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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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