The Makers of the Sacred Harp

Contents

• List of Illustrations ix
• Introduction xi
• David Warren Steel
• PART ONE: THE BOOK
• 1. The Origins of the Sacred Harp 3
• 2. The Chattahoochee Valley 12
• 3. The Westward Migration 14
• 4. The Sacred Harp and the Civil War 16
• 5. Musical Families 20
• 6. Professions and Occupations 32
• 7. Teachers and Tradition 36
• 8. The Styles of Sacred Harp Music 39
• PART TWO: THE WORDS
• 9. Frontiers of the American Hymn 57 Richard H. Hulan 10. Sketches of Selected Poets and Hymn Writers 70 Richard H. Hulan
• PART THREE: THE COMPOSERS
• 11. Biographical Sketches of the Composers 81
• 12. Sacred Harp Composers, Arranged by Birth Date 173
• PART FOUR: THE SONGS
• 13. The Songs of the Sacred Harp 179
• 14. Sources for the Songs 247
• Notes 257
• Bibliography 263
• Index 299