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Abbreviations
- CAS:
-
Carmina Scara Enlarged, by Lowell Mason (F.J. Huntington and Mason, New York, 1852)
- DUL:
-
The Dulcimer, by I.B. Woodbury (F.J. Huntington and Mason, New York, c.1850)
- HH:
-
The Hesperian Harp, by William Houser (T.K. and P.G. Collins, Philadelphia, PA, 1848)
- HS:
-
The Harmonia Sacra, by Edward L. White and J.E. Gould (Ditson, Boston, MA, 1851)
- KNH:
-
The Kentucky Harmony, by Ananias Davisson (Harrisonburg, VA, 1820)
- OSAH:
-
Original Sacred Harp, compiled by the Committee on Revision of the Sacred Harp of the United Sacred Harp of the United Sacred Harp Musical Association (Ruralist Press, Atlanta, 1929, c.1911)
- SAH:
-
The Sacred Harp, by B.F. White, E.J. King (and D.P. White) 4th ed. (C.P. Byrd, Atlanta)
- SOCH:
-
The Social Harp, by John G. McCurry (S.C. Collins, Philadelphia, PA, 1859)
- UH:
-
The Union Harmony, selected by George Hendrickson (Funk, Mountain Valley, VA, 1848)
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Dillon, M., Hunter, M. Automated identification of melodic variants in folk music. Comput Hum 16, 107–117 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02259739
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