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Historical and technical aspects of shape-note singing. Examples of topics include tunebook history, shape note pedagogy, musicological analysis, as well as reviews of books, recordings, articles, and conferences. Moderated by singer and volunteer John Bealle.
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Scanned tune books, etc. available at IMSLP Petrucci Music Library
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Fynn Titford-Mock and others have been very active recently in submitting scanned tune books and other resources to the IMSLP Petrucci Music Library:
[link]
For example, click on Composers under Browse scores in the menu on the list and look for William Walker.
Here's a link to Fynn's page where he lists some of his submissions (there are others):... more »
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Publication opportunity
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I think the following message forward from the Society for American Music mailing list may be of interest to some people on the Discussions list. Two of the guest editors should be well-known to members of this list. Nick: Is the University of Alabama reference an error or has something changed?... more »
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Samuel Francis Smith & "Can I Leave You"
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Hi All,
I'm seeking information on where the 385b Can I Leave You text was published before it appeared in Southern Harmony. Sacred Harp id's the source of the words as Samuel F. Smith, 1832. I didn't find anything on Smith in The Makers of the Sacred Harp.
Thanks so much.
Carol Medlicott... more »
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Written accidentals in the 1844, 1850 and 1859 editions [long]
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Given some recent threads, I thought it would be interesting to look at written accidentals in the first three editions of the Sacred Harp. Here's what I found:
1. 1844 1st Edition - 9 songs with written accidentals; majority of written accidentals function as leading tones in minor
AYLESBURY (28T) [minor, 4 pts., in John Chetham, A Book of Psalmody, 1717]... more »
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Poland (was Raised sixths... again)
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Interesting; thanks a lot for the Select Harmony page! So it appears that
the Sacred Harp uses a sharped version of Swan's original ending. I
suppose one could argue that the ending he printed later in his own book
might be more authoritative, but using the first version also makes sense.
The insertion of the sharp remains a mystery, though.... more »
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Raised sixths... again
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OK, it's not a subject I'm willingly resurrecting here - I always
think of Judy Caudle's brilliant response to a question about raised
sixths: "why don't you ask someone who really cares?"
But seriously, there are surely minor key songs that DON'T lend
themselves easily to a raised sixth (In the same way that it's... more »
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Barnabas McKyes = M.Kyes?
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Hi everyone,
I thought you might be interested in a little bit of research I've
been doing on the mysterious composer "M.Kyes".
Take a look at my article on the Shenandoah Harmony website.
[link]
Grateful for any comments,
yours... more »
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A Peek at the New Cooper Book
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Karen Willard has kindly written an essay for The Trumpet entitled "A Peek at the New Cooper Book." [1] You might care to read it — I'm very excited to see the new revision come out. [1] [link]
Will
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Singings or singers in Nevada?
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Hi everyone,
One of my Seattle Sacred Harp buddies is traveling to Nevada soon, and is
wondering if there are any singers in the area to connect with. I can't
find anything listed at fasola.org. I don't know what part of the state
she will be in.
Thanks for any leads,
Clarissa
clarissafet...@gmail.com... more »
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New issue of The Trumpet (Volume 2, Issue 2)
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We've announced a new issue of The Trumpet, a thrice-annual periodical for singers and writers of dispersed harmony and fasola music: Volume 2, Issue 1 of The Trumpet (January, 2012) Announced<[link]> You can download the issue directly from... more »
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