORNCASTLE, JAMAICA, JOHNSBURG, KENT, KINDERHOOK, LEICESTERSHIRE, LEWISHAM, LIBERALITY, LIDDINGTON, LIVINGSTON, LIVONIA, LONDON, LOUGHΤΟΝ, LUTON, MAHON, MORESCO, MORNING HYMN, NAPLES, OULNEY, PARMA, PECKHAM, PENNGROVE, PENTONVILLE, PRESTON, PRUDENCE, QUITO, RAN-DOLPH, ST. JUDE, ST. MICHAEL'S, ST. OLAVE'S, ST. PAUL'S, ST. STEPHENS, SEAMAN'S SONG, SHAFTSBURY, SHOREDITCH, SION, SOMERSFIELD, SOUTHWARK, SOUTHWICK, STOCKHOLM, SUBMISSION, THORN, TIGRIS, TILBURY, TORBAY, ULVERSTON, UPLAND, WATTS', WHATELY, YORKSHIRE, ZION) & 10 poss. Ist pr. (BREDBY, CAMBERWELL, CHAPEL COURT, COOKSTON, EDGECUMBE, GRAVESEND, HARLECH, KINGSTON, KINGSWOOD, PAXTON). 393 American compositions, 333 non-American, 6 unidentified [LIDDINGTON, LIVINGSTON, MORNING HYMN, NAPLES, RANDOLPH, SUBMISSION] (62 attrib. American sources, I wrongly [ARCHDALE is non-American], 332 traced [compositions claimed as 1st pr. are assumed to be by Holyoke and hence American, except SCITUATE, attrib. to N. Talbot]); 323 attrib. non-Americans, 11 traced [AITHLONE, ARCHDALE, ASHBY, BUCKINGHAM, BURNHAM, DARTMOUTH, MAGDALEN, PRESTON, ST. MARK'S, SIDON, WALTON]).
42 Core Repertory.
S2421 (MWA). CCC(2), CLU, CSmH, CtY, DLC (2; 1 inc.), ICN (2), MB, MBC, MH, MHi, MSaE, MWA (2), MiU-C*, MOKU, NN (2), NNUT, NRU-Mus, NcWsM (2; I w. inc. front matter), NjPT, PMA (2), PPiPT, RPB (3; 1 inc.)
NOTE: Holyoke's index distinguishes between American and European composers and sources.
A DEDICATION SERVICE, 1801
ASMI 257
A Dedication Service, containing an introductory ode, three hymns, a doxology, and a
concluding anthem. Set to music by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Exeter, Newhampshire: printed,
typographically, by Henry Ranlet. 1801.
16 p. 32 x 22 cm.
Copyright granted, 20 July 1801, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as author (Mass. 1:22). p. [1], t-p.; p. [2] blank; p. [3]-16, music.
5 compositions, incl. 1 anthem & 1 set-piece, for 3 & 4 voices with instrumental accompaniment. T-p. attribs. all to Holyoke. 5 1st pr. identified. All are American.
No Core Repertory.
S668 (MB). CtY*, MB, MH, RPJCB.
NOTE: On p. [3] the composer advises: 'Should the following Music be performed where there is no Organ, the Recitative strains may be accompanied by Clorionetts, or Hautboys, supported by a Bassoon, or a Violincello.'
A DEDICATION SERVICE, 1804
ASMI 258
A Dedication Service: containing two odes, three hymns, and a doxology. Composed for the dedication of the New South Meeting House in Salem, Massachusetts. By Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Published according to act of Congress. Printed by Joshua Cushing, Salem, Massachusetts. Price 37½ cents.
16 p.131.5 x 21.5 cm.
[1804.] Copyright granted, 6 Dec. 1804, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as proprietor. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2], copyright notice; p. [3]-16, music.
6 compositions, incl. 4 set-pieces & a doxology, for 3 & 4 voices, the last with instrumen-tal accompaniment. T-p. attribs. all to Holyoke. 6 1st pr. identified. All are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). CtY, MWA*.
NOTE: Bentley 1905, p. 131, reports the following on 1 Jan. 1805: 'This day was appropriated for the dedication of the New South Meeting House at Salem. A large Band of music was provided & Mr. Holyoke took the direction. A double bass, 5 bass viols, 5 violins, 2 Clarionets, 2 Bassoons & 5 german flutes composed the Instrumental music. About 80 singers, the greater part males, composed the vocal music. It could not have the refinement of taste as few of the singers ever were together before & most were instructed by different masters. But in these circumstances it was good.'
