The contemporary Sacred Harp tradition includes singers and events in the American South (the historic locus of Sacred Harp singing) but also across the United States as well as several other countries, …

Sacred Harp is a uniquely American tradition that brings communities together to sing four-part hymns and anthems. It is a proudly inclusive and democratic part of our shared cultural heritage. …

Listen to the powerful traditional sacred harp singing live at Berks Fiddle Fest by the talented quartet of Berks County Sacred Harp Shape Note Singers.

Oxford Sacred Harp Singers offer an opportunity to experience the exuberance of over 200 years of English and American psalmody, which is still to be found within The Sacred Harp. This compilation …

Jun 3, 2020 · At Sacred Harp singings, the country churches of the American South resound with the harmonious pulse of song. There are no instruments, just human voices carrying on in four-part, a …

Nov 30, 2024 · In the United States, a lack of formal musical education led to the use of shape-note systems, which combined with Puritan religious traditions in the early frontier to create a unique form …

At Sacred Harp singings and conventions, participants sing the powerful and harmonious American music from The Sacred Harp, the most enduring of the shape-note tunebooks popular in 19th …

This page from the 1936 revised version of B. F. White's Sacred Harp shows the shaped notes used to aid singers. More than a system for writing hymns for choirs, shape-note singing became a style of …

Jan 1, 1996 · Discover the rich history and traditions of Sacred Harp music, a unique form of a cappella religious folk music that has shaped communities across America. Learn about its origins, singing …

Sacred Harp tunes have straightforward rhythms; you can either march to most tunes or waltz to them. If a song is written in 2/2, 2/4, or 4/4 (march) time, the leader beats out one-two-three-four.