Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 616 pages
- Published by: GIA Publications April 2002
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1579991637
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1579991630
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Book Dimensions:
10.1 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
- Weighs: 2.8 pounds
Book Description
This volume is a monumental assemblage of essays and articles discussing the role of music and worship in African American churches. A century's worth of writing, some previously unpublished, includes pieces from pastors, scholars, theologians, historians, ethnomusicologists, organists, and choral conductors. Topics include historical perspectives, surveys of hymnals and hymnody, liturgical hymnody, worship, composers, organs, and contemporary perspectives.
About The Author
James Abbington is an associate professor of music at Shaw University and the author of Let Mt. Zion Rejoice. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Reader Reviews
This collection is required reading for anyone interested in the development and current status of music in the African American church. In one volume, it presents forty chapters, essays, articles and previously unpublished papers on music and worship, representing some of the greatest writings, musicaland discourse, from W.E.B. DuBois in 1903 ("Of the Faith of our Fathers," from the SOULS OF BLACK FOLK) to Obery M. Hendricks Jr's "I Am the Holy Dope Dealer: The Problem with Gospel Music Today" written in 2000. It's divided into 7 major categories: Historical Perspectives, Surveys of Hymnals and Hymnody, Liturgical Hymnody, Worship, Composers, the Organ, and Contemporary Perspectives. A wonderful college text or resource book!
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