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*[[A Hymn on Peace (Abraham Wood)|Behold, array'd in light, and by divine command]] | *[[A Hymn on Peace (Abraham Wood)|Behold, array'd in light, and by divine command]] | ||
*[[Warren (Abraham Wood)|Descend, immortal muse, inspire my song]] | *[[Warren (Abraham Wood)|Descend, immortal muse, inspire my song]] | ||
*[[Still River (Abraham Wood)|From my youth up, may Israel say]] | |||
*[[Gethsemane (Abraham Wood)|Great High Priest, we view thee stooping]] | *[[Gethsemane (Abraham Wood)|Great High Priest, we view thee stooping]] | ||
*[[Worcester (Abraham Wood)|How beauteous are their feet]] | *[[Worcester (Abraham Wood)|How beauteous are their feet]] | ||
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*[[A Funeral Elegy on the Death of George Washington (Abraham_Wood)|Know ye not that a great man hath fall'n today?]] | *[[A Funeral Elegy on the Death of George Washington (Abraham_Wood)|Know ye not that a great man hath fall'n today?]] | ||
*[[Brevity (Abraham Wood)|Man, born of woman, like a flower]] | *[[Brevity (Abraham Wood)|Man, born of woman, like a flower]] | ||
*[[Musical Captive (Abraham Wood)|Music, descending on a silent cloud]] | *[[Musical Captive (Abraham Wood)|Music, descending on a silent cloud]] | ||
*[[Andover (Abraham Wood)|My passions fly to seek their King]] | *[[Andover (Abraham Wood)|My passions fly to seek their King]] | ||
*[[Walpole (Abraham Wood)|O, if my soul was formed for woe]] | *[[Walpole (Abraham Wood)|O, if my soul was formed for woe]] | ||
*[[Methuen (Abraham Wood)|The moment a sinner believes]] | *[[Methuen (Abraham Wood)|The moment a sinner believes]] | ||
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*[[Brevity (Abraham Wood)|Time, what an empty vapor tis]] | *[[Brevity (Abraham Wood)|Time, what an empty vapor tis]] | ||
*[[Aspiration (Abraham Wood)|Tis pure delight without alloy]] | *[[Aspiration (Abraham Wood)|Tis pure delight without alloy]] | ||
*[[Acton (Abraham Wood)|Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear]] | *[[Acton (Abraham Wood)|Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear]] | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 29 October 2017
Life
Born: 30 July 1752, Northborough, Massachusetts
Died: 6 August 1804, Northborough, Massachusetts
Biography
Abraham Wood spent most of his life in Northborough, where he was Captain in a Revolutionary militia and fuller. He was leader of the Northborough choir for most of his life.
View the Wikipedia article on Abraham Wood.
List of choral works
LIST BY TITLE
1. Psalm-Tunes
2. Secular Songs
3. Anthems
LIST BY FIRST LINE
Click here to search for this composer on CPDL
Publications
- Stone, Joseph; and Abraham Wood. 1793. The Columbian Harmony. Worcester, Massachusetts. 112 pp.
- Wood, Abraham. 1789. Divine Songs. Boston: Isaiah Thomas. 32 pp.