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8 Cards in this Set
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psalmody
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singing the psalms of th eOld Testament of the Bible
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a Cappella
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w/o instruments and in unison
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psalter
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printed collection of Psalmody congregational singing
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The "Old Way"
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congregation filled with untrained singingers, sang by ear what they had learned from oral tradition, clergymen stepped in and tried to imporve the quality of singing- singing schools created to learn new way
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Frist New England School
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group of composers who were active in New England, focused on sacred music, psalmody, fuging tunes,and anthems. singing masters, lacked formal training so music was not correct ; William Billings, Daniel Read
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singing schools
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schools create to learn the correct way of singing
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Regular singing
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style of singing psalmody supported by clergymen concerned with integrity to the printed page
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Williams Billings
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most famous, most accomplished composer of First New England Schools, nationalist who often set texts dealing with American subjects, revolution, didnt try to imitate European styles
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