The Vermont Early Music Project is reproducing the following books compiled by Vermont residents in the early 1800’s:

The cover page of an old book titled 'The Vermont Harmony,' volume 1, containing a collection of sacred vocal music, authored by Uri K. Hill, published by Andrew Wright in Northampton.

Title page of a book titled "The Musical Concert," published in January 1802, printed in Northamption by Andrew Wright for Elisha West and John Billings.

Vermont Harmony 1801 - Uri K. Hill, Rutland.

(Editor: William Cleary, UK)

Musical Concert 1802 - Elisha West, Woodstock.

(Editor: Nikos Pappas, US/Me)

Cover page of a historic music book titled 'The New York & Vermont Collection of Sacred & Harmony,' compiled for worship, by Thomas U. Atwill, published in Albany.

New York and Vermont Collection of Sacred Harmony 1804 - Thomas Atwill, Castleton

Title page of a 1805 hymnal called 'The Christian Harmony; or, Songster's Companion' by Jeremiah Ingalls, published in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Christian Harmony 1805 - Jeremiah Ingalls, Newbury.

(Editor: Fynn Titford-Mock, UK)

An old vintage printed cover page of a music book titled 'The Sacred Musician,' authored by Ebenezer Child, published in October 1804 by Manning & Loring in Boston. The cover features decorative borders and describes the contents as a practical guide to music for young gentlemen and ladies, including an introduction to Psalmody, a variety of Psalm tunes, and hymns.

Sacred Musician 1804 - Ebenezer Child, Brandon/ Castleton.

(Editors: Connie DeMarais, US & UK, Jan Geerts, UK/SC, Richard Mayers, UK

Vintage title page of a publication titled "The Columbian Sacred Minstrel" containing an introduction to psalmody and tunes from various churches in the U.S., published in December 1809.

Columbian Sacred Minstrel 1809 - Joel Harmon, Pawlet

Title page of a music book titled 'The Province Harmony,' published in 1809, by Hezekiah Moors, Boston, with decorative border and some worn areas.

Province Harmony 1809 - Hezekiah Moors, Mount Holly. (Editor: Karen Willard, US/Wa)

We are attempting to give the reader the experience of purchasing a tunebook at a print shop /bookshop at the time of each book's printing. As much of the original presentation as is possible has been retained, including the size of the book. If content is altered, a comment will be placed in the appendix by the book editor(s).
The note heads of the songs have been modified to shapes to facilitate the learning and singing of the music. For those unfamiliar with this type of musical sight reading, a “Shape Note Singing School” video can be found on this website.

Kerry Cullinan, Facilitator, Vermont Early Music Project

Note: Tunebooks are in production and will be released individually upon completion.