Southern Harmony (Duckworth)
Southern Harmony is a minimalist composition by William Duckworth written in 1980 and 1981. It is scored for unaccompanied mixed chorus, and is an original work created through adaptation of shape-note songs from the 1854 compilation "Southern Harmony and Musical Companion" (first published 1835). "Southern Harmony" is divided into four books (or sections) that were premiered over the span of a decade. The complete work was premiered in February 1992 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York by the Gregg Smith Singers. Movements. The individual movements of "Southern Harmony" are: