James P. Carrell

From ChoralWiki
Revision as of 00:29, 28 October 2019 by CHGiffen (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "{{WikipediaLink}} " to "{{WikipediaLink}} ")
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Life

Born: 13 February 1787, Washington County, Virginia

Died: 1854

Biography

James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements.

View the Wikipedia article on James P. Carrell.

 

List of choral works

A. BY TITLE

1. Compositions of James P. Carrell

1a. Psalm-Tunes

1b. Anthems and Set-Pieces

2. Arrangements by James P. Carrell of the works of others

No works currently available

3. Arrangements of James P. Carrell works by others

B. BY FIRST LINE

 
Click here to search for this composer on CPDL

Publications

  • Carrell, James P. 1821. Songs of Zion, Being a Small Collection of Tunes, Chiefly Original. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Ananias Davisson. 56 pp., missing pages at end.
  • Clayton, David L., and James P. Carrell. 1831. The Virginia Harmony: A New and Choice Selection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems and Set Pieces. Winchester, Virginia: Samuel H. Davis. 167 pp.

References

  • Steel, David Warren, and Richard H. Hulan. 2010. The Makers of the Sacred Harp. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. 322 pp.

External links

add web links here