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'''Daniel Belknap''' (February 9, 1771 – October 3, 1815) was a farmer, mechanic, militia captain, poet, and singing teacher. Belknap was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, and was one of the first American composers. He compiled four sacred tune books in the years of 1797-1806, and also issued a book of secular songs with music. He died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. | |||
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Belknap was an early American composer, principally of sacred music. He was born in {{w|Framingham, Massachusetts}}. He is described as 'Teacher of Music, in Framingham' on the title page of his first book, {{NoComp|The Harmonist's Companion|Daniel Belknap}}. He died in {{w|Pawtucket, Rhode Island}}. | |||
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==List of choral works== | |||
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==== 4. Secular Songs ==== | |||
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*[[Williamstown (Daniel Belknap)|Almighty King of heaven above]] | * [[Williamstown (Daniel Belknap)|Almighty King of heaven above]] | ||
*[[Kingston (Daniel Belknap)|Along the banks where Babel's current flows]] | * [[Kingston (Daniel Belknap)|Along the banks where Babel's current flows]] | ||
*[[Dissolution (Daniel Belknap)|And must my body faint and die]] | * [[Dissolution (Daniel Belknap)|And must my body faint and die]] | ||
*[[Westborough (Daniel Belknap)|A span is all that we can boast]] | * [[Westborough (Daniel Belknap)|A span is all that we can boast]] | ||
*[[Weary Pilgrim (Daniel Belknap)|Come, said Jesus' sacred voice]] | * [[Dartmouth (Daniel Belknap)|Blest are the humble souls that see]] | ||
*[[Hampton (Daniel Belknap)|Dearest of all the names above]] | * [[Weary Pilgrim (Daniel Belknap)|Come, said Jesus' sacred voice]] | ||
*[[Salem (Daniel Belknap)|Dear Lord! behold our sore distress]] | * [[Hampton (Daniel Belknap)|Dearest of all the names above]] | ||
*[[Whale Rock (Daniel Belknap)|Death, 'tis a melancholy day]] | * [[Salem (Daniel Belknap)|Dear Lord! behold our sore distress]] | ||
*[[Sandy River (Daniel Belknap)|Descend, ye hosts of angels bright]] | * [[Whale Rock (Daniel Belknap)|Death, 'tis a melancholy day]] | ||
*[[Angola (Daniel Belknap)|Down from the top of earthly bliss]] | * [[Sandy River (Daniel Belknap)|Descend, ye hosts of angels bright]] | ||
*[[Blue Hill (Daniel Belknap)|Eternal power, whose high abode]] | * [[Angola (Daniel Belknap)|Down from the top of earthly bliss]] | ||
*[[Acton (Daniel Belknap)|Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell]] | * [[Blue Hill (Daniel Belknap)|Eternal power, whose high abode]] | ||
*[[Valediction (Daniel Belknap)|Farewell, my friends, I must be gone]] | * [[Acton (Daniel Belknap)|Farewell, bright soul, a short farewell]] | ||
*[[Pittsford (Daniel Belknap)|God! the eternal, awful name]] | * [[Valediction (Daniel Belknap)|Farewell, my friends, I must be gone]] | ||
*[[Boylston (Daniel Belknap)|Great Father of mankind]] | * [[Pittsford (Daniel Belknap)|God! the eternal, awful name]] | ||
*[[Hancock (Daniel Belknap)|Hark from the skies! A dreadful sound]] | * [[Boylston (Daniel Belknap)|Great Father of mankind]] | ||
*[[Hopkinton (Daniel Belknap)|Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound]] | * [[Hancock (Daniel Belknap)|Hark from the skies! A dreadful sound]] | ||
*[[Goshen (Daniel Belknap)|He comes, the royal Conqueror comes]] | * [[Hopkinton (Daniel Belknap)|Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound]] | ||
*[[Framingham (Daniel Belknap)|He dies! The friend of sinners dies]] | * [[Goshen (Daniel Belknap)|He comes, the royal Conqueror comes]] | ||
*[[Spring (Daniel Belknap)|He sends his word, and melts the snow]] | * [[Framingham (Daniel Belknap)|He dies! The friend of sinners dies]] | ||
*[[Rowley (Daniel Belknap)|How long wilt thou forget me, Lord?]] | * [[Spring (Daniel Belknap)|He sends his word, and melts the snow]] | ||
*[[Summer (Daniel Belknap)|How soon, alas! must summer's sweets decay]] | * [[Rowley (Daniel Belknap)|How long wilt thou forget me, Lord?]] | ||
*[[Leominster (Daniel Belknap)|I'm not ashamed to own my Lord]] | * [[Summer (Daniel Belknap)|How soon, alas! must summer's sweets decay]] | ||
