The most common nationwide nickname for this book is cooper book, with singers in georgia and florida also calling it the blue book. White sacred harp cooper book composer index alto composers in the early editions of the sacred harp, most of the tunes were published without an alto part. The sacred harp, a compilation of hymns and songs written in shaped notes, was put together for congregational singing by benjamin franklin white, the brother of my great, great, great grandmother. Masons sacred harp or eclectic harmony 1835 edition pdf download a pdf of the american church harp from 1856 1860 sacred harp download movie trailer for awake my soul. A partwriting primer for shapenote hymnody robert t.
Photographs of sacred harp singings by martha beverly and robert chambless. May 31, 2010 but there it was on saturday morning, the start of a day of sacred harp singing here at gage hall. About the company the sacred harp publishing company. The sacred harp, revised cooper edition online index. A rather longer explanation can be found here, but essentially it is shapenote music, an american choral tradition of singing unaccompanied fourpart harmony, sometimes referred to as sacred folksong, white. Cooper sh pacific northwest sacred harp singers, i. A comprehensive guide to the texts and tunes of an american musical tradition. Wilson marion cooper december 17, 1850 july 17, 1916 of dothan, alabama, was a notable musician and music teacher within the sacred harp tradition. Denson edition of the sacred harp encyclopedia of alabama. Recorded anthology of american music, new world records nw 804332.
The sacred harp song book, case of 10 each more details the new 2012 revised cooper edition represents a monumental covertocover retypesetting of all pages by karen willard, a seattle alto singer and shapenote music publisher. We sing shape note music from a book called the sacred harp on the last wednesday evening and the second friday evening of each month in brighton, east sussex. The cooper book sacred harp and shape note singing. This index contains the lyrics of all songs in the b. Marion cooper was born in henry county, alabama, the son of w. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Sacred harp music is performed voice only, without instruments a cappella.
Cooper met the need with his revision of the 4th edition, bringing it out in that year. A rather longer explanation can be found here, but essentially it is shapenote music, an american choral tradition of singing unaccompanied fourpart harmony, sometimes referred to as sacred folksong, white gospel music, or even sacred heavy metal. White sacred harp cooper revision you may look up any song by title, page number, first line, composer, poet, or meter you may also look up words or verses using the word index. Sacred harp 142 stratfield 422011 carmine texas cooper book 2006 revision texas sacred harp singers a capella shape note. The book was notated in little and smiths shape notes, with each song divided into three or four singing parts, singing school style. The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since. The date in the description refers to the initial release date of the album or collection, and is there because i was at a loss as to how to otherwise organize this list. By 1902 the supply of sacred harp songbooks was critically low and w. The word index is currently not available for the songs on page 195 and above.
Sacred harp singing came into being with the 1844 publication of benjamin franklin white and elisha j. Okc sacred harp singers is for people who live anywhere within driving distance of okc, who love to sing, or want to learn to sing, sacred harp. It has been traditionally used in the florida panhandle, the southern regions of georgia, alabama, and mississippi, and in texas. This familiar shape note song is also in many american hymnals in round note notation. The sacred harp that we sing from today was not the first book by that name.
This site contains information about shape note and sacred harp activities in the keystone state. Sacred harp music the handbook of texas online texas state. Meaning and change in okefenokee sacred harp singing was selected for the 2009 southern spaces series documentary expression and the american south, a collection of innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship about documentary work and original documentary projects that engage with regions and places in the us south. Sep 07, 20 mall and floyd memorial singing at little flock primitive baptist church in molino, florida on september 7, 20. King in 1844 and went permanently out of print following the death of b. The sacred harp, revised cooper edition online index this index contains the lyrics of all songs in the b. King, the book has been constantly used and occasionally revised. Apr 11, 2011 sacred harp 142 stratfield 422011 carmine texas cooper book 2006 revision texas sacred harp singers a capella shape note. Mission publishers of the sacred harp, 1991 edition, the sacred harp publishing company promotes traditional sacred harp singing, community, and culture across the united states and around the world. Aug 22, 2012 an introduction to sacred harp posted on august 22, 2012 by christina kenny as regular readers will know, d for dalrymple has long had its finger lodged firmly on the pulse of popular culture. In fact, it was not even the first oblong shapenote tunebook with that title. It was this book, now distributed in several different versions, that came to be the shape note tradition with the largest number of participants. I also wish to thank will fitzgerald for his work on improving this website.
