What is the Meaning & Definition of Gospel (music)
Gospel music also known as spiritual or gospel music could not have had its origin in another area that was not religious, more precisely, arises in African-American churches from the 18th century, but fresh would be popular, arousing the interest of the public, in 1930. The term originally designating it was actually the god spell, which translated means God's call and it was decided to call it this way because his lyrics were nothing more than an invitation to know God and reflect the values proposed by the Christian religion.
While originally, as I was saying, we found it in the African-American community, the musical style only to this already a good part of the white community to refer to it in some way, rather than anything singers white southerners, also tend to interpret it cannot be reduced.
Surely this identification that exists in the collective unconscious of the people, identify with black gospel music, also has to do with that normally in the media or in the cinema has associated with it is exclusively blacks.
When in the United States the differences between blacks and whites were insurmountable there was a separation between Church and hence became the separation of the gospel into two branches: the white and the black. However, in recent years, this barrier has been transferred by many and is common one artists to interpret songs from the other. It is more, many artists even have even decided to transcend the original religious context and conducted performances in nightclubs.
What makes recognizable to the Gospel and no doubt is its characteristic and registered brand, it is the dominant use of harmonics choirs, although clear, experimentation has also given rise to new subgenres like black gospel, reggae gospel, and modern gospel.
Among the most outstanding artists of this musical current: Golden Gate Quartet, Mahalia Jackson, Clara Ward, Rosetta Tharpe and Al Green.
Article contributed by the team of collaborators.
While originally, as I was saying, we found it in the African-American community, the musical style only to this already a good part of the white community to refer to it in some way, rather than anything singers white southerners, also tend to interpret it cannot be reduced.
Surely this identification that exists in the collective unconscious of the people, identify with black gospel music, also has to do with that normally in the media or in the cinema has associated with it is exclusively blacks.
When in the United States the differences between blacks and whites were insurmountable there was a separation between Church and hence became the separation of the gospel into two branches: the white and the black. However, in recent years, this barrier has been transferred by many and is common one artists to interpret songs from the other. It is more, many artists even have even decided to transcend the original religious context and conducted performances in nightclubs.
What makes recognizable to the Gospel and no doubt is its characteristic and registered brand, it is the dominant use of harmonics choirs, although clear, experimentation has also given rise to new subgenres like black gospel, reggae gospel, and modern gospel.
Among the most outstanding artists of this musical current: Golden Gate Quartet, Mahalia Jackson, Clara Ward, Rosetta Tharpe and Al Green.
Article contributed by the team of collaborators.