Protest and Praise
Overview
Here is a skillful tracing of two tracks in the evolution of musical genres that have evolved from black religion. Songs of protest developed from the spiritual through social-gospel hymnody to culminate in songs of the civil-rights movement and the blues. Born in rebellion, they envision the Kingdom of God.
Songs of praise, by contrast, express adoration. Beginning with the "ring-shout," Spencer follows the history of intoned declamation through the tongue song, Holiness-Pentecostal music, and the chanted sermon of the black preacher. Spencer's approach, termed theomusicology, unlocks the wealth of African-American sacred music with a theological key. The result is a fascinating account of a people's struggle with God in history.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780800624040
- ISBN-10: 0800624041
- Publisher: Fortress Press
- Publish Date: February 1990
- Dimensions: 8.45 x 5.49 x 0.67 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 276
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