Southern Harmony (Duckworth)

Southern Harmony is a minimalist composition by William Duckworth written in 1980 and 1981. It is scored for unaccompanied mixed chorus, and is an original work created through adaptation of shape-note songs from the 1854 compilation Southern Harmony and Musical Companion (first published 1835). Southern Harmony is divided into four books (or sections) that were premiered over the span of a decade. The complete work was premiered in February 1992 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York by the Gregg Smith Singers.

Movements
The individual movements of Southern Harmony are:

Book One

 * 1) Consolation
 * 2) Wondrous Love
 * 3) Hebrew Children
 * 4) Solemn Thought
 * 5) Rock of Ages