Sacred harp, cooper book 505 cleansing fountain youtube. Sacred harp singing is a community musical and social event, emphasizing participation, not performance, where people sing songs from the sacred harp, an oblong tunebook first published in 1844. The sacred harp was first published by benjamin franklin white and elisha j. Sacred harp music the handbook of texas online texas. An introduction to sacred harp posted on august 22, 2012 by christina kenny as regular readers will know, d for dalrymple has long had its finger lodged firmly on the pulse of popular culture. Review of the makers of the sacred harp southern spaces. The cooper edition is a tunebook descended from the 19thcentury sacred harp and initially published in 1902 by w. The makers of the sacred harp also includes analyses of the textual influences on the musicincluding metrical psalmody, english evangelical poets, american frontier preachers, camp meeting hymnody, and revival chorusesand essays placing the sacred harp as a product of the antebellum period with roots in religious revivalism. The story of the sacred harp, 18441944 by george pullen. Their shapenote system was designed to teach sightreading and enable users to sing complex, sophisticated music. With the exception of the alto part, which was added later, the arrangement in the sacred harp is the original version of our amazing grace, from william walkers 1835 shape note book southern harmony. Sacred harp publishing company 1991 edition sacred harp book company revised cooper edition old harp singing in east tennessee.
Jan 01, 2000 the b f white, sacred harp, 2000 revised cooper edition sacred harp book company on. This book however traces those roots back to england and even to the renaissance age. Original sacred harp denson rev 1971 by sacred harp and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Welcome to the michigan regional shape note singing site. White published his collection of revival songs, hymns, spirituals, and fuguing songs in a longways book titled the sacred harp. Though this melody is familiar, the harmony sounds very different from the version used in modern church hymnals. Columbus sacred harp sacred harp singing in columbus, ohio. At spoleto, notes of the sacred harp take shape artsbeat. Sep 01, 2017 the sacred harp that we sing from today was not the first book by that name.
The sacred harp is an american hymnal first published in 1844, with the four voiceparts rendered in shape notes. Cooper sh website you can also find out a little bit about the company here, who the board members are. Bethlehem primitive baptist church of oklahoma city. Preserving the sacred harp singing tradition theres no harp in sacred harp singing in fact, no instruments at all, just the power of a room full of singers belting out fourpart harmonies. The library of congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The b f white, sacred harp, 2000 revised cooper edition sacred harp book company on. White published the first edition of the sacred harp, brothers lowell and timothy mason published their own sacred harp in. Cooper s 1902 revision, an alto part was added to all songs that did not have one. But now, the story of the sacred harp, 18441944 is back in print and available for music lovers, historians, and librarians alike. It is still used today throughout the south wherever there are gatherings for singing school.
A beginners guide to shapenote singing hints, stories, advice, and minutiae by lisa grayson fifth edition 2012 contents introduction. Second fridays are held at west hill community hall on compton avenue, less that 10 minutes walk from the station. Compilations, albums, and other releases devoted entirely or primarily to sacred harp shape note recordings. There are now copies of pages from the most interesting 19th century shapenote book the hesperian harp online at berkley moores hesperian harp, and a listing of most shapenote cd and tape recordings at his recordings. 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 of the united states. The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared. The sacred harp uses notation developed by the progressive new england singing masters william little and william smith, who published the easy instructor in 1801. The most common nationwide nickname for this book is cooper book, with singers in. And yet, george pullen jacksons groundbreaking history of the first hundred years of the hymnal has been out of print and hard to come by for decades. Kelley october 2009 in our undergraduate music theory courses we teach students a set of procedures to emulate the composition style of the european composers who wrote tonal music from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries. This authoritative reference work investigates the roots of the sacred harp, the central collection of the deeply influential and longlived southern tradition of shapenote singing. Officially titled the sacred harp, revised cooper edition, 2012.
White published the first edition of the sacred harp, brothers lowell and timothy mason published their own sacred harp in cincinnati. The denson edition of the sacred harp 1991a the denson book as it is generally calleda is the most widely used of the hardback old song books used at shapenote congregational singings in churches throughout alabama. Mall and floyd memorial singing at little flock primitive baptist church in molino, florida on september 7, 20. Shop our newest and most popular sacred harp sheet music such as spirit of faith, come down, or click the button above to. Shop our newest and most popular sacred harp sheet music such as spirit of faith, come down, or click the button above to browse all sacred harp sheet music. I have been composing music in the styles of the sacred harp since 2003. Mar 12, 2020 photographs of sacred harp singings by martha beverly and robert chambless. Published first by the sacred harp publishing company, founded by alabamian tom denson in 1933, the denson edition continues to have strong alabama ties in its later. The name is derived from the sacred harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes. The story of the sacred harp, pbs documentary about sacred harp singing. You may look up any song by title, page number, first line, composer, poet, or meter. Dan brittain, and neely bruce as well as from my fellow tune writers from the northeastern united states, especially. But there it was on saturday morning, the start of a day of sacred harp singing here at gage hall.
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