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It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
Sacred Harp singers are not historical reenactors, he said. They use their hymnals week after week. Some treat them like ...
A 180-year-old singing tradition is getting a new edition of its beloved hymnal
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Takeaways from AP's report on why pre-Civil War hymnal 'The Sacred Harp' is getting an update
The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares ...
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It’s not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred ...
AP PHOTOS: A 180-year-old singing tradition is getting a new edition of its beloved hymnal
A Christian hymnal called “The Sacred Harp” is at the heart of a more than 180-year-old American singing tradition that is as ...
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Not a reprint: Sacred Harp singers revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, ...
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It's not a reprint. Why Sacred Harp singers are revamping an iconic pre-Civil War hymnal
“The Sacred Harp” is still sung in its hollow square formation. Singers organize into four voice parts: treble, alto, tenor and bass. Each group takes a side, facing an opening in the center ...