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| 1762 births | |
| holyoke, samuel adams | |
| 1820 deaths | |
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Holyoke had a fine voice and composed music before graduating from Harvard College in 1789 . His most famous, and personal favorite was '' Arnheim '', which he wrote when he was sixteen years old. During 1789 , he contributed four compositions to Isaiah Thomas ’s ''Massachusetts Magazine'', (Aug. 1789, Sept. 1789, May 1790 & Sept.1790). It is believed that Samuel Holyoke composed more than 600 compositions; many were psalm-tunes. In 1793 , Holyoke helped to found, along with Samuel Lawrence , Groton Academy, (now Lawrence Academy At Groton ,) a famous preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts , of Middlesex County . He served as the Academy's first headmaster. After his death, his music was largely forgotten. However, his importance to American music can be summed up by a quote by the historian George Hood: "There was no man of his day that did more for the cause of music than Samuel Holyoke." PUBLISHED WORKS ;1791:"Harmonia Americana." ;1795:“The Massachusetts Compiler of Theoretical Principles,” with Oliver Holden & Hans Gram. ;1800:“The Instrumental Assistant I.” ;1802:“Columbian Repository of Scared Harmony.” ;1804:“The Christian Harmonist.” ;1807:“Instrumental Assistant II.” REFERENCES
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