1850-Southe-EMU

Item

PID
1850-Southe-EMU
Short Title
The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
Title
Southern harmony and musical companion, The ; containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, Psalms, odes, and anthems ; selected from the most eminent authors in the United States; together with nearly one hundred new tunes, which have never before been published ; suited to most of the metres contained in Watts's hymns and Psalms, Mercer's cluster, Dossey's choice, Dover selection, Methodist hymn book, and Baptist harmony ; and well adapted to Christian churches of every denomination, singing schools, and private societies ; also, an easy introduction to the grounds of music, the rudiments of music, and plain rules for beginners.
Title on Source
THE | SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION: | CONTAINING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF | TUNES, HYMNS, PSALMS, ODES, AND ANTHEMS ; | SELECTED FROM THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS IN THE UNITED STATES: | TOGETHER WITH | NEARLY ONE HUNDRED NEW TUNES, WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN PUBLISHED ; | SUITED TO MOST OF THE METRES CONTAINED IN WATTS'S HYMNS AND PSALMS, MERCER'S CLUSTER, DOSSEY'S | CHOICE, DOVER SELECTION, METHODIST HYMN BOOK, AND BAPTIST HARMONY ; | AND WELL ADAPTED TO | CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OF EVERY DENOMINATION, SINGING SCHOOLS, AND PRIVATE SOCIETIES : | ALSO, AN EASY INTRODUCTION TO THE GROUNDS OF MUSIC, THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC, AND PLAIN RULES FOR BEGINNERS. | BY WILLIAM WALKER. | Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth : O sing praises unto the Lord.—DAVID. | Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.—PAUL. | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED AND ENLARGED. | THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO., PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAM WALKER, SPARTANBURG, S. C. | 1850.
Responsibility
William Walker
Creator Name
Walker, William, 1809-1875
Creator URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA; Spartanburg, SC
Spatial Coverage FAST
Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
South Carolina--Spartanburg
Spatial Coverage FAST URI
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204170
http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1202729
Spatial Coverage Getty
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Spatial Coverage Getty URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
Date of Publication
1850
Publisher on Source
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., William Walker
Publisher
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Walker, William, 1809-1875
Publisher URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83227683
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793
Language
English
Language Code
eng
Holding Institution
Holding Archive
Collection
Special Collections
OCLC Number
20911847
Medium
songbook
Type
Image
Rights Statement Name
No Copyright - United States
Rights Statement URI
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
Place of Contributor Affiliation
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Place of Contributor Affiliation URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
Source Type
Print with non-autograph annotations
Physical Description
1 vocal score: 304 p.
Material Held
Copy imperfect: pp. 155-158, 287-278 torn and partially illegible
Pagination
304 pages
Notation
Four-shape
Scoring Summary
Coro
Total Scoring
Coro Treble (2)
Coro Counter
Coro T
Coro B
Content
Mixed
Still in Use
Yes
Subject
Church music
Anthems
Tunebooks
Hymns, English
Singing schools
Choral societies
Musical notation--Instruction and study
Music theory--Instruction and study
Church music--Analysis, appreciation
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
Nostalgia in music
Arrangements (Music)
Shape-note hymnals
Marginalia
Songsters--Advertising
Tunebooks--Advertising
Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
Women composers
Local Identifier
1850 SOUT A
Project Name
Sounding Spirit
Data Entry
Nordling, Em
Fulton, Erin