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Windham (38b) from the Sacred Harp, showing the four-shape notation and the traditional oblong layout. Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in New England and was later perpetuated and carried on in the American South.
The music of The Sacred Harp is eclectic in origin, and can be roughly grouped into the following categories of songs (listed chronologically).. In the examples listed below, songs are identified by the page number in the two most prominent modern versions of The Sacred Harp; the so-called "Denson edition" and the "Cooper edition".
A Chronological History of the Life of Benjamin Franklin White (unpublished), by Donald Stephen Clarke; Barfield, Louise C (1961) History of Harris County, Georgia 1827-1961, Columbus Office Supply Company. Bealle, John (1997) Public Worship, Private Faith: Sacred Harp and American Folksong. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
After 1867, the Convention adopted a policy of using other song books. It gradually had less influence in the history of Sacred Harp. Under White's leadership, the Southern Musical Convention sponsored three revisions of the Sacred Harp (1850, 1859, 1869). The 1849-1850 committee consisted of B. F. White, Leonard P. Breedlove, E. L. King, Joel ...
In just two years, J. L. White made three attempts to revise the Sacred Harp in a manner that would satisfy Sacred Harp singers. With the exception of the added gospel songs in close harmony, this 1911 "White Book" is the most traditional of the three early 20th century revisions of the Sacred Harp, reprinting the 1870 book almost "verbatim ...
His work is represented by 13 songs in the current 1991 "Denson" edition of The Sacred Harp, and by 12 in the "Cooper" edition. According to the collated minutes kept by the Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association, [4] his song "Hallelujah" is sung more frequently at Sacred Harp conventions than is any other. The Walker songs are generally ...
David playing his harp (unknown artist, c. 960).The book of Psalms, included in the Jewish and Christian scriptures, and said to have been written largely by David, is one of the earliest collections of sacred music, and still plays a role in the liturgies of the two religions.
Cobb, Buell E jr (2001), The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music, University of Georgia Press. Drummond, R. Paul (n.d.) A Portion for the Singers: A History of Music Among Primitive Baptists Since 1800. Eastburn, Kathryn (n.d.) A Sacred Feast: Reflections on Sacred Harp Singing and Dinner on the Ground. Eskew, Harry; McElrath, Hugh T. (1980).