*[[Solon (Daniel Belknap)|Indulgent God, with pitying eyes]] | * [[Leominster (Daniel Belknap)|I'm not ashamed to own my Lord]] | ||
* [[Solon (Daniel Belknap)|Indulgent God, with pitying eyes]] | |||
* [[Pine-Hill (Daniel Belknap)|In the full choir a broken string]] | |||
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*[[ | * [[Mortality (Daniel Belknap)|It is the Lord, our Maker's hand]] | ||
*[[Ringe (Daniel Belknap)|Jehovah reigns, his throne is high]] | * [[Ringe (Daniel Belknap)|Jehovah reigns, his throne is high]] | ||
*[[Ouse (Daniel Belknap)|Let all the earth-born race]] | * [[Ouse (Daniel Belknap)|Let all the earth-born race]] | ||
*[[Newport (Daniel Belknap)|Life is a span, a fleeting hour]] | * [[Newport (Daniel Belknap)|Life is a span, a fleeting hour]] | ||
*[[Springfield (Daniel Belknap)|Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin]] | * [[Springfield (Daniel Belknap)|Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin]] | ||
*[[Ashford (Daniel Belknap)|Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound]] | * [[Ashford (Daniel Belknap)|Loud let the tuneful trumpet sound]] | ||
*[[Lynn (Daniel Belknap)|Loud to the Prince of heaven]] | * [[Lynn (Daniel Belknap)|Loud to the Prince of heaven]] | ||
*[[Number Four (Daniel Belknap)|Mankind must all return to dust]] | * [[Number Four (Daniel Belknap)|Mankind must all return to dust]] | ||
*[[Roxbury (1802) (Daniel Belknap)|My sorrows, like a flood]] | * [[Roxbury (1802) (Daniel Belknap)|My sorrows, like a flood]] | ||
*[[Dover (Daniel Belknap)|Naked as from the earth we came]] | * [[Dover (Daniel Belknap)|Naked as from the earth we came]] | ||
*[[Spring Street (Daniel Belknap)|Not to condemn the sons of men]] | * [[Spring Street (Daniel Belknap)|Not to condemn the sons of men]] | ||
*[[Winter (Daniel Belknap)|Now clouds the wintry skies deform]] | * [[Winter (Daniel Belknap)|Now clouds the wintry skies deform]] | ||
*[[Lower Falls (Daniel Belknap)|Now let our mournful songs record]] | * [[Lower Falls (Daniel Belknap)|Now let our mournful songs record]] | ||
*[[Carlisle (Daniel Belknap)|Now shall my inward joys arise]] | * [[Carlisle (Daniel Belknap)|Now shall my inward joys arise]] | ||
*[[Stoneham (Daniel Belknap)|Now to the Lord a noble song]] | * [[Stoneham (Daniel Belknap)|Now to the Lord a noble song]] | ||
*[[Milton (Daniel Belknap)|Our moments fly apace]] | * [[Milton (Daniel Belknap)|Our moments fly apace]] | ||
*[[Blendon (Daniel Belknap)|Our sins, alas! How strong they | * [[Shirley (Daniel Belknap)|Our moments fly apace]] | ||
*[[Trenton (Daniel Belknap)|Save me, O God, the dwelling floods]] | * [[Blendon (Daniel Belknap)|Our sins, alas! How strong they are]] | ||
*[[Anthem for Easter (Daniel Belknap)|See from the dungeon of the dead]] | * [[Trenton (Daniel Belknap)|Save me, O God, the dwelling floods]] | ||
*[[Lena (Daniel Belknap)|See the Lord of glory dying]] | * [[An Anthem for Easter (Daniel Belknap)|See from the dungeon of the dead]] | ||
*[[Southborough (Daniel Belknap)|See where he languished on the cross]] | * [[Lena (Daniel Belknap)|See the Lord of glory dying]] | ||
*[[Orland (Daniel Belknap)|Shall the vile race of flesh and blood]] | * [[Southborough (Daniel Belknap)|See where he languished on the cross]] | ||
*[[Keene (Daniel Belknap)|Since I have placed my trust in God]] | * [[Orland (Daniel Belknap)|Shall the vile race of flesh and blood]] | ||
* [[Buxton (Daniel Belknap)|Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas]] | |||
* [[Keene (Daniel Belknap)|Since I have placed my trust in God]] | |||
* [[Richmond (Daniel Belknap)|Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands]] | |||
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*[[Malden (Daniel Belknap)|Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts]] | * [[Malden (Daniel Belknap)|Sing to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts]] | ||
*[[Penobscot (Daniel Belknap)|Teach me the measure of my days]] | * [[Penobscot (Daniel Belknap)|Teach me the measure of my days]] | ||
*[[Mendon (Daniel Belknap)|Thee we adore, eternal name]] | * [[Mendon (Daniel Belknap)|Thee we adore, eternal name]] | ||
*[[Clapboardtree Grove (Daniel Belknap)|The gentle breeze which through the grove]] | * [[Clapboardtree Grove (Daniel Belknap)|The gentle breeze which through the grove]] | ||
