Negro Slave Songs In The United States
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Negro Slave Songs In The United States
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Author : Miles Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-04-16
Negro Slave Songs In The United States written by Miles Fisher and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-16 with Music categories.
This early work by Miles Mark Fisher is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the importance and meaning of slave songs in America. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all with an interest in slave music and the political history of the United States. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Slave Songs Of The United States
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Author : Charles Pickard Ware
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Slave Songs Of The United States written by Charles Pickard Ware and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with African Americans categories.
Slave Songs Of The United States
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Author : William Francis Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Slave Songs Of The United States written by William Francis Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with African Americans categories.
Slave Songs Of The United States
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Author : William Francis Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
Slave Songs Of The United States written by William Francis Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with categories.
136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with their musical notation in this superb edition. In the introduction, the chief compiler of this music, William Francis Allen, expresses his admiration for the musical talents of black Americans. He mentions that even prior to the end of slavery, public appreciation existed. Yet Allen realized that much of this music, emblematic of the hardships and life of black slaves, was in danger of being forgotten in time. He and his assistants found and interviewed former slaves who would sing their tunes. In this way, a total of 136 songs, their notes, verse and chorus lyrics, were successfully put to paper. The author observes how much of the music is religious, with allusions to the Bible, Jesus and Lord frequent. Yet narratives of slave life, and the emotions of the singers, also feature strongly. Many of the songs were sung repeatedly as the slaves worked the fields, their choruses and melodies being intended to enliven a day of hard labor in the heat of the sun. The music in this collection is divided by region; differences in vocalizing and phrases can be observed, reflecting the various localities in which slaves were raised and labored in.
A Guidebook For Young People Studying Us Slave Songs
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Author : James Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2021-11-29
A Guidebook For Young People Studying Us Slave Songs written by James Thomas and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-29 with Education categories.
A Guidebook for Young People Studying US Slave Songs primarily aims to teach children how the enslaved people of Africa communicated using music styles from their homeland, as well as how to decode their "Slave songs". This guidebook book also intends to help educate younger generations about the difficulties African slaves had faced in pursuit of freedom.
Slave Songs Of The United States
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Author : William Francis Allen
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-07-29
Slave Songs Of The United States written by William Francis Allen and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-29 with categories.
The musical capacity of the negro race has been recognized for so many years that it is hard to explain why no systematic effort has hitherto been made to collect and preserve their melodies. More than thirty years ago those plantation songs made their appearance which were so extraordinarily popular for a while; and if "Coal-black Rose," "Zip Coon" and "Ole Virginny nebber tire" have been succeeded by spurious imitations, manufactured to suit the somewhat sentimental taste of our community, the fact that these were called "negro melodies" was itself a tribute to the musical genius of the race
Slave Songs Of The United States
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Author : W. F. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Incorporated
Release Date : 1960-01
Slave Songs Of The United States written by W. F. Allen and has been published by Peter Smith Pub Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960-01 with Music categories.
This extraordinary anthology of antebellum slave songs provides musical settings for 136 musical texts and variants, in the process devoting much commentary to the regional variations in black folk music, the social settings in which the songs were customarily performed, and the distinctiveness of the Negro singing style.
The Sounds Of Slavery
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Author : Shane White
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Press
Release Date : 2005
The Sounds Of Slavery written by Shane White and has been published by Beacon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
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Songs Of Slavery And Emancipation
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Author : Mat Callahan
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2022-06-16
Songs Of Slavery And Emancipation written by Mat Callahan and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-16 with History categories.
