Notation: Seven-Shape

274 volumes

Works featuring music notated with the seven-shape system debuted by Jesse B. Aikin in 1846, in which each degree of the scale is represented by a differently shaped notehead. Aikin's system was the most successful of many competing "seven-shape" systems during the period and remains in widespread …

First page of Temple Bells

Temple Bells (1921)

James D. Vaughan

First page of Ten Lessons in Singing

Ten Lessons in Singing (1914)

Geo. W. Sebren

First page of The Blessed Way

The Blessed Way (1925)

A. J. Showalter | T. B. Mosley | H. M. Eagle | B. B. Beall | J. R. Baxter | JR. | W. S. Tidwell | R. Edwin Perry | J. A. Lesley | M. H. Woodard | G. W. Malone | L. D. Morris | R. L. Stuckey | John F. Noah | H. C. Collins | and J. A. Graham.

First page of The Bread of Life Songs

The Bread of Life Songs (1909)

John T. Benson | Mrs. John T. Benson

First page of The Brethren's Tune and Hymn Book

The Brethren's Tune and Hymn Book (1872)

Benjamin Funk | H. R. Holsinger

First page of The Call

The Call (1923)

R. L. Page | Jr. | Samuel W. Beazley

First page of The Christian Harmony

The Christian Harmony (1866)

William Walker

First page of The Christian Harp and Sabbath School Songster

The Christian Harp and Sabbath School Songster (1867)

First page of The Christian Minstrel

The Christian Minstrel (1851)

J. B. Aikin

First page of The Complete Church Hymnal

The Complete Church Hymnal (1925)

A. R. Walton | H. F. Morris | J. M. Henson

First page of The Coronet

The Coronet (1874)

Silas M. Hissem

First page of The Crown

The Crown (1923)

Emmett S. Dean | Jas. W. Gaines | B. B. Edmiaston

First page of The Crown of Praise

The Crown of Praise (1881)

Aldine Kieffer | J. H. Tenney

First page of The Dawning Light

The Dawning Light (1895)

F. L. Eiland | H. W. Elliott | E. S. Dean

First page of The Eureka Echoes

The Eureka Echoes (1903)

Eureka Normal School of Music

First page of The Eureka Evangel

The Eureka Evangel (1912)

W. O. Cooper | J. M. Vines | S. J. Oslin | C. B. Widmeyer | Wm. M. Hays | A. H. Gregory | W. W. Slater | P. H. Coleman | V. P. Burks | George Kyme | J. C. Riley | R. H. Cunningham | R. H. Brooks

First page of The Eureka Songster

The Eureka Songster (1917)

Wm. J. Wilson

First page of The Eureka Sunlight Glees

The Eureka Sunlight Glees (1913)

S. J. Oslin | G. L. Young | J. T. Lane

First page of The Glad Evangel

The Glad Evangel (1887)

A. J. Showalter | L. M. Evilsizer | S. J. Perry

First page of The Glad Evangel, No. 2

The Glad Evangel, No. 2 (1890)

A. J. Showalter | L. M. Evilsizer | Joseph B. Moon

First page of The Gleaner

The Gleaner (1916)

Samuel W. Beazley | Emmett S. Dean | Dr. J. B. Herbert | B. B. Edmiaston | J. W. Gaines

First page of The Glory Crown

The Glory Crown (1900)

Emmett S. Dean

First page of The Golden Sunshine

The Golden Sunshine (1911)

H. A. R. Horton | L. Q. C. Taylor

First page of The Gospel in Song No. 2

The Gospel in Song No. 2 (1921)

R. L. Page | Jr. | J. W. Porter | T. T. Martin | I. N. Penick | B. H. Taylor | J. B. Moody | L. C. Bauer | J. F. Phillips | R. L. Wyatt | Samuel W. Beazley

First page of The Gospel Message

The Gospel Message (1924)

John H. Craton | J. S. Gibbs | R. W. Murray | J. L. Heath | A. P. Bland | Paul W. Oxley | Clyde Gurley | B. F. Johnson | Clarence Durham | Myrtice Durham | Mary Lillie Cochran | Emmett S. Walden | G. J. Spivey | O. S. McIntosh | Charley R. Culbreath | A. W Boney | A. L. Watson | Leon Spivey | M. R. Mastin | W. A. Harris | H. B. Brookin | J. W. Brown | E. A. Branton | C. C. Stafford | W. S. Lents | Lonie Register | J. H. Craton | Sr. | C. R. Wyatt | J. D. Ball | Austin Hazlewood [sic] | A. Z. Matthews | C. J. Taylor | N. S. Lamb

First page of The Gospel Shower

The Gospel Shower (1885)

W. T. Dale

First page of The Gospel Way

The Gospel Way (1923)

A. J. Showalter | T. B. Mosley | H. M. Eagle | B. B. Beall | J. R. Baxter | R. Edwin Perry | W. S. Tidwell | H. C. Collins | Jno. F. Noah | M. H. Woodard | J. A. Collier | J. P. Denton

First page of The Guiding Star

The Guiding Star (1917)

Emmett S. Dean | B. B. Edmiaston | C. J. Williams | T. Q. Dyess | E. L. Barrett | J. H. Carr | J. W. Gaines | Geo. W. Sebren | B. B. Bateman | Jno. W. Woolard | S. E. Reed

