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Music: History of The American Music and American Singers-Entertainers from the 17th Century to the 21st Century, by Maximillien de Lafayette

History and Early Origin of American Music, American Song, American Composers and American Singers from the Colonial Era to the 21st century: The Afro Slaves and English Pilgrims Brought Music to America. The Colonial Era. Music and Songs from 1606 to 1776 . America’s First Songs Book. The First Singing Schools in America. Early American Conservatories of Music and Voice for Teachers. Ballads and Political Songs in American Musical History. Sea Shanties and Songs of the Sea. The Early Afro American Music. The Spirituals. The Camp Songs. The Work Songs. The Underground Railroad Songs. The Leaders and the Pioneers.

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR /POST-COLONIAL ERA MUSIC AND SONGS: American Music and American Songs from 1776 To 1860. The Early Afro-American Music and Songs. Negro Spirituals and Slave Songs. The First Singers in America. History of Slaves “Spirituals”. Songs and Music Before 1865. Negro Spiritual Songs Development. The Three New Kinds of Negro Songs. Black Singers Sing in Code. Music and Songs Between 1865 and 1925. Music and Songs Between 1925 and 1985. The Black Renaissance. The Gospel Music in America. From the Early Days to Present: The Dorseys. Different kings of "Gospel Music" and "Gospel Songs". Characteristics of black gospel music. Alex Bradford, James Cleveland, Thomas Andrew Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Gospel music and Jazz and Blues.

Gospel Music in the 19th century: The Fisk University Gospel Chorus. Elvis Presley and Gospel music. Eva Jessey. William Grant Still HISTORICAL RETROSPECTIVE: Early 20th century. The history of American gospel music from its dawn to present. The songs, the music, the lyrics, the composers, the singers. Albertina Walker. The Caravan. The RUN DMC Group. The Staple Singers. Kirk Franklin. 1860-1900 civil war/reconstruction eras. Metrical psalmody. The great awakening. Revivalism movement. Fundamentalism. Evangelicalism. Sunday school songs. Camp meeting songs. Romanticism. D. L. Moody. Sacred songs. Ira Sanker. Frances Jane Crosby. Gospel hymnody. Specifics of the 19th and early 20th centuries gospel song. Evangelical standards for church music. Contemporary gospel music

AMERICA’S FIRST SONGS BOOK.......................................................................7

FIRST SINGING SCHOOLS IN AMERICA..............................................................................11

EARLY AMERICAN SCHOOLS “CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND VOICE”..........11

The Sacred Harp Singing” .....................................................................11

Ballads and Political Songs in American Musical History:..................................13

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR /POST-COLONIAL ERA MUSIC AND SONGS ......................21

From 1776 To 1860: The Early Afro-American Music....................................21

Negro Spirituals and Slave Songs: THE FIRST SINGERS IN AMERICA....................21

HISTORY OF SLAVE SPIRITUALS..23

Music of SALVATION , RELIGIOUS FAITH AND HOPE..................24

NEGRO SPIRITUALS AND WORK SONGS....................................25

The Three New and Different Kinds of Negro Songs................................25

The Singing in Code....................................25

Between 1865 and 1925 ........................................25