EXETER: FOR THANKSGIVING, 1798
ASMI 259
Exeter: for Thanksgiving. By Samuel Holyoke, A.B. Exeter: -printed by Henry Ranlet. -M,DCC, XCVIII.
7 p. 14 x 22 cm.
P. [1], t-p.; p. 2-7, music.
I set-piece for 3 voices; full text. Attrib. to Holyoke. Poss. Ist pr. American composition.
Not in Core Repertory.
E33893 (MH). MH* (b.w. Holyoke, Hark! from the Tombs).
HARK! FROM THE TOMBS, 1800
ASMI 260
Hark! from the Tombs, &c. and Beneath the Honors, &c. Adapted from Dr. Watts, and set to music, by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Performed at Newburyport, 2d January, 1800; the day on which the citizens unitedly expressed their unbounded veneration for the memory of our beloved Washington. Copy right secured. Exeter, printed by H. Ranlet.
12 p. 14 x 22 cm.
[1800.] Copyright granted, 21 Jan. 1800, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as author (Mass.1:103). Salem Gazette, 7 Feb. 1800, advertises work for sale. p. [1], t-p.; p. 2-12, music.
2 set-pieces for 3 voices; full text. T-p. attribs. both to Holyoke. 2 1st pr. identified. Both are American.
No Core Repertory.
E37642 (MH). CSmH, CtY, ICN, MH* (b.w. Exeter: for Thanksgiving).
ASMI 260A
Hark! from the Tombs, &c. Exeter, printed by H. Ranlet.
1 p.l., 12 p.
[1800.] Date on p.l. verso confirms date of issue. P.l. recto blank; verso, texts for 2 Odes on the death of Washington, 'To be performed at the Brattle-street Church, On Wednesday, February 19, 1800 [printed] From the Chronicle-Press, by E. Rhoades'; p. [1], t-p.; p. 2-12, music.
Music same as main entry.
Not in Evans (no copy on Readex). DLC*.
HARMONIA AMERICANA, 1791
ASMI 261
Harmonia Americana. Containing a concise introduction to the grounds of music. With a variety of airs, suitable for divine worship, and the use of musical societies. Consisting of three and four parts. By Samuel Holyoke, A.B. Printed at Boston, typographically, by Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, at Faust's statue, No. 45, Newbury Street. -MDCCXCI. Sold at their bookstore, by said Thomas at his bookstore in Worcester, and by the booksellers in town and country.
119, [1] p. 113 x 22.5 cm.
Worcester, Massachusetts Spy, 25 June 1789, contains a proposal for printing the work; proposal includes endorsement from 'the Singing Club of the University [Harvard].' Preface dated Jan. 1791. Copyright granted, 24 Jan. 1791, District of Massachusetts, to Holyoke as author (Mass. 1:5). Boston Columbian Centinel, 29 Jan. 1791, advertises work as just published. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2] blank; p. [3], 'Subscribers' Names' (includes Hans Gram, Daniel Hardy, J. Hubbard, Isaac Lane, Nahum Mitchel, Abraham Wood); p. [4], 'Preface'; p. [5]-16, 'A concise Introduction to the Grounds of Music'; p. 16, 'Errata'; p. 17-119, music; p. [120], 'Index.' 'The advantages for studying the principles of harmony being, in this country, so limited, it cannot be expected that a composition of this nature can stand the test of criticism. This circumstance considered, it is hoped that candid allowances will be made in the perusal of the following sheets, which are respectfully submitted to the public eye. [New par.] With respect to the design of the composition, it may be observed, that it is adapted, as far as possible, to the rules of pronunciation. Consequently, the music requires a moderate movement; for it is very difficult to follow the exact motion of the pendulum, and pronounce with that propriety and elegance, which the importance of the subject may demand. It may then be proper here to remark, that sentiment and expression ought to be the principal guide in vocal music. [New par.] Perhaps some may be disappointed, that fuging pieces are in general omitted. But the principal reason why few were inserted was the trifling effect produced by that sort of music; for the parts, falling in, one after another, each conveying a different idea, confound the sense, and render the performance a mere jargon of words. The numerous pieces of this kind, extant, must be a sufficient apology for omitting them here.' (Extract from Preface.)
