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Language: en
Pages: 337
Authors: Sandra Jean Graham
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-02-26 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Spirituals performed by jubilee troupes became a sensation in post-Civil War America. First brought to the stage by choral ensembles like the Fisk Jubilee Singe
Gullah Spirituals
Language: en
Pages: 250
Authors: Eric Sean Crawford
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-07-16 - Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

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In Gullah Spirituals musicologist Eric Crawford traces Gullah Geechee songs from their beginnings in West Africa to their height as songs for social change and
The Spirituals of Harry T. Burleigh
Language: en
Pages: 212
Authors: Harry T. Burleigh
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-03 - Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

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Harry Burleigh's music falls into three categories: secular, religious, and sacred. This 200-page collection is a treasure of history made usable in his fine ar
So You Want to Sing Spirituals
Language: en
Pages: 315
Authors: Randye Jones
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With their rich and complicated history, spirituals hold a special place in the American musical tradition. This soul-stirring musical form is irresistible to s
The Story of the Spirituals
Language: en
Pages: 148
Authors: Edward Boatner
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 1985-03-01 - Publisher: Warner Bros. Publications

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The Story of the Spirituals are Bible stories set to music. Edward Boatner chose 30 stories for which he gives music and his research of their origins. It is a