Throughout the history of slavery, enslaved people organized resistance, escape, and rebellion. Sustaining them in this struggle was their music, some examples of which are sung to this day. While the existence of slave songs, especially spirituals, is well known, their character is often misunderstood. Slave songs were not only lamentations of suffering or distractions from a life of misery. Some songs openly called for liberty and revolution, celebrating such heroes as Gabriel Prosser and Nat Turner, and, especially, celebrating the Haitian Revolution. The fight for freedom also included fugitive slaves, free Black people, and their white allies who brought forth a set of songs that were once widely disseminated but are now largely forgotten, the songs of the abolitionists. Often composed by fugitive slaves and free Black people, and first appearing in the eighteenth century, these songs continued to be written and sung until the Civil War. As the movement expanded, abolitionists even published song books used at public meetings. Mat Callahan presents recently discovered songs composed by enslaved people explicitly calling for resistance to slavery, some originating as early as 1784 and others as late as the Civil War. He also presents long-lost songs of the abolitionist movement, some written by fugitive slaves and free Black people, challenging common misconceptions of abolitionism. Songs of Slavery and Emancipation features the lyrics of fifteen slave songs and fifteen abolitionist songs, placing them in proper historical context and making them available again to the general public. These songs not only express outrage at slavery but call for militant resistance and destruction of the slave system. There can be no doubt as to their purpose: the abolition of slavery, the emancipation of African American people, and a clear and undeniable demand for equality and justice for all humanity.
Death Of The Negro
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Author : Delridge La Veon Hunter, Ph.d.
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-04-22
Death Of The Negro written by Delridge La Veon Hunter, Ph.d. and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-22 with History categories.
With the Great Liberation War ending in 1865 C.E., 'slave narratives' immediately became the source of information for scholars who studied Black Life and Culture. After William Allen, et al, published the “Slave Songs of the United States,” scholars searched for narratives to uncover how the slave lived. The purposes were usually noble in that they were truly interested in black popular culture. The result of this interest was, many allowed the slave to tell the story of suffering and deprivation, i.e., the narrative, without the interference of another voice. For many scholars the intent was to speak to some moral issues affecting the treatment of the slave. The great interest in the dastardly treatment of the slave kept other aspects of slave life in the background, out of view. Thus, it was seldom to have narratives serve the purpose of looking at the development of culture. As it were, the 'high arts' within the United States as they originated from the slave went unnoticed. The greatest contribution to the art of high culture—from the slave—was music, black music. Modern black music rose from the oppression of African people in the Americas, more specifically from the slaves whose majority population lived within the southern region of the United States. Yet, this knowledge received infrequent reporting in the scholarly and popular documents after the initial reporting during the Reconstruction era. The overwhelming majority of research devoted to an examination of the relationship of black music to cultural development has been directed at songs that are directly related to the religious practices of the African American. These songs have been generically referred to as spirituals. Spirituals are praise songs that originated in Africa, brought to the United States, revised and became a popular music among the black population. During the period of slavery within the United States, spirituals (called gospel today) were hymns sung by the black at times of worship. A spiritual it is alleged, is the beginning of black music in the United States. All other black musical forms styles and genres emanate from these spirituals. Mark Fisher may be credited with the development of spiritual beginning thesis. If he is not the originator, he has contributed the most definitive information representing this view. This thesis is called Blues Orthodoxy. Blues Orthodoxy has allowed misconceptions to evolve about the evolution of black music and the complimentary culture within the confines of the American dream. Having difficulty with this thesis, the author has spent the last nine years researching black music of the nineteenth century. The slave narratives housed within the Schomburg Center for the Research in Black Culture have been the basis of these findings. The volumes that have retained the author's attention are the American Slave Narratives compiled by George Rawick in 1972 and a volume of supplements released in 1977. In total, there are 44 volumes of narratives available for exploration and discovery. Interest was directed toward the music referred to as 'blues.' The ideas that blues did not exist during slavery struck an odd chord since every reason was there for such a musical form to exist. The information was all there. The songs, bluesy in nature were sung as viable expressive styles using poetry and music as the means of expression. These songs were often sung solo and with a string instrument as the accompanying voice. These were neither praise nor work songs. The chords were in the minor tones.This discourse explores the nature of this music and the impact it has had on the development of the music we call blues today. PS: A few years later I came across these narratives under the title, “Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives of the Federal Writers Project 1936/37.”