9780252068775-0252068777-The Golden Age of Gospel (Music in American Life)

The Golden Age of Gospel (Music in American Life)

ISBN-13: 9780252068775
ISBN-10: 0252068777
Edition: 1st US Edition 1st Printing
Author: Horace Clarence Boyer
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Format: Paperback 288 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780252068775
ISBN-10: 0252068777
Edition: 1st US Edition 1st Printing
Author: Horace Clarence Boyer
Publication date: 2000
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Format: Paperback 288 pages

Summary

The Golden Age of Gospel (Music in American Life) (ISBN-13: 9780252068775 and ISBN-10: 0252068777), written by authors Horace Clarence Boyer, was published by University of Illinois Press in 2000. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other Musical Genres (Music) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Golden Age of Gospel (Music in American Life) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Musical Genres books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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'Professional gospel performer, composer, and scholar Horace Clarence Boyer presents the first definitive history of the vibrant, visceral tradition of black gospel music. Originally published as "How Sweet the Sound", this authoritative work is beautifully illustrated with Lloyd Year wood's arresting photographs of gospel's greatest performers backstage and in the heat of performance'.'Skillfully blending music history and social context, Boyer traces the development of gospel from its earliest beginnings through the Golden Age (1945-55) and into the 1960s when gospel entered the concert hall. He introduces dozens of the genre's most gifted contributors, from Thomas A. Dorsey and Mahalia Jackson to the Soul Stirrers and Aretha Franklin, evoking their distinctive styles and distinguishing among the characteristic sounds of gospel music in Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Louis, and other locations. Capturing the essence of a thrilling performance tradition, "The Golden Age of Gospel" clearly establishes gospel's importance as an authentic American art form and a musical statement of profound belief'.

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