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The Indian's Prayer
"The Indian's Prayer" is a popular song with music composed by I.B. Woodbury in 1846. The 1833 original lyric, used in altered form, was published as "The Indian's Entreaty" in a Universalist journal by Rev. John Perry, a Pennsylvania minister. The poem was claimed to reflect the likely thoughts of a boy described as having left (or escaped) "some years ago" from "one of many colleges" to return to his native tribe. Woodbury, a composer of religious music, dedicated the song to his friend and student L.O. Emerson, Esq. A setting of the text (similar to Woodbury's version) appears in William Walker's Southern Harmony and Christian Harmony, under the title "The Indian's Petition". Lyrics Rev. Perry's original poem, in 11-syllable lines: :''Let me go to my home in the far, far west,'' :''To the scenes of my youth, which I love the best.'' :''Where cedars are green, and the bright waters flow,'' :''Where kindred will greet me—white man let me go.'' :''I long for the spot wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1846 In Music
Events *June 28 – Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. *August 16 – Gioachino Rossini marries artist's model Olympe Pélissier. *Electric spotlighting is installed at the Paris Opera. Published popular music *" Lijepa naša domovino" Croatian national anthem m. Josip Runjanin w. Antun Mihanović (written in 1835) *" The Indian's Prayer" w. Anonymous, m. I.B. Woodbury *"There's a Good Time Coming" by Stephen Foster *"Well-A-Day" by George Linley *" When the Swallows Homeward Fly" w.m. Franz Abt Oratorio * César Franck – ''Ruth'' *Felix Mendelssohn – Elijah Classical music *Hector Berlioz – '' La damnation de Faust'' *Anton Bruckner **''Tantum ergo'', WAB 41, 42 **" Ständchen", WAB 84.2 *Frederic Chopin ** Polonaise-Fantaisie ** Barcarolle ** Cello Sonata * Carl Czerny – Impromptu Fugué, Op.776 *Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst – Rondo Papageno, Op.20 *Henry Litolff – Concerto Symphonique No 3 in E-flat, Op. 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac B
Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau, and the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel. Isaac's name means "he will laugh", reflecting the laughter, in disbelief, of Abraham and Sarah, when told by God that they would have a child., He is the only patriarch whose name was not changed, and the only one who did not move out of Canaan. According to the narrative, he died aged 180, the longest-lived of the three patriarchs. Etymology The anglicized name "Isaac" is a transliteration of the Hebrew name () which literally means "He laughs/will laugh." Ugaritic texts dating from the 13th century BCE refer to the benevolent smile of the Canaanite deity El. Genesis, however, ascribes the laughter to Isaac's parents, Abraham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universalism
Universalism is the philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability. A belief in one fundamental truth is another important tenet in universalism. The living truth is seen as more far-reaching than the national, cultural, or religious boundaries or interpretations of that one truth. As the ''Rig Veda'' states, "Truth is one; sages call it by various names." A community that calls itself ''universalist'' may emphasize the universal principles of most religions, and accept others in an inclusive manner. In the modern context, Universalism can also mean the Western pursuit of unification of all human beings across geographic and other boundaries under Western values, or the application of really universal or universalist constructs, such as human rights or international law. Universalism has had an influence on modern-day Hinduism, in turn influencing modern Western spirituality. Christian universalism refers to the idea that every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luther Orlando Emerson
Luther Orlando Emerson (3 August 1820 - 29 September 1915) was an American musician, composer and music publisher. Biography Emerson was born in Parsonsfield, Maine, on August 3, 1820, to Luther Emerson and Elizabeth Usher. He attended Parsonsfield Seminary and Effingham Academy, originally planning to be a doctor. Later he studied music under Isaac Woodbury. He taught for eight years in Salem, Massachusetts. He then served as organist and musical director in various churches in Massachusetts, and was the director of about 300 musical festivals and conventions. Emerson died September 29, 1915, and is buried in the Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery is the first rural cemetery, rural, or garden, cemetery in the United States, located on the line between Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge and Watertown, Massachusetts, Watertown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middl ... in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Works Emerson compiled several collections of church music, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Walker (composer)
William Walker (May 6, 1809 – September 24, 1875) was an American Baptist song leader, shape note " singing master", and compiler of four shape note tunebooks, most notable of which are the influential ''The Southern Harmony'' and ''The Christian Harmony'', which has been in continuous use (republished 2010). Life Walker was born in Martin's Mills (near Cross Keys), South Carolina, and grew up near Spartanburg. From an early age he became deeply involved in music and became a song leader in the Baptist church. To distinguish him from other William Walkers in Spartanburg, he was nicknamed Singing Billy. He married Amy Golightly in 1832 and they lived in Spartanburg. Her sister Thurza had married Benjamin Franklin White in 1825; while is clear that there was strife between the two brothers-in-law, there is no evidence for the claim, sometimes heard among Sacred Harp singers, that B.F. White helped Walker compile the ''Southern Harmony,'' only to be cheated of authorship ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Harmony
The ''Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion'' is a shape note hymn and tune book compiled by William Walker, first published in 1835. The book is notable for having originated or popularized several hymn tunes found in modern hymnals and shape note collections like ''The Sacred Harp''. The music and its notation The roots of ''Southern Harmony'' singing, like the Sacred Harp, are found in the American colonial era, when singing schools convened to provide instruction in choral singing, especially for use in church services. This practice remained popular with Baptists in the South long after it fell from use in other regions. In 1801, a book called ''The Easy Instructor'' by William Smith and William Little was published for the use of this movement; its distinguishing feature was the use of four separate shapes that indicated the notes according to the rules of solfege. A triangle indicated ''fa'', a circle ''sol'', a square ''la'' and a diamond, ''mi.'' To avoid pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Harmony
''The Christian Harmony'' is a shape note hymn and tune book compiled by William Walker. The book was released in 1866 (1867 according to some sources). It is part of the larger tradition of shape note singing. Origin William Walker was born in 1809 in South Carolina, and grew up near Spartanburg. He became a Baptist song leader and shape note " singing master." Walker and Benjamin Franklin White, publisher of ''The Sacred Harp'', married sisters. In 1835, Walker published a tunebook entitled ''The Southern Harmony'' in four-shape (fasola) notation. He incorporated over half of the contents of this ''Southern Harmony'' into his ''Christian Harmony'' in 1866. For ''The Christian Harmony'', Walker changed from the four-shape system to a seven-shape (doremi) system. Retaining the original four shapes of the Southern Harmony, he devised three other shapes of his own. In defending his change from the four-shape system which he had previously championed, Walker explained that parents w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
