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... Copyright © 1992 by Duke University Press 1992 American Music and the Well-Timed Sneer Nothing in the propaganda world is so effective as the sneer. A word­ less sneer defies quotation, but it does its damage all the same. It hits its target with greater certainty than many a volume...

... on the pumpkin, Brothers, when you forgot your history. Well, rap on, Brother! I got to lay it on the wood. Rap right on, Brother! Listen to me. Listen good. 'Cause you don't have to scratch An' you don't have to grin. Scratchin' without itchin' Is a vee-nial sin! Now you read in the Bible about the First...

... was that that you all belonged to? Ruth: St. Mark's Church in Brooklyn-Pentecostal church. Q: Can you elaborate on your family's musical background? Ruth: Well my uncle was in South Carolina, was connected with one of the choirs, one of the do-re-me choirs down there. Q: That would be shape-note? Ruth: Yeah, shape...

... the inspired apostle; which showed that he believed in correct singing, but in the spirit of devotion as well. The heart of the church choir should be prepared for singing as the heart of the minister is prepared for his sermon. (c) "Be at peace among yourselves," would do admirably well as a choir motto...

... that the young as well as the adult person may find here a concise, friendly, stimulating source that may cause finer interest in a long-beloved subject. If there are those who find occasion to disagree with certain statements made herein, this differing of opinion is considered a sacred right. It can...

... are on the cutting edge of contemporary worship and you will undoubtedly hear the name of West Angeles Church of God in Christ. Pastored for the past eighteen years by Bishop Charles E. Blake, 1 the church has grown from 50 members meeting in a small building in West Los Angeles to an active membership of well over...

... it simply because I am colored. The day has passed when a colored man can do things that are "pretty good for a colored man" and be praised for them. Now he must take his place along with the finest in his profession no matter what their race and do as well as they. It is a challenge that the world throws...

... between various races and cultures, but there is also an exchange, as indicated above, between folk tales and the blues. In Frank Stokes's blues entitled "You Shall," the humorous adaptation of the Lord's Prayer is strikingly similar to its use in an old southern story. Stokes smgs: Oh well it's our...

... done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! grace unknown! and love beyond degree! Alas! and did my Savior bleed and did my Sovereign die? Would He devote that sacred head for such a worm as I? Well might the sun in darkness hide and shut His glories in. When Christ the mighty Maker died for man...

... in the early years of the Great Black Migration, and his collection of verse, Mid-American Chants (1918), as well as his most provocative novel, Poor White (1920), were written when the Great Migration was well under way. In fact, Poor White follows the effects phenomenal growth has on the city and its...

... the phenomenon of concerts by live performers the length and breadth of America. There is scarcely a town of any size without its yearly artists' series attended, so my performing friends tell me, by large, deeply interested and intelligent audiences. People who create or who perform music know very well...

..., as well as the m11nuscript papers of black gospel hymnist John Howardton Smith (1880-1977) and St Louis educator, choral conductor, and arranger of black spirituals Kenneth Brown Billups (1918-1985). Also of special interest are the several historic collections of antislavery verse. Commencing as early...

.... Their leeching rapaciousness is too well known to warrant treatment here. It should be pointed out, however, that they are indeed becoming almost intolerably indifferent to musical values as well as to religious prerogatives. Here, for once, it seems that the public has not been in agreement with the system...

... Copyright © 1995 by Duke University Press 1995 Chapter 7 "De Stars in de Elements" Where do Negro songs originate? This question is becoming harder to deal with as the years go by. It is a question that might well be left alone if it were asked merely to satisfy a querious urge. It becomes...

... then that the blues, a music which so many feel familiar with, is probably the most misunderstood product of African-American culture-its only rival being the misunderstanding of the African-American himself. This short polemic offers a word of encouragement as well as some words of caution to any ambitious soul...

...' is regarded almost as the American national anthem. Now well see if he was right." Expectantly, he beckoned to the serenader. "Please sing the 'St. Louis Blues,' " he asked. Our troubadour looked blank. He was sorry, but he did not know this American song. Would we be willing, instead, to hear "Mexicali Rose...

... Copyright © 1992 by Duke University Press 1992 A Composer's Viewpoint I would like to preface my remarks by stating what will soon be an obvious fact to all of you, namely that I am a composer, and not an orator. You may well decide that composers such as I ought to devote themselves...

.... Further, it is apparent in Jimmy Oden's blues, "Going Down Slow," that the "reap what you sow" theodicy is also closely connected to the church's belief that "sin is sickness": I have had my fun if I don't get well no more My health is failing me and I'm going down slow. Please write my mother, tell her...

... with the permission of William Grant Still Music. 234 Black Sacred Music sorts and many colors here, the beauty of each enhancing that of the others. Anyone who underestimates the great value of differences would do well to remember that life would indeed be dull without variety. Progress would be impossible if all...

... people have come forth with the same idea. I can well understand their enthusiasm, because each time the thought recurs to me, its tremendous possibilities fire my imagination anew. The personnel of this group would have to be selected from over the entire United States, after exhaustive auditions...