Lillie Grace Tinsley

SPIRITUALS Derived from “Spiritual Song”

What i

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spiri

tual?

Noun?

Adjective?

• Black Christians of the South

and

• The human spirit and soul

Kings James Bible

Version Ephesians

5:19

"Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,

singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord."

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SReligious Faith

Socio-Political

Protest

• 19th Century• Black & White Christian Community• According to context, spiritual person/thing

Choirs

Bands

Instrumentalist

Music Culture Today

John Legend

Beyonce

K

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Bilal Oliver

• Still in use by big names of today.

A Littler Further Back…

Stevie Wonder

Natalie Cole

Luther Vandross

• Was even used by legends a little before our time

1800’sA few talented writers, composers

and arrangers took it upon themselves to arrange spirituals

into choralesThomas Dorsey

Moses Hogan

H.T. Burleigh

• Glory• Art

• Finesse

• Beauty

Take a Listen

Moses Hogan

“My Soul’s Been

Anchored”

• Most Popular/Recent

• Superior reputation in “Choral Music” world

TRADITIO

NAL

CLASSICAL

They took the…

And turned it into…

For Your Reference…These artist have also done

songs like:Precious Lord

Ezekiel Saw the Wheel

Deep River

Hear My Prayer

Ride on King Jesus

Give Me Jesus

I Want Jesus

Recap

• Still keeps its Intensity and Power of its original significance

• Messages remain the same

• Played major roll in life during the 1800’s

• Still plays major role in today’s musical society

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