New cooper book sacred harp

Officially titled the sacred harp, revised cooper edition, 2012. These modern features dont alter the total impression of a true old time religion songbook. Friday night there will also be a cooper book singing from the sacred harp cooper edition, from 79. The cooper edition is a tunebook descended from the 19thcentury sacred harp and. Twelve tunes were composed between 1999 and 2011 by 11 composers including david wright, charlie obert, and mary whitehurst. Note that the new england sacred harp convention occurs annually on the 1st sunday in october and the saturday before, each year in a different new england state. Annual sacred harp singings university of mississippi. Marion cooper was born in henry county, alabama, the son of w. The shenandoah harmony is a new shapenote book published in 2012. The denson edition of the sacred harp 1991the denson book as it is generally calledis the most widely used of the hardback old song books used at shapenote congregational singings in churches throughout alabama. The new 2012 cooper edition is referred to as the cooper sacred harp or blue book to distinguish it from the denson book, or the red book. Books fasola philadelphia sacred harp and shapenote.

White sacred harp, known as the cooper book, descends from a 1902 revision by w. The articles on the sacred harp revision state that this songbook follows the living tradition from the last century with four voices on most of the songs and a handful of new tunes. The hesperian harp, contents of website sacred harp. More information about this seller contact this seller 15. The cooper book, as it is often called, was revised by cooper himself in 1907 and 1909. Johnny lee and kelly day memorial cooper book singing. This new version, often referred to as simply the cooper book, reflected the content and style of fourshapenote singing preferred in southeast alabama. The other three thursdays of the month, we will still sing from denson, but also from the missouri harmony, shenandoah harmony, and norumbega harmony.

Theres a handy index of these recordings, listed numerically by page number in the sacred harp also listed here are the regular singings and conventions in new england, and downloadable sheet music for various tunes, old and new. Because of the similarity of alto lines in this book and the cooper. We sing from the 2012 edition of the sacred harp, revised cooper edition. James known as the james book, this book was widely received in its day. The most common nationwide nickname for this book is cooper book, with singers in georgia and florida also calling it the blue book. Singing school,maskedpm, unitarian church on princes street sat 24 aug. Songs before unknown is designed as a companion to the newest book produced by the sacred harp book company, the sacred harp, revised cooper edition, 2012. We look forward to celebrating the 40th vermont allday sacred harp singing in march 2021. I once heard a very slow recording of this song, about this speed, and i wanted to sing it that way. The cooper book may be ordered from the sacred harp book company, bill aplin, secretarytreasurer, 200 s. It is still used today throughout the south wherever there are gatherings for singing school. The cooper revision of the sacred harp was widely adopted in many areas of the south, such as florida, southern alabama, south georgia and texas, where it has continued as the predominant sacred harp book to this day.

The sacred harp song book, individual copy more details the new 2012 revised cooper edition represents a monumental covertocover retypesetting of all pages by karen willard, a seattle alto singer and shapenote music publisher. Its roots lie in the singing school movement begun in new england during the 1720s, in which singing masters compiled books of music instruction designed to teach note reading for singing in churches. Sacred harp in the wiregrass african american rural. Welcome to the sacred harp publishing company the sacred. Sacred harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in new england and was later perpetuated and carried on in the american south of the united states.

James retained almost all of the older songs from past sacred harp books, added new songs and, like the cooper book, included alto lines for all the songs. The original sacred harp was published in atlanta in the summer of 1911. Notes this edition of the sacred harp was the forerunner of the 1936 denson edition the direct ancestor of the current 1991 edition. There is singing in the hyde park neighborhood every thursday. Old strings on a new harp the sacred harp publishing company.

