Introduction -- Antebellum Psalmody in its Cultural Context -- An Immigrant's Musical Memoir : Clifton's 1819 Original Collection and the Modest Launch of a Tradition -- Institutional Certification : Mason's 1822 Handel and Haydn Society Collection and the First Wave -- Heyday : Kingsley's 1838 Sacred Choir and the Midcentury Mania -- Psalmodic Adaptation as Musical Translation -- Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1. Classical Music in Antebellum American Psalmody : The Repertoire -- Appendix 2. The Repertoire by Composer
Summary
In the antebellum period, most Americans first encountered European classical music through hundreds of hymn tunes that tapped into classical melodies. This is an in-depth study of the rise and fall of these popular, but largely overlooked, adaptations and their place in nineteenth-century American musical life
Notes
Previously issued in print: 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Audience
Specialized
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 6, 2021)
