Sacred Music (Ely, Seth)

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Work Title Sacred Music
Alternative. Title Sacred Music, containing a great variety of Psalm and Hymn Tunes; selected principally, from the most eminent European authors; The greater part of which were never published in the Patent Notes. To which is prefixed, a Musical Grammar, a Musical Dictionary, &c. By Seth Ely.
Composer Ely, Seth
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ISE 1
First Publication. 1822
Language English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2-4 voices, 2 pieces for 5 voices

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The shapenote notation is used here in a highly unusual way, changing the shapes when the music modulates to another key.