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Autore |
Small Christopher <1927-2011.> |
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Titolo |
Music of the common tongue [[electronic resource] ] : survival and celebration in African American music / / Christopher Small |
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Hanover, N.H., : University Press of New England, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-11029-6 |
9786613110299 |
0-8195-7225-X |
0-585-37124-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (725 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African Americans - Music - History and criticism |
Music - United States - History and criticism |
Music - Social aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new pref. |
"Wesleyan University Press." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the 1998 Edition; Introduction; 1 Africans, Europeans and the Making of Music; 2 On the Ritual Performance; 3 Rituals for Survival I: An Extatic Delight in Psalmody; 4 On Cultures and Their Fusion; 5 Styles of Encounter I: A Need in White Culture; 6 On Value and Values; 7 Rituals for Survival II: The Sheer Power of Song; 8 On Literacy and Nonliteracy; 9 Styles of Encounter II: Adjusting to White Culture; 10 On Improvisation; 11 Styles of Encounter III: A Lot of Loving Going On; 12 On the Decline of a Music |
13 Styles and Rituals: Wanting to be Part of That Music14 On Records and Rewards; 15 Styles of Encounter IV: A Very Satisfactory Black-Music Circle; 16 Confronting the Rational God; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""A magnificent book about Afro-American music and its impact on western culture. ""?Race and Class |
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