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*The hymn, ''Federal Street'', was composed by Henry Kemble Oliver,(1800-1885) of Salem. He taught school in Salem from 1818-1842, and played organ first at St. Peter's Church and later at North Church. | *The hymn, ''Federal Street'', was composed by Henry Kemble Oliver,(1800-1885) of Salem. He taught school in Salem from 1818-1842, and played organ first at St. Peter's Church and later at North Church. | ||
*After periods in Lawrence, Mass. and a stint as state treasurer during the Civil War, he returned and was elected mayor of Salem for four years. | *After periods in Lawrence, Mass. and a stint as state treasurer during the Civil War, he returned and was elected mayor of Salem for four years. | ||
He started two musical organizations in Salem, the Mozart Association and the Salem Glee Club. His collection of Original Hymn Tunes came out in 1875. He also published a Collection of Church Music (1860) and the National Lyre (1848). | *He started two musical organizations in Salem, the Mozart Association and the Salem Glee Club. His collection of Original Hymn Tunes came out in 1875. He also published a Collection of Church Music (1860) and the National Lyre (1848). | ||
*The hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on. | *The hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tessex+institute+historical+collection/tessex+institute+historical+collection/1%2C5%2C18%2CB/frameset&FF=tessex+institute+historical+collections&5%2C%2C14 Essex Institute Historical Collection] Vol. 49, p. 184 | [http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tessex+institute+historical+collection/tessex+institute+historical+collection/1%2C5%2C18%2CB/frameset&FF=tessex+institute+historical+collections&5%2C%2C14 Essex Institute Historical Collection]"Origin of the hymn-tune Federal Street", Vol. 49, p. 184 | ||
[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tamerican+hymns+old+and+new/tamerican+hymns+old+and+new/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tamerican+hymns+old+and+new+notes+on+the+hymns+and+biographies+of+the+authors+and+composers&1%2C1%2C# American Hymns Old and New]] by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505 | [http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/tamerican+hymns+old+and+new/tamerican+hymns+old+and+new/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tamerican+hymns+old+and+new+notes+on+the+hymns+and+biographies+of+the+authors+and+composers&1%2C1%2C# American Hymns Old and New]] by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505 | ||
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Revision as of 11:08, 29 May 2008
- The hymn, Federal Street, was composed by Henry Kemble Oliver,(1800-1885) of Salem. He taught school in Salem from 1818-1842, and played organ first at St. Peter's Church and later at North Church.
- After periods in Lawrence, Mass. and a stint as state treasurer during the Civil War, he returned and was elected mayor of Salem for four years.
- He started two musical organizations in Salem, the Mozart Association and the Salem Glee Club. His collection of Original Hymn Tunes came out in 1875. He also published a Collection of Church Music (1860) and the National Lyre (1848).
- The hymn was named after the street in Salem which his wife Sally (Cook) had grown up on.
See Also
Essex Institute Historical Collection"Origin of the hymn-tune Federal Street", Vol. 49, p. 184
American Hymns Old and New] by Charles W. Hughes, p. 505
