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Singing in the Spirit : African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City / Ray Allen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publications of the American Folklore SocietyPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1992Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) : 22 illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812230505
  • 9781512800043
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 783.1/41825 20
LOC classification:
  • ML3187
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Fried Chicken in Bed-Stuy -- Introductions Studying the Local Scene -- Chapter 1. Community and History. The African-American Church and Sacred Quartet Singing in New York City -- Chapter 2. God Gave Me a Song. Learning and Repertoire Formation -- Chapter 3. Let's Go Out to the Programs. Sacred Quartet Singing in Context -- Chapter 4. Shouting the Church. Quartet Performance Strategies -- Chapter 5. Express Yourself. Aesthetics from the Singers' Perspective -- Chapter 6. Singing in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit and Sacred Ritual -- Chapter 7. Back Home. Southern Identity in the Urban North -- Chapter 8. "I've Got a Home in That Yonder City". Urbanization and Sacred Quartet Performance Style -- Chapter 9. Spiritual Entertainment. Sacred Folk Music and Popular Culture -- Chapter 10. By and By The Future of Sacred Quartet Singing -- Listening and Viewing -- Bibliographу -- Index
Summary: Draws on field recordings and interviews with dozens of local New York singers to reveal an intriguing world where religion and art merge.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Fried Chicken in Bed-Stuy -- Introductions Studying the Local Scene -- Chapter 1. Community and History. The African-American Church and Sacred Quartet Singing in New York City -- Chapter 2. God Gave Me a Song. Learning and Repertoire Formation -- Chapter 3. Let's Go Out to the Programs. Sacred Quartet Singing in Context -- Chapter 4. Shouting the Church. Quartet Performance Strategies -- Chapter 5. Express Yourself. Aesthetics from the Singers' Perspective -- Chapter 6. Singing in the Spirit. The Holy Spirit and Sacred Ritual -- Chapter 7. Back Home. Southern Identity in the Urban North -- Chapter 8. "I've Got a Home in That Yonder City". Urbanization and Sacred Quartet Performance Style -- Chapter 9. Spiritual Entertainment. Sacred Folk Music and Popular Culture -- Chapter 10. By and By The Future of Sacred Quartet Singing -- Listening and Viewing -- Bibliographу -- Index

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Draws on field recordings and interviews with dozens of local New York singers to reveal an intriguing world where religion and art merge.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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