Protest & praise
Subtitle: sacred music of Black religion
By: Jon Michael Spencer.
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Religion.
Other titles: Protest and praise.
Description: Here is a tracing of two tracks in the evolution of musical genres that have evolved from black religion. Songs of protest developed from the spiritual through social-gospel hymnody to culminate in songs of the civil-rights movement and the blues. Born in rebellion, they envision the Kingdom of God. Songs of praise, by contrast, express adoration. Beginning with the "ring-shout," Spencer follows the history of intoned declamation through the tongue song, Holiness-Pentecostal music, and the chanted sermon of the black preacher. --From publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.