Directory of Shape Notes Resources

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Shape Notes were an early nineteenth-century attempt to make music easier to read; and, by association, the style of music produced in that format during that period. Note that modern hymns, and the more general sites under the parent category, may contain a few songs in this style. Also, lyrics by early writers such as Watts and Wesley were often used--many such lyrics are found under the parent category.

Subcategories

• Hymnals
• MIDI Files
• Organizations

Resources in This Category

• Heartfelt Songs

  http://www.heartfeltsongs.com/
  Hymns, and sheet music especially formatted for small tablets, kindles, and other e-book readers. Specialized in shape notes and Lilypond.

• Recording Sacred Harp in Ottawa

  http://www.orange-carb.org/~cmh/SacredHarp/recordings.html
  Features three MP3 recordings; discussion of recording techniques.

• Sacred Harp and Shape-Note Music Resources

  http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/resource/
  Describes printed music, literature, recordings, and other resources relating to Sacred Harp singing and other shape-note music

• Sacred Harp Singing

  http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/harp.html
  Describes Sacred Harp singing, a form of traditional music in the United States: repertory, notation, research; schedules; net resources; and other general information.

• Shape Note Resources

  http://fasola.org/
  [bibliography; links; hymnology; organizations; singing schedules] Definitive guide to "Sacred Harp" and related musical traditions.

• Shape of Things To Come

  http://shapenote.tripod.com/
  [Aiken 7-shape music] Brief history, 10 sample scores, facsimile of old music instruction book.

• Shape-note Hymnals

  http://search.lib.virginia.edu/?CatalogSearchBtn=Search&f[library_facet][]=Alderman&q=shape+note&sort=score+desc,+year_multisort_i+desc
  Checklist of books in the rare book collection of Alderman Library, University of Virginia.

• Singing the Sacred Harp

  http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/sacred-harp.html
  [reviews of recordings from the Library of Congress]

• Timeless Truths Music

  http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/
  Collection of many hymns. Music scores available in shape notes [Aikin's 7-shape note] and round notes.

• United Kingdom Shape-Note Page

  http://www.ukshapenote.org.uk/
  Includes links, calendar of events, and sales of books and recordings.

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