Indian Languages Database

Record Details

 

No Author

The Cherokee singing book.

[Boston]: Printed for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, by Alonzo P. Kenrick, 1846

Physical Description: 86, [2] p. : music ; 16 x 25 cm. (oblong 4to)

Call number: D846/ C522s

Accession number: 06162

Notes: An ordinary singing school book, containing music instruction with text in Cherokee characters and music in European notation (p. 3-16), followed by a collection of psalms and hymns in Cherokee characters scored for 4 voices (p. 16-86). Contains indexes in Cherokee and English (p. 85, 86). Cf. Pilling (Iroquoian, 1973 ed.), p. 42. T.p.: “Printed for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.” Cherokee title at head of page.

To access digital facsimile copy of book, click here.

Languages: Cherokee

Genre: Bible selections

Region: North America