79 compositions, incl. 2 anthems & 9 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices; full text. Preface licates all by Holyoke. 79 1st pr. indentified. All are American.
No Core Repertory.
E23446 (MWA). CCC, CLU, CSmH, CtY (2), DLC, ICN (2), MB, MBAt, MH, MHi, MSaE (2), MWA, MiU-C*, NHi, NN (2), NNUT, NRU-Mus, NcWsM, NjPT, PPIPT, RPB (2; 1 lacks t-p., music inc.), RPJCB, TxWaB (music inc.).
HYMN FOR THE NEW YEAR
ASMI 262
Hymn for the New Year. Written by Dr. Doddridge. Set by S.H.
4 p. 24 x 29 cm.
No date discovered. Willhide 1954, p. 118, notes that Holyoke supervised the music at the dedication of the New South Meeting House, Salem, on New Year's Day, 1805. Perhaps this piece, like that of A Dedication Service, q.v. (No. 258), was written for the occasion. p. [1], caption title; p. [1]-4, music.
1 set-piece for 3 voices; full text. Attrib. to S. H[olyoke]. Identified as 1st pr. American composition.
Not in Core Repertory.
Not in Evans or Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). CtY*.
MASONIC MUSIC, 1803
ASMI 263
Masonic Music. Selected and composed for the installation of the Merrimack Lodge, Haverhill, Massachusetts. By Samuel Holyoke. Published according to act of Congress.
[Exeter: Henry Ranlet.]
8 p. 124 x 30 cm.
[1803.] Copyright granted, 13 May 1803, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as author. p. [1], caption title; p. [1]-8, music; p. 8, printer and place named.
6 compositions, 3 vocal & 3 instrumental, incl. 1 set-piece, for 3 voices; full text w. vocal pieces. All attrib. to Holyoke. 3 1st pr. identified (only vocal pieces tabulated). All are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). Wolfe 3942. DSC*.
THE OCCASIONAL COMPANION, 1806-9
Holyoke's The Occasional Companion seems to have been the final result of a publishing project that began with a somewhat different goal in mind. Nym Cooke has recently found in the Houghton Library (MH) a subscription prospectus, printed on a single large sheet (48 x 26 cm.) and catalogued as *PAB7 H7487 806p, for an item that never appeared-at least not under the title or in the form first proposed. It is quoted here in full for its highly specific documentation of the compiler's original intent and because it shows how subscriptions were advertised in the early nineteenth century.
'Salem, Mass. Jan. 6th, 1806.
Sir, Your attention to the following Prospectus is respectfully solicited. If you can consistently use your influence for procuring subscribers in your vicinity, you will confer a very great favour; as the prosecution of the publication of "The Harmonic Museum" will rest solely upon the encouragement given by Subscription. As the proposed work will be arduous and expensive, we presume to hope that the Lovers of Harmony will, by subscribing, assist in supporting a publication, which may eventually become a repository of Musical Science.
Samuel Holyoke.
[The words in this paragraph are laid out in the form of a title-page:] Prospectus of a New Musical Work. Entitled, The Harmonic Museum; to be published in numbers, by subscription. Containing selections from the compositions of the most celebrated musicians in Europe; together with American original compositions.
Conditions. I. A number shall be published every two months, which shall contain thirty-two pages, Quarto. II. The price to Subscribers shall be fifty cents each number, or three dollars per annum, for a Volume, which shall consist of six numbers. III. When the first number is delivered, fifty cents will be paid for the first number, and fifty cents in advance for the second, and so on as long as a person continues to be a subscriber. IV. Any person shall be at liberty to withdraw his name, after receiving the second number, should he be dissatisfied with the work, and its design. V. As soon as 500 Names are received, the First Number will be put to the press, and finished with all possible dispatch. VI. Any person subscribing, or becoming answerable, for twelve Volumes, shall be entitled to one Volume for his trouble. VII. A title page and an index will be given to every Volume.
Design. It is proposed that "The Harmonic Museum" shall, by degrees, become a general repository of Vocal and Instrumental Music; and should it meet acceptance and support, to contain eventually whatever may relate to the science; Anthems, Odes, Hymns and Pieces adapted for every occasion, for Voices only, or for Voices and Instruments united, and figured with the Organ, Harpsichord or Piano-Forte; with Instrumental Music adapted for the various Instruments now in use: and also to contain Extracts from Musical History, from Treatises, from Systems of Thorough Bass, and Elements of Composition: from which it will be understood that the plan will not be confined, but a latitude given for variation, agreeably with the progression of musical taste.
