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Description
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.
