Full Title
Southern harmony and musical companion, The ; containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, Psalms, odes, and anthems ; selected from the most eminent authors in the United States; together with nearly one hundred 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's 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.
Condition
Copy imperfect: pp. 155-158, 287-278 torn and partially illegible
Instrumentation
- treble (chorus part)
- counter (chorus part)
- tenor (chorus part)
- bass (chorus part)
Subject
- Church music
- Anthems
- Tunebooks
- Hymns, English
- Singing schools
- Choral societies
- Musical notation--Instruction and study
- Music theory--Instruction and study
- Church music--Analysis, appreciation
- Music--Philosophy and aesthetics
- Nostalgia in music
- Arrangements (Music)
- Shape-note hymnals
- Marginalia
- Songsters--Advertising
- Tunebooks--Advertising
- Hymn tunes--Metrics and rhythmics
- Women composers
Archive
Pitts Theology Library
Creator
Walker, William, 1809-1875
Creator URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793
Place of Publication Getty
- United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Place of Publication Getty URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014406
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
Publisher Name
- Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
- Walker, William, 1809-1875
Publisher URI
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83227683
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83065793
Place of Contributor Affiliation
United States, South Carolina, Spartanburg, Spartanburg
Place of Contributor Affiliation URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7014524
Title Page Text
THE | SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION: | CONTAINING A CHOICE COLLECTION OF | TUNES, HYMNS, PSALMS, ODES, AND ANTHEMS ; | SELECTED FROM THE MOST EMINENT AUTHORS IN THE UNITED STATES: | TOGETHER WITH | NEARLY ONE HUNDRED 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'S | 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. | Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth : O sing praises unto the Lord.—DAVID. | Speaking to yourselves in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord.—PAUL. | NEW EDITION, IMPROVED AND ENLARGED. | THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT & CO., PHILADELPHIA | WILLIAM WALKER, SPARTANBURG, S. C. | 1850.
Total Scoring
Coro Treble (2);Coro Counter;Coro T;Coro B
Digital Format
image/tiff
Item Type
Print with non-autograph annotations
License Name
No Copyright - United States
Place of Publication FAST
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- South Carolina--Spartanburg
Place of Publication FAST URI
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204170
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1202729
State
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
County
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
Inhabited Place
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
People
Walker, William, 1809-1875
