The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony (Mason, Lowell)

Title The Sacred Harp or Eclectic Harmony
Alternative title Mason's Sacred Harp ; A Collection of Church Music, Consisting of a great variety of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems, Sacred Songs and Chants, original and selected; Including many new and beautiful subjects from the most eminent Composers, harmonized and arranged expressly for this work.
Creators Lowell Mason, composer
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Instrumentation 4 voices
3 voices
4 voices and 4 Unspecified instruments
mixed chorus and organ
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First published 1835
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Composition types Psalms, Hymns, Anthems, Sacred songs, Chants
Language English
Period Classical
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Standard notation edition — Truman and Smith — Complete Score
View Standard notation edition — Boston: for the Publishers by Shepley & Wright — Volume I
View Standard notation edition — Boston: stereotyped for the publishers by Kidder and Wright 1840 Volume II
View Standard notation edition — Moore — Complete Score
View 4-shape notation edition — Cincinatti: Truman and Smith 1835 Complete Score
View 4-shape notation edition — Cincinatti: William T. Truman 1844 Complete Score
View 4-shape notation edition — Cincinnati: Truman & Spofford 1850 Complete Score

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