An American Christmas: Shapenote Carols from New England & Appalachia
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Composer: The Tudor ChoirComposer: William Billings
Composer: Edward French
Composer: R. Herron
Composer: Jeremiah Ingalls
Composer: John Massengale
Composer: John G. McCurry
Composer: Daniel Read
Composer: Joseph Stephenson
Composer: Timothy Swan
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-08-05
Music Label: Loft Recordings
Soundtracks:
- Shepherd's Star (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835)
- Shiloh (Suffolk Harmony, 1786)
- The Cherry Tree Carol
- Antioch (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835)
- Sherburne (White & King's The Sacred Harp, 1844)
- Emanuel. For Christmas (Stoughton Musical Society's Centennial Collecti
- Redemption (Jeremiah Ingall's The Christian Harmony; or Songster's Comp
- Anthem from Luke (Davisson's The Kentucky Harmony, 1816)
- Joys Seven (Joshua Himes's Millennial Harp, 1842)
- Bethlehem (C.M.) (John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music Part Second,
- Redemption (William Walker's The Southern Harmony, 1835)
- Boston. For Christmas (John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music Part Sec
- Bonnie Doon (John Gordon McCurry's The Social Harp, 1855)
- Star in the East (Council of Southern Mountain Workers's Songs of All T
- Oxford (Denson edition, The Original Sacred Harp, 1987)
- Judea (The Singing Master's Assistant, 1778)
- New Bethlehem (Stoughton's Musical Society's Centennial Collection of S
- London (Stephen Jenk's Delight's of Harmony; or Norfolk Compiler, 1805)
- I Saw Three Ships
- Raymond (The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition)
- Convoy (W.H. & M.L. Swan's New Harp of Columbia, 1867)
- Distress (William Walker's The Traditional Harmony, 1835)
- Milford (Joseph S. James, ed. Original Sacred Harp Revised, 1911)
Free Music Notes for An American Christmas: Shapenote Carols from New England & Appalachia
Free Music Review: Shape Note Christmas Songs Beautifully Rendered
Hit: 5 Stars
This CD will bring great joy to you at Christmas. I love variety in my Christmas music; I don't want to hear the same things over and over. These shape note selections are not as well-known today as the more commercial stuff, but they were once some of the best-known Christmas and Advent songs, part of our nation's musical heritage. The songs have an edginess many find thrilling. Shape note/Sacred Harp arrangements are different from what is commonly used today: melody is sung by men and women(tenor line), with high and low harmony (treble & bass), and freqently a counter-melody (alto).The selections are lusciously arranged and performed a cappella by the Tudor Choir [...]. They were drawn from Karen Willard's compilation music/song book [...] entitled "An American Christmas Harp." Karen is a well-known SH singer in Seattle, which is also the home base of the Tudor Choir. The liner notes and accompanying booklet are first-rate, again thanks to Karen. I came to know of Karen, her book, and this CD because I also am a SH/shape note singer. Perhaps, after listening to these performances, you will be inspired to seek out a singing yourself.
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