History of Key Characteristics in the [A Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries
by Rita Steblin
The concept of key characteristics - the association of a mood or meaning with an individual key -has long been a controversial matter. Taking an historical approach, this book aims to further a better understanding of what the various keysmeant to, and how they were used by, composers in different eras. Of particular importance is the discussion of many `new' sources, adding considerably to knowledge of what the keys meant to the composers of the baroque,classical and romantic eras.RITA STEBLIN...
Harmony: A Psychoacoustical Approach (Springer Series in Information Sciences, #19)
by Richard Parncutt
My first encounter with the theory of harmony was during my last year at school (1975). This fascinating system of rules crystallized the intuitive knowledge of harmony I had acquired from years of piano playing, and facilitated memorization, transcription, arrangement and composition. For the next five years, I studied music (piano) and science (Physics) at the Univer sity of Melbourne. This "strange combination" started me wondering about the origins of those music theory "rules". To what ext...
The Johnson Family Singers (American Made Music (Hardcover))
by Kenneth M. Johnson
The Johnson Family Singers, a gospel group from North Carolina, rose to national acclaim during the 1940s and 1950s. This memoir was written by one of the three sons who sang with them. It focuses not only upon family singers that became famous on popular radio but also upon American gospel music. Although neglected by scholars and historians, it is loved by aficionados and is cherished by many devoted Christians everywhere. Here, in a frank, objective narrative Kenneth M. Johnson looks back on...
Make a Joyful Noise! A Brief History of Gospel Music Ministry in America
by Kathryn B Kemp
John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir -- Show Up!
by John P Kee and The New Life Community Choir
The venerable Dixie Hummingbirds stand at the top of the black gospel music pantheon as artists who not only significantly shaped that genre but, in the process, also profoundly influenced emerging American pop music genres from Rhythm & Blues and Doo-Wop to Rock 'n' Roll, Soul, and Hip-Hop. Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds shows how, in a career spanning more than nine decades, they pointed the way from pure a cappella harmony to guitar-driven soul to pop-stardom crossover, collaborat...
When the Church Becomes Your Party (African American Life)
by Deborah Smith Pollard
This book takes a look at the innovations of contemporary performers of modern gospel music and their roots in the African American Christian church.In ""When the Church Becomes Your Party"", author Deborah Smith Pollard assesses contemporary gospel music as the genre enters the twenty-first century. She argues that although the flashy clothing, informal language, and elaborate stage presentation found in some of the newest gospel music might not be what some worshippers expect, this new aesthet...