| Description |
xi, 495 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Music/culture
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Music/culture.
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| Note |
Originally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new preface |
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"Wesleyan University Press." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Africans, Europeans and the making of music -- On the ritual of performance -- Rituals for survival I: an extatic delight in psalmody -- On cultures and their fusion -- Styles of encounter I: a need in white culture -- On value and values -- Rituals for survival II: the sheer power of song -- On literacy and nonliteracy -- Styles of encounter II: adjusting to white culture -- On improvisation -- Styles of encounter III: a lot of loving going on -- On the decline of a music -- Styles and rituals: wanting to be part of that music -- On records and rewards -- Styles of encounter IV: a very satisfactory black-music circle -- Confronting the rational God. |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
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African Americans -- Music. |
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Music -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
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United States. |
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Music -- Social aspects.
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Music -- Social aspects. |
| ISBN |
0819563579 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780819563576 paperback alkaline paper |
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0819522562 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780819522566 cloth alkaline paper |
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0819522570 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780819522573 paperback alkaline paper |
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