The Southern Harmony (Walker, William)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 major sections, with an added appendix
First Publication 1835
Genre Categories Psalms; Religious works; Sacred hymns; [11 more...]Hymns; Anthems; Odes; For 3 voices; For unaccompanied voices; Scores featuring the voice; For 4 voices; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; English language

Sheet Music

Scores

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Spartanburg: William Walker, 1835.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes pp.31-32 missing from the copy scanned; however, the music on this leaf (Idumea, Suffield, The Midnight Cry) is to be found in the later (re-set) editions uploaded on this page.
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Editor "Stereotype edition, corrected and improved"
Publisher. Info. Spartanburg: William Walker, 1840.
Flat Rock, SC: E. King, 1840.
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Editor "Stereotype edition, corrected and improved"
Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: Thomas Cowperthwait & Co., 1845.
Spartanburg: William Walker, 1845.
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⇒ 4 more: Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Appendix, Indices

Editor "New edition, improved and enlarged"
Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: E. W. Miller, 1847.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Dated in preface.
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Editor "New edition. Thoroughly revised and greatly improved"
Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: E. W. Miller, 1854.
Reprinted Los Angeles: Pro Musicamericana, 1966.
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Public Domain
Misc. Notes Dated in preface. The reprint notes errata in the original.
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Editor "New edition, thoroughly revised and much enlarged"
Publisher. Info. Philadelphia: E. W. Miller, 1854.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Dated in preface.
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General Information

Work Title The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion
Alternative. Title The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion; [more...]containing a choice collection of Tunes, Hymns, Psalms, Odes, and Anthems: selected from the most eminent authors in the United States: together with nearly 100 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 & 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.
Composer Walker, William
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 major sections, with an added appendix
  • The Gamut, or Rudiments of Music
  • Part I. Containing most of the plain and easy tunes commonly used in time of divine worship.
. . .
(p.50) Captain Kidd (God is There)
. . .
  • Part II. Containing some of the more lengthy and elegant pieces, commonly used at concerts, or singing societies.
  • Part III. Containing several anthems and odes, of the first eminence.
  • Appendix [added 1847]: Containing several tunes entirely new.
First Publication. 1835
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation voices
External Links Wikipedia article
Benton Big Singing Day
Article by Deborah Loftis on the Big Singing, Benton, Kentucky
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