The Vocal Lyre A Collection Of Popular National Songs

Author : S. P. Tuckerman
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483899391
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The National Lyre written by S. P. Tuckerman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The National Lyre: A New Collection of Sacred Music, Consisting of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, With a Choice Selection of Sentences Anthems, and Chants A New Collection of Church Music is presented for the use of the Choir, of Singing Schools, of the Congregation, and of the Family Circle., Many of the compositions contained in it, have been written expressly for the work: Of others, a material and very-valuable portion, has been derived from approved standard works, not generally known or used in this country; and a portion consists of Tunes which have, from remote time, been hallowed by the voice of praise, and which can never fade from the use or the memory of worshipping assemblies. There are also, added, compositions by the Editors, some of them new, and some taken from other collections, and inserted here by permission. It 15 a prominent object of the present work, to place distinctly before the public, music partaking specially of a more strict and ecclesiastical character. It is often said. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.