Abraham Wood (composer)
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Abraham Wood was one of the first American composers.
Wood was born in Massachusetts Bay Colony
and was a drummer during the American Revolutionary War
. He wrote Warren to commemorate the army officer Joseph Warren
(1741–1775), who died courageously at in the Battle of Bunker Hill
and he wrote A Hymn on Peace to commemorate the Treaty of Paris
that officially ended the Revolutionary War. this works was circulated as single pamphlet instead of part of a larger collection of sacred pieces, which was more common of the time.
Wood was born in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, situated around the present-day cities of Salem and Boston. The territory administered by the colony included much of present-day central New England, including portions...
and was a drummer during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He wrote Warren to commemorate the army officer Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren
Dr. Joseph Warren was an American doctor who played a leading role in American Patriot organizations in Boston in early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as president of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress...
(1741–1775), who died courageously at in the Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
and he wrote A Hymn on Peace to commemorate the Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris (1783)
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...
that officially ended the Revolutionary War. this works was circulated as single pamphlet instead of part of a larger collection of sacred pieces, which was more common of the time.
Scores
Volume 6. Abraham Wood, The Collected Works, edited by Karl Kroeger. 144 pages, ISBN 0-8153-2301-8.List of works
- Worcester (How beauteous are their feet)MIDI
- Marlborough MIDI
- Warren
- A Hymn on Peace
- Brevity (Man, born of woman)
- Walpole
Discography
- "A Hymn on Peace" and "Warren" on The Birth of Liberty - New World RecordsNew World RecordsNew World Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in American music. The label was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to produce a 100 disc anthology covering 200 years of American music....
- "Brevity (Man, born of woman)", "Walpole", and "Worcester (How beauteous are their feet)" on Early American Choral Music Volume 2 Anglo-American Psalmody 1550-1800 on Harmonia MundiHarmonia MundiHarmonia Mundi is an independent music record label founded in 1958 by Bernard Coutaz in Arles . The Latin phrase means "world harmony"....