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245 00 a| We'll understand it better by and by :b| pioneering African American gospel composers /c| edited by Bernice Johnson Reagon.;

300 a| xii, 384 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| "Wade in the water" series;

500 a| "Annotated bibliography of African American gospel music," pages 355-372.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349), discography (pages 351-354), and index.;

520 a| From the congregations of small African American churches in Memphis, Philadelphia, and Chicago to the nationwide fans of the Golden Gate Quartet, Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Clara Ward, Edwin Hawkins, and others, gospel music has profoundly influenced American culture. Bringing together some of the most renowned scholars in the field, this book focuses on six pioneering gospel composers, analyzing the evolution of their music and showing its impact on African American worship traditions and contemporary music. The volume opens with an overview of gospel music in African American social history, including the migrations to and consolidation of various urban communities. Six following sections each focus on a pivotal figure in the history of gospel: Charles Albert Tindley, the first prominent gospel hymn composer; Lucie Eddie Campbell, who was influential in setting the standards for performance of religious music in the African American Baptist church; Thomas Andrew Dorsey, the "father of gospel music" and founder of the Chicago school of gospel; William Herbert Brewster, Sr., the composer who gave gospel music its first million-dollar sellers; Roberta Martin, who developed the piano style of gospel accompaniment and the choral sound of the 1930s and 1940s; and Kenneth Morris, gospel music's most influential publisher, choral arranger, and composer and an innovator who introduced the electric Hammond organ into the African American church. "We'll Understand It Better By and By" includes substantial musical analyses and 49 complete piano-vocal scores. Drawing on primary research that includes interviews with composers, their families and associates, and gospel performers, the book chronicles the development of composed gospel songs and performance traditions that evolved within the African American community during the first half of the twentieth century.;

650 0 a| African American composersv| Biography.;

650 0 a| Gospel musicx| History and criticism.;

700 1 a| Reagon, Bernice Johnson,d| 1942-;

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We'll understand it better by and by : pioneering African American gospel composers / edited by Bernice Johnson Reagon.

Other author	Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, ©1992.
Description	xii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects	African American composers--Biography. Gospel music--History and criticism.

Series	"Wade in the water" series "Wade in the water" series.
Contents	Part 1. Overview. Pioneering African American gospel music composers: a Smithsonian institution research project / Beatrice Johnson Reagon -- The impact of gospel music on the secular music industry / Portia K. Maultsby -- Part 2. Charles Albert Tindley. Searching for Tindley / Beatrice Johnson Reagon -- Charles Albert Tindley: progenitor of African American gospel music / Horace Clarence Boyer -- Part 3. Lucie Eddie Campbell Williams. Lucie E. Campbell: composer for the national Baptist convention / Horace Clarence Boyer -- Lucie E. Campbell: her nurturing and expansion of gospel music in the national Baptist convention, U. S. A., inc. / Luvenia A. George -- Lucie E. Campbell Williams: a cultural biography / The Reverend Charles Walker -- Part 4. Thomas Andrew Dorsey. "Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me on" / Horace Clarence Boyer -- Conflict and resolution in the life of Thomas Andrew Dorsey / Michael W. Harris -- Part 5. William Herbert Brewster, Sr. William Herbert Brewster: rememberings / Bernice Johnson Reagon -- William Herbert Brewster: the eloquent poet / Horace Clarence Boyer -- "If I fail, you tell the world I tried" / Anthony Heilbut -- William Herbert Brewster: pioneer of the sacred pageant / William H. Wiggins, Jr. -- Part 6. Roberta Martin. Roberta Martin: spirit of an era / Pearl Williams-Jones -- Roberta Martin: innovator of modern gospel music / Horace Clarence Boyer -- Conversations: Roberta Martin singers roundtable / Pearl Williams-Jones and Bernice Johnson Regon -- Part 7. Kenneth Morris. Kenneth Morris: composer and dean of black gospel music publishers / Horace Clarence Boyer -- Kenneth Morris: "I'll be a servant for the Lord" / Bernice Johnson Reagon -- Annotated bibliography of African American gospel music / Lisa Pertillar Brevard.
Abstract	From the congregations of small African American churches in Memphis, Philadelphia, and Chicago to the nationwide fans of the Golden Gate Quartet, Mahalia Jackson, Sam Cooke, Clara Ward, Edwin Hawkins, and others, gospel music has profoundly influenced American culture. Bringing together some of the most renowned scholars in the field, this book focuses on six pioneering gospel composers, analyzing the evolution of their music and showing its impact on African American worship traditions and contemporary music. The volume opens with an overview of gospel music in African American social history, including the migrations to and consolidation of various urban communities. Six following sections each focus on a pivotal figure in the history of gospel: Charles Albert Tindley, the first prominent gospel hymn composer; Lucie Eddie Campbell, who was influential in setting the standards for performance of religious music in the African American Baptist church; Thomas Andrew Dorsey, the "father of gospel music" and founder of the Chicago school of gospel; William Herbert Brewster, Sr., the composer who gave gospel music its first million-dollar sellers; Roberta Martin, who developed the piano style of gospel accompaniment and the choral sound of the 1930s and 1940s; and Kenneth Morris, gospel music's most influential publisher, choral arranger, and composer and an innovator who introduced the electric Hammond organ into the African American church. "We'll Understand It Better By and By" includes substantial musical analyses and 49 complete piano-vocal scores. Drawing on primary research that includes interviews with composers, their families and associates, and gospel performers, the book chronicles the development of composed gospel songs and performance traditions that evolved within the African American community during the first half of the twentieth century.
Local note	Little-303551--305131009265Z
General note	"Annotated bibliography of African American gospel music," pages 355-372.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-349), discography (pages 351-354), and index.
LCCN	91037954
ISBN	1560981660 (alk. paper)
ISBN	1560981679 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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