The story of The sacred harp, 1844-1944 : a book of religious folk song as an American institution / by George Pullen Jackson.
| Author/creator | Jackson, George Pullen |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, 1944. |
| Description | 46 pages : frontispiece (facsimiles), group portraits ; 19 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Old Baptist music -- How the sacred harp came to be and how it grew -- Some hearers don't like it. Why? -- The singers -- The turn of the century -- America discovers its own songs. |
| Local note | JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY--Gift plate: "Gift of George Pullen Jackson, Library, East Carolina Teachers College, Greenville, N.C." |
| General note | "The sacred harp, a collection of psalm and hymn tunes, odes, and anthems," originally compiled by Benjamin Franklin White and E. J. King, was first published in 1844; subsequently published in numerous editions, with changes and additions by various editors. |
| LCCN | 44008844 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3111.J3 S8 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |