Compilation and commentary by Steven L. Sabol
(Washington, D.C. Sacred Harp Singers)
with help from many singers
Revised, February 16, 2008 (with newer revisions in Chapter 1)
![[partial score of CLAMANDA from 1859 Sacred Harp]](../pix/clamanda.gif)
with help from many singers
Revised, February 16, 2008 (with newer revisions in Chapter 1)
Contents:
- Tunebooks, Music Books, and Hymnals
- Books and Booklets about Shape-Note Music
- Newsletters and Singing Schedules
- Internet Resources
- Recent Recordings of Traditional Singings
- Recent Recordings by Performing Groups
- Older Recordings (Pre-1977) Reissued on CDs
- Recordings with a Few Shape-Note Tunes or Arrangements
- Videotapes and DVDs
- Singing Schools and Camps
- Maps of Singing Locations
- Resources for Shape-Note Composers and Publishers
- Lined-Out Hymnody and Psalmody
- English West Gallery Music
- Museum and Foundations
- The Hymn Society
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indicates resources added since June 21, 2007.
Compiler's Note: This guide is intended to promote interest in and knowledge about the singing of early American religious choral music published in oblong tunebooks printed (for the most part) in shaped notes. This guide focuses on music stylistically related to that in The Sacred Harp tunebooks but not on shape-note gospel music. For more information on Sacred Harp singing, consult the Sacred Harp Singing Page and the Fasola Home Page. Because this activity attracts many highly motivated amateur musicians, this guide strives to be a compilation, without critical review, of all available serious resources by amateurs as well as professionals, excluding dissertations and journal articles (which are covered in an online bibliography by John Bealle (see chapter 4). This guide may be freely photocopied and distributed as long as the source is acknowledged.
Before ordering items by mail you should contact the supplier (or check their Web page) to confirm the availability, price, and (frequently rising) shipping charges. While the compiler seeks to update this guide approximately 2-3 times a year, he cannot check the accuracy of all of the information for each update.
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