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The Sacred Harp is a shape note tunebook, originally compiled in 1844 by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King in Georgia and used to this day in revised form by Sacred Harp singers throughout America and overseas. This article is a historical overview and listing of the composers and poets who wrote the songs and texts of The Sacred Harp.
They included both music and text and were introduced by an extended essay on the rudiments of singing. Each song was known by the name given to its tune rather than by a title drawn from the text." [1] The following is a partial list of the shape note tunebooks published over the last two centuries. The list is divided according to the two ...
The first Australian All Day Singing was held in Sydney in 2012. [43] In January 2009, Sacred Harp singing was introduced to Ireland, by Juniper Hill of University College Cork, spreading quickly from a class module into the wider community. In March 2011 U.C.C. hosted the first annual Ireland Sacred Harp Convention, and the Cork community held ...
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2024 10 a.m. to7 p.m. - Mule Day Craft Fair10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Live Music - Main Stage12 p.m. - Old Fashioned Log Pulling Competition – Main Arena1 p.m. - Dog Show - Old ...
The Chattahoochee Musical Convention is a Sacred Harp singing convention. It is an annual gathering whose purposes are worship, through the singing of Sacred Harp music, and fostering of bonds of fellowship among singers. [1] It bears the distinction of being the oldest surviving Sacred Harp musical convention, having been founded in 1852.
Mule Day wrapped up another successful year celebrating its 50th anniversary since the festival's 1974 revival. Mule Day celebrates '50 years of long ears' with big crowds, old traditions and new ...
The twice-yearly Etowah singing, now held in Horseshoe, N.C., has been held since 1909. [2] On Sunday 27 October 2013 the first Christian Harmony All-Day Singing in Europe took place at St Mary's Church in Primrose Hill, [3] hosted by the Sacred Harp Singers of London, who now regularly sing from the 2010 edition of Walker's Christian Harmony. [4]
The first Christian Harmony All-Day Singing in Europe took place on Sunday, 27 October 2013 at St Mary's Church in Primrose Hill, London. [7] The event was hosted by the Sacred Harp Singers of London, who regularly sing from Walker's Christian Harmony (2010). [8] In attendance were Sacred Harp singers from the UK & Ireland, Europe, and the US.