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WALNUT GROVE

WALNUT GROVE

Composer: H. K. Oliver
Published in 7 hymnals


Composer: H. K. Oliver

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) was educated at Harvard and Dartmouth. He taught in the public schools of Salem (1818-1842) and was superintendent of the Atlantic Cotton Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts (1848-1858). His civic service included being mayor of Lawrence (1859­1861) and Salem (1877-1880), state treasurer (1861-1865), and organizer of the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics and Labor (1867-1873). Oliver was organist at several churches, including Park Street Congregational Church in Boston, North Church in Salem, and the Unitarian Church in Lawrence. A founder of the Mozart Association and several choral societies in Salem, he published his hymn tunes in Hymn and Psalm Tunes (1860) and Original Hymn… Go to person page >

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Tune Information

Title: WALNUT GROVE
Composer: H. K. Oliver
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 34323 55456 55143
Key: E Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances (1 - 7 of 7)
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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #600

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #600
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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #601

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #601
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African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #602

African Methodist Episcopal hymn and tune book #602
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Carmina Sacra #117a

Carmina Sacra #117a
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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #600

The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #600
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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #601

The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #601
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The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #602

The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book #602
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