Historical hymns for Harmony Plains Singing School (1984)
( Come, let us strike our hearts afresh )
... Dedicated with love to Elder J.E. Barrington and Mrs. Rachel Taylor on the Twentieth Anniversary of Harmony Plains Singing School Cone, Texas ...
Drummond, Robert Paul (1947-2007) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Alliance Publications, Inc.
[USA]
; in R. Paul Drummond Choral Series
Ref. :
AP-1007
(21 p.)
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
hymn (secular) ; Sacred
Mood of the piece:
affectionate ; joyous ; nostalgic
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Duration:
11.0 min.
Liturgical Use:
General
Origin:
USA
Source of text:
The Primitive Hymns (Lloyd,Benjamin, compiler, 1841)
Data about the life of the work:
A cycle of hymns that illustrate the styles of early American sacred folk songs: fuging tune, "minor mourner," southernizing, spiritual, etc.
