Full Title
Empire of song, The ; containing theory and practice lessons for singing classes, exercises and pieces for institutes and conventions, tunes and anthems for choirs, and glees and choruses for concerts.
Instrumentation
- soprano (vocal solo)
- alto (vocal solo)
- tenor (vocal solo)
- bass (vocal solo)
- soprano (chorus part)
- alto (chorus part)
- tenor (chorus part)
- bass (chorus part)
Subject
- Tunebooks
- Tunebooks--Prices
- Dooley, Susan Teeter, 1863-1939--Provenance
- Reasy, Rosanne Teeter, 1865-1957--Provenance
- Singing schools
- Teachers colleges
- Choral societies
- Concerts
- Church music
- Music theory--Instruction and study
- Musical notation--Instruction and study
- Glees, catches, rounds, etc.
- Vocalises
- Vocalises with keyboard
- Tonality--Instruction and study
- Tunebooks--Book design
- Sight-singing
- Elocution--Study and teaching
- Rituals (Liturgical books)
- Chants
- Patriotic music
- Anthems
- Choruses, secular (mixed voices), unaccompanied
- Choruses, sacred (mixed voices), unaccompanied
- Choruses, sacred (men's voices), unaccompanied
- Sacred songs with keybaord
- Publishers--Advertising
Archive
Middle Tennessee State University. Center for Popular Music
Creator
Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
Creator URI
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79140936
Place of Publication Getty
- United States, Ohio, Hamilton, Cincinnati
- United States, Illinois, Cook, Chicago
- United States, New York, New York
Place of Publication Getty URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013604
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013596
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7007567
Publisher Name
- John Church Company
- Root & Sons Music Co.
Publisher URI
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96037266
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98112875
Place of Contributor Affiliation
United States, Illinois, Cook, Hyde Park
Place of Contributor Affiliation URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7022150
Place of Distribution
- United States, Illinois, Cook, Chicago
- United States, New York, New York
Place of Distribution URI
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7013596
- http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1002715
Place of Use
United States, Pennsylvania, Bedford, New Enterprise
Place of Use URI
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/2091232
Title Page Text
THE EMPIRE OF SONG: | CONTAINING | THEORY AND PRACTICE LESSONS FOR SINGING CLASSES, | EXERCISES AND PIECES FOR INSTITUTES AND CONVENTIONS, | TUNES AND ANTHEMS FOR CHOIRS, | AND | GLEES AND CHORUSES FOR CONCERTS. | By GEO. F. ROOT. | CINCINNATI: | PUBLISHED BY THE JOHN CHURCH CO., 74 W. FOURTH ST. | CHICAGO: | ROOT & SONS MUSIC CO. | 200 WABASH AVENUE. | NEW YORK: | THE J. CHURCH CO. | 19 EAST 16th STREET. | Copyright 1887, by THE JOHN CHURCH CO.
Scoring Summary
V (4), Coro
Total Scoring
S;A;T;B;Coro S;Coro A;Coro T (2);Coro B (2)
Digital Format
image/tiff
License Name
No Copyright - United States
Place of Publication FAST
- Ohio--Cincinnati
- Illinois--Chicago
- New York (State)--New York
Place of Publication FAST URI
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205142
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204048
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204333
State
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- New York
County
- Cook, Illinois
- Hamilton, Ohio
- Bedford, Pennsylvania
Inhabited Place
- Hyde Park, Illinois
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- New Enterprise, Pennsylvania
- Chicago, Illinois
- New York, New York
People
Root, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1895
