Singing in the Spirit : : African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City / / 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.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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| 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
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 22 illus. |
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Table of 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