Full Title
Original sacred harp ; containing: a superior collection of standard melodies of odes, anthems, and church music and hymns of high repute ; revised, corrected and enlarged ; rudiments, retaining all valuable standard regulations, arranged with all modern up-to-date improvements ; the best and most valuable sacred tune and hymn book ; from the pens of authors of unquestioned reputation and ability to be found in America and many other countries ; also, containing a large lot of new music of fine quality ; the most complete assortment and collection of sacred music yet published ; with complete sketch of the authors of tunes and hymns connected with each tune ; all founded on Scripture text, quotations and citations from the Bible.
Pagination
2 unnumbered pages, vi, 550 pages, 4 unnumbered pages
Condition
copy imperfect: last leaf torn and partly illegible
Notation
- Four-shape
- Seven-shape Aikin
- Round
Instrumentation
- treble (chorus part)
- alto (chorus part)
- tenor (chorus part)
- bass (chorus part)
- organ
Subject
- Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
- Hymn tunes, Arranged
- Contrafacta
- Pagination
- Music theory--Instruction and study
- Nostalgia in music
- Last words
- Regionalism in music
- Burmese--Missions
- Folk music--Scotland
- Indians in art
- Hymns, English
- Organ music
- Glees, catches, rounds, etc.
- Thomasson, Grover Cleveland, 1885-1964--Provenance
- Choruses, sacred (Mixed voices), unaccompanied
- Booksellers and bookselling
- Opera--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Sacred vocal music--Theology
- Anthems
- Choruses, secular (Mixed voices), unaccompanied
- Music--Acoustics and physics
- Composers
- Tunebooks
- Musical notation--Instruction and study
- Texas--Songs and music
- Patriotic music
- Portrait photography
- Sacred vocal music--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Hymn texts--Editing
- Thomasson, Azariah, 1851-1927--Provenance
- Tunebooks--Editing
- Inscriptions
- Christian union
- Endorsements in advertising
- Musical accompaniment
- Women composers
- Book design
- Hymn writers
- Shape-note hymnals
- Statistics
- Choruses, sacred (Mixed voices) with organ
- Voice culture
- Bibliography
- Musical notation--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Ragtime music--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Concerts--Atlanta, Ga.
- Choral societies
- Tunebooks--Economic aspects
Creator
James, J. S. (Joseph Summerlin), 1849-1931
Creator URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93028526
Place of Publication Getty
United States, Georgia, DeKalb, Atlanta
Place of Publication Getty URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013331
Place of Contributor Affiliation
- United States, Alabama, Winston, Double Springs
- United States, Georgia, Carroll, Tyus
- United States, Alabama, Cleburne, Edwardsville
- United States, Georgia, Pike, Williamson
- United States, Alabama, Cleburne, Fruithurst
- United States, Georgia, Haralson, Buchanan
- United States, Georgia, Spalding, Birdie
- United States, Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta
- United States, Georgia, Newton, Porterdale
- United States, Alabama, Winston, Curtis Crossroads
- United States, Georgia, Fulton, East Point
- United States, Georgia, Floyd, Rome
- United States, Georgia, Wheeler, Alamo
- United States, Georgia, Coweta, Newnan
- United States, Georgia, Douglas, Douglasville
- United States, Georgia, Jasper, Monticello
- United States, Georgia, Carroll, Villa Rica
Place of Contributor Affiliation URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2003337
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- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2003383
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Place of Field Research URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7002659
Place of Use
- United States, Georgia, Paulding, Yorkville
- United States, Georgia, Haralson, Draketown
- United States, Georgia, Polk, Rockmart
- United States, Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta
- United States, Georgia, Paulding, Dallas
Place of Use URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2024797
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022716
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2024084
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013331
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2022617
Title Page Text
"Original | Sacred Harp" | CONTAINING: | A SUPERIOR COLLECTION OF STANDARD MELODIES | OF ODES, ANTHEMS, AND CHURCH MUSIC | AND HYMNS OF HIGH REPUTE | Revised, Corrected and Enlarged | RUDIMENTS, RETAINING ALL VALUABLE | STANDARD REGULATIONS, ARRANGED WITH | ALL MODERN UP-TO-DATE IMPROVEMENTS | The Best and Most Valuable Sacred | Tune and Hymn Book | FROM THE PENS OF AUTHORS OF UNQUESTIONED | REPUTATION AND ABILITY TO BE FOUND IN | AMERICA AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES | ALSO, CONTAINING A LARGE LOT OF NEW MUSIC OF FINE QUALITY | THE MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT AND COLLECTION | OF SACRED MUSIC YET PUBLISHED | WITH COMPLETE SKETCH OF THE AUTHORS OF TUNES AND HYMNS | CONNECTED WITH EACH TUNE | All Founded on Scripture Text, | Quotations and Citations from the Bible | COPYRIGHTED BY J. S. JAMES | 1911
Physical Description
1 score: [2], vi, 550, [4] p.
Scoring Summary
Coro, (org)
Total Scoring
Coro Treble; Coro A; Coro T; Coro B; (org)
Digital Format
image/tiff
Item Type
Print with non-autograph annotations
License Name
No Copyright - United States
Place of Publication FAST
Place of Publication FAST URI
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204627
County
- Douglas, Georgia
- Newton, Georgia
- Carroll, Georgia
- Paulding, Georgia
- Fulton, Georgia
- DeKalb, Georgia
- Coweta, Georgia
- Haralson, Georgia
- Jasper, Georgia
- Floyd, Georgia
- Pike, Georgia
- Spalding, Georgia
- Winston, Alabama
- Wheeler, Georgia
- Cleburne, Alabama
- Polk, Georgia
Inhabited Place
- Double Springs, Alabama
- Buchanan, Georgia
- Porterdale, Georgia
- Rockmart, Georgia
- Tyus, Georgia
- Birdie, Georgia
- Williamson, Georgia
- Villa Rica, Georgia
- Yorkville, Georgia
- Douglasville, Georgia
- Draketown, Georgia
- Monticello, Georgia
- Newnan, Georgia
- Fruithurst, Alabama
- East Point, Georgia
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Edwardsville, Alabama
- Rome, Georgia
- Dallas, Georgia
- Alamo, Georgia
- Curtis Crossroads, Alabama
People
James, J. S. (Joseph Summerlin), 1849-1931
