SACRED HARMONY, 1803-4

ASMI 445 

Sacred Harmony. Laus Deo. Volozan Del. D. Edwin Sculpt. A selection of airs, duos, trios &c. Arranged for the organ, piano forte, or harp. Price 5 dols. 50 cents bound-5 dols. unbound [Illustrated t-p.] [On p. (3):] Philadelphia, published by Carr & Schetky and sold at the following music stores.-J. Carr's, Baltimore, G. Blake's Philad. J. Hewitt's New York; F. Mallet's, Boston.

69 p.135.5 x 24.5 cm. Engraved throughout. T-p. signed by D. Edwin; music unsigned.

[1803-4-] Date supplied by Wolfe, p. 768. p. [1], t-p.; p. [2] blank; p. [3], 'Subscribers to the Sacred Harmony' & imprint; p. [4] blank; p. [5]-69, music.

          25 compositions, incl. 3 anthems, 4 set-pieces, 10 arias, 1 duet, for 1, 2, & 3 voices w. keyboard acc.; full text. Attribs. to Dr. Arnold, Revd. Dr. Blake, B. Carr (2), B. Carr (arr. piece from Correlli, Handel, Haydn), Dr. Greene, Handel (8), Kent, Kent & R. Taylor, Revd. Dr. Madan, Pleyel, R[ayner] Taylor, R[ichard] Taylor. 3 1st pr. identified (HYMN by B. Carr, HYMN by Ray. Taylor, HYMN FOR WHITSUNDAY), also 12 1st Am. pr. (Acquaint thyself, Angels ever bright, Anthems: Hear my prayer, My song shall be, There were shepherds; But thou didst not leave, Duett, Farewell of Jeptha's Daughter, I know that my redeemer, O had I Jubal's lyre, Pious Orgies, Total Eclipse). 13 American compositions, 21 non-American, 1 by an American & a European (3 attrib. Americans; 15 attrib. non-Americans, 6 traced; 1 attrib. American & non-American). 

5 Core Repertory.

          Not in Shaw-Shoemaker (no copy on Readex). Wolfe 7722. DLC, MWA, MdHi", MiU-C, NN, NcWsM (copy signed 'Miss Caroline Schetky'-related to publisher?), PPL (lacks t-p.).

NOTE: Wolfe 7722 lists other states and issues of this work, but they were probably published after 1810.

ASMI p. 575.