Some may emphasize a musical style, focusing on sacred harp musics capacity as a written tradition. The story of the sacred harp is a 2006 documentary film directed by matt and erica hinton, and narrated by jim lauderdale. Awake my soul is a film that captures both the history and the vitality of a music that is utterly unlike any music most viewers are likely to have heard. I first purchased this 7 years ago and consequently a number of copies since to give as gifts. Awake, my soul is the first feature documentary about the sacred harp singers, a lost tonal tribe who, in the deep south, continue to sing. Providing a 75minute journey into the wondrously vivid and idiosyncratic music known as sacred harp or shapenote singing, awake, my. O most sacred heart, fount of mercy from which gush forth rays of.
The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been. The story of the sacred harp twodisc special edition. The story of the sacred harp and listening to the justreleased soundtrack, ive been trying to imagine what it. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in g major transposable. Awake my soul is careful to point out that this music has been preserved in small communities. This entry was posted in god, jesus christ and tagged awake, awake my soul, harp, hymn 5, psalm 108. This book contains a selection of some of these stories, as well as. Hugh mcgraw, raymond hamrick, richard delong, rodney ivey. Shape note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where in old country churches, singers break open. New lifebetweenlives case studies show how your souls.
In many ways, the story of the sacred harp is the story of its stubborn refusal to give up its old ways as well as the story of the subversion of. The story of the sacred harp is the first feature documentary about sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the american south. Print and download awake my soul sheet music by chris tomlin. Awake, my soul the story of the sacred harp american. Please enter your name, your email and your question regarding the product in the fields below, and well answer you in the next 2448 hours. Its subtitle would seem to claim that awake, my soul is primarily about a tunebook. This outstanding arrangement of a wellknown chorus from hayd.
It is a wonderful documentary and does an impressive job telling the story of sacred harp. The story of the sacred harp, the critically acclaimed documentary as seen on pbs stations and featured on npr, in time magazine, pitchfork, the chicago tribune, atlanta journal, the oregonian, etc. This is a movie trailer for the documentary movie awake, my soul. Lyrics to awake my soul by chris tomlin from the 3 cd collection album including song video, artist biography, translations and more.
Awake, my soul is a documentary about the sacred harp tradition, kept alive by amateur shapenote singers in the rural south. Saint faustina and the sacred heart the divine mercy. Certain characters, like raymond hamrick, a watchmaker from macon, georgia who has been singing and songwriting for over fifty years, remind one of how crucial storytelling is to rural southern culture, where sacred harp singing currently thrives. With jim carnes, judy caudle, richard delong, carlene griffin. The story of the sacred harp 2007 a documentary about the sacred harp tradition which is kept alive by amateur singers in the south. It is no easy story to tell as it is such an unusual music form that the only way to really, truly get to know what it is all about is to experience it. Insofar as sacred harp is among the earliest music in america, its history is incredibly rich. Soul writing and past life exploration 1150 am kknw.
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