The story of the sacred harp twodisc special edition. It follows the folk tradition of sacred harp singing, a type of shapenote singing, kept alive by amateur singers in the rural american south. Awake, my soul is a documentary about the sacred harp tradition, kept alive by amateur shapenote singers in the rural south. A documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. Instead, a weeklong worship arts camp is awakening faith and changing the landscape of church leadership.
See our singings page for all the details, and visit our resources page to download an. Satb choir, organ for practice sheet music book by. Download a pdf of the american church harp from 1856 1860 sacred harp download movie trailer for awake my soul. Others conceive of sacred harp as a musical culture, well into its second century and. Part i awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run. He was the general chairman of the committee that created the 1991 denson revision of the. Masons sacred harp or eclectic harmony 1835 edition pdf download a pdf of the american church harp from 1856 1860 sacred harp download movie trailer for awake my soul.
Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Sacred harp singing is a devotional music with its roots in old time religion that is making a comeback all over the world, including australia. Soul lessons, cello, mantra and yoga are combined into a healing practice. Since watching the 2006 documentary awake, my soul. Aaron girard american music university of illinois press. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing. He was an editor of the sacred harp, 1991 edition, and provided liner notes for several recordings of sacred harp music. The story of the sacred harp, a highly acclaimed documentary and cd on the scared harp.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. Sacred harp is a uniquely american tradition that brings communities together. See our singings page for all the details, and visit our resources page to download an excellent beginner guide. I have always had a fascination with sacred harp singing, and though ive never experienced it myself in its traditional, most pure sense, have sung many of the hymns. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through fandango up until the posted showtime. The story of the sacred harp is a documentary about sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the american south. Mostly the 1st saturdays of each month, best to contact susan to verify when the singing is. Visit the films web site at for trailers, ordering. Youll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. Music film awake, my soul reveals gospels wall of sound. Sacred harp singing, 19982006 from a variety of southern allday sacred harp singings. Awake, my soul is a feature documentary that explores the history, music, and traditions of sacred harp singing, the oldest surviving american music. See also this introduction to sacred harp and shape note singing on the fasola site.
Electric bass sheet music notes and chords arranged for choir instrumental pak. Documentary film awake, my soul matt and erica hinton, singers and documentary filmmakers, completed seven years of production on the first feature length documentary about the sacred harp tradition. Awake, my soul by octavo sheet music for satb choir. It has been sung in country churches in southern u. Awake, my soul is a documentary about the sacred harp. It was not until i viewed matt and erica hintons awake, my soul.
Come all christians be committed georgia baptist mission. Awake my soul demonstration version music download. Im the youngest person on my worship teamthats something i was selfconscious about. Voice, harp advanced intermediate digital download arranged by hugh callison. The story of the sacred harp, poignantly documents this american singing tradition that connects individuals across regional, national, and international boundaries. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp youtube. Its subtitle would seem to claim that awake, my soul is primarily about a tunebook. The story of the sacred harp, pbs documentary about sacred harp singing. See also this introduction to sacred harp and shape note singing. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. With jim carnes, judy caudle, richard delong, carlene griffin. Pauls are organized by hinton and his wife, erica hinton, producers of awake, my soul. Hugh mcgraw 20 february 1931 28 may 2017 was a leading figure in contemporary sacred harp singing. Delving into hymns from the sacred harp, a 160year old hymnal still presently used, awake my soul shows choirs at shoal creek church in georgia and henegar union convention in alabama, among others, singing christian songs that sound as if they were written in the renaissance.
It was a musical curiosity, to be tucked away in my mental catalogue of musical forms, pulled out from time to time. If awake my soul consisted of only authentic sacred harp singing, it would be. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects quality scale. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing some of the oldest songs in america. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp this wonderful documentary is the first about sacred harp singing, a form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing.
Eightyfive years of sacred harp recordings on discogs. Hugh mcgraw, raymond hamrick, richard delong, rodney ivey. The story of the sacred harp upcoming screening in atlanta ga. Some may emphasize a musical style, focusing on sacred harp musics capacity as a written tradition. Meaning and change in okefenokee sacred harp singing was selected for the 2009 southern spaces series documentary expression and the american south, a collection of innovative, interdisciplinary scholarship about documentary work and original documentary projects that engage with regions and places in the us south. Awake my soul, and with the sun hymns without words. Full score sheet music notes and chords arranged for choir instrumental pak. The story of the sacred harp is a 2006 documentary film directed by matt and erica hinton, and narrated by jim lauderdale. Download the rca today app for your tablet or smartphone. Robert robinson, 1758 southern harmony, 1835 this particular version was recorded in 2007 as a demo for matt hintons soundtrack to awake my soul. The story of the sacred harp 2007 a documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. Sacred harp is a uniquely american tradition that brings communities together to sing. This article is within the scope of wikiproject roots music, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles relating to roots, folk and traditional music on wikipedia. Share your knowledge of this product with other customers.
The recording is disc 2 of a twocd set featuring awake, my soul. The story of the sacred harp is a documentary about sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep. At my old church job, was the oldest and only colonial church built in washington, d. Welcome to the michigan regional shape note singing site. The two sacred harp songs can be downloaded on itunes. Keith willard has edited a collection of essays on the sacred harp experience, written by several singers of varying experience and perspective. Meyers collection of hymns for lady huntingdons chapel, cumberland street, shoreditch, 1782, and again in medleys hymns, bristol and bradford, 1785, in 8 stanzas of 4 lines. The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been trying to imagine what it. Densons sacred harp singers of arley, alabama the christians hope, 4 2.
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