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| From Psalm Book to Hymnal: Selections from the Lowell Mason Collection | ||
| Excerpts from an exhibit at the Yale Divinity School Library January 18-March 30, 2000. ( http://www.library.yale.edu/div/hymnexh.htm ) | ||
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| Bay Psalm Book | ||
| A fairly complicated site offering texts and a little history of the Bay Psalm Book. ( http://www.cgmusic.com/workshop/baypsalm_frame.htm/tnew ) | ||
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| Preface | ||
| The Preface printed in the Bay Psalm Book. ( http://www.piney.com/ColBaySongPref.html/tnew ) | ||
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| Bay Psalm Book and Early New England Literature | ||
| A brief discussion of the Psalm in the context of puritan literature. ( http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270/1820/21953/1.html/tnew ) | ||
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| Lift Every Voice | ||
| A Web site from the University of Virginia with a nice page on early American hymns, including an audio clip. ( http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/music/overview.html/tnew ) | ||
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| The Church of England in Early America | ||
| By Christine Leigh Heyrman ( http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/chureng.htm ) | ||
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| On Line Bible | ||
| Very useful for following discussions of psalm settings and other sacred musical texts. ( http://bible.gospelcom.net//t_self ) | ||
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| The First Great Awakening | ||
| Religious background for sacred music of the eighteenth century. ( http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us:8080/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/grawaken.htm ) | ||
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| About Early American Music | ||
| By David K. Hildebrand. Surveys concepts, categories, and terms associated with music in the colonies. ( http://blackboard.unh.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab=courses&url=/bin/common... ) | ||
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| William Billings on Musick | ||
| Excerpts from several of Billings' writings on music. ( http://home.olemiss.edu/~mudws/billings.html ) | ||
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| The Yankee Tunesmiths: The Music of William Billings and other Early American Composers | ||
| An array of images and excerpts from publications from the 18th and 19th centuries. ( http://www.nationwide.net/~amaranth/billings.htm ) | ||
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