Full Title
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 meters 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
xxxiii pages, 336 pages
Condition
copy imperfect: missing title page and pages 151–156, 321–322; pages 147-148 torn and partially illegible
Instrumentation
- treble (chorus part)
- counter (chorus part)
- air (chorus part)
- bass (chorus part)
Subject
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Inscriptions
- Bookbinding--Advertising
- Hawaiians--Missions
- Hymns, English
- Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817
- Patriotic music
- United States--French Broad River
- Publishers and publishing--Advertising
- Musical notation--Instruction and study
- Music theory--Instruction and study
- Vocalises
- Music--Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.)
- Performance practice (Music)
- Christian union
- Shape-note hymnals
- Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
- Choral societies
- Hymn tunes, Arranged
- Stereotyping (Printing)
- Hymns, English--Metrics and rhythmics
- Nostalgia in music
- Singing schools
- Photograph albums--Advertising
- Tunebooks
- Hymn texts--Anthologies
- Hymn tunes--Editing
- Printers--Advertising
- Indians in art
- L. Johnson & Co.
- Autograph poetry
- Teaching
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
- Railroads
- Marginalia
- Church music
Archive
University of Kentucky. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Creator
Walker, William, 1809-1875
Creator URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793
Place of Publication Getty
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Place of Publication Getty URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406
Place of Contributor Affiliation
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Place of Contributor Affiliation URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
Place of Manufacture
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Place of Manufacture URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406
Place of Distribution
- United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
- United States, New York, New York
- United States, South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston
Place of Distribution URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1002715
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013582
Title Page Text
THE | SOUTHERN HARMONY, AND MUSIC COMPANION: | CONTAINING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF | TUNES, HYMNS, PSALMS, ODES, AND ANTHEMS; | SELECTED FROM THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS IN THE UNIED STATES: | TOGETHER WITH | NEARLY ONE HUNDRED NEW TUNES, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN PUBLISHED; | SUITED 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 | BY WILLIAM WALKER | Sing unto God, ye kingdom 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, THOROUGHLY REVISED AND MUCH ENLARGED | PHILADELPHIA: | PUBLISHED BY MILLER & BURLOCK, 1102 AND 1104 SANSOM STREET, | AND FOR SALE BY | J. D. LIPPINCOT & CO. AND BOOKSELLERS, GENERALLY, THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
Physical Description
1 vocal score: xxxiii, 336 p.
Total Scoring
Coro Treble (2); Coro Counter; Coro Air; Coro B
Digital Format
image/tiff
Item Type
Print with non-autograph annotations
License Name
No Copyright - United States
Place of Publication FAST
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Place of Publication FAST URI
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204170
State
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- New York
County
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Charleston, South Carolina
Inhabited Place
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- New York, New York
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Charleston, South Carolina
People
Walker, William, 1809-1875
