This website is a learning resource for both experienced and new shapenote singers. Sacred harp singing school workbook and audio files by david i. Chapter 4 internet resources university of mississippi. Tune my heart to ring your praise distinguished settings of american folk hymns tune my heart to ring your praise distinguished settings of american folk hymns more handbells. A collection of psalm and hymn tunes, ode and anthems. Songs from the sacred harp and other shapenote song books that can be played using. The a capella voiceonly music is named after the sacred harp, a 19thcentury hymnal that was printed in shape notes to make it easier for everyday people to read music.
Participants are not concerned with recreating or reenacting historical events. Most music is in shaped note domisol notation, some songs are also available in normal round note notation and more will be added in the future. A beginners guide to shapenote singing hints, stories, advice, and minutiae by lisa grayson fifth edition 2012 contents introduction. A collection of psalm and hymn tunes, ode and anthems composer various. Sacred harmony or a choice selection of psalms and hymns set to music for the voice, harpsichord and organ. Complete, fully searchable information about the sacred harp. The sacred harp or, eclectic harmony internet archive. Authoritative information about the hymn text there is a happy land, far, far away, with lyrics, audio recordings, midi files, printable scores, pdf files, and products for worship planners. Sacred harp is a uniquely american tradition that brings communities together to sing fourpart hymns and anthems. The music we sing is from the sacred harp, a hymnal originally published 150 years ago in a tradition older still. It is passionate, spirited music that harks back to the days. A shapenote singing lesson smithsonian learning lab. Download and print free pdf sheet music for all instruments, composers, periods and forms from the largest source of public domain sheet music on the web. Click above to check out the public domain hymnal great hymns now available for.
You dont need any special music fonts for the pdf files. A beginners guide to shapenote singing sacred harp australia. Original sacred harp contributor names original sacred harp choir performer created published. Free sheet music download over 100,000 pdf files for. You can download a searchable grayscale version of the digitized book as a pdf file created by nathan rees 86. Digitized version of jl whites 1909 fifth edition of the sacred harp. It is a proudly inclusive and democratic part of our shared cultural heritage. Our tradition is a living, breathing, ongoing practice passed directly. The music we sing is from the sacred harp, a hymnal orig. The sacred harp museum gratefully accepts donations of songbooks, correspondence and personal papers, minutes, photographs, audio and video recordings, press clippings, and other material related to sacred harp singing.
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