The Shapenote Album
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Composer: Justin MorganComposer: Daniel Read
Composer: Anonymous
Composer: Timothy Swan
Composer: Alfred Marcus Cagle
Composer: Oren Adolphes Parris
Composer: American Traditional
Composer: John P. Reese
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Composer: C. Dingley
Composer: William Billings
Composer: Seaborn McDaniel Denson
Orchestra: Jeremiah Ingalls
Conductor: Lucius Chapin
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-09-04
Music Label: Loft Recordings
Soundtracks:
- Montgomery
- Windham
- Sweet Prospect
- China
- Soar Away
- The Better Land
- Weeping Mary
- White
- Mortality
- Eternal Day
- Heavenly Union
- Expression
- Evening Shade
- Kedron
- Love The Lord
- Condescension
- All Is Well
- Africa
- Traveling On
- Happy Land
- New Jerusalem
- Primrose
- Hallelujah
- Peace And Joy
- Schenectady
Music reviews of The Shapenote Album
Music Review: American Music of Hope and Glory
Rating: 5 Stars
Although I have known about Sacred Harp Music for many years, this album utterly overwhelmed me in its power, beauty and expression of pure American strength and faithful surety. I grew up in the churches of Christ, one of the few American denominations that uses only a capella four-part harmony vocal music in their worship services. Shape notes were known to me since I was able to understand a musical staff, and we used shape notes for each note on the scale (a few more than The Sacred Harp Tradition). Alas, over time, the immense power and beauty of true Sacred Harp music was "homogenized" into congregational singing that remains quite beautiful, but no longer has the vigor of The Sacred Harp tradition. (The churches of Christ still, to this day, occasionally have "Sings" - an all afternoon singing festival with food and fellowship, as do Sacred Harp "Singing Classes" today). This album above all speaks - rather SINGS to the immense faith of Frontier America, and the absolutely majesterial beauty of music well-sung from the human heart, which is, of course, The "Sacred Harp". To any who want to experience a new (and very old) musical tradition, this recording will be one that you will never forget. All choral music singers and admirers should own this marvelous album. (Having a copy of the "1991 Sacred Harp Hymnal" in hand will make your enjoyment all the better!)
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