Shape-Note Hymnody
I have given two talks on shape-note music:
South Carolina's Lost Art: Shape-Note Singing
presents background information on the American singing-school and shape-note singing tradition.
Given April 2008 as part of the Lander University Distinguished Speaker Series
Sacred Harp Harmony
discusses the compositional style of shape-note hymnody.
Given October 2009 at the Society for Music Theory Annual Meeting in Montréal, Québec.
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