02946nam 2200661 a 450 991077883510332120200520144314.01-283-11029-697866131102990-8195-7225-X0-585-37124-5(CKB)111004368628588(EBL)776765(SSID)ssj0000207109(PQKBManifestationID)11180061(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000207109(PQKBWorkID)10227881(PQKB)11694608(MdBmJHUP)muse1347(Au-PeEL)EBL776765(CaPaEBR)ebr10468459(CaONFJC)MIL311029(OCoLC)874047985(MiAaPQ)EBC776765(EXLCZ)9911100436862858819980421e19981987 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMusic of the common tongue[electronic resource] survival and celebration in African American music /Christopher SmallHanover, N.H. University Press of New Englandc19981 online resource (725 p.)Music/cultureOriginally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new pref."Wesleyan University Press."0-8195-6357-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Music13 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""A magnificent book about Afro-American music and its impact on western culture. ""?Race and ClassMusic/culture.African AmericansMusicHistory and criticismMusicUnited StatesHistory and criticismMusicSocial aspectsAfrican AmericansMusicHistory and criticism.MusicHistory and criticism.MusicSocial aspects.780/.89/96073Small Christopher1927-2011.193568MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778835103321Music of the common tongue3849187UNINA