Evangelical Musick, or the Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United

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Excerpt from Evangelical Musick, or the Sacred Minstrel and Sacred Harp United: Consisting of a Great Variety of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Set Pieces, Anthems, &C., , &C., , &C, In order to place the various Metres together, it was found necessary, to a considerable extent, to derange the numbering of the last edition.In compiling and preparing this work, reference has been bad particularly to the wants of those sections of our country, Which have not been reached by the works and instructions of others more capable and experienced than ourselves.In a large portion of the United States, the prepossession in favour of Patent Notes is so strong, that no work printed in round notes, can be. Introduced. This circumstance, and the general character of the works which have hitherto appeared in patent notes, have kept the standard of Church Musick in the portion to which we allude, very low. Unwilling that a difference of opinion in regard to the utility of patent notes, should be the means of prolonging this state of things, the Compilers have issued their work in both patent and round notes.The arrangement of the parts is as follows - The upper line, or Tenour, is intended to be 'sung by the higher male voices the Second Treble by the more deep-toned female voices the Air, or First Treble, and third in the score, should be sung exclusively by the higher set female voices and the Base, or lower sta¿', by the lower or full-toned male voices. The practice, too prevalent with some teachers, of placing male voices on the Air, or First Treble, and female on the Tenour, or upper part, is very injurious to correct harmony, and a palpable violation of the design and intentions of the authors of the pieces.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.