A Compilation of Genuine Church Music . .
Funk, Joseph
Published by J.W. Hollis, Printer, Winchester [Virginia], 1832
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5 7/8" x 9". Marbled cloth over boards. Pp. xxvi, [1], 28-208. Good: cloth moderately chipped and lightly soiled; evidence of insect predation to first several leaves, causing 2" corner loss to one leaf, affecting about 20 words of text; moderate foxing and light edge wear throughout. This is the first edition of an important work of hymnal sheet music, compiled by a Mennonite singing teacher, composer and pioneering publisher, Joseph Funk. Joseph Funk was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1778 and spent most of his life in Singers Glen, Virginia. He was a farmer, school teacher, singing school leader, and a reviser and composer of religious hymns. In 1847 he established a print shop and bindery called Joseph Funk & Sons; it was the first Mennonite printing business in the United States. The present book is an uncommon copy of the first edition of Funk's influential compilation of church music; by its fourth printing the work was known as Harmonia Sacra, and the 27th edition was printed in 2010. In the preface Funk wrote that most of the hymns were brought together "from what I believe to be their best forms . . . those dignified, solemn, and heart-affecting productions of musical genius which have stood the rest of time . . ." Titles included "Hymn 214 Gems of Sacred Poetry," "Rapture," "Devotion," "Consolation" and "Communion," and were culled from a multitude of international cities, listed at the rear in a "General Index." There was also a "Metrical Index" towards the front of the book, along with a 20-page "Elucidation of the Science of Vocal Music," comprising rules of notation, examples of "times, moods and measures," "practical lessons" and a fantastic two-page table showing "the natural, or general scale of vocal music." A notable first edition of an important religious music compilation. OCLC shows 19 holdings over four entries. Seller Inventory # 7165
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Title: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music . .
Publisher: J.W. Hollis, Printer, Winchester [Virginia]
Publication Date: 1832
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.
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