Hodges, D. F.; Foster, G. W. The Sacred Crown: New Hymn Tunes, Anthems, Sentences, Motets and Chants For Public and Private Worship; together with a complete practical and progressive system of Elementary Instruction, written expressly for this work. A large variety of Four-part Songs, Glees and Choruses for Singing Schools and Musical Conventions. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1871. Revised Edition. [12204]
Black leather spine, scuffed and chipped at the ends, orange printed paper over card (hardcover), oblong 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches, binding is edge-worn and soiled, yet tight. 384 pages. Good. Hardcover.
The music is in four parts with round notes. "A. B. Kidder's Music Typography" on the copyright page.
Daniel Franklin Hodges (1835-1908), b. Belfast, Maine; d. Phillips, Maine. He was a hymn-writer and author of music books.
George West Foster (1833-1889), b. Sullivan, New Hampshire; d. Keene, New Hampshire. He trained at the Cheshire County Teachers' Institute, worked as a clerk in Boston, and then taught music in Brooklyn, New York. He later settled in Keene, opening a music store and teaching music. He was a general agent for Wilcox & White's parlor organs. Foster wrote and published hymns and part songs.
