Thursday means #berlinshapenote singing!
Tonight from 7:30-10pm at Refugio, Lenaustr. 3, #Berlin #Neukölln. If you want to sing in four-part harmony, in a very un-hierarchical, powerful, un-"choral" but rather "folky" way, with lots of open fifths, old-fashioned lyrics about death and resurrection, and addictive harmonies, it might be for you. No skills required, just come and sing with us!
#SacredHarp #ShenandoahHarmony #shapenote
I’m Caro (she/her), an #arthistorian working for a historical/political educational NGO. #Berlin #Neukölln is my home.
My passion is #singing, specifically a relatively unknown #choir practice called #shapenote or #sacredharp singing. Our group #berlinshapenote meets every Thursday.
Some of my other interests: #history #archaeology #earlymusic #folkmusic #urbanculture #videogames #scifi #photography #hiking
Hier singen ungefähr 180 Sänger*innen dieses Lied, auf der Ireland Sacred Harp Convention 2019 (ich war auch da!). Zuerst werden die „shapes“ gesungen: Fa 📐 Sol ⚫️ La ◾️und Mi 🔷 - erst danach der Text.
Jeden Donnerstagabend treffe ich mich mit einem Haufen netter Menschen im #Refugio in #Neukoelln, und wir singen zwei Stunden lang laut und aus voller Seele vierstimmige Lieder wie dieses hier: „The Dying Californian“, Nr. 410t in der „Sacred Harp“. So heißt das Gesangbuch, und auch die Tradition / Praxis, nach der wir singen. A more general term: #shapenote singing, weil die Notenköpfe unterschiedliche Formen haben.
#berlinshapenote #choir #folkmusic #singing #chor #sacredharp
Sacred Harp singing - one of the things I love doing the most!
Shapenote singing or "Sacred Harp Singing" (named after the most popular songbook of its tradition) is an American a capella four-part harmony community singing tradition that got popular in Europe over the last decades.
Here's a neat little video in which my singing friend Kevin from Seatte gets the chance to present the PNW singing community.
