The Sacred Harp
Title | The Sacred Harp PDF eBook |
Author | Buell E. Cobb, Jr. |
Publisher | University of Georgia Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2004-12-01 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0820323713 |
On any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable--clear and full-voiced. Passed down from early settlers in the backwoods of the Southern Uplands, this religious folk tradition hearkens back to a simpler age when Sundays were a time for the Lord and the “singings.” Illustrated with forty-one songs from the original songbook, The Sacred Harp is a comprehensive account of a unique form of folk music. Buell Cobb’s study encompasses the history of the songbook itself, an analysis of the music, and an intimate portrait of the singers who have kept alive a truly American tradition.
The Baptist Hymn Book
Title | The Baptist Hymn Book PDF eBook |
Author | American Baptist Publication Society |
Publisher | Legare Street Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-07-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781020404375 |
This hymnal contains a wide variety of songs for use in Baptist worship services. The songs are organized by theme and include traditional hymns as well as more contemporary selections. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Hymns for Worship
Title | Hymns for Worship PDF eBook |
Author | R. J. Stevens |
Publisher | |
Pages | 758 |
Release | 1987-03-01 |
Genre | Hymns, English |
ISBN | 9780962061509 |
The Makers of the Sacred Harp
Title | The Makers of the Sacred Harp PDF eBook |
Author | David Warren Steel |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0252077601 |
This authoritative reference work investigates the roots of the Sacred Harp, the central collection of the deeply influential and long-lived southern tradition of shape-note singing. David Warren Steel and Richard H. Hulan concentrate on the regional culture that produced the Sacred Harp in the nineteenth century and delve deeply into history of its authors and composers. They trace the sources of every tune and text in the Sacred Harp, from the work of B. F. White, E. J. King, and their west Georgia contemporaries who helped compile the original collection in 1844 to the contributions by various composers to the 1936 to 1991 editions. Drawing on census reports, local histories, family Bibles and other records, rich oral interviews with descendants, and Sacred Harp Publishing Company records, this volume reveals new details and insights about the history of this enduring American musical tradition. David Waren Stel is an associate professor of music and southern culture at the University of Mississippi. Richard H. Hulan is an independent scholar of American folk hymnody.
Hymns of Grace
Title | Hymns of Grace PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 2015-12-14 |
Genre | Hymns, English |
ISBN | 9780996917605 |
A hymnal featuring the greatest hymns of church history and today.
The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
Title | The Story of the Hymns and Tunes PDF eBook |
Author | Hezekiah Butterworth |
Publisher | New York : American Tract Society |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN |
Awake My Soul and Sing
Title | Awake My Soul and Sing PDF eBook |
Author | Purifoy |
Publisher | Brentwood Music |
Pages | |
Release | 1994-11-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781558979130 |