Many of the finished compositions of the most celebrated Masters in Europe, such as HANDEL, ARNE, ARNOLD, MADAN, LOCKHART, HAYDN, &c. &c. are known but to few in this country; it is therefore intended that some of these several productions shall constantly grace the pages of "The Harmonic Museum."
It is also proposed to insert, occasionally, some of the numerous attempts of the various Composuists in the United States, who are respectfully solicited to lend the effusions of their genius in support of this publication.
In short, the ultimate design of prosecuting this work is, to furnish Amateurs and Singing Societies with such a collection of music, as will be calculated to assist in forming a more Correct Taste, and such a system of Musical Science, as would be difficult for them to procure in any other way.
In addition to the materials which have been for a long time collected and collecting, a number of Harmonists and Amateurs have generously promised their assistance in a variety of ways; and it is presumed that all Lovers of correct harmony will be ready to lend their aid in support of this arduous undertaking.
No promise is ventured, but only that every possible exertion shall constantly be made, that this publication shall, eventually, become interesting to those who are aiming at improvement in Musical Science.
Salem, Mass. Jan. 6th, 1806. Samuel Holyoke.
All communications, post-paid, whether they be Music, Extracts, or Musical Essays, will be respectfully received, and duly noticed.
Papers for Subscription will be lodged in the hands of Agents in the following States and Towns. [The list of places is arranged in columns in the original; commas have been added here to separate principalities.]
MASSACHUSETTS. Boston, Salem, Newburyport, Beverly, Gloucester, Cambridge, Ipswich, Worcester, Springfield, Northampton, New-Bedford, Plymouth, Charles-town, Haverhill, Dedham, Needham, Watertown, Concord, Groton, Lynn, Andover, Sterling, Boylston, Reading, Abington, Newbury-Newtown, Bradford, Boxford, Topsfield
NEW-HAMPSHIRE. Portsmouth, Exeter, Concord, Hopkinton, Haverhill, Hanover, Walpole, Keene, Charleston, Hampton, Hampton-Falls, Gilmanton, Ringe, Dover, Plymouth, Atkinson, Loudon, Sanbornton
CONNECTICUT. New-Haven, Hartford, Norwalk, Norwich, New-London
VERMONT. Bennington, Rutland, Newbury, Windsor
NEW-YORK. New-York, Albany, Hudson.
MARYLAND. Baltimore
RHODE-ISLAND. Providence, Newport
PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia
MAINE. Kennebunk, Portland, Hallowell, Wiscasset, Bangor
Those Gentlemen, with whom Subscription Papers are lodged, are requested to return them to the Bookstore of Messrs. Cushing & Appleton, Salem, by the first of May, next, or to Mr. Edward Holyoke, No. 52, Cornhill, Boston.
We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, engage to take and pay for the number of "The Harmonic Museum" set against our several names.
[A ruled line separates the above from columns headed:]
Names. <Copies.) Residence.
[No signatures appear on the sheet.]'
A month after this prospectus appeared, Holyoke had changed the name of his new publication. The Monthly Anthology and Boston Review (February 1806), p. 108-9, contained the following advertisement: "Proposed to be published by subscription. A new musical work, entitled The Harmonick Magazine. To be published in numbers, semi-monthly, and to contain selections from the compositions of the most celebrated musicians in Europe, together with American original compositions. Each number to contain 32 pages quarto. A title page and index to be given with the volume. Price 3 dollars per annum, or 50 cents per number. Salem, Massa. S. Holyoke, publisher.' Holyoke's The Occasional Companion was copyrighted in September of the same year. Its resemblance to the advertisement description indicates that it is the periodical work that Holyoke had projected under the earlier title.
The Occasional Companion, No. I, [1806]
ASMI 264
The Occasional Companion. No. I. Containing, No. 1.-The Grand Finale. An anthem. No. 2.-Champlain. A hymn on the resurrection and ascension. Set to music by Samuel Holyoke, A.M.
[14] p. 29 x 23.5 cm.
[1806.] Copyright granted, 13 Sept. 1806, District of Massachusetts, to Holyoke as author. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2], copyright notice; p. [3]-[14], music.
