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The Sacred Harp, published in by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King, was a gospel tune book printed in shape notes that spawned an entire style that became known as Sacred Harp singing. This exhaustive four-disc collection from British jazz and blues label JSP features three decades' worth of wonderful field recordings from a 8/

The Sacred Harp, published in by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King, was a gospel tune book printed in shape notes that spawned an entire style that became known as Sacred Harp singing. This exhaustive four-disc collection from British jazz and blues label JSP features three decades' worth of wonderful field recordings from a Price: $

Evolving from church singing-school organisations of the 18th century, it was and remains a community movement, with all-day singing conventions as much a social as a musical gathering, these days concentrated mainly in the Deep South. The main source for material is still BF White & EJ King's 'The Sacred Harp' - first published in /5(3).

Eschewing the more complex figures of standard musical notation, shape note singing was accessible and easily learned, and the resulting group was both primitive and powerful. The Sacred Harp, published in by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King, was a gospel tune book printed in shape notes that spawned an entire style that became.

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 name is derived from The Sacred Harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape inowepboderhand.tipstucchaidingmiscircsetgoworkwermaro.co work was first published in and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since.

Sacred Harp and Shape Note Singing (s), a Various Artists Compilation. Released 30 June on JSP (catalog no. JSP; CD). Genres: Sacred Harp Music. Featured peformers: Pat Harrison (liner notes), Christopher C. King (remastering), Andrew Aitken (cover art).

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