1st Edition

Samuel Babcock (ca. 1760-1813) The Collected Works

Edited By Laurie Sampsel Copyright 1999
190 Pages
by Routledge

190 Pages
by Routledge

Samuel Babcock was an active Boston-area composer who made a significant contribution to the repertory of American psalmody. Best known for his tunebook, Middlesex Harmony, Babcock composed extended and plain psalm tunes, set pieces, fuging tunes, and anthems, and frequently used three-part vocal textures. He uniquely combined elements of both traditional and newer Methodist styles of psalmody.... Read more
Introduction * The Collected Works of Samuel Babcock *Abbreviations and Short Titles * Commentary * Index of Tune Names * Index of First Lines

Biography

Edited by Sampsel, Laurie