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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
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Amos Bull was a composer and singing-school master in Connecticut from 1766, and during the war years in New York City. He proposed a psalm-tune book in 1766, but it was never published. In 1782, he moved back to Connecticut, and published his first book, ''The Responsary'' in 1795. It contains many of his own psalm-tunes and twelve new anthems, mostly scored for Treble-Treble-Tenor-Bass.<br> | Amos Bull was a composer and singing-school master in Connecticut from 1766, and during the war years in New York City. He proposed a psalm-tune book in 1766, but it was never published. In 1782, he moved back to Connecticut, and published his first book, ''The Responsary'' in 1795. It contains many of his own psalm-tunes and twelve new anthems, mostly scored for Treble-Treble-Tenor-Bass.<br> | ||
Bull's use of the treble to carry the melody, varied textures in the choir, and dramatic imagery in his anthems, sets him apart from most American composers of his day. | Bull's use of the treble to carry the melody, varied textures in the choir, and dramatic imagery in his anthems, sets him apart from most American composers of his day. | ||
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==List of choral works== | ==List of choral works== | ||
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===1. Psalm-tunes=== | |||
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*[[Behold, I bring you tidings (Amos Bull)|Behold, I bring you tidings]] | |||
*[[Hartford (Amos Bull)|Hail the day that saw him rise]] | |||
*[[Middletown (Amos Bull)|Hail the day that saw him rise]] | |||
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*[[Immortality (Amos Bull)|I'll praise my maker with my breath]] | |||
*[[Hallelujah (Amos Bull)|Loud hallelujahs to the Lord]] | |||
*[[Psalm 8 (Amos Bull)|O Lord, our heavenly King]] | |||
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*[[O Lord, revive Thy work (Amos Bull)|O Lord, revive Thy work]] | |||
*[[O Lord, Thou hast searched me out (Amos Bull)|O Lord, Thou hast searched me out]] | |||
*[[Psalm 21 (Amos Bull)|The states, O Lord, with songs of praise]] | |||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
*Bull, Amos. 1795. ''The Responsary, Containing a Collection of Church Musick, Set with Second Trebles Instead of | *Bull, Amos. 1795. ''The Responsary, Containing a Collection of Church Musick, Set with Second Trebles Instead of Counters…'' Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas. 100 pp. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 25 October 2019
Life
Born: 9 February 1744, Enfield, Connecticut
Died: 23 August 1825, Hartford, Connecticut
Biography
Amos Bull was a composer and singing-school master in Connecticut from 1766, and during the war years in New York City. He proposed a psalm-tune book in 1766, but it was never published. In 1782, he moved back to Connecticut, and published his first book, The Responsary in 1795. It contains many of his own psalm-tunes and twelve new anthems, mostly scored for Treble-Treble-Tenor-Bass.
Bull's use of the treble to carry the melody, varied textures in the choir, and dramatic imagery in his anthems, sets him apart from most American composers of his day.
View the Wikipedia article on Amos Bull.
List of choral works
LIST BY TITLE
1. Psalm-tunes
2. Anthems
LIST BY FIRST LINE
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Publications
- Bull, Amos. 1795. The Responsary, Containing a Collection of Church Musick, Set with Second Trebles Instead of Counters… Worcester, Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas. 100 pp.
References
- Kroeger, Karl. 1996. Amos Bull: The Collected Works. Reprinted 2013: New York, New York: Routledge. 166 pp.
External links
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