Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry /

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In the first book-length treatment of postbellum spirituals in theatrical entertainments, Sandra Jean Graham mines a trove of resources to chart the spiritual's journey from the private lives of slaves to the concert stage. Graham navigates the conflicting agendas of those who, in adapting spir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Graham, Sandra J. (Sandra Jean) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Spirituals (Songs)
Minstrel shows.
Jubilee singers.
African Americans > Music.
MUSIC > General.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
Spectacles de menestrels (Theâtre americain) > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Negro spirituals > États-Unis > 19e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Minstrel shows > United States > History > 19th century.
Spirituals (Songs) > United States > 19th century > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Folk Spiritual; Part One: The Rise of a Jubilee Industry; 2. The Jubilee Singers of Fisk University; 3. The Fisk Concert Spiritual; 4. Innovators, Imitators, and a Jubilee Industry; Part Two: Spirituals for the Masses; 5. The Minstrel Show Gets Religion; 6. Commercial Spirituals; 7. Spirituals in Uncle Tom Shows, Melodramas, and Spectacles; 8. Blurring Boundaries between Traditional and Commercial; Conclusion: Lessons and Legacies; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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