Composition: 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
view Standard notation edition Truman and Smith Complete Score · view
view Standard notation edition Boston: for the Publishers by Shepley & Wright Volume I · view
view Standard notation edition Boston: stereotyped for the publishers by Kidder and Wright 1840 Volume II · view
view Standard notation edition Moore Complete Score · view
view 4-shape notation edition Cincinatti: Truman and Smith 1835 Complete Score · view
view 4-shape notation edition Cincinatti: William T. Truman 1844 Complete Score · view
view 4-shape notation edition Cincinnati: Truman & Spofford 1850 Complete Score · view

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