First page of The Harmonia Sacra

The Harmonia Sacra (1871)

Joseph Funk and Sons

First page of The Harp of Glory

The Harp of Glory (1911)

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

First page of The Highway Hymnal

The Highway Hymnal (1919)

Charlie D. Tillman

First page of The Highway of Song

The Highway of Song (1920)

A. J. Showalter | J. D. Patton | T. B. Mosley | H. M. Eagle | B. B. Beall | K. C. Robinson | J. R. Baxter | Jr. | L. D. Morris | H. C. Whitener | H. C. Collins | J. P. Denton | W. T. Taylor | C. L. Lowry | R. Edwin Perry | E. H. S. Beall | W. S. Tidwell | H. L. Ellis | Jno. F. Noah | J. A. Collier | L. B. Register | N. A. Smith | J. C. Lawson | T. R. Wilson | J. H. Holcomb | S. D. Simons | N. I. Styles | Thos. L. Rhodes

First page of The Highway of Song

The Highway of Song (1892)

N. M. Mitchell | J. B. Mitchell

First page of The Little Seraph

The Little Seraph (1874)

J. R. Graves

First page of The Modern Singer

The Modern Singer (1917)

James D. Vaughan | B. C. Unseld

First page of The National Harp of Zion and B. Y. P. U. Hymnal

The National Harp of Zion and B. Y. P. U. Hymnal (1900)

First page of The National Singer

The National Singer (1887)

A. J. Showalter | J. H. Tenney

First page of The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book

The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book (1873)

J. R. Graves

First page of The New Gospel Song Book

The New Gospel Song Book (1914)

G. H. P. Showalter | Austin Taylor

First page of The New Harmonia Sacra

The New Harmonia Sacra (1876)

Joseph Funk and Sons

First page of The New Harp of Columbia

The New Harp of Columbia (1916)

M. L. Swan

First page of The New Revival Glory

The New Revival Glory (1912)

A. J. Showalter | J. D. Patton | T. B. Mosley | H. M. Eagle | K. C. Robinson | R. Edwin Perry | J. M. Bowman | J. M. Edwards | F. Clark Perry | G. N. Cox | R. L. Ferguson | O. L. Tharp | W. P. Ganus | W. A. Stewart | J. Love Tharp | B. F. Clark | J. H. Holcomb | A. C. Price | W. J. Morris | W. S. Tidwell | J. E. Freeberg | S. A. Ganus | J. C. Lawson | B. R. Young | H. J. Turner | B. K. Knight | J. W. Askew | J. M. Dye | J. P. Denton | J. R. Baxter | Jr.

First page of The New Starry Crown

The New Starry Crown (1886)

Aldine S. Kieffer

First page of The Pilot

The Pilot (1914)

Alfred E. Helton | W. Henry Quillen | Isaac G. Green | C. C. Alexander | G. A. Box | N. I. Styles | Z. T. Greene | Minnis R. Hayes | C. A. Brock Adlai A. Lourdy | J. L. Hodges | E. T. Hickman | W. N. Cook | C. M. Ervin | Geo. W. Bacon

First page of The Practical Music Reader

The Practical Music Reader (1904)

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

First page of The Practical Music Reader

The Practical Music Reader (1904)

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

First page of The Practical Music Reader No. 2

The Practical Music Reader No. 2 (1920)

W. H. Ruebush | J. H. Ruebush | J. S. Good

First page of The Revival No. 2

The Revival No. 2 (1896)

Charlie D. Tillman

First page of The Sacred Hymnal

The Sacred Hymnal (1899)

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

First page of The Sacred Melodeon

The Sacred Melodeon (1857)

A. S. Hayden

First page of The Sacred Melodeon

The Sacred Melodeon (1849)

A. S. Haynes

First page of The Shining Light

The Shining Light (1879)

J. H. Tenney | Aldine S. Kieffer

First page of The Shining Way

The Shining Way (1924)

A. J. Showalter | T. B. Mosley | H. M. Eagle | B. B. Beall | J. R. Baxter | Jr. | W. S. Tidwell | R. Edwin Perry | J. A. Lesley | M. H. Woodard | H. C. Collins | Jno. F. Noah | G. W. Malone | J. A. Collier | J. P. Denton.

First page of The Silver Trumpet

The Silver Trumpet (1908)

James D. Vaughan

First page of The Song Gem

The Song Gem (1889)

M. S. Kerby | D. P. Airhart

First page of The Song Harvest

The Song Harvest (1915)

Emmett S. Dean | B. B. Edmiaston | Samuel W. Beazley | J. B. Herbert | Jas. W. Gaines | C. J. Williams | B. B. Bateman | T. Q. Dyess | Jno. W. Woolard | W. E. Edmiaston | C. C. Dowdy | J. A. Cole | J. W. Acuff | H. W. Elliot | J. F. Mayfield | E. L. Barrett | G. M. Bateman | R. L. McClure

First page of The Songs of Zion

The Songs of Zion (1915)

Wm. Thos. Dale

First page of The Spiritualists' Hymnal

The Spiritualists' Hymnal (1894)

First page of The Starry Crown

The Starry Crown (1875)

Aldine S. Kieffer

First page of The Temperance Harp

The Temperance Harp (1881)

R. A. Glenn