White sacred harp, or cooper book, was ed in 2006, printed by quebecor. Initially published in 1902 by w m cooper, it has been through several revisions, and was known as the b f white sacred harp between 1949 and 2006. Containing a superior collection of standard melodies, of odes, anthems, and church music, and hymns of high repute. White sacred harp cooper revision you may look up any song by title, page number, first line, composer, poet, or meter you may also look up words or verses using the word index. Keystone two day singing convention 4th sunday and saturday before in january location to be announced. The song appears on the last page of the book before the index and is retitled national blessings with an alternate text selected by the books revisors. This index contains the lyrics of all songs in the b. The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since. The sacred harp, a compilation of hymns and songs written in shaped notes, was put together for congregational singing by benjamin franklin white, the brother of my great, great, great grandmother. The maine first annual new england allday cooper book singing sacred harp little pilgrim, 392 leaders. The first thursday of the month will be a two book singing with the 1991 edition of the denson sacred harp and the cooper book. Bostonsing shapenote resources bostonsing shapenote. Cooper of dothan, alabama, early history of his revision of the sacred harp, and an overview of the course of its publication.

Based on minutes of the annual sacred harp cooper book singing conventions, compiled by victoria aplin, aubrey barfield, and eva padgett, and annual sacred harp singings in texas, compiled by gaylon l. The sacred harp, brand new, free shipping in the us. To submit a flyer for a pennsylvania singing, please contact the web site administrator. It is widely used in south georgia, north florida, and the gulf region extending to texas. The sacred harp is a shapenote tunebook first published in 1844 in hamilton, georgia, and used for congregational singing.

Revised cooper edition 2012 my song a glimpse of thee is included in the sacred harp. Rather than remove songs, as his competitors had, james retained all of the songs in the. Published first by the sacred harp publishing company, founded by alabamian tom denson in 1933, the denson edition continues to have strong alabama ties in its later. Wilson marion cooper december 17, 1850 july 17, 1916 of dothan, alabama, was a notable musician and music teacher within the sacred harp tradition. More pages were newly typeset which process had been started in 2000. Leaning on jesus breast 450 sacred harp, cooper book youtube. Information about all day singings and two day conventions flyers for singings will be posted on the announcement section of the home page when received. The new book, released in december 2012, represents a covertocover re typesetting of all pages, the first full revision since its 1902 beginning. The book was the third attempt at revising the sacred harp in the early twentieth century, following wilson marion coopers and james landrum whites revisions today commonly known as the cooper book and white book. Friday night cooper book singing at the masonic lodge in bristol.

Swannew harp of columbia 2001 facsmile book 1867 shape note sacred harp new see more like this the sacred harp by henry f. The cooper edition is a tunebook descended from the 19thcentury sacred harp and initially. This site has a large collection of recordings of sacred harp tunes these are organized by the singing event where the recording was made. Based on sacred harp singings 2019 and 2020, compiled by judy caudle, david ivey and samuel sommers and published by the sacred harp musical heritage association, with updates and corrections by annie grieshop and others. The maine first annual new england allday cooper book singing sacred harp vernon, 416b portland, maine technical. The name is derived from the sacred harp, a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes. The sacred harp, revised cooper edition online index. James episcopal church, 9 williams st, clinton ny 323 information. Please join us for the ninth cork sacred harp allday singing this august. The sacred harp was first put together by benjamin franklin white and elisha j. Barbara swetman, 315 3603812, bswetman at hamilton dot edu. It has been traditionally used in the florida panhandle, the southern regions of georgia, alabama, and mississippi, and in texas. For this edition 12 older songs were removed and 14 other songs were added 5 of them by living composers.

Cooper sh website you can also find out a little bit about. The cooper edition is a tunebook descended from the 19thcentury sacred harp and initially published in 1902 by w. The tune index is now to be found at the back of the book. Several of its authors and contributors have ties to the philadelphia area. It is famous for its cheese notes see notes to song no. This edition has been periodically revised by a different circle of singers and their families from those who produced the denson and 1991 editions described above. Among the changes from the nineteenthcentury sacred harp in the cooper book were the additions of newly composed songs by local composers, song titles that reflect the song text. Denson edition of the sacred harp encyclopedia of alabama. William hauser, 1848 welcome to my web site which contains links to all the music from the hesperian harp, the largest, and arguably the best, of the shapenote tune books of the nineteenth century. The word index is currently not available for the songs on page 195 and above. White sacred harp cooper book title index 439 adoration 196 alabama 290 alas. The new 2012 revised cooper edition represents a monumental. The hesperian harp contains music mostly in the idiom of the most widely used contemporary fourshape tune book, the sacred harp, which appears in three different editions.