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Sacred Symphony

The Chanted Sermon of the Black Preacher

Sacred Symphony( )
Author: Spencer, Jon M.
Series title:Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies
ISBN:978-0-313-25999-9
Publication Date:Dec 1987
Publisher:ABC-CLIO, LLC
Imprint:Greenwood
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $107.95
Book Description:

The first and only collection of its kind, Sacred Symphony contains 100 transcriptions of muscial excerpts from the chanted sermons of contemporary black preachers. In his introduction to the pieces that follow, author John Michael Spencer argues that there is an observable correlation between the chanted sermons of today's black preachers and the antebellum spiritual. He shows that the pieces collected here, each of which spontaneously evolved during the course of a sermon or...
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Book Details
Pages:158
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.596 x 23.393 x 1.118 cm
Book Weight:0.405 Kilograms



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