The story of The sacred harp, 1844-1944
Subtitle: a book of religious folk song as an American institution
By: by George Pullen Jackson.
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Sacred harp.; Hymns, English -- History and criticism.; Church music -- Southern States.; Shape-note singing.
Notes: "The sacred harp, a collection of psalm and hymn tunes, odes, and anthems," originally compiled by Benjamin Franklin White and E.J. King, was first published in 1844; subsequently published in numerous editions, with changes and additions by various editors.