Vocal - Beginning
SKU:
MB.30856
Christian,
Saddle-stitched.
Woodwinds. Book. 36
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30856.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30856).
ISBN
9781513470795. 8.75x11.75
inches.
With this
collection of 26 folk
hymns, author Peter
Irvine brings shape-note
music into the home, and
provides adaptable music
for a variety of
instrumental ensembles.
This format allows for
instruments such as the
mountain dulcimer, Native
American or transverse
flute, penny whistle,
fiddle, mandolin, guitar,
and so forth. Anyone can
play shape-note music,
even when Sacred Harp
gatherings or
??singings? are not
easily
accessible.
The
hymns in this collection
are drawn from various
classic shape-note
sources like Southern
Harmony (1835) and
The Sacred Harp
(1844). Presented in
lead-sheet format
(melody, chords, and
lyrics), and written in
keys accessible to all C
instruments and several D
instruments such as the
penny whistle and
mountain dulcimer, the
material offers plenty of
arrangements. Hymns can
be sung by a soloist, in
unison by a small group
with chordal
accompaniment, or a mixed
ensemble.
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