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... Carolina , and “ O'er the Crossing " ( No. 93 ) appears to be the Virginia original , variations of which are found in South Carolina , Georgia , and Tennessee . As illustrations of the slowness with which these songs travel , it may be ...
... Carolina , and “ O'er the Crossing " ( No. 93 ) appears to be the Virginia original , variations of which are found in South Carolina , Georgia , and Tennessee . As illustrations of the slowness with which these songs travel , it may be ...
Page xiv
... South Carolina and the States south of it . It appears to be found in Florida , but not in North Caro- lina or Virginia . It is , however , an interesting fact that the term " shouting " is used in Virginia in reference to a peculiar ...
... South Carolina and the States south of it . It appears to be found in Florida , but not in North Caro- lina or Virginia . It is , however , an interesting fact that the term " shouting " is used in Virginia in reference to a peculiar ...
Page xix
... South Carolina , we have the largest number from Virginia ; from the other States comparatively few . Few as they are , however , they ap pear to indicate a very distinct character in different States . Contrary to what might be ...
... South Carolina , we have the largest number from Virginia ; from the other States comparatively few . Few as they are , however , they ap pear to indicate a very distinct character in different States . Contrary to what might be ...
Page xxix
... s , in singing , for instance , " " Tis wells and good " ( No. 25 ) . So the ... South speak of their elders as " uncle " and " aunt , - " * from a feeling ... Carolina " daddy " and " : " maum are more common . ty ) are also often used ...
... s , in singing , for instance , " " Tis wells and good " ( No. 25 ) . So the ... South speak of their elders as " uncle " and " aunt , - " * from a feeling ... Carolina " daddy " and " : " maum are more common . ty ) are also often used ...
Page xxxvi
... South Carolina negroes result from the large Huguenot element in the settlement of that State . It would require , however , a more exact acquaintance than I possess with the dialects of other portions of the South , to form a judgment ...
... South Carolina negroes result from the large Huguenot element in the settlement of that State . It would require , however , a more exact acquaintance than I possess with the dialects of other portions of the South , to form a judgment ...
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Slave Songs of the United States William Francis Allen,Charles Pickard Ware,Lucy McKim Garrison Limited preview - 1995 |
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angel appears asked band believe bell blow body bound Bright brother brudder build can't chorus collection cross dere Dere's don't fader fall fire gels give given glory gone grave graveyard gwine head hear heard heaven Heaven bell Higginson hold holy hope hymn Island Jacob Jesus jine John join Jordan Lamb land light look Lord Mary meet mind mornin negro night North notes original plantation poor Port Royal praise pray probably refrain religion ring road rock roll round sail Satan seems ship shout side sing sinner sister songs soul sound South Carolina stay sung tell trouble true trumpet tune turn variation verse Virginia walk wish wonder
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Page xiii - ... twisted about their heads and with short skirts — boys with tattered shirts and men's trousers, young girls barefooted, all stand up in the middle of the floor, and when the ' sperichil ' is struck up, begin first walking and bу-and-by shuftling round, one after the other, in a ring.
Page xiv - ... motion, which agitates the entire shouter, and soon brings out streams of perspiration. Sometimes they dance silently, sometimes as they shuffle they sing the chorus of the spiritual, and sometimes the song itself is also sung by the dancers. But more frequently a band, composed of some of the best singers and of tired shouters, stand at the side of the room to "base" the others, singing the body of the song and clapping their hands together or on the knees.
Page x - Guide on de army," which was at once accepted, and became universal. "We'll guide on de army, and be marching along," is now the established version on the Sea Islands.
Page v - ... too high), or hitting some other note that chords, so as to produce the effect of a marvellous complication and variety, and yet with the most perfect time, and rarely with any discord.
Page v - There is no singing in pwts* as we understand it, and yet no two appear to be singing the same thing — the leading singer starts the words of each verse, often improvising, and the others, who "base...
Page vi - It is difficult to express the entire character of these negro ballads by mere musical notes and signs. The odd turns made in the throat, and the curious rhythmic effect produced by single voices chiming in at different irregular intervals, seem almost as impossible to place on score as the singing of birds or the tones of an Л£оliaп harp.
Page 20 - Never, it seems to me, since man first lived and suffered, was his infinite longing for peace uttered more plaintively than in that line.
Page xvii - Den I made a sing, just puttin' a word, and den anudder word." Then he began singing, and the men, after listening a moment, joined in the chorus as if it were an old acquaintance, though they evidently had never heard it before. I saw how easily a new "sing
Page xiv - ... the others, singing the body of the song and clapping their hands together or on the knees. Song and dance are alike extremely energetic, and often, when the shout lasts into the middle of the night, the monotonous thud, thud of the feet prevents sleep within half a mile of the praise-house.
Page 48 - When de Lord will call us home. The suspicion in this case was unfounded, but they had another song to which the Rebellion had actually given rise. This was composed by nobody knew whom, — though it was the most recent, doubtless, of all these "spirituals," — and had been sung in secret to avoid detection. It is certainly plaintive enough. The peck of corn and pint of salt were slavery's rations. XXXV. MANY THOUSAND GO No more peck o' corn for me, No more, no more,— No more peck o' corn for...