{"product_id":"the-sacred-harp-a-tradition-and-its-music-9780820323718","title":"The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable--clear and full-voiced. Passed down from early settlers in the backwoods of the Southern Uplands, this religious folk tradition hearkens back to a simpler age when Sundays were a time for the Lord and the \"singings.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated with forty-one songs from the original songbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Harp\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive account of a unique form of folk music. Buell Cobb's study encompasses the history of the songbook itself, an analysis of the music, and an intimate portrait of the singers who have kept alive a truly American tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Buell E. Cobb  Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.58w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820323718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBUELL E. COBB is the author of \u003ci\u003eLike Cords Around My Heart: A Sacred Harp Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music\u003c\/i\u003e. He taught English at West Georgia College (now the University of West Georgia) from 1969 to 1976. A longtime resident of Birmingham, he served as president of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company and, for fifteen years, as chair of the National Sacred Harp Singing Convention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40202804985971,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e6ac7e65-775d-4fd2-ae16-d9e8cf0d302f.jpg?v=1656252747","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-sacred-harp-a-tradition-and-its-music-9780820323718","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}