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How Sweet the Sound : Music in the Spiritual Lives of Americans by David W. Stowe (2004, Hardcover)

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Language: English. Number of Pages: 335. Weight: 1.51 lbs. Publication Date: 2004-04-30. Publisher: Harvard University Press.

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PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674012909

ISBN-139780674012905

eBay Product ID (ePID)30215586

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

Publication NameHow Sweet the Sound : Music in the Spiritual Lives of Americans

LanguageEnglish

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Religious / General, General, Religious / Christian, History

Publication Year2004

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic, Religion

AuthorDavid W. Stowe

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2003-067543

ReviewsDavid Stowe is a historian who understands the power of music to reach the human soul. Adding tools from ethnomusicology, anthropology, folklore studies, and hymnology to his own historiographical tool-kit, he offers convincing, humane, often eloquent accounts of the global give-and-take in which sacred song in America has for centuries been engaged., This book by David W. Stowe offers a wide-ranging treatment of the variety of religious music that has characterized the religious expression of generations of American believers, chronicling the evolution and popularity of this music in groups as diverse as the Shakers and American Buddhists.... Stowe has greatly increased our knowledge of the important role that religious music played and continues to play in the lives of average Americans., How Sweet the Sound limns the harmonies of religion, hymns, and American culture through an amazing musical and historical panorama. Stowe's stunning exploration of European, Indian, African, and Asian interchanges underscores music's centrality to American spiritual expression and might well inspire readers to break into song themselves., With historical anecdotes and deft musical analysis, Stowe...focuses on selected moments, from colonial times to the present, when sacred musical styles emerged, combined with others, or took on whole new colorings., This book describes the intimate connection between music and spirituality found in such groups as the Shakers and Mormons, and in individuals such as Yossele Rosenblatt, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Wynton Marsalis. Mr. Stowe narrates how the civil rights movement hastened the evolution of 'Amazing Grace' and 'We Shall Overcome' into the secular spirituals and icons of today's American religious culture., Stowe must be read and understood if we are to grasp something of the cultural context which shapes our singing-and how our singing shapes the culture around us, both within and without the church...I strongly recommend the reading of Stowers"s marvelously researched and delightfully written book., Mr. Stowe's observations regarding the relationship between music and spirituality take him to the religious music of Indians, Shakers, Mormons, Moravians, African-Americans, Jews, Buddhists and others...With abundant lyrics, photographs, and musical scores, How Sweet the Sound is a musical feast. Thump to it. Sing with it. Read this book., With historical anecdotes and deft musical analysis, Stowe ...focuses on selected moments, from colonial times to the present, when sacred musical styles emerged, combined with others, or took on whole new colorings., Stowe must be read and understood if we are to grasp something of the cultural context which shapes our singing-and how our singing shapes the culture around us, both within and without the church...I strongly recommend the reading of Stowe's marvelously researched and delightfully written book., Stowe must be read and understood if we are to grasp something of the cultural context which shapes our singing'e"and how our singing shapes the culture around us, both within and without the church...I strongly recommend the reading of Stowe'e(tm)s marvelously researched and delightfully written book.

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal781.7/00973

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing 2. Singing Independence 3. Marching to Zion 4. Holding the Fort 5. Dances with Ghosts 6. Onward Buddhist Soldiers 7. Yossele, Yossele! 8. Come Sunday 9. From Ephrata (F-Ra-Ta) to Arkestra 10. The Nation with the Soul of a Church 11. Coltrane and Beyond Epilogue Note on Method Notes Index

SynopsisMusical expression is at the heart of the American spiritual experience. And nowhere can you gauge the depth of spiritual belief and practice more than through the music that fills America's houses of worship. Most amazing is how sacred music has been shaped by the exchanges of diverse peoples over time. How Sweet the Sound traces the evolution of sacred music from colonial times to the present, from the Puritans to Sun Ra, and shows how these cultural encounters have produced a rich harvest of song and faith. Pursuing the intimate relationship between music and spirituality in America, Stowe focuses on the central creative moments in the unfolding life of sacred song. He fills his pages with the religious music of Indians, Shakers, Mormons, Moravians, African-Americans, Jews, Buddhists, and others. Juxtaposing music cultures across region, ethnicity, and time, he suggests the range and cross-fertilization of religious beliefs and musical practices that have formed the spiritual customs of the United States, producing a multireligious, multicultural brew. Stowe traces the evolution of sacred music from hymns to hip-hop, finding Christian psalms deeply accented by the traditions of Judaism, and Native American and Buddhist customs influenced by Protestant Christianity. He shows how the creativity and malleability of sacred music can explain the proliferation of various forms of faith and the high rates of participation they've sustained. Its evolution truly parallels the evolution of American pluralism., Stowe traces the evolution of sacred music from colonial times to the present, from the Puritans to Sun Ra, and shows how these cultural encounters have produced a rich harvest of song and faith., This book covers the fundamentals of structured development from requirements through to implementation and is aimed at anyone who has to carry out or understand development. This highly practical book explains how to implement structured development, rather than explaining what it is. The book treats the techniques of structured development as practical tools, rather than thoretical ideas.

LC Classification NumberML2911.S76 2004