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| Author: | McDaniel, Lucille |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Title: | The Singing-School Movement in Virginia. |
| Publisher: | [Bridgewater College] |
| City: | [Bridgewater, Va.] |
| Number of Pages: | i, 60p.Bibliography: p. 58-60 |
| Keywords: | 1. Davisson, Ananias, 1780-1857. 2. Funk, Joseph, 1777-1862. 3. Shaped note music. 4. Harmonia Sacra. 5. Singing - Instruction and study. |
| Abstract: | Typescript copy. A paper done at Bridgewater College for a senior honors project. This scholarly study looks at the importance of singing schools in Rockingham County. The emphasis is upon Ananias Davisson and his Kentucky Harmony and Joseph Funk and his musical work including the Harmonia Sacra. The continuance of shaped note singing and study is noted. |
| Location: | EMU-HL |