{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-sacred-harp-1844-1944-9780826510181","title":"The Story of the Sacred Harp, 1844-1944","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Harp\u003c\/i\u003e is the most famous of the shape-note hymnals, a collection of over five hundred four-part a cappella hymns dating back over a hundred and fifty years. Shape-note singing itself is seeing a resurgence in popularity with sings being organized all over the country. And yet, George Pullen Jackson's groundbreaking history of the first hundred years of the hymnal has been out of print and hard to come by for decades. But now, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of the Sacred Harp, 1844-1944\u003c\/i\u003e is back in print and available for music lovers, historians, and librarians alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Pullen Jackson (1874-1953) was a professor of German at Vanderbilt University, music critic for the Nashville Banner, and president and manager of the Nashville Symphony Society. He was the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eWhite Spirituals in the Southern Uplands: The Story of the Fasola Folk, Their Songs, Singings, and Buckwheat Notes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vanderbilt University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413652345106,"sku":"9780826510181","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4578764c-3f05-4bd2-a9fd-c1d1e119f233.jpg?v=1729356354","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-sacred-harp-1844-1944-9780826510181","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}