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    Title

    The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion

    Authors

    William Walker

    Publication Date

    1850-01-01 00:00:00

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    Publisher

    Philadelphia, PA;Spartanburg, SC : None
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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 ; 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.

    Pagination

    304 pages

    Condition

    Copy imperfect: pp. 155-158, 287-278 torn and partially illegible

    Notation

    Four-shape

    Instrumentation

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

    Content

    Mixed

    Still in Use

    Yes

    Subject

    • Church music
    • Anthems
    • Tunebooks
    • Hymns, English
    • Singing schools
    • Choral societies
    • Musical notation--Instruction and study
    • Music theory--Instruction and study
    • Church music--Analysis, appreciation
    • Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
    • Nostalgia in music
    • Arrangements (Music)
    • Shape-note hymnals
    • Marginalia
    • Songsters--Advertising
    • Tunebooks--Advertising
    • Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
    • Women composers

    Archive

    Pitts Theology Library

    Collection

    Special Collections

    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

    20911847

    Place of Contributor Affiliation

    United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg

    Place of Contributor Affiliation URI

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

    Language Code

    eng

    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. | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED AND ENLARGED. | THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO., PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAM WALKER, SPARTANBURG, S. C. | 1850.

    Physical Description

    1 vocal score: 304 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

    • Pennsylvania
    • South Carolina

    County

    • Spartanburg, South Carolina
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Inhabited Place

    • Spartanburg, South Carolina
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    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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