The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music

by Buell E. Cobb Jr.

Book Overview

On any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable--clear and full-voiced. Passed down from early settlers in the backwoods of the Southern Uplands, this religious folk tradition hearkens back to a simpler age when Sundays were a time for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820323713
• ISBN13: 9780820323718
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"