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BL
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586795
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b416014
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| Main Entry
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Small, Christopher,1927-2011
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| Title & Author
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Music of the common tongue : : survival and celebration in African American music /\ Christopher Small
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| Series Statement
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Music/culture
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xi, 495 pages,; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0819563579
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: 9780819563576
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: 0819522562
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: 9780819522566
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: 0819522570
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: 9780819522573
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| Notes
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Originally published: London : J. Calder ; New York : Riverrun Press, 1987. With new pref
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"Wesleyan University Press."
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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African Americans-- Music-- History and criticism
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Music-- United States-- History and criticism
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Music-- Social aspects
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| Dewey Classification
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780/.89/96073
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| LC Classification
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ML3556.S65 1998
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| Parallel Title
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Survival and celebration in African American music
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