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    Title

    The Sacred Harp

    Authors

    B. F. White;E. J. King

    Publication Date

    1870

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    Language(s)

    • English

    Publisher

    Atlanta, GA : Chas. P. Byrd
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    Full Title

    Sacred harp, The ; a collection of Psalm and hymn tunes, odes and anthems selected from the most eminent authors. Together with nearly one hundred pieces never before published, suited to most meters, and well adapted to churches of every denomination, singing schools and private societies, with plain rules for learners.

    Pagination

    480 pages

    Dimensions

    15.5 x 23 cm

    Condition

    complete

    Notation

    Four-shape

    Instrumentation

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

    Content

    Mixed

    Still in Use

    No

    Subject

    • Music--Religious aspects
    • Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
    • Sacred vocal music--Instruction and study
    • Musical notation--Instruction and study
    • Christian union
    • Musical notation--Editing
    • Hymn tunes--Editing
    • Hymns, English
    • Women composers
    • Choruses, sacred (mixed voices), unaccompanied
    • Choruses, sacred (mixed voices) with organ
    • Choruses, secular (mixed voices), unaccompanied
    • Anthems
    • Gospel music
    • Vocalises
    • Musical intervals and scales
    • Shape-note hymnals
    • Tunebooks
    • Church music
    • Singing schools
    • Choral societies
    • Families--Religious life
    • Regionalism in music
    • Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
    • Reed organ--Advertising
    • Publishers--Advertising

    Archive

    Middle Tennessee State University. Center for Popular Music

    Collection

    Rare Books and Scores

    Creator

    • White, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1879
    • King, E. J. (Elisha J.), approximately 1821-1844

    Creator URI

    • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82059309
    • http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00045906

    Place of Publication Getty

    United States, Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta

    Place of Publication Getty URI

    http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013331

    OCLC Number

    11237833

    Place of Contributor Affiliation

    • United States, Georgia, Harris, Hamilton
    • United States, Georgia, Lamar, Unionville
    • United States, Georgia, Coweta, Newnan
    • United States, Georgia, Spalding
    • United States, Georgia, Spalding, Griffin
    • United States, Georgia, Upson, Thomaston
    • United States, Georgia, Butts
    • United States, Texas, Wood, Quitman
    • United States, Georgia, Chattahoochee, Cusseta
    • United States, Georgia, Taylor
    • United States, Georgia, Houston, Perry
    • United States, Georgia, Carroll, Villa Rica
    • United States, Georgia, Talbot, Centerville
    • United States, Georgia, Monroe, Forsyth
    • United States, Georgia, Talbot, Box Springs

    Place of Contributor Affiliation URI

    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2023093
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2738980
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2023732
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2000417
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2023068
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2024501
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2000309
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2107005
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022609
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2000424
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2023899
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2024623
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022393
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022913
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022229

    Place of Distribution

    • United States, Georgia, Chatham, Savannah
    • United States, Alabama, Mobile, Mobile
    • United States, Missouri, independent city, Saint Louis
    • United States, Arkansas, Pulaski, Little Rock
    • United States, Kentucky, Jefferson, Louisville
    • United States, Maryland, independent city, Baltimore
    • United States, New York, New York
    • United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia

    Place of Distribution URI

    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014487
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7017444
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014444
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013897
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013915
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013352
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1002715
    • http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406

    Place of Use

    United States, Georgia, Walton, Loganville

    Place of Use URI

    http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2023420

    Title Page Text

    The Sacred Harp | A COLLECTION OF | PSALM AND HYMN TUNES, ODES AND ANTHEMS | SELECTED FROM THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS. | Together with Nearly One Hundred Pieces Never Before Published, Suited to Most Meters, and | Well Adapted to Churches of Every Denomination, Singing Schools and Private | Societies, with Plain Rules for Learners. | BY B. F. WHITE AND E. J. KING. | FOURTH EDITION ENTIRELY REMODELED | CONTAINING | ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY NEW AND SELECT PIECES, EXPRESSLY ARRANGED AND PREPARED FOR THIS BOOK, COMPILED BY A COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY "THE SOUTHERN MUSICAL CONVENTION." | ATLANTA, GA.: | CHAS. P. BYRD, Publisher. | Atlanta, Ga., C. P. Byrd, Philips & Crew, S. P. Richards & Son. Savannah, Ga., Ludden & Bates. Mobile, Ala., J. K. Randall. Little Rock, | Ark., Wilson & Webb. Louisville, Ky., J. P. Morton & Co. Baltimore, Md., T. Newton Kurtz. St. Louis, Mo., Jno. L. Boland. | New York, Collins & Bro., A. S. Barnes & Co. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co.

    Physical Description

    1 vocal score: 480 p.

    Scoring Summary

    Coro, (org)

    Total Scoring

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

    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

    Georgia--Atlanta

    Place of Publication FAST URI

    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204627

    Country

    United States

    State

    • Alabama
    • Kentucky
    • Maryland
    • New York
    • Texas
    • Arkansas
    • Georgia
    • Pennsylvania
    • Missouri

    County

    • Wood, Texas
    • Chatham, Georgia
    • Upson, Georgia
    • independent city, Maryland
    • Pulaski, Arkansas
    • Carroll, Georgia
    • Fulton, Georgia
    • Houston, Georgia
    • Monroe, Georgia
    • Coweta, Georgia
    • Jefferson, Kentucky
    • Chattahoochee, Georgia
    • Spalding, Georgia
    • Talbot, Georgia
    • Mobile, Alabama
    • Walton, Georgia
    • Harris, Georgia
    • Lamar, Georgia
    • independent city, Missouri
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Inhabited Place

    • Forsyth, Georgia
    • Perry, Georgia
    • Unionville, Georgia
    • Griffin, Georgia
    • Newnan, Georgia
    • Loganville, Georgia
    • Baltimore, Maryland
    • Villa Rica, Georgia
    • Taylor, Georgia
    • Box Springs, Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia
    • Savannah, Georgia
    • Hamilton, Georgia
    • Thomaston, Georgia
    • Centerville, Georgia
    • Cusseta, Georgia
    • Quitman, Texas
    • New York, New York
    • Butts, Georgia
    • Saint Louis, Missouri
    • Spalding, Georgia
    • Mobile, Alabama
    • Little Rock, Arkansas
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Louisville, Kentucky

    People

    • White, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1879
    • King, E. J. (Elisha J.), approximately 1821-1844
  • Attribution
    Institution

    Emory University Libraries

    License

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

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