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Hymn Setting by Pierre La Plante This PowerPoint presentation contains history of the Singing Schools of America, William Piece Duration:3 minutes 45 seconds Walker, and shaped note singing. This presentation also includes sounds samples, Sacred Presentation Duration: 20-25 minutes Harp music examples, and an field video of Prospect being performed at an all-day sing gathering in Goshen, Indiana. Thank you to Peggy for recording this event. All Powerpoints contain director notes, and resourceTRANSCRIPT
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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