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The Sacred Harp choral singing tradition originated in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century, spread widely across the country, and continues to thrive today. Sacred Harp isn't performed but participated in, ideally in large gatherings where, as the a cappella singers face each other around a hollow square, the massed voices take on a moving and almost physical power. "I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah!" is a vivid portrait of several Sacred Harp groups and an insightful exploration of how they manage to maintain a sense of community despite their members' often profound differences. Laura Clawson's research took her to Alabama and Georgia, to Chicago and Minneapolis, and to Hollywood for a Sacred Harp performance at the Academy Awards, a potent symbol of the conflicting forces at play in the twenty-first-century incarnation of this old genre. Clawson finds that in order for Sacred Harp singers to maintain the bond forged by their love of music, they must grapple with a host of difficult issues, including how to maintain the authenticity of their tradition and how to carefully negotiate the tensions created by their disparate cultural, religious, and political beliefs.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah!
• Subtitle: Community, Spirituality, and Tradition among Sacred Harp Singers
• Author: Laura Clawson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780226109596
• ISBN: 0226109593
• ID: 04543478
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Weight: 312 g
• Dimensions: 153 × 228 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. September 2011

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