Music of the common tongue : survival and celebration in African American music / / Christopher Small

• Autore: Small Christopher <1927-2011.>
• Pubblicazione: Hanover, N.H., : University Press of New England, c1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (725 p.)
• Disciplina: 780/.89/96073
• Soggetto topico: African Americans - Music - History and criticism; Music - United States - History and criticism; Music - Social aspects
• Note generali: Originally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new pref.; "Wesleyan University Press."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: ""A magnificent book about Afro-American music and its impact on western culture. ""?Race and Class
• Titolo autorizzato: Music of the common tongue
• ISBN: 1-283-11029-6; 9786613110299; 0-8195-7225-X; 0-585-37124-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817692003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Music/culture.