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Informationen zum Autor JOHN BEALLE is an independent folklore researcher who has taught at Indiana University, the University of Alabama, and Miami University. His work has been published in Western Folklore and Ethnomusicology . Klappentext The Sacred Harp, a tunebook that first appeared in 1844, has stood as a model of early American musical culture for most of this century. Tunebooks such as this, printed in shape notes for public singing and singing schools, followed the New England tradition of singing hymns and Psalms from printed music. Nineteenth-century Americans were inundated by such books, but only the popularity of The Sacred Harp has endured throughout the twentieth century. With this tunebook as his focus, John Bealle surveys definitive moments in American musical history, from the lively singing schools of the New England Puritans to the post-World War II folksong revival. Although Bealle finds that much has changed in the last century, the custodians of the tradition of Sacred Harp singing have kept it alive and accessible in an increasingly diverse cultural marketplace. Public Worship, Private Faith is a thorough and readable analysis of the historical, social, musical, theological, and textual factors that have contributed to the endurance of Sacred Harp singing. Zusammenfassung With the tunebook The Sacred Harp as his focus, John Bealle surveys definitive moments in American musical history, from the lively singing schools of the New England Puritans to the nostalgic culture-writing era of the Great Depression to the post-World War II folksong revival.
