- Oliver Shaw
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Oliver Shaw (March 13, 1779[1] – December 31, 1848[2]), was one of the first American composers.[3]
Shaw was born at Newport, Rhode Island[4]. A childhood accident and later yellow fever caused him to go totally blind. He studied with organist John Berkenhead and later with Gottlieb Graupner. After studies, he started his musical career in Boston and in Providence where he remained an important musical figure until his death.
One of his students was Lowell Mason. In 1810, Shaw together with his friends founded Psallonian Society "for the purpose of improving themselves in the knowledge and practice of sacred music and inculcating a more correct taste in the choice and performance of it"[4] based in Providence.
His publications include five volumes of his own music and contributions to others. Many compositions, he wrote, were based on poems by Thomas Moore.
He died at Providence, Rhode Island.
Contents
List of works
- Taunton
- Bristol March
- "All Things Bright and Fair"
- The Bird Let Loose
- Arrayed in Clouds of Golden Light
- The Missionary Angel
- Air
- Gov. Arnold's March
- Mary's Tears (1817)
- There's Nothing True But Heaven (1829)
Discography
- Music of the Federal Era
- The Flowering of Vocal Music in America[5]
References
- ^ Music from 1800-1860
- ^ "Oliver Shaw". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8042032. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
- ^ American Composer Timeline
- ^ a b Liner Notes of The Flowering of Vocal Music in America New World Records, 80467
- ^ The Flowering of Vocal Music in America New World Records, 80467
External links
- As down in the sunless retreats : a song from Moore's sacred melodies at Indian University Sheet Music Collections
- Free scores by Oliver Shaw at the International Music Score Library Project
Categories:- 1779 births
- 1848 deaths
- American classical composers
- Blind musicians
- American composer stubs
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