I anthem for 4 voices w. instrumental accompaniment (2 horns, 2 clarinets, viola, bassoon, cello, organ w. figured bass); full text. Attrib. to Holyoke. Identified as 1st pr. American composition.
Not in Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). CtY* (b.w. The Occasional Companion, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7; music inc.; lacks CHAMPLAIN).
The Occasional Companion, No. II, [1806-8]
ASMI 265
[The Occasional Companion. No. II. Containing, The Hallelujah Chorus, from the Messiah.]
[1806-8.] Issued between No. I (Sept. 1806) and No. III (Nov. 1808).
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker. No copy located. Contents given in No. V, p. [80] (No. 268).
NOTE: The Dedham Norfolk Repository, 9 March 1809, reports: 'The 2nd No. contains the Hallelujah Chorus, from the Oratorio, of Handel's Messiah, set with all the accompaniments for a full orchestra. - By Holyoke. - Price 50 cents.'
The Occasional Companion, No. III, [1808]
ASMI 266
The Occasional Companion. No. III. Containing No. 4. - Make a joyful noise - an anthem. No. 5.-Hail the day an ode. No. 6-Hail returning, &c. a hymn. Adapted for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Composed by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Exeter .... from the music-press of Norris & Sawyer. No. I and II. of the Occasional Companion may be had as above, and at the bookstores in Newburyport, Salem and Boston.
[51]-66 p.
[1808.] Copyright granted, 1 Nov. 1808, District of Massachusetts, to Holyoke as author. p. [51], t-p.; p. [2], copyright notice; p. [53]-66, music.
3 compositions, incl. 1 anthem & 2 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices; full text. T-p. attribs. all to Holyoke. 13 1st pr. identified. All are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). CtY* (b.w. The Occasional Companion,
Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7).
The Occasional Companion, No. IV, [1808-9]
ASMI 267
The Occasional Companion. No. IV. Containing, an anthem and an ode for Thanksgiving, and a hymn for Christmas.]
[1808-9.] Issued between No. III (Nov. 1808) and No. V (Oct. 1809).
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker. No copy located. Contents given in No. V, p. [80] (No. 268).
The Occasional Companion, No. V, [1809]
ASMI 268
The Occasional Companion. In twelve numbers: containing hymn tunes, odes, anthems, &c. Selected and composed by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. No. V. Containing three anthems, two hymns, set throughout, and a chorus, for Thanksgiving; a hymn, for Christmas; ten hymn tunes, and a doxology. Price fifty cents. From the music-press of H. Mann, Dedham.
[79]-108 p.
[1809.] Copyright granted, 31 Oct. 1809, District of Massachusetts, to Holyoke as proprietor. 1 p. [79], t-p.; p. [80], copyright notice, contents of previous numbers of The Occasional Companion; p. [81]-108, music.
17 compositions, incl. 4 anthems, 2 set-pieces, & 1 doxology, for 3 voices, a few for 4; full text. T-p. attribs. all to Holyoke. 16 1st pr. identified (all except DOXOLOGY). All are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker; no copy on Readex. CtY* (b.w. The Occasional Companion, Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7).
NOTE: The Occasional Companion, No. VII (Boston: Thomas Badger, Jr., n.d.) is the only other part of this work known to survive. It is paged [109]-20, continuing the pagination unbroken from No. V, and thus suggesting that No. VI did not appear. Badger was active in Boston only from 1817 to 1823, so this item was printed well after 1810.
OCCASIONAL MUSIC, 1802
ASMI 269
Occasional Music; consisting of an anthem, a lyric poem, and a doxology, suitable for Thanksgiving. Composed in a familiar style. By Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Published according to act of Congress. From the music-press of Henry Ranlet, Exeter, Newhampshire. - 1802.
11 p. 28.5 x 23 cm.
Copyright granted, 1 Sept. 1802, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as author
(Mass. 1:142). 1 p. [1], caption title; p. [1]-11, music.
3 compositions, incl. I anthem & 1 set-piece, for 3 & 4 voices; full text. All attrib. to Holyoke. 13 1st pr. identified. All are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). MH*, RPB.
TWO ANTHEMS, 1804 OR LATER
ASMI 270
Two Anthems. Suitable for a Fast Day. Composed by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Published according to act of Congress.
7 p. 24 x 29 cm.
[1804 or later.] Anthem: Hear our prayer is claimed as a 1st pr. in Holyoke's The Christian Harmonist (Salem, 1804). p. [1], caption title; p. [1]-7, music.
2 anthems, 1 for 3 voices, 1 for 4; full text. Attrib. to Holyoke. 1 1st pr. identified. Both are American.
No Core Repertory.
Not in Evans or Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). CtY*, MSaE.
THE VOCAL COMPANION, 1807
ASMI 271
The Vocal Companion; containing a concise introduction to the practice of music, and a set of tunes of various metres, arranged progressively for the use of learners. Compiled by Samuel Holyoke, A.M. Exeter, N.H. From the music-press of Norris & Sawyer . . . Sold wholesale and retail at their book-store . . . . 1807.
174, [2] p. 13 x 22.5 cm. p. 119 is misnumbered 109.
Copyright granted, 14 Nov. 1807, District of Massachusetts, to Samuel Holyoke as propri-etor. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2], copyright notice; p. [3]-8, 'Introduction'; p. 9-24, 'Lessons for the Exercise of the Voice'; p. 25-174, music; p. [175], 'General Index' & errata; p. [176], 'Metrical Index.'
136 compositions, (the 9 'Lessons' are not counted) incl. 1 anthem & 6 set-pieces, for 3 & 4 voices; full text. No attribs. 53 1st Am. pr. identified (Anthem: Holy Lord God; ARKHAM, ARMINGTON, ARNEL, ARNVILLE, ARUNDEL, ASH-HAM, ASHVILLE, ASHWOOD, BELVILLE, BRAZIL, CARTER LANE, COMPASSION, CREMONA, DAN-BURY, DIVINE GOODNESS, DIVINE WORSHIP, DOVER, EASTGROVE, EATON, EG-MONT, ELWICK, ESSEN, FARRINGDON, FROOME, GEARD, GREENOCK, HADLEY, HARTLEY, HERKIMER, HINGHAM, INDIANA, JERSEY, JUDGMENT ODE, LOWELL, LYMSTON, MAPLETON, MILBOURN, MILLSDALE, NARBORO, NEW DURHAM, OR-DINATION HYMN, ORONO, ORRINGFORD, ORRIS, PHILADELPHIA, PLIMPTON, PORTSDOWN, PRESCOTTSTREET, STONINGTON, TROY, WESTBRIDGE, WESTBURY LEIGH) also I poss. 1st Am. pr. (STOCKPORT). 135 compositions traced to American sources (ARNHEIM, BERWICK, BRENTWOOD, BRUNSWICK, BYFIELD, CALVARY, DENSTON, DUNSTABLE, ELSTOW, ENFIELD, FRANCONIA, HAMPTON, HEXHAM, HINSDALE, JEHOVAH REIGNS, JORDAN, LENWICK, MEDWAY, PLAINFIELD, QUAK-ENBERG, RAYNHAM, RHONE, SHELBURNE, SPENCER, STURBRIDGE, SUNDERLAND, TUNBRIDGE, UFFINDELL, VENICE, WARE, WESTFORD, WINTER, WOBURN, YAR-MOUTH, YARUM), 50 to non-American (BANGOR, BRAMHAM, BRISTOL, BRITTAΝΙΑ, BUCKINGHAM, BUCKLAND, CAMBRIDGE NEW, CANTERBURY, CRUCIFICTION, CULMSTOCK, DUNSTAN, DURHAM, FARRINGDON, FAIRFIELD, FEVERSHAM, FINS-BURY, FOUNTAIN, FROOME, GEARD, GEORGIA, GERMAN HYMN, GREEN'S, HAMP-STEAD, KENTUCKY, LAMBETH, LANDAFF, LITTLE MARLBORO, LOWELL, MIALL, MILFORD, MISSIONARY, NEWARK, OLD 100, PARMA, PAUL'S, PORTUGAL, PORTUGUESE HYMN, PRESCOTTSTREET, REST, ST. MARTIN'S, ST. MATTHEW'S, SILVERSTREET, SOUTHWARD NEW, STOCKPORT, SYDENHAM, TRINITY, UXBRIDGE, WALDEN, WELLS, WINDSOR), 51 unidentified.
20 Core Repertory.
S12776 (NN). CtY (2), DLC, MB (2), MH, MWA*, NN, NJPT.
ASMI pp. 320-332.