The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music (Brown Thrasher Books Ser.)

By Buell E. Cobb Jr.

Book Overview

On any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable -- clear and full-voiced.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820304263
• ISBN13: 9780820304267
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"