As Far From Secular, Operatic, Rag-time, and Jig Melodies As Is Possible

Religion and the Resurgence of Interest in The Sacred Harp, 1895-1911

Bibliographic Data

ID2970532
AuthorsDuncan Vinson (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume119
Issue474
Pages413-443
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of American Folklore (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jaf.2006.0052
OpenAlexW1982425621
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited17

Since its publication in 1844, the shape-note tunebook The Sacred Harp has primarily found use in the nonsectarian venue of the singing convention. Around the turn of the twentieth century, however, several promoters of Sacred Harp singing tried to identify the singing tradition more closely with impulses toward religious revival within Southern Protestantism. This identification was one of the factors that fueled a revival of interest in Sacred Harp singing itself during these years

Acoustics · Art · Art history · HARP · Literature · Protestantism · Singing · History · Music History and Culture · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Religious studies · Theater, Performance, and Music History

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