survival and celebration in African American music /
Christopher Small
xi, 495 pages,
22 cm
Music/culture
"Wesleyan University Press."
Originally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new pref
Includes bibliographical references and index
Africans, Europeans and the making of music -- On the ritual of performance -- Rituals for survival I: an extatic delight in psalmody -- On cultures and their fusion -- Styles of encounter I: a need in white culture -- On value and values -- Rituals for survival II: the sheer power of song -- On literacy and nonliteracy -- Styles of encounter II: adjusting to white culture -- On improvisation -- Styles of encounter III: a lot of loving going on -- On the decline of a music -- Styles and rituals: wanting to be part of that music -- On records and rewards -- Styles of encounter IV: a very satisfactory black-music circle -- Confronting the rational God
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Survival and celebration in African American music