Spirituals Styles Music Christianity


Spirituals, traditionally called "Negro Spirituals" and occasionally in the U.S., "African-American Spirituals," were the traditional religious folk songs of the slaves. They were recreated as choral concert pieces around the turn of the century by the Fisk Singers, and have become firmly established in both hymnals and the concert repertoire.








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See Also:
  • Glimpses #89: Negro Spirituals - Article from the Christian History Institute, with song lyrics.
  • Negro Spirituals and Gospel Music - (Historical overview, with a few sample lyrics).
  • The Negro Spiritual - Quarterly containing education, history, and news related to music Negro Spirituals: subscription information, news, and reviews.
  • Negro Spirituals - Eyewitness account of lyrics and performance, from an music article in the 1867 Atlantic Monthly.
  • Slave Songs of the United States. - E-text including introduction, lyrics, and annotated music collected music by William music Francis Allen, 1830-1889, Charles Pickard Ware, music 1840-1921, and Lucy McKim music Garrison 1842-1877.
  • Hymns & Spirituals - Lyrics and WAV files for ~10 spirituals quoted in "Uncle styles Tom's Cabin."


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