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Living the Life I Sing: Gospel Music from the Dorsey Era to the
Millennium discusses the foundations of gospel music and how the
form has developed across time to create a genre that reaches far
beyond its geographical borders. In addition, it addresses the
future of the genre and considers its place in the general music
industry. Section One explores the development of Gospel music,
including its transition from the secular path of the blues to a
path of sacred spirituality. Section Two focuses on the rise and
role of the Black church in spreading Gospel music. Topics include
the development of a Gospel methodology, the resistance of the
Black press to "swinging" spirituals, the promise of and challenges
to contemporary Gospel , and the value of live recording. Living
the Life I Sing compiles an outstanding selection of resources to
chronicle Gospel music from its blues-based foundation to its role
in the lives of a post-millennial generation. The book is
well-suited to courses on African-American music, those on the
music business, religious music, and African-American history. It
can also be used in music workshops.
Johann Sebastian Bach's chorale settings have been vital to the
teaching of music ever since they were composed. His four-voiced
harmonisations represent a Baroque composer's approach to melodies
that are often centuries older. As musical styles continued to
evolve, each succeeding generation of teachers and students brought
their own viewpoint to bear on this small corpus of music.
Consequently, during the three centuries since their composition
and a quarter of a millennium since their first publication, a
range of contrasting ideas and approaches has tended to obscure the
fundamental nature of these short yet complex musical works. This
volume of Resources presents a comprehensive selection of
individual phrases and whole chorales in Bach's harmonisations,
together with some alternative settings for comparison. They have
been sorted into five principal types and arranged in an increasing
order of complexity. Every phrase has been meticulously checked for
accuracy against its original version in the cantatas and Passions.
This collection complements any course on chorale harmonisation -
in particular, it provides authentic solutions to the exercises set
in the accompanying Workbook.
This major new collection is the perfect resource for small choirs,
young choirs, and all choirs whose numbers fluctuate week by week.
Each piece is scored flexibly with optional parts or parts for
equal voices, so that it can be performed by more than one
combination of performers; many pieces can also be sung in unison.
The music is accessible - ideal for choirs with limited rehearsal
time - and keyboard parts are playable on organ (with or without
pedals) or piano. The repertoire spans the sixteenth century to the
present day and includes new, flexibly scored arrangements of
traditional pieces, as well as newly commissioned anthems. There
are also pieces in lighter styles, to cater for a broad range of
tastes. With complete coverage of the church year, this is an
essential resource for those looking for fresh and accessible
options for church services.
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Psalms
(Paperback)
Friedrich Chrysander; George Frideric Handel
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R607
Discovery Miles 6 070
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Title: Psalms Composer: George Frideric Handel Original Publisher:
Deutsche Handelgesellschaft Book 1 of scores to Psalms written by
George Frideric Handel and published as part of the Deutsche
Handelgesellschaft as Band 34 in 1871. This book contains HWV 246,
247, 248, 249b, 250a, 250b, 251a, 251b, & 251c. Performer's
Reprints are produced in conjunction with the International Music
Score Library Project. These are out of print or historical
editions, which we clean, straighten, touch up, and digitally
reprint. Due to the age of original documents, you may find
occasional blemishes, damage, or skewing of print. While we do
extensive cleaning and editing to improve the image quality, some
items are not able to be repaired. A portion of each book sold is
donated to small performing arts organizations to create jobs for
performers and to encourage audience growth.
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