The Shape-Note Study Book


Printed:	1950	Author:	John Jacob Niles
Publisher:	E.C. Schirmer Music Company	ISBN:
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Selected from "The Sacred Harp" (1844) and "The Southern Harmony" (1835),

Publisher's blurb:
Hymns intended for group unison singing with piano or organ accompaniment, as preparation for a capella singing in SATB and SSA form. In place of the original four, five or seven Shape-notes, conventional notation has been adopted and a more up-to-date form of harmony employed in the piano settings. 8 songs, including: When I Am Gone; Warrenton; Wayfaring Stranger; Wondrous Love; Primrose; Spiritual Sailor; Kedron; Hebrew Children. Selected from The Sacred Harp (1844) and The Southern Harmony (1835).