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HARMONY GROVE (Oliver)

Composer: Henry K. Oliver

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) was educated at Harvard and Dartmouth. He taught in the public schools of Salem (1818-1842) and was superintendent of the Atlantic Cotton Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts (1848-1858). His civic service included being mayor of Lawrence (1859­1861) and Salem (1877-1880), state treasurer (1861-1865), and organizer of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics and Labor (1867-1873). Oliver was organist at several churches, including Park Street Congregational Church in Boston, North Church in Salem, and the Unitarian Church in Lawrence. A founder of the Mozart Association and several choral societies in Salem, he published his hymn tunes in Hymn and Psalm Tunes (1860) and Original Hymn… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: HARMONY GROVE (Oliver)
Composer: Henry K. Oliver (1839)
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Incipit: 33335 12333 33344
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Timeline

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #12542
Text: A Holy State Is Wedded Life
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #15133
Text: To Thee, Our Fathers' God, We Bow
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Ambassador Hymnal #327

Ambassador Hymnal #327

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #110

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #110
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #12542

The Cyber Hymnal #12542
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #15133

The Cyber Hymnal #15133
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