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Seaborn McDaniel Denson (1854 – April 18, 1936) was a notable 
A granite monument to the memory of Thomas J. and Seaborn M. Denson was erected on the courthouse square in
Seaborn McDaniel Denson (1854 – April 18, 1936) was a notable Alabama
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musician and singing school teacher within the Sacred Harp
Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in New England and was later perpetuated and carried on in the American South. The name is derived from ''The Sacred Harp'', a ubiquitous and historically important tun ...
tradition. He was a son of The Rev. Levi Phillips Denson, a Methodist minister, and Julia Ann Jones Denson. Seaborn Denson was born April 9, 1854 in Arbacoochee, Alabama
Arbacoochee is an unincorporated community in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States.
History
Arbacoochee was named after the old Creek Indian village of "Abihkuchi", which translates to "a pile at the base." Gold was discovered here in 1832, a ...
. He married Sidney Burdette.
S. M. Denson wrote most of the alto lines that were added to the 1911 J. S. James ''Original Sacred Harp''. Along with his brother Thomas Jackson Denson
Thomas Jackson Denson (January 20, 1863 – September 14, 1935) was a notable Alabama musician and singing school teacher within the Sacred Harp tradition. He was the youngest of the four sons of the Levi Phillip Denson, a farmer, a gold miner i ...
, Seaborn Denson formed the Sacred Harp Publishing Co. In 1933 they purchased the rights to James' ''Sacred Harp'' and began a revision. This revision, known as the ''Original Sacred Harp (Denson Revision)'', was published in 1936. Both died before its publication and Paine Denson, Thomas J.'s son, saw the "Denson" edition of the Sacred Harp through to completion.
A granite monument to the memory of Thomas J. and Seaborn M. Denson was erected on the courthouse square in Double Springs, Alabama
Double Springs is a town in Winston County, Alabama, United States. The city is the county seat of Winston County. The county seat was initially located at Houston, but by referendum in 1883, Double Springs prevailed and it was removed to there. ...
. This was done in 1944, the centennial year of the Sacred Harp. Part of the inscription reads "By the loving hands of their families, pupils of their singing schools, and legions of singers and friends."
A. M. Cagle
Alfred Marcus Cagle (October 5, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was an American hymnwriter known for his activities with the Sacred Harp movement.
Cagle was born in Cedartown, Georgia, the son of Jesse Martin Cagle and Samaria Duke, and grew up in ...
, himself later to become an important figure in the Sacred Harp movement, studied music under Seaborn Denson.
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* Sacred Harp Shape note 1854 births 1936 deaths People from Cleburne County, Alabama Songwriters from Alabama {{US-songwriter-stub