A Sourcebook of Nineteenth-Century American Sacred Music for Brass Instruments [Hardcover]

Exploring the parallel development of the brass band movement and religious fervor in late 19th-century America, this work includes illustrations from original materials as well as scores for 22 works. While the choral tradition has remained strong in churches, in this earlier period both choral and instrumental forms were equally popular. This study begins with solo cornet parts, used by men like George Ives to lead the singing at revival meetings, and ends with an extensive band arrangement of Pleyel's Hymn. Extensive historical notes, old-time illustrations, and sacred music make this a most interesting and useful reference book.

An enormous amount of music was written and arranged for the popular brasswinds at the time, some of which was sacred music for the church. Changing taste and secularism resulted in the loss of the entire body of written and arranged sacred music for brass, once as cherished in church performance as the choral tradition is today. For scholars and performers interested in the variety of music produced in the United States during the 19th century.

Introduction
Moravians
Evangelists
The Saints
Harmonists
Dignam
The Equinunk Band
More Evangelism
Instruments
Sources
Cornet Leader
Beulah Land
Woodworth
Nearer My God to Thee
The Shining Shore
Nettleton
In the Sweet Bye and Bye
Authors and Composers
Small Ensembles
Morning Star, O Cheering Sight
Old Hundredth
Martha (Jesus, Lover of My Soul)
Sing Hallelujah
Fierce Was the Wild Billow
How Shall I Meet My Saviour?
Passion Chorale
Wo mit soll ich dich
Rejoice and Be Glad
Adagio Religioso
Large Ensembles
Lobe den herren
Wir der hiesz