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{{PubDatePlace2|1835|by William Walker in Spartansburg, South Carolina|ed=1|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Spartansburg, S. C.: William Walker | |||
Preface: September 1835 | |||
Copyright: 1835, Connecticut | |||
Printer: New Haven, Conn.: Nathan Whiting | |||
Pagination: Introduction & Indexes i-xxxii, Music 1-136, 139-146, 145-216 | |||
Total Pages (pdf): 248 | |||
Notes: Eskew Ed. 1 | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1837|by Burdett, Walker, and Company in Spartansburg|ed=2|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Spartansburg, S. C.: Burdett, Walker, and Company | |||
Preface: September 1835 | |||
Copyright: 1835, Connecticut | |||
Printer: Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins. "Stereotyped by L. Johnson, Philadelphia." | |||
Pagination: Introduction i-xxx, Music 1-216, Indexes 217-218 | |||
Total Pages: | |||
Notes: "Second edition, corrected and improved." Not seen by Eskew; described by D. Music (2012) | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1838|by William Walker in Spartansburg, South Carolina|ed=3|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): William Walker | |||
Preface: September 1835 | |||
Copyright: 1835, Connecticut | |||
Printer: Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins | |||
Pagination: Introduction i-xxx, Music 1-216, Indexes 217-218 | |||
Total Pages: | |||
Notes: "Stereotype Edition, Corrected and Improved." Eskew, "variant of the first edition." | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1840|by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|ed=4|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. and Spartansburg: William Walker | |||
Preface: September 1835 | |||
Copyright: 1835, Connecticut | |||
Printer: Philadelphia: T. K. and P. G. Collins | |||
Pagination: Introduction 1-xxxii, Music 5-230, Indexes 231-232 | |||
Total Pages: | |||
Notes: "Whole number of pages 264." Eskew Ed. 2. Reprinted 1843, 1844, 1845 | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1847|by Thomas, Cowperthwait and Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|ed=5|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co. and Spartansburg: William Walker | |||
Preface: January 1847 | |||
Copyright: 1847, Eastern Pennsylvania | |||
Printer: | |||
Pagination: Introduction i-xxxiii, Music 1-272 | |||
Total Pages: 304 | |||
Notes: "New Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Greatly Improved." Eskew Ed. 3. | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1847|by E. W. Miller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|ed=6|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Philadelphia: E. W. Miller; Spartansburg: William Walker | |||
Preface: January 1847 | |||
Copyright: 1847, Eastern Pennsylvania | |||
Printer: | |||
Pagination: The Gamut, or Rudiments iv-xxxii, music 1-216 and 249-302, indexes 303-304 | |||
Total Pages: 304 | |||
Notes: "New Edition, Improved and Enlarged." Eskew Ed. 4. Reprinted 1850, 1851. | |||
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{{PubDatePlace2|1854|by E. W. Miller in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|ed=7|vol=Edition}} | |||
Publisher(s): Philadelphia: E. W. Miller | |||
Preface: July 1854 | |||
Copyright: 1847, Eastern Pennsylvania | |||
Printer: | |||
Pagination: The Gamut, or Rudiments iv-xxxii, music 1-216 and 249-334, Indexes 335-336 | |||
Total Pages: 336 | |||
Notes: "Revised Edition." Eskew Ed. 5. | |||
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Revision as of 05:16, 22 February 2019
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General Information
William Walker's Southern Harmony, first published in 1835, is one of the most important and influential books of American music. Walker says in his 1835 Preface,
- "I have composed the parts to a great many good airs (which I could not find in any publication, nor in manuscript) and assigned my name as the author. I have also composed several tunes wholly, and inserted them in this work, which also bear my name."
In 1846, Walker published The Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist, Intended as an Appendix to the Southern Harmony. It was dated 1845, but actually published in early 1846.
Citations
- Walker, William. 1835. The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion: Containing a Choice Collection of Tunes, Hymns, Psalms, Odes and Anthems: Selected From the Most Eminent Authors in the United States, Together with Nearly One Hundred New Tunes, Which Have Never Before Been Published; Suited to Most Of the Metres Contained in Watts’ Hymns and Psalms, Mercer’s Cluster, Dossey’s Choice, Dover Selection, Methodist Hymn Book and Baptist Harmony; and Well Adapted to Christian Churches of Every Denomination, Singing Schools and Private Societies. Spartansburg, South Carolina: William Walker. Printed by Nathan Whiting, New Haven, Connecticut. i-xxxii + 216 pp.
- Walker, William. 1846. The Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist: Intended as an Appendix to the Southern Harmony; Embracing the Principal Hymns, Songs, Choruses, and Revival Tunes, Usually Sung at Protracted and Campmeetings of Different Denominations of Christians Throughout the Southern and Western States; Also, a Number of Choice Pieces for the Church and Social Singing Societies; To Which Is Prefixed, A Concise Introductory to the Grounds of Music. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver. G. G. Evans. New York: D. W. Evans & Co.—Cincinnati: W. B. Smith & Co. Savannah : J. M. Cooper & Co.—Richmond : A. Morris. 1845.
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References
- Eskew, Harry. 1986. William Walker's "Southern Harmony": Its Basic Editions. Latin American Music Review 7(2):137-148.
- Imler, James R. 2007. The Legacy of William Walker’s Southern Harmony: Tunes and Arrangements From a Nineteenth-Century American Tune Book. Thesis, University of South Carolina, School of Music.
- Music, David W. 2012. The Second Edition (1837) of William Walker's the Southern Harmony. American Music Research Center Journal 21:93-99.
- Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.
External Links
- Scan of 1835 Edition at Archive.org
- Scan of 1845 reprint of 1840 Edition at Archive.org
- Scan of Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist – 1860 reprint of 1845 Edition – at Archive.org
- Scan of 1854 Edition at Archive.org
- Scan and Indexes of 1854 Edition at the Christian Classical Ethereal Library
- Compilation of scans, lyrics, and notes on each tune; Introduction by Harry Eskew; from CCEL
- Scans of 1835, 1845, 1854 Editions at IMSLP.org
Table 1. Pages for all tunes in Southern Harmony, 1835-1854 (Including Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist, 1846)
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Edition | Title | Pref. | Copy | Index | Pages | Comments |
1835 | 1835 | 1835 | 1835 | xxxi | 216 | Archive.org, from Oberlin College |
1837 | 1837 | 1835 | 1835 | 217 | 218 | Described in D. Music 2012 |
1838 | 1838 | 1835 | 1835 | 217 | 218 | Described in H. Eskew 1996 |
1840 | 1840 | 1835 | 1835 | 231 | 232 | 1845 reprint from Archive.org |
1846 | 1860 | 1845 | 1845 | 175 | 176 | Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist, 1860 reprint from Archive.org |
1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 303 | 304 | Archive.org | |
1854 | 1854 | 1847 | 335 | 336 | Reprint Los Angeles 1966, Archive.org, etc. |