The Sacred Harp
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There are a number of books called The Sacred Harp. Following is a list of the nineteenth-century ones.
No. | Year | Title | Compilers | Editions | Notes | Comments |
1 | 1832 | The Sacred Harp, Containing Part First, A Clear Compendium | John H. Hickok | 1832 | 4-shape | Mostly three-part |
2 | 1835 | The Sacred Harp, or Eclectic Harmony: Collection of Church Music | Lowell Mason, Timothy B. Mason | 1835ab, 1844ab | Oval (1835b, 1844a), 4-shape (1835a, 1844b) | Staffs are Tenor-Alto-Soprano-Bass, Melody in Soprano |
3 | 1844 | The Sacred Harp, a Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Odes, and Anthems | Benjamin F. White, Elisha J. King | 1844, 1850, 1860 | 4-shape | Some four-part (Treble-Alto-Tenor-Bass), some three-part (Tr.-T.-B.), melody in Tenor |
This is a disambiguation page — a list of publications that otherwise might share the same title. |