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Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans
William T. Dargan
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Description for Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans
Hardback. Traces the history of lining out from the time of slavery, when African American slaves adapted the practice for their own uses, blending it with other music, such as work songs. This book explores the role of lining out in worship and pursues the cultural implications of this practice far beyond the limits of the church. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 337 pages, 2 halftones, 25 music examples, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HRCL2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485.
This book, a milestone in American music scholarship, is the first to take a close look at an important and little-studied component of African American music, one that has roots in Europe, but was adapted by African American congregations and went on to have a profound influence on music of all kinds - from gospel to soul to jazz. 'Lining out', also called Dr. Watts hymn singing, refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes, intoned a line at a time by a leader and taken up in turn by the congregation. From its origins in seventeenth-century ... Read more
This book, a milestone in American music scholarship, is the first to take a close look at an important and little-studied component of African American music, one that has roots in Europe, but was adapted by African American congregations and went on to have a profound influence on music of all kinds - from gospel to soul to jazz. 'Lining out', also called Dr. Watts hymn singing, refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes, intoned a line at a time by a leader and taken up in turn by the congregation. From its origins in seventeenth-century ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
337
Condition
New
Series
Music of the African Diaspora
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520234482
SKU
V9780520234482
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About William T. Dargan
William T. Dargan is Professor of Music at Saint Augustine's College.
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