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This collection is available exclusively on a multimedia DVD-ROM or USB Flash Drive
A lot of the vocal music in earlier America has been neglected for far too long.
This collection seeks to help correct that neglect and has been compiled and edited by Roger Lee Hall, a musicologist and Director of the Center for American Music Preservation (CAMP).
He has collected this choral music providng examples between 1620 and 1920 with a focus on music in New England.
These are the sections in this collection:
01 Book: SINGING NEW ENGLANDERS: From The Pilgrims To The Shakers (PineTree Press).
It includes a supplement listing singing meetings and concerts from 1762 to 1912 by Old Stoughton Musical Society (America's oldest surviving choral society).02 Music album: From Pilgrims to Patriots (30 titles):
+ One of the verses for Narragansett Indian Hymn:
My soul doth magnify the Lord, My spirit doth rejoice
In God my Saviour, and my God, I hear a joyful voice.
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hosanna, Hosanna,
Halllelujah, Hallelujah, Hosanna, Hosanna.+An arrangement of Old Narragansett Indian Hymn for voice and piano by composer, Roger Lee Hall, is availabe separately.
03 About Father Kemp and his popular Old Folks Concerts in the 19th century,
including music examples and two of his music collections from 1874 and 1889,
plus an article about the early American version of "Auld Lang Syne."04 Image gallery of original sheet music and other music related pictures.
05 NEW ENGLAND SONGSTER - a collection of songs with these categories:
Songs of Liberty, Songs of the Tunesmiths, Songs of the Shakers, Songs of Remembrance, Songs of War and Peace
06 Two video programs:
Programs about the oldest singing tradition in New England, written and produced by Roger Lee Hall:
A Stoughton Musicfest - A Celebration of Local Composers and Musicians (1990). This program celebrates music performed in Stoughton, Massachusetts - home to the oldest surviving musical society in the USA. Included in this video program is a short play, "William Billings teaches a singing school," about a typical 18th century New England school for teaching young people how to sing, taught by William Billings from Boston (portrayed by a local actor). There are also performances by several soloists and an adult chorus, plus a combined
Stoughton elementary school chorus, and high school instrumental ensemble.
(60 minutes)Old Stoughton and The Grand Constitution (1987). This half hour program celebrates the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution and
the Stoughton Musical Society's Constitution, both written in 1787. Included in the program is a short play, "The Grand Constutiton,"
featuring two local actors portraying musical society officers involved in the writing of their constituion
with music performed by singers from the Old Stoughton Musical Society.
(30 minutes)
Hear sample audio files
(for online listening only)
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A valuable educational resource for classroom teaching,
historical research for a book or article,
or for your personal interest and enjoyment!
This multimedia collection contains
PDF files, audio and video examples
and is available on one DVD-ROM or USB Flash Drive.
The cost is $24.95 to help support
the Center for American Music Preservation.
The cost includes shipping anywhere in the USA.
This collection Not Available outside of the USA.
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LAND OF OUR HEARTS" From Pilgrims To Patriots
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American music preservationist, Roger L. Hall is Director of the Center for American Music Preservation
He is available to speak at your organization or group by Zoom or in person about his extensive research
of music from earlier America (classical, folk, popular).See his list of music lectures and workshops -- here
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