MUSC 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bay Psalm Book, Big Band, Bessie Smith
16 Sep 2016
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Early psalms, hymns, and gospel singing o. Neither wanted nor had musical instrument, trained singers, or professional choirs: within 20 years of their arrival, the bay psalm book was printed. Only a few tunes were needed because one tune could be used for an entire group of psalms o. A leader would sing each line of a psalm and the full congregation would immediately repeat that line. Words originated in british isles in 1748 by seaman john newton who had been rescued from a violent storm. Came from ballads of anglo- irish settlers in appalachian region. Uncomplicated harmonies: has grown into a mega-industry. Blues: a form of african folksong. Work song and field holler of black laborers. Wailing vocal style, the blues scale, and a body of subjects: anglo-american folk ballad. Regular, predictable pattern of chord changes o o o o. Sung to relieve a melancholy soul to give vent to feelings of pain and anger.
