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American classical composer
Oliver Shaw (March 13, 1779
[1] – December 31, 1848
[2] ), was one of the first
American composers .
[3]
Life and career
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 the 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 of his compositions were based on poems by
Thomas Moore .
He died at
Providence, Rhode Island .
List of works
Taunton
The Bristol March
Trip to Pawtucket
"All Things Bright and Fair"
The Bird Let Loose
Souvenirs De L'Academie
Arrayed in Clouds of Golden Light
The Missionary Angel
The Song of the Alumnae (with Miss Margaret Robinson, lyricist)
Air
Gov. Arnold's March
Mary's Tears (1817)
There's Nothing True But Heaven (1829)
Stoughton Waltz (1839)
Metacom's Grand March (1840)
Gov. Bouck's Grand Quick Step (1842)
Bangor March (1842?)
The State Street Quick Step (1842)
The Association Quick Step (1843)
The Burgesses Corps Parade March (1844)
The Rensselaer (Grand Waltz) (1844)
Gov. Wright's Grand March (1844)
Quarter Master Smith's Quick Step (1846)
New York State Grand March (1847)
Dolce Campana (Sweet Bells) Waltz (1848)
Mansion Hall (Waltz Brilliante) (1848)
The Elysian Isle (1850)
Song of the Cloud (1850)
A Seat Beside the Hearth of Home (1851)
Miss Mary S. Johnson's Favorite schottisch (1855)
Heber, variations (1857)
Come to Me (Air Religieuse) (1857)
Oneida Polka Brillante (with Charlotte J. Churchill, 1857)
Three Waltzes Brilliante (1857)
Discography
Music of the Federal Era
The Flowering of Vocal Music in America
[5]
References
External links
International National Artists Other