"First Sing the Notes"
Oral and Written Traditions in Sacred Harp Transmission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14802145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kiri Miller (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 475 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Music (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-4392 • E-ISSN: 1945-2349 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3592990 |
| OpenAlex | W2323679246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Every January the Chicago Sacred Harp singers hold an to celebrate their continuing existence as a musical community. It is a one-day singing, not a full weekend Sacred Harp convention, and visitors usually face terribly bitter weather. Therefore the Chicago Anniversary Singing mostly attracts singers from the Midwest, along with a scattering of former Chicago singers and well-wishers from Sacred Harp communities in Southern states.1 Roughly a hundred singers gather in the hollow formation characteristic of Sacred Harp singings: a square with sides several rows deep, one voice-part on a side, all the chairs or pews facing into the central space where song leaders will stand. This is an intimate group compared to the crowds that attend the Midwest Convention, Chicago's showcase singing, for a full weekend in late spring. The mood is less formal at the Anniversary Singing; more people know each other, and the arranging committee is under less pressure to push through the list of people who have signed up to lead songs from The Sacred Harp.2 This relatively relaxed atmosphere, combined with the historical selfawareness implicit in celebrating an anniversary, has given rise to the Founders' Lesson, one of the peculiarities of the Chicago Anniversary Singing.3 The original core members of the local singing community are recognized by the assembled singers, and someone-usually Marcia
Acoustics · Art · Art history · Convention · HARP · Musical · Singing · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · History · Music History and Culture · Race, History, and American Society · Theater, Performance, and Music History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |