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ProspectThe Southern Harmony (1835)Hymn Setting by Pierre La Plante

Created by Mr. Sierakowski (2007)Northern Illinois University

Grade 2+

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History of the Composition

• Pierre La Plante

• 30b Prospect

• Graham & Watt

• American Music (FA-SOL-LA)

Singing Schools of America

• Religious freedoms

• Shaped Note System

• Teachers & Students

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The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

• William Walker (1809-1875)

• Famous Tunes

• Singing the music

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Leader

The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion

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William Walker (1835)

4 note system vs. 7 note system

• Quick and Easy

• 7 note system

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Compositional Techniques

• Captures a distinctive sound

• Melody

• Energy of the composition

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Prospect

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Prospect, 30b Performance

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Another Example of Shaped Note Singing

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Related Information

• Today’s singing schools

• “The Seaman’s Hymn”

• “Awake, My Soul”

• Other Songbooks

• www.youtube.com

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Resources Cited• Blocher, Cramer, Corporon, Lautzenheiser, Lisk, & Miles (1997). Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Vol. 1.

Chicago: GIA Publications.

• Grand Mesa Government Website (2007). Biography of Pierre LaPlante. Retrieved on July 8, 2007 from website :www.grandmesamusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=43

• La Plante, P. (1983) . Prospect. New York: Bourne Co.

• La Plante, P. (1983). Prospect [North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon, Conductor]. Teaching Music through Performance in Band, Vol. 1. [sound recording: compact disc] . Chicago: GIA Publications.

• No Author (2007). Southern Harmony . Retrieved on July 7, 2007, from website:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Harmony

• Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association (2007). Sacred Harp and Shaped-Note Singing. Retrieved July 9, 2007, from website: http://fasola.org/

• Steel, D.W. (1989). Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Shaped Note Singing. Retrieved on July 8, 2007 from website: www.arts.state.ms.us/crossroads/music/sacred_harp/mu4_text.html

• Walker, W. (1835). The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion . Retrieved July 7, 2007, from website :www.ccel.org/ccel/walker/harmony/files/harmony.html and www.apadrecordings.com/southarm.htm

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