*[[East Needham (Daniel Belknap)|The little hills, on every side]] | * [[East Needham (Daniel Belknap)|The little hills, on every side]] | ||
*[[Berlin (Daniel Belknap)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]] | * [[Berlin (Daniel Belknap)|The Lord Jehovah reigns]] | ||
*[[Shrewsbury (Daniel Belknap)|The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth]] | * [[Saco (Daniel Belknap)|The Lord hath eyes to give the blind]] | ||
*[[Saybrook (Daniel Belknap)|There is a house not made with hands]] | * [[Shrewsbury (Daniel Belknap)|The Lord, the Sovereign, sends his summons forth]] | ||
*[[Shoreham (Daniel Belknap)|There is a land of pure delight]] | * [[Saybrook (Daniel Belknap)|There is a house not made with hands]] | ||
*[[Bradford (Daniel Belknap)|These glorious minds, how bright they shine]] | * [[Shoreham (Daniel Belknap)|There is a land of pure delight]] | ||
*[[Raynham (Daniel Belknap)|The spirits of the just]] | * [[Bradford (Daniel Belknap)|These glorious minds, how bright they shine]] | ||
*[[Syria (Daniel Belknap)|The swelling billows know their bounds]] | * [[Raynham (Daniel Belknap)|The spirits of the just]] | ||
*[[Enfield (Daniel Belknap)|The voice of my Beloved sounds]] | * [[Syria (Daniel Belknap)|The swelling billows know their bounds]] | ||
*[[Durham (Daniel Belknap)|Think, mighty God, on feeble man]] | * [[Enfield (Daniel Belknap)|The voice of my Beloved sounds]] | ||
*[[Randolph (Daniel Belknap)|Thou refuge of my weary soul]] | * [[Durham (Daniel Belknap)|Think, mighty God, on feeble man]] | ||
*[[Newmark (Daniel Belknap)|Throned on a cloud our God shall come]] | * [[Randolph (Daniel Belknap)|Thou refuge of my weary soul]] | ||
*[[Monson (Daniel Belknap)|Thus saith the high and lofty one]] | * [[Newmark (Daniel Belknap)|Throned on a cloud our God shall come]] | ||
*[[Concord (Daniel Belknap)|'Tis finished, so the Savior cried]] | * [[Monson (Daniel Belknap)|Thus saith the high and lofty one]] | ||
*[[Autumn (Daniel Belknap)|'Twas spring, ' | * [[Concord (Daniel Belknap)|'Tis finished, so the Savior cried]] | ||
*[[Gardner (Daniel Belknap)|When I survey the wondrous cross]] | * [[Autumn (Daniel Belknap)|'Twas spring, 'Twas summer, all was gay]] | ||
*[[Northborough (Daniel Belknap)|Why do we mourn departing friends]] | * [[Gardner (Daniel Belknap)|When I survey the wondrous cross]] | ||
*[[Belfast (Daniel Belknap)|With flowing eyes and bleeding hearts]] | * [[Northborough (Daniel Belknap)|Why do we mourn departing friends]] | ||
*[[Holliston (Daniel Belknap)|Your harps, ye trembling saints]] | * [[Belfast (Daniel Belknap)|With flowing eyes and bleeding hearts]] | ||
* [[Holliston (Daniel Belknap)|Your harps, ye trembling saints]] | |||
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==Publications== | == Publications == | ||
*Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Harmonist%27s_Companion_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1797]. ''{{NoComp|The Harmonist's Companion}}''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 32 pp. | * Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Harmonist%27s_Companion_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1797]. ''{{NoComp|The Harmonist's Companion}}''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 32 pp. | ||
*Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Evangelical_Harmony_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1800]. ''The Evangelical Harmony''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 76 pp. | * Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Evangelical_Harmony_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1800]. ''{{NoComp|The Evangelical Harmony}}''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 76 pp. | ||
*Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1802. ''The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1802. 111 pp. | * Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1802. ''[[The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony (Daniel Belknap)|The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony]]''. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1802. 111 pp. | ||
*Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Village_Compilation_of_Sacred_Musick_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1806]. ''The Village Compilation of Sacred | * Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. [http://imslp.org/wiki/The_Village_Compilation_of_Sacred_Musick_(Belknap,_Daniel) 1806]. ''{{NoComp|The Village Compilation}} of Sacred Music''. Boston: J. T. Buckingham. 151 pp. Second Edition, 1806. | ||
*Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1809. ''The Middlesex Songster''. Dedham: H. Mann. | * Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1809. ''The Middlesex Songster''. Dedham: H. Mann. | ||
* ''Judgment Anthem''. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, for D. Belknap, 1810 | * ''Judgment Anthem''. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, for D. Belknap, 1810 | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*Steel, David Warren. 1999. ''Daniel Belknap (1771-1815): The Collected Works''. New York: Routledge. 184 pp. | * Steel, David Warren. 1999. ''Daniel Belknap (1771-1815): The Collected Works''. New York: Routledge. 184 pp. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
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Daniel Belknap (February 9, 1771 – October 3, 1815) was a farmer, mechanic, militia captain, poet, and singing teacher. Belknap was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, and was one of the first American composers. He compiled four sacred tune books in the years of 1797-1806, and also issued a book of secular songs with music. He died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Biography
Belknap was an early American composer, principally of sacred music. He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts. He is described as 'Teacher of Music, in Framingham' on the title page of his first book, The Harmonist's Companion. He died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
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List of choral works
- For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see Daniel Belknap compositions
Listing by Title
1.Psalm-Tunes
- Acton 1800
- Angola 1797
- Ashford 18061806
- Belfast 1802
- Berlin 1800
- Blue Hill 1797
- Boylston 1802
- Buxton 1806
- Carlisle 1800
- Concord 1797
- Dover 1802
- Durham 1802
- East Needham 1800
- Gardner 1806
- Goshen 1800
- Holliston 1797
- Hopkinton 1797
- Keene 1800
- Kingston 1800
- Lena 1794
- Lynn 1797
- Malden 1797
- Milton 1800
- Mortality 1806
- Newmark 1797
- Newport 1800
- Northborough 1800
- Ouse 1797
- Penobscot 1806
- Pine-Hill 1797
- Pittsford 1802
- Raynham 1797
- Ringe 1797
- Roxbury (1802) 1802
- Saco 1806
- Saybrook 1797
- Shirley 1806
- Shrewsbury 1800
- Southborough 1797
- Spring 1797
- Trenton 1806
- Valediction 1800
- Weary Pilgrim 1800
- Westborough 1802
- Williamstown 1802
2. Set pieces
- Blendon 1806
- Bradford 1806
- Clapboardtree Grove 1797
- Dartmouth 1806
- Dissolution 1800
- Enfield 1806
- Framingham 1792
- Hampton 1800
- Hancock 1797
- Leominster 1806
- Lower Falls 1797
- Mendon 1802
- Monson 1806
- Number Four 1797
- Orland 1808
- Randolph 1806
- Richmond 1806
- Rowley 1797
- Salem 1802
- Sandy River 1802
- Shoreham 1797
- Solon 1806
- Spring Street 1802
- Springfield 1802
- Stoneham 1806
- Syria 1797
- Whale Rock 1797
3. Anthems
- An Anthem for Easter 1797
4. Secular Songs
Listing by First Line
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Publications
- Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1797. The Harmonist's Companion. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 32 pp.
- Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1800. The Evangelical Harmony. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews. 76 pp.
- Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1802. The Middlesex Collection of Sacred Harmony. Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 1802. 111 pp.
- Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1806. The Village Compilation of Sacred Music. Boston: J. T. Buckingham. 151 pp. Second Edition, 1806.
- Belknap, Daniel, Compiler. 1809. The Middlesex Songster. Dedham: H. Mann.
- Judgment Anthem. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, for D. Belknap, 1810
References
- Steel, David Warren. 1999. Daniel Belknap (1771-1815): The Collected Works. New York: Routledge. 184 pp.
External links
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