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Excerpt from Templi Carmina: Songs of the Temple, or Bridgewater Collection of Sacred Music The public opinion in favour of former editions of this work, has been so fully expressed, by the sale they have met with, that the Proprietors now have it in their power to offer the public'the present enlarged and improved edition. They flatter themselves, that it contains a larger collection of approved church or congregational Music, than can be found in any one book extant. Besides a very competent number of short tunes, in all the variety of measures for usual Sunday service, there is added a selection of Anthems and longer Hymn Tunes, for particular occasions. This will render it more suitable and convenient for the practice and improvement of common schools and church choirs. A considerable proportion of the music has never before been published in this country, and will therefore have all the effect of original compositions. The Proprietors and Compilers have omitted no pains or exertions in their power, to render the work as perfect in all respects, as the nature of the subject will admit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"The shape-note tradition first flourished in the small towns and rural areas of early America. Church-sponsored "singing schools" taught a form of musical notation in which the notes were assigned different shapes to indicate variations in pitch; this method worked well with congregants who had little knowledge of standard musical notation. Today many enthusiasts carry on the shape-note tradition, and The New Harp of Columbia (recently published in a "restored edition" by the University of Tennessee Press) is one of five shape-note singing-manuals still in use."--Jacket.