Church Music

Choral Harp

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1863

“Choral Harp” was published in The Athenaeum Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Church and Sunday School, which was submitted for copyright deposit on December 9, 1863, by Horace Waters. William Ross Wallace authored the lyrics.

Cooper, George

Date of Birth: 
May 14, 1840
Date of Death: 
September 26, 1927

George Cooper was an American poet, lyricist, and composer. 

Count Your Blessings

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
1957

For solo voice or chorus and piano. Negative photographs that Charles H. Pace used to print the music are dated both 1957 and 1958. 

Don’t Be Idle

Artist (Composed By): 
Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)
1863

“Don’t Be Idle” was published in The Athenaeum Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Church and Sunday School, which was submitted for copyright deposit on December 9, 1863, by Horace Waters. Mrs. Mary Ann Kidder authored the lyrics.

Dreaming of You

Artist (Composed By): 
Pace, Charles H. (Henry)
1956

For solo voice and piano. Negative photographs that Charles H. Pace used to publish his music indicate he printed the music in both 1956 and 1958. 

Finney, Theodore M. (Mitchell)

Date of Birth: 
March 14, 1902
Date of Death: 
May 19, 1978

Theodore M. (Mitchell) Finney was a musicologist and educator.

Foster, Stephen C. (Collins)

Date of Birth: 
July 4, 1826
Date of Death: 
January 13, 1864

Stephen Foster (b. July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania; d. January 13, 1864, New York) was one of the first American songwriters to earn a living through composition alone. Many of his songs, most of which were for the parlor or minstrel stage, achieved great popularity during his lifetime and continue to be popular today. His songs depicting African Americans, however, have been controversial since they were written.

Four Organ Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes

Artist (Composed By): 
Oetting, William H.
ca.
1875-1969

The autograph manuscript for Four Organ Preludes on Well-Known Hymn Tunes is found in the William Oetting Collection. Each movement also exists in individual manuscripts.

I. Regent Square “Angels from the Realms of Glory”

II. Eventide “Abide with Me”

III. Italian Hymn “Come Thou Almighty King”

IV. Easter Hymn “Christ the Lord Is Risen To-Day”

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