A Collection of Sacred
Hymns for the Church of the Latter-Day Saints
By Frederick G. Williams and Emma Smith. Originally published in 1836 at Kirtland,
Ohio, as a words-only hymnbook, this first
hymnbook of the Mormon church is now published in a words-and-music
format. For each hymn, this collection lists historical notes concerning
the author, composer, tune name, an early
published source for the tune, and an estimate of the probability that the tune
was used with this text around 1836. The
hymnbook is 238 pages long, in three and four-staff choral notation
(shape-notes and round-notes).
Price: $25.00 ea.
The Harp of
Nauvoo
Songs, hymns and anthems from Nauvoo, Illinois
(1839 - 1846) arranged and selected by Kurt F. Kammeyer. Drawn from
lyrics found in The Times and Seasons, the semimonthly newspaper of the
LDS Church in Nauvoo. The tunes range from early shape-note tunes in use
at that time, to tunes found in the Latter-day Saints' Psalmody
(1889). A unique collection of music from this early period in Church
history. The book includes both shape-note and round-note music. The
shape-note tunes are in three and four-staff choral notation, while the
round-note music is in two-staff hymn notation. Also included is a
collection of solo and choral ballads with keyboard accompaniment. The
book is 108 pages long.
Price: $20.00 ea.
The Kirtland Temple Dedication
28 pages
long, in 8 1/2" x 11" choral format, softbound. Includes
arrangements of all six of the hymns that were sung at the original dedication,
plus O God Th'Eternal Father. Each hymn is preceded by a narration
by various persons who participated in the original dedication (Joseph and Emma
Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Frederick G. Williams, etc.) The reenacted program
is about one hour in length, and requires a choir of at least 50 voices, plus
organist and narrators.
Price: $5.00 ea.
T O P L A C E A N O R D E R :
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