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Spirituals (also known as Negro spirituals, African American spirituals, [1] Black spirituals, or spiritual music) is a genre of Christian music that is associated with African Americans, [2] [3] [4] which merged varied African cultural influences with the experiences of being held in bondage in slavery, at first during the transatlantic slave trade [5] and for centuries afterwards, through ...
The song was first published in William Eleazar Barton's 1899 Old Plantation Hymns [1] but was described in writings prior to this publication. [2] [3] [4] In 1940, it was included in the Episcopal Church hymnal, making it the first spiritual to be included in any major American hymnal.
Like most African American spirituals, Gospel Plow can be defined as a "musical poem, not attributable to any specific poet or composer" that describes some aspect of the "early Afro-American's view of life." [2] The allusion to the plow makes clear reference to the enslaved condition of African Americans working in the fields.
Black gospel music, often called gospel music or gospel, is the traditional music of the Black diaspora in the United States.It is rooted in the conversion of enslaved Africans to Christianity, both during and after the trans-atlantic slave trade, starting with work songs sung in the fields and, later, with religious songs sung in various church settings, later classified as Negro Spirituals ...
St. Jacob's Chamber Choir and Anders Paulsson recorded a version on the choir's 1997 album, Spirituals (BIS Records AB) Bobby Womack recorded the song for the 2012 album The Bravest Man in the Universe; Beverly Glenn-Copeland included a live recording of the song on his 2020 album Transmissions. [10]
Original score of "Motherless Child" by William E. Barton, D.D., 1899. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child", also "Motherless Child", is a traditional spiritual.It dates back to the era of slavery in the United States.
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