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    Title

    The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion

    Authors

    William Walker

    Publication Date

    1845

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    Language(s)

    • English

    Publisher

    Philadelphia, PA; Spartanburg, SC : Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co, William Walker
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    Southern harmony, and musical companion, The ; containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, Psalms, odes, and anthems ; selected from the most eminent authors in the United States ; together with nearly one hundred new tunes, which have never before been published ; to most of the metres contained in Watt's Hymns and Psalms, Mercer's Cluster, Dossey's Choice, Dover Selection, Methodist Hymn Book, and Baptist Harmony ; and well adapted to Christian Churches of every denomination, singing schools, and private societies ; also, an easy introduction to the grounds of music, the rudiments of music, and plain rules for beginners

    Pagination

    xxxii, 232 pages

    Condition

    complete

    Notation

    Four-shape

    Instrumentation

    • treble (chorus part)
    • counter (chorus part)
    • tenor (chorus part)
    • bass (chorus part)

    Content

    Sacred

    Still in Use

    Yes

    Subject

    • Composition (Music)
    • Motherhood
    • Hymn tunes, Arranged
    • Contrafacta
    • Music theory--Instruction and study
    • Nostalgia in music
    • Hymns, English
    • Composition (Music)--Instruction and study
    • Glees, catches, rounds, etc.
    • Choruses, sacred (Mixed voices), unaccompanied
    • Stereotyping (Printing)
    • Music--Religious aspects
    • Anthems
    • Hymn tunes--Metric and rhythmics
    • Transposition (Music)
    • Manly, Basil, 1798-1868--Provenance
    • Tonic sol-fa
    • Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
    • Tunebooks
    • Musical notation--Instruction and study
    • Church music
    • Patriotic music
    • Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
    • Vocalises
    • Christian union
    • Marginalia
    • Library bindings
    • Hymn tunes--Editing
    • Capital punishment
    • Singing schools
    • Musical intervals and scales
    • Catholics
    • Songs--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
    • Choral societies

    Archive

    Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

    Collection

    Rare Music

    Creator

    Walker, William, 1809-1875

    Creator URI

    http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793

    Place of Publication Getty

    • United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
    • United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg

    Place of Publication Getty URI

    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524

    Publisher Name

    • Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
    • Walker, William, 1809-1875

    Publisher URI

    • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83227683
    • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793

    OCLC Number

    84542338

    Place of Contributor Affiliation

    United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg

    Place of Contributor Affiliation URI

    http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524

    Place of Distribution

    United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg

    Place of Distribution URI

    http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524

    Place of Use

    United States, Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville

    Place of Use URI

    http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013915

    Title Page Text

    THE | SOUTHERN HARMONY, AND MUSICAL COMPANION: | CONTAINING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF | TUNES, HYMNS, PSALMS, ODES, AND ANTHEMS; | SELECTED FROM THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS IN THE UNITED STATES | TOGETHER WITH | NEARLY ONE HUNDRED NEW TUNES, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN PUBLISHED; | SUITED TO MOST OF THE METRES CONTAINED IN WATTS'S HYMNS AND PSALMS, MERCER'S CLUSTER, DOSSEY'S CHOICE, DOVER | SELECTION, METHODIST HYMN BOOK, AND BAPTIST HARMONY; | AND WELL ADAPTED TO | Christian Churches of every Denomination, Singing Schools, and Private Societies: | ALSO, | AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE GROUNDS OF MUSIC, | THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC, AND PLAIN RULES FOR BEGINNERS. | BY WILLIAM WALKER. | Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord.—DAVID. | Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.—PAUL. | STEREOTYPE EDITION, CORRECTED AND IMPROVED. | WITH AN APPENDIX. | THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO., PHILADELPHIA. | WILLIAM WALKER, SPARTANBURG, S. C. | 1845.

    Physical Description

    1 vocal score: xxxii, 232 p.

    Scoring Summary

    Coro

    Total Scoring

    Coro Treble (2); Coro Counter; Coro T; Coro B

    Medium

    songbook

    Digital Format

    image/tiff

    Dublin Core Type

    Image

    Item Type

    Print with non-autograph annotations

    License Name

    No Copyright - United States

    Place of Publication FAST

    • Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
    • South Carolina--Spartanburg

    Place of Publication FAST URI

    • http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204170
    • http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1202729

    Country

    United States

    State

    • Kentucky
    • South Carolina
    • Pennsylvania

    County

    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Jefferson, Kentucky
    • Spartanburg, South Carolina

    Inhabited Place

    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Louisville, Kentucky
    • Spartanburg, South Carolina

    People

    Walker, William, 1809-1875
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    Institution

    Emory University Libraries

    License

    https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/

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