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One of the leading Shaker music scholars
celebrates 50 years of research
with this new edition including
bonus audio and concert video files!
For over 175 years the Shakers produced a considerable amount of vocal music.
Their first music was composed in the 1780s and the last known Shaker song was composed in 1959.
During that time, they composed well over 10,000 single-verse songs, multi-verse hymns and
scriptural anthems in single-line melodies or in three or four-part harmony.
Because of their often revivalistic nature, they are best classified as"Shaker spirituals."Roger Lee Hall is one of the leading experts on Shaker spirituals
having researched them for 50 years. He has also performed and recorded their music.
See the list of his music books and CDs -- click here
For his music lectures and workshops available online or in-person -- click here
Since he believed that in addition to the study of Shaker music manuscripts and printed scores,
the living Shakers needed to be consulted about their music as well.
During the 1970s and 1980s, he did in-person interviews and collected recordings of Shakers
speaking and singing at communities in New Hampshire and Maine,
These interviews are now included on the CD-ROM.
Contents on the CD-ROM:
This illustrated booklet which included interviews with Shaker singers
was first published in 2011and has since gone out-of-print.
It has been reprinted for this new revised edition.
There are these additional items on the disc:
--Image gallery: pictures from Canterbury and Sabbathday Lake,
and of rare Shaker music manuscripts, including the "Blended Together" song.--Publications: An article about the Shaker song, "Blended Together,"
plus the first published article about the best-known Shaker song, "Simple Gifts."--Audio: Rare recordings with interviews and singing by Shakers at Canterbury and Sabbathday Lake in 1970s and 1980s.
--Concert videos: Four Shaker spirituals arranged by Roger Lee Hall,
performed by The Canterbury Singers, Kathryn Southworth, Director.
Blended Together: Interviews with The Shakers
New Essay: "Discoveries along the Shaker music trail"
For this disc commemorating his 50 years of Shaker music research,
Roger has written a new essay about his discoveries
and discussion of meeting with Shaker singers and
the historic meeting of the Shakers meeting American composer, Aaron Copland.
This essay is available for the first time anywhere
and is an exclusive feature on this disc at no extra cost,Audio album with interviews:
The disc title is named after the Shaker song by Elder Joseph Holden, "Blended Together."
Sister Mildred Barker said in the interview that this was a favorite song sung at Sabbathday Lake
and was sung there for many years.The interviews on the CD-ROM were made at Canterbury, New Hampshire in 1972, 1980 and 1987;
in Shaker Heights, Ohio in 1974; and at Sabbathday Lake, Maine in 1980.
Blended Together: Interviews with The Shakers
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of the booklet and one audio example --
This attractive broadside suitable for framing
is available by special order.
To inquire about the low price and how to order it --click here
For information about other American religious communal music see this collection:
"The Best Choice" - A Sampling of American Communal Hymns
Over the years, Roger Lee Hall has presented many lectures about Shaker music.
Would you like to schedule a music lecture either in-person
at your organization or school or as as a webinar via the Web?
To see the titles of his Shaker music lectures -- click here
To read about Roger's extensive Shaker music research and publications -- click here
A Sampling of Shaker Music
Many of the Shaker spirituals are available in performing editions and arrangements
by Roger Lee Hall.His editions and arrangements are listed at these links:
CDs with Shaker music:
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Celestial Praises: A Celebration of Shaker Spirituals
My Shaker Home: Words & Music by Shaker Sisters
Related AMP Links
Shaker Music Books and Articles
Shaker Music Preservation Series
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