Gospel music is a combination of Jazz music and church music. It is performed for many different occasions such as ceremonial reasons, religious reasons or purely just for entertainment purposes. Gospel music can be traced back to the 17th century with it's roots in the black culture. The churches used clapping to accompany many of the sacred songs. The singing was done acappella. Most people couldn't read so they used repetition words as music. The first published Gospel song appeared in 1874 which enabled publishing houses to develop. When radio first appeared in the 1920's the music became more popular. After World War II this genre was more prominent in concert halls and auditoriums. There are a few sub genres of gospel music such as: Bluegrass and Celtic. Bluegrass music grew from the music of the mountain people. The people of the Appalachian mountains used this as their main form of entertainment. They used fiddles and banjos as their musical instruments. The Celtic subgenre has all of the essential parts of gospel but has it's roots in the Irish culture and has more of a religious conation. I really enjoy listening to Gospel music, it's always very energetic and full of peace and love. People who play still play Gospel music in church are mostly the African American churches. Their sermons are usually a lot more energetic than that of the Caucasian churches. Now a days people can read, but they still use the repetition which enables much easier following when it comes to the hymns. I like the way Gospel sounds, especially the Celtic sub genre. They're voices are gorgeous and I love the music that accompanies it. Every church has a different interpretation of the Gospel genre, they all sing the same hymns but with different styles to accompany it. Saturday, May 30, 2015
Gospel
Gospel music is a combination of Jazz music and church music. It is performed for many different occasions such as ceremonial reasons, religious reasons or purely just for entertainment purposes. Gospel music can be traced back to the 17th century with it's roots in the black culture. The churches used clapping to accompany many of the sacred songs. The singing was done acappella. Most people couldn't read so they used repetition words as music. The first published Gospel song appeared in 1874 which enabled publishing houses to develop. When radio first appeared in the 1920's the music became more popular. After World War II this genre was more prominent in concert halls and auditoriums. There are a few sub genres of gospel music such as: Bluegrass and Celtic. Bluegrass music grew from the music of the mountain people. The people of the Appalachian mountains used this as their main form of entertainment. They used fiddles and banjos as their musical instruments. The Celtic subgenre has all of the essential parts of gospel but has it's roots in the Irish culture and has more of a religious conation. I really enjoy listening to Gospel music, it's always very energetic and full of peace and love. People who play still play Gospel music in church are mostly the African American churches. Their sermons are usually a lot more energetic than that of the Caucasian churches. Now a days people can read, but they still use the repetition which enables much easier following when it comes to the hymns. I like the way Gospel sounds, especially the Celtic sub genre. They're voices are gorgeous and I love the music that accompanies it. Every church has a different interpretation of the Gospel genre, they all sing the same hymns but with different styles to accompany it.
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Another Amazing blog post faith!!! I love how every blog you post contains the history of the music your talking about. I love this blog post cause you posted a video for we could hear the music and you said what gospel music sounds like. I cant wait for your next blog post.
ReplyDeleteAnother great blog post Faith! I don't usually listen to Gospel music but my father and grandfather do on occasion and it is very beautiful. I love how you put a video for others to listen because it is a music genre that does not get enough recognition yet it sounds so nice. Keep up the great work! I can't wait to read your other blog posts.
ReplyDeleteA lot of great information here, but where did you get it from? What is your source? If not given, it could be considered plagiarism.
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