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

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Allen, Ray,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016]; ©1992
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: Reprint 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Publications of the American Folklore Society
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 22 illus.
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781512800043; 9783110442526
• DOI: 10.9783/9781512800043
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ray Allen.

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