If you don't go, don't hinder me : the African American sacred song tradition /

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Based on both archival and field research, these four essays describe the role of sacred songs in the history of African American culture and in the biographical experiences of the author--an African American woman, a cultural activist, and a composer. Essays center on specific genres, including the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2001.
Series:Abraham Lincoln lecture series.
Subjects:
Gospel music > History and criticism.
Gospel > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
Gospel music
Gospelsong
Geestelijke liederen.
Gospel.
USA
Humaniora > Musik.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Twentieth-century gospel : as the people moved they sang a new song
  • The African American congregational song tradition : Deacon William Reardon Sr., master songleader
  • Spirituals : an African American communal voice
  • Freedom songs : my African American singing and fighting mothers.

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