The Massachusetts Magazine (Various)

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Publisher. Info. Boston: Isaiah Thomas, 1789.
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Publisher. Info. Boston: Isaiah Thomas, 1789.
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Misc. Notes Words by Daniel George
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Misc. Notes Text begins: "Ah! how needless is expression"
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Misc. Notes Words by Mr. Brown
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General Information

Work Title The Massachusetts Magazine
Alternative. Title Monthly Museum of Knowledge and Rational Entertainment
Composer Various
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1789-96
Piece Style Classical
External Links https://archive.org/details/pub_massachusetts-magazine-or-monthly-museum, https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musm1a1-11017
Extra Information A monthly magazine published in Boston from 1789 through 1796. Music in many but not all issues from 1789 to 1792

Contents

Vol 1 issues

  • 1: The Pursuit- Duetto. Set by a Student of the University, at Cambridge.
  • 2: How cold it is! A Winter Song.
  • 3: Bright Dawns the Day: A Hunting Song. Set by a Student of the University at Cambridge.
  • 4: On Musick. Set by Mr. William Selby.
  • 5:
    • The Invitation. Written by Mr. J. Lathrop. Set by the Author of the "Pursuit," in Magazine No. 1.
    • Ode on Spring. By Daniel George. Set to Musick by Abraham Wood.
  • 6: A Hunting Song. Set by Mr. Hans Gram.
  • 7: Ode for American Independence, July 4th, 1789. By Daniel George. Set by Horatio Garnet.
  • 8: Sally. A Pastoral. Set by S. Holyoke.
  • 9:
    • Marlborough's Ghost. Extracted from a late British Publication. Set to Musick by E. Mann, of Worcester.
    • The Pensive Shepherd. Written by J. Lathrop.- Set to Musick by Mr. S. Holyoke.
  • 10:
    • The Rural Retreat. Set by Mr. William Selby
    • Ode to Columbia's Favourite Son. Sung by the Independent Musical Society, on the arrival of The President at the Triumphal Arch, in Boston, October 24, 1789.
    • Ode to The President of the United States. By a Lady. The Musick set by Mr. Hans Gram.
  • 11: Song. Set to Musick by a Gentleman in the County of Worcester.
  • 12: Andre's Ghost. The Poetry from a late Publication. Set to Musick by E. Mann, of Worcester.


Vol 2 issues

  • 1: Ode for the New Year, January 1, 1790. Set to Musick by Mr. William Selby.
  • 2:
    • A Song. The Words from a British Publication. Set by Philo Musico.
    • Columbia- A New Country Dance. By Philo Musico.
  • 3: The Charms of Nature. (Being a Solution of THEC, Ha! R. M. sosna Ture, published last month.) Set by Philo Musico.
  • 4: The Charming Creature. Set by H. J.
  • 5: Teraminta. Words from "The Apollo." Set by S. Holyoke.
  • 6: Rosy Nell.- A New Song. Never before in print.- Set by Philo Musico.
  • 7: The Lovely Lass. A New Song. Words by Mr. Brown. Set by Mr. Selby.
  • 8: Song. Set by William Cooper.
  • 9: Washington. set by S. Holyoke.
  • 10: A shape alone let Others prize! A Song, set to Musick by Mr. Hans Gram, of Boston.
  • 11: Fidele. A Favourite Song.
  • 12: The Grasshopper. Set by E. Mann, of Worcester.


Vol 3

  • issue 1: Ode for the New Year, January 1, 1791. Words by Mr. G. Richards. Musick by Mr. H. Gram.
  • issue 2: Winter. Set by A. R.
  • issue 3: The death song of an Indian chief. [Taken from Ouábi, an Indian Tale, in four cantos, by Philemia, a lady of Boston.] Set to Musick by Mr. Hans Gram, of Boston.
  • issue 4: The Life of a Beau. An English Song. Set to Musick by a Gentleman of Boston.
  • issue 5: The Dawn of Hope. Set by H. J.
  • issue 6: Song to Apollo. To be sung at the Meeting of the Middlesex Medical Association, at Concord. [Words by Mr. T. M. Harris. Musick by a Gentleman of Boston.]
  • issue 7: America. A New March. Composed by Mr. H. Gram, of Boston.- 1791
  • issue 8: A New Song, for a Serenade. By D. G. of Portland. The Tune taken from an Air in the Opera Incle and Yaricko, composed by Dr. Arne. [?????????? Or Arnold?]
  • issue 9: Massachusetts March. [Composed by Mr. Frederick Granger, of Boston.]
  • issue 10: A Favorite Song. From "The Woodman," a Comic Opera, by Bate Dudley. The Musick by William Shield.
  • issue 11: And Strew the Sweet Roses of Pleasure between. A Favorite Song. [The Musick composed by Mr. Hook.]
  • issue 12: A Favorite Song. [From the "Agreeable Surprise," an Opera.] The Air by Chevalier Gluck.



Vol 4

  • issue 1: 'Till Noah's Time, &c. &c. A Favorite Song. [Translated from the Danish by Mr. Hans Gram.- The Air a Gothick Composition.]
  • issue 4: A Catch, for three Voices. Suitable for three Ladies.
  • issue 9: The Fortunate Roam. A Pastoral. Set to Musick by M. F.