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
â??singingsâ? are not
easily
accessible.
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Th
e 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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