Musical Style: Early Gospel

397 volumes

Works that include the style of gospel music prevalent circa 1850–1870, when gospel was associated primarily with Sunday school music. While drawing stylistically on contemporaneous middlebrow secular song, gospel music of this era often uses traditional hymn meters and does not necessarily include…

First page of A Book of Worship

A Book of Worship (1883)

W. C. Schaeffer

First page of Anniversary Hymns and Music

Anniversary Hymns and Music (1857)

George Crosby

First page of A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes

A Pastor's Selection of Hymns and Tunes (1859)

N. C. Burt

First page of Apostolic Hymns

Apostolic Hymns (1898)

J. V. Kirkland | R. S. Kirkland

First page of Baptist Songs with Music

Baptist Songs with Music (1879)

A. B. Cates

First page of Beautiful Songs of Zion

Beautiful Songs of Zion (1900)

Leonard Daugherty

First page of Bells of Bethlehem

Bells of Bethlehem (1920)

Emmett S. Dean

First page of Best of All

Best of All (1907)

Samuel W. Beazley | James H. Ruebush

First page of Best Revival Songs

Best Revival Songs (1924)

Albert C. Fisher

First page of Better than Gold

Better than Gold (1883)

First page of Bible School Songs

Bible School Songs (1873)

Mrs. F. Knapp | J. H. Vincent

First page of Bible Songs

Bible Songs (1876)

M. B. De Witt | A. J. Baird

First page of Bible Songs of Salvation and Victory

Bible Songs of Salvation and Victory (1902)

M. W. Knapp | R. E. McNeil

First page of Blossoms of Song

Blossoms of Song (1894)

A. J. Showalter | Edward Roberts

First page of Book of Hymns and Tunes

Book of Hymns and Tunes (1874)

E. T. Baird | Charles C. Converse

First page of Bright Blossoms

Bright Blossoms (1891)

Emma Pitt

First page of Brightest Glory

Brightest Glory (1894)

Frank M. Davis

First page of Buds and Blossoms for the Little Ones

Buds and Blossoms for the Little Ones (1889)

Emma Pitt

First page of Canaan Melodies

Canaan Melodies (1914)

Arthur F. Ingler

First page of Carmina Ecclesiæ

Carmina Ecclesiæ (1879)

W. D. Roedel

First page of Carols of Grace

Carols of Grace (1886)

G. W. Lyon | J. L. Moore

First page of Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools

Chapel Gems for Sunday Schools (1868)

Geo. F. Root | J. R. Murray

First page of Choice Songs (No. 1)

Choice Songs (No. 1) (1894)

D. E. Dortch

First page of Christian Hymnal

Christian Hymnal (1924)

W. S. Martin | T. B. Mosley | J. E. Sturgis

First page of Christian Hymns

Christian Hymns (1889)

E. G. Sewell | R. M. McIntosh

First page of Christian Work Songs

Christian Work Songs (1890)

J . H. Rosecrans

First page of Christ in Song

Christ in Song (1908)

F. E. Belden

First page of Christ in Song

Christ in Song (1908)

F. E. Belden

First page of Church Hymns and Gospel Songs

Church Hymns and Gospel Songs (1900)

Ira D. Sankey | James McGranahan | Geo. C. Stebbins

First page of Church Melodies

Church Melodies (1860)

Thomas Hastings | Thomas S. Hastings

First page of Consolation

Consolation (1884)

James R. Murray

First page of Coronation Hymns and Songs

Coronation Hymns and Songs (1879)

Charles F. Deems | Theodore E. Perkins

First page of Crowing Day No. 3

Crowing Day No. 3 (1898)

J. H. Ruebush | J. H. Hall | A. S. Kieffer | W. H. Ruebush

First page of Crowning Day 1–6 Combined

Crowning Day 1–6 Combined (1908)

J. H. Hall | J. H. Ruebush | and W. H. Ruebush

First page of Crowning Vocalist

Crowning Vocalist (1894)

J. L. Moore | S. J. Perry | S. L. Howard | J. M. York

First page of Cumberland Hymns

Cumberland Hymns (1909)

W. T. Dale | H. A. R. Horton

First page of Dainty Songs

Dainty Songs (1887)

James R. Murray

First page of Das Singvögelein

Das Singvögelein (1864)

P. W. Bickel

First page of Deutsches Gesang und Melodienbuch

Deutsches Gesang und Melodienbuch (1888)

S. M. Merrill | J. F. Hurst | J. M. Walden

First page of Devotional Hymns

Devotional Hymns (1875)

A. C. Bledsoe

First page of Diamonds

Diamonds (1916)

R. H. Cornelius | J. W. Dennis | T. N. Beall

First page of Dortch's Gospel Voices No. 2

Dortch's Gospel Voices No. 2 (1900)

D. E. Dortch

First page of Down At The Cross

Down At The Cross (1914)

D. E. Dortch | J. C. Midyett | W. G. Cooper | W. W. Bentley

First page of Easter Bells

Easter Bells (1889)

J. H. Fillmore

First page of Easter Selections for 1889

Easter Selections for 1889 (1889)

J. R. Murray

First page of Echoes of Glory

Echoes of Glory (1922)

Roswell G. Clark

First page of El Himnario Evangelico

El Himnario Evangelico (1894)

First page of Elmhurst Hymnal

Elmhurst Hymnal (1921)

Paul N. Crusius

First page of Evangeliums-Lieder

Evangeliums-Lieder (1890)

Walter Rauschenbusch | Ira D. Sankey

First page of Every Sabbath

Every Sabbath (1874)

T. C. O'Kane

First page of Favorite Hymns

Favorite Hymns (1888)

Alex. G. Hopkins

First page of Fillmore's Christian Choralist

Fillmore's Christian Choralist (1864)

Fillmore | A. D.

First page of Fillmores' Gospel Songs

Fillmores' Gospel Songs (1898)

Palmer Hartsough | J. H. Fillmore

First page of Fillmores' Missionary Songs

Fillmores' Missionary Songs (1898)

J. H. Fillmore

First page of Fillmore's Songs of Glory

Fillmore's Songs of Glory (1874)

James H. Fillmore

First page of Fillmores' Sunday-School Songs No. I

Fillmores' Sunday-School Songs No. I (1898)

Palmer Hartsough | J. H. Fillmore

First page of Fresh Flowers

Fresh Flowers (1885)

Emma Pitt

First page of Fruits and Flowers

Fruits and Flowers (1873)

William Walker

First page of Full Gospel Songs

Full Gospel Songs

Thoro Harris

First page of Gabriel's Sunday-School Songs No. 1

Gabriel's Sunday-School Songs No. 1 (1878)

Chas. H. Gabriel