The Sacred Harp
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The Sacred Harp is a historic shape-note tunebook first published in 1844, central to the American Sacred Harp singing tradition of a cappella, participatory hymn singing.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hymnbook
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music book ⓘ shape-note tunebook ⓘ |
| associatedTradition |
American shape-note singing
ⓘ
Sacred Harp singing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler |
Benjamin Franklin White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elisha J. King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
anthems
ⓘ
fuging tunes ⓘ hymns ⓘ occasional pieces ⓘ psalm tunes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor |
Hugh McGraw
NERFINISHED
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Seaborn McDaniel Denson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Jackson Denson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1844 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
helped preserve shape-note singing tradition
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inspired Sacred Harp singing communities worldwide ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
The Sacred Harp, 1850 edition
NERFINISHED
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The Sacred Harp, 1860 edition NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Harp, 1911 edition NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Harp, 1936 Denson Revision NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Harp, 1960 revision NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sacred Harp, 1991 Revision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
“Africa”
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“David’s Lamentation” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Idumea” NERFINISHED ⓘ “New Britain” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Northfield” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Traveling On” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Wondrous Love” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
New England psalmody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern folk hymnody ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicNotationSystem | shape-note notation ⓘ |
| numberOfShapes | 4-shape system GENERATED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
congregational-style singing
ⓘ
participatory singing ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionallyAssociatedWith |
American South
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rural Southern United States ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Protestant Christian hymnody ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian experience
ⓘ
Christian worship ⓘ death and eternity ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sacred Harp singing conventions
NERFINISHED
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all-day singings ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | a cappella ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.