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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 6 April 1778, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
'''Born:''' 6 April 1778, Bucks County, Pennsylvania


'''Died:''' 24 December 1862, Singers Glen, Virginia  
'''Died:''' 24 December 1862, Singers Glen, Virginia


'''Biography'''
'''Biography'''


Joseph Funk was an American composer, music teacher, and compiler of music books. He invented a unique seven-shape note system in 1851 for his book, Harmonia Sacra. In 1847, he established the first Mennonite printing house in the United States, at Mountain Valley, Virginia (renamed Singers Glen in 1860). Funk and his sons were active in organizing and teaching many singing schools in Virginia.
Joseph Funk was an American composer, music teacher, and compiler of music books. He invented a unique seven-shape note system in 1851 for his book, Harmonia Sacra. In 1847, he established the first Mennonite printing house in the United States, at Mountain Valley, Virginia (renamed Singers Glen in 1860). Funk and his sons were active in organizing and teaching many singing schools in Virginia.
Joseph Funk published his ''Compilation of Genuine Church Music'' in 1832, renamed ''Harmonia Sacra'' in 1851. It is still being published and used, now in its 26th Edition (2008), with singings in more than twenty locations annually.
Joseph Funk published his ''Compilation of Genuine Church Music'' in 1832, renamed ''Harmonia Sacra'' in 1851. It is still being published and used, now in its 26th Edition (2008), with singings in more than twenty locations annually.
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==List of choral works==
==List of choral works==
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*[[Divinity (Joseph Funk)|Awake, awake the sacred song]]
*[[Protection (Joseph Funk)|How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord]]
*[[Eden of Love (Joseph Funk)|How  sweet to reflect  on these joys  that await me]]
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*[[Resignation (Joseph Funk)|My Shepherd will supply my need]]
*[[Christian Hope (Joseph Funk)|My soul would fain indulge a hope]]
*[[Greenwood (Joseph Funk)|Savior, visit thy plantation]]
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*[[Confidence (Joseph Funk)|When Hannah, pressed with grief]]
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1832. ''A Compilation of Genuine Church Music''. Winchester, Pennsylvania: Republican Press. Second Edition, 1835; Third Edition, 1842; Fourth Edition, 1847.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1816. ''Die allgemein nützliche Choral-Music''. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Laurentz Wartmann. 88 pp.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1851. ''Harmonia Sacra: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music'', Fifth Edition. Mountain Valley, Virginia: Authors. Sixth Edition, 1854; Seventh Edition, 1855; Eighth Edition, 1857; Ninth Edition, 1858; Tenth Edition, 1860; Eleventh Edition, 1866.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1832. ''[[A Compilation of Genuine Church Music]]''. Winchester, Pennsylvania: Republican Press. Second Edition, 1835; Third Edition, 1842; Fourth Edition, 1847.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1851. ''[[Harmonia Sacra (Joseph Funk)|Harmonia Sacra]]: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music'', Fifth Edition. Mountain Valley, Virginia: Authors. Sixth Edition, 1854; Seventh Edition, 1855; Eighth Edition, 1857; Ninth Edition, 1858; Tenth Edition, 1860; Eleventh Edition, 1866.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1876. ''The New Harmonia Sacra'', Fifteenth Edition. Singers Glen, Virginia: Glen Publishing Co.
*Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1876. ''The New Harmonia Sacra'', Fifteenth Edition. Singers Glen, Virginia: Glen Publishing Co.
==References==
*Eskew, Harry. 1966. ''Joseph Funk's "Allgemein Nützliche Choral-Music" (1816)''. Reports of the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland 32:38-46.
*Lewis, Vera ''et al.'' 1992. ''Joseph Funk''. Published online at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Funk-410. Accessed 27 September 2021.
*Wayland, John W. 1911. ''Joseph Funk: Father of Song in Northern Virginia''. The Pennsylvania-German [Magazine] 12:580-594. Article reprinted separately by Ruebush-Kieffer Publishing, Dayton, Virginia, in 1912.


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://harmoniasacra.org Harmonia Sacra website]
*[http://harmoniasacra.org Harmonia Sacra website]
*[http://imslp.org/wiki/Harmonia_Sacra_(Funk,_Joseph) IMSLP Site: Scans of Editions 10, 13, 15, 18, 20]
*[http://imslp.org/wiki/Harmonia_Sacra_(Funk,_Joseph) IMSLP Site: Scans of Editions 10, 13, 15, 18, 20]
 
*[https://archive.org/details/josephfunkfather00wayl Wayland 1911 at Archive.org]


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Latest revision as of 02:31, 2 June 2023

Life

Born: 6 April 1778, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Died: 24 December 1862, Singers Glen, Virginia

Biography

Joseph Funk was an American composer, music teacher, and compiler of music books. He invented a unique seven-shape note system in 1851 for his book, Harmonia Sacra. In 1847, he established the first Mennonite printing house in the United States, at Mountain Valley, Virginia (renamed Singers Glen in 1860). Funk and his sons were active in organizing and teaching many singing schools in Virginia. Joseph Funk published his Compilation of Genuine Church Music in 1832, renamed Harmonia Sacra in 1851. It is still being published and used, now in its 26th Edition (2008), with singings in more than twenty locations annually.

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List of choral works

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Arrangements by Joseph Funk

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Publications

  • Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1816. Die allgemein nützliche Choral-Music. Harrisonburg, Virginia: Laurentz Wartmann. 88 pp.
  • Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1832. A Compilation of Genuine Church Music. Winchester, Pennsylvania: Republican Press. Second Edition, 1835; Third Edition, 1842; Fourth Edition, 1847.
  • Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1851. Harmonia Sacra: A Compilation of Genuine Church Music, Fifth Edition. Mountain Valley, Virginia: Authors. Sixth Edition, 1854; Seventh Edition, 1855; Eighth Edition, 1857; Ninth Edition, 1858; Tenth Edition, 1860; Eleventh Edition, 1866.
  • Funk, Joseph, Compiler. 1876. The New Harmonia Sacra, Fifteenth Edition. Singers Glen, Virginia: Glen Publishing Co.

References

  • Eskew, Harry. 1966. Joseph Funk's "Allgemein Nützliche Choral-Music" (1816). Reports of the Society for the History of Germans in Maryland 32:38-46.
  • Lewis, Vera et al. 1992. Joseph Funk. Published online at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Funk-410. Accessed 27 September 2021.
  • Wayland, John W. 1911. Joseph Funk: Father of Song in Northern Virginia. The Pennsylvania-German [Magazine] 12:580-594. Article reprinted separately by Ruebush-Kieffer Publishing, Dayton, Virginia, in 1912.

External links

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