About this title: Readily accessible and easy to follow, the music in each volume is presented in modern form so that it can be instantly understood and sung by a congregation, a choir, a class, a club, or an individual. Each volume includes an introduction to the music, editorial notes, and a section on performance practice that covers the basic elements of the ...
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Description: 1998 Garland. Vol. 12 in Music of the New American Nation Sacred Music from 1780 to 1820. 4to. , 230pp. , printed boards. Text plus music scores. Good, boards a bit worn, corners lightly bumped. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Garland Publishing, New York
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780815324096ISBN:081532409X
Description: Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Scholarly text presents representative compositions by two American psalmodists who were actively engaged in the reform of American psalmody during the 1790s and early 1800s. American compositions were often criticized for two features: their failure to conform to the harmonic norms of European art music and their often vigorous, animated musical style, which was sometimes considered lacking in a reverent spirit appropriate for use in public worship. Includes an ... read more
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