Early New England psalmody : an historical appreciation, 1620-1820 / by Hamilton C. Macdougall.

Author/creator Macdougall, H. C.
Format Book
Publication InfoBrattleboro : Stephen Daye press, [©1940]
Description179 pages : illustrations (facsimiles, music) ; 24 cm
Subjects
Church music--New England.
Music--New England.
Psalmody.

Contents Music of the Protestant Reformation in Bohemia and Germany -- Music of the Protestant Reformation in France -- Music of the Protestant Reformation in England -- Music of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland -- The Este and Ainsworth psalters -- Melodies of the Reformation psalters -- Rhythm and meter of the Reformation psalters -- The influence of Th. Ravenscroft, John Playford, Tate and Brady on New England psalmody -- The Bay Psalm Book -- The ministers, John Tufts, Thomas Walter and James Lyon -- William Billings -- The music of the Billings period (1746-1800) -- Harmonic inheritance of the colonial composers -- The 'fuguing' tune -- The singing school -- The grounds of music -- The New England singing teacher and his problems -- How were the psalm-tunes sung? -- Hymns, hymn-tunes and hymn-singing -- Experiments in musical notation -- The new era -- Appendix. Winchester Old (Este, 1592): analysis of harmony ; Singing by rule ; Tunes from Ainsworth, The Bay Psalm Book, Tufts and Walter in modern hymnals ; James Lyon respects Billings's music ; Billings's burial place ; Billings finds difficulties in book publishing ; The nature of Billings's power ; 237 Billings tunes ; Collections of the "Fasola" or "Shaped-note" singers ; A help to "Perfect solfayeing" ; Josiah Flagg antedates William Billings ; Waldo Selden Tratt's French Psalter of 1562 ; Sixteenth century harmony ; The Guidonian hand and solmization ; Lowell Mason and the new era.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 41000558

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