Composer Bio Information
Oliver, Henry Kemble's bio information
Monday, November 24, 1800 - Wednesday, August 12, 1885
Born: November 24, 1800, Beverly, Massachusetts.
Died: August 12, 1885, Salem, Massachusetts.
Buried: Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts.
Oliver attended the Boston Latin School, Phillips Andover Academy, Harvard University, and Dartmouth (graduating in 1818). He was a church organist for 36 years, and taught school for 24. He also served as mayor of Salem and Lawrence, Massachusetts, Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as Massachusetts State Treasurer (1861-1865). He received an honorary music degree from Harvard in 1862, and from Dartmouth in 1883. His works include:
* National Lyre (with Tuckerman and Bancroft), 1848
* Oliver’s Collection of Hymn and Psalm Tunes, 1860
* Original Hymn Tunes, 1875
Sources
* Hughes, pp. 505-6
* Nutter, p. 462
Music
1. Federal Street
2. Merton (Oliver)
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/o/l/oliver_hk.html
Died: August 12, 1885, Salem, Massachusetts.
Buried: Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts.
Oliver attended the Boston Latin School, Phillips Andover Academy, Harvard University, and Dartmouth (graduating in 1818). He was a church organist for 36 years, and taught school for 24. He also served as mayor of Salem and Lawrence, Massachusetts, Adjutant General of Massachusetts, and as Massachusetts State Treasurer (1861-1865). He received an honorary music degree from Harvard in 1862, and from Dartmouth in 1883. His works include:
* National Lyre (with Tuckerman and Bancroft), 1848
* Oliver’s Collection of Hymn and Psalm Tunes, 1860
* Original Hymn Tunes, 1875
Sources
* Hughes, pp. 505-6
* Nutter, p. 462
Music
1. Federal Street
2. Merton (Oliver)
Source: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/o/l/oliver_hk.html
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Onward, Upward, Homeward 2 (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 06:22:54pm)
- # 2 - Go, Messenger of Peace (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 05:47:54pm)
- # 3 - Ye Christian Heralds (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 05:30:49pm)
- # 4 - Ashamed Of Jesus (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 04:46:39pm)
- # 5 - Thy Light Is Come (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 02:10:59pm)
- # 6 - Open Now Thy Gates Of Beauty (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 08:49:01am)
- # 7 - Of Thy Love Some Gracious Token (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 07, 2024 at 07:24:43am)
- # 8 - There Is A River We All Must Cross (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 06, 2024 at 06:45:22pm)
- # 9 - When Israel, Of The Lord Beloved (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 06, 2024 at 04:16:32pm)
- #10 - O God, Whose Presence Glows In All (TTBB) (uploaded on Dec 06, 2024 at 03:32:49pm)