Lining Out the Word: Dr. Watts Hymn Singing in the Music of Black Americans Volume 8

by William T. Dargan

Book Overview

This book, a milestone in American music scholarship, is the first to take a close look at an important and little-studied component of African American music, one that has roots in Europe, but was adapted by African American congregations and went on to have a profound influence on music of all kinds--from gospel to soul to jazz. "Lining out," also called Dr. Watts hymn singing, refers to hymns sung to a limited selection of familiar tunes, intoned...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520234480
• ISBN13: 9780520234482
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"