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64 Cards in this Set
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Who was Edward Boater?
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He was an African-American composer who was especially noted for his arrangements of Traditional Negro Spirituals
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What are some of Boatner's best known works?
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200 arrangements of Traditional Negro Spirituals
Published stage works Pedagogical manuals |
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Did Boatner's compositions consist of slave themes?
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Yes. Before Boatner, many people turned their backs on slave-created spirituals because it was a bitter reminder of the past. Boatner embraced the slave part and looked at it for all its contributions.
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Where is Fisk Univeristy located?
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Nashville, Tennessee
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What was the initial purpose for the Jubilee Singers?
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To help get Fisk University out of financial trouble
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Who formed the Jubilee Singers?
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George L. White, Fisk University's then treasure and music
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What is the "Great Mission", where can it be found in the Bible, and how does it relate to St. Stephen Church?
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Great Commission is Jesus' last commands to his disciples. He told them to do all his good works and to go out and spread the gospel to the world, baptizing people and bringing them closer to God.
Found in Matthew. St. Stephen's Mission |
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St. Stephen has a member base of over 10,000 members. How many members did they start out with?
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14 members
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What is God's Trombomes?
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A compilation of writings by James Weldon Johnson that retell biblical stories and capture the experience of African American preaching.
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How many parts are there in God's Trombones?
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Nine (one preface, one invocation, seven poems)
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True or False: God's trombones was written in the exact vernacular used by the black preachers during the time.
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False
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Who was the founder of the AME church and demonination?
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Richard Allen
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Who was able to buy their own freedom and then proceeded to take part in the Underground Railroad?
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Richard Allen
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In 2002, who was named "100 Greatest African Americans"?
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Richard Allen
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Marian Anderson was offered to perform roles with many important European opera companies, but decline them all preferring to perform in concert and recital only. True or False
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True
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Why was Anderson's manager denied access to use Washington D.C.'s Constitutional Hall, but his rival manager was not on the same date?
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Throughout this time, Marian experienced much racism and her manager was told no Negro will ever appear in this hall due to her skin color and was told no dates were available. His rival manager was then asked for the same dates and was told they were open.
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Other than her immediate family and her extended church family, name two individuals who had significant influence on the career and legacy of Marian Anderson.
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Rudolf Bing (Metropolitan opera director who hired her to be the 1st African-American performer in Met History)
Sol Hurok (famous Artist manager who managed her career in the US) |
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What two members of the group, the Freedom singers, were married for a short period of time?
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Cordell Reagon and Bernice Johnson
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What was the goal of the SNCC?
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a group of workers and volunteers that worked to raise money for non-violent, peaceful acts of protest during the civil rights movement
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Which of the original Freedom Singers recently came to Louisville to receive an award from UofL?
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Dr. Bernice Johnson
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Who founded the American Spiritual Ensemble?
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Dr. Everett McCorvey
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What is the mission on the American Spiritual Ensemble?
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To keep the American Negro Spiritual alive
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What members of the American Spiritual Ensemble performed on the Bellarmine campus during Fall 2010?
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Dr. Angelique Clay and Karmesha Peake
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How were the codes passed from slave to slave in the south?
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Coded songs
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What college was involved in the musical education for many of the most important Black gospel singers?
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Fisk University
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What were slaves told to follow in the night sky?
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The Drinking gourd
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Undine Smith Moore had to face prejudice and adversity as she overcame two major challenges on her road to becoming a successful composer. What were they?
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Being black and being a woman
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Undine Smith Moore taught at which famous school?
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Fisk University
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Undine Smith Moore reached more people by having...
a. Specific and specialized songs for professionals only b. music for everyone |
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How as Roland discovered as a talented musician?
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While performing for change on the street, passing voice teacher noticed his tenor voice
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What college did Hayes attend and what singing group associated with that college did he travel internationally with?
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Fisk University, Jubilee Singers
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What city did Roland travel to and eventually make his home where he performed his first vocal production at the opera hall?
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Where did the underground railroad lead to?
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Northward and Canada
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Who were some of the important people that helped the slaves escape through the underground railroad?
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Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas
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Why was Harriet Tubman given the nickname "Moses"?
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As a conductor she led the slaves to the land of the free without losing one passenger
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Who was the first black man to play the Shakespearean role Othello?
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Paul Robeson
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Was Paul Robeson a communist?
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No
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What is Paul Robeson's signature song?
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Ol' Man River
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Despite her early association with religious music, Aretha Franklin eventually became known as the Queen of
a. Soul b. Jazz c. R&B |
a.
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What was significant about her father and for what was he well known?
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He was a famous Baptist minister in Detroit and helped Aretha get her musical career started
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Name a Gospel/Religios song for which Aretha Franklin was famous
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Amazing Grace
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How did Hall Johnson learn to play violin?
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With a ten cent instruction guide
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What was Hall Johnsons choir called?
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The Hall Johnson Negro Choir
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How did Hall Johnson die?
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A fire in his apartment
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Who was referred to as the Queen of Gospel?
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Mahalia Jackson
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Mahalia Jackson was close friends to which prominent civil rights leader?
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martin luther king jr.
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Of the many prominent 'pop' singers who have cited Mahalia Jackson as a role model and influence, which one achieved the greatest prominence?
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Aretha Franklin
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In addition to his multitudinous arrangements of Traditional Negro Spirituals, for what is Jester Hairston also famous?
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He acted in over twenty films, mostly in small parts, some of which were not credited to him and he was a regular on a TV classic AMEN.
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What is the relationship between Jester Hairston and the contemporary composer Jacqueline Hairston.
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She is a cousin of the late Jester Hairston
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On what concert during this semester have we heard a composition of either Jester or Jacqueline Hairston?
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Dr. Angelique Clay sang Jacqueline Hairston's most famous composition "I Don't Feel No Ways Tired"
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What two prominent secular styles are prominent in the Gospel music of 'Sister' Rosetta Tharpe?
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Blues and Rock
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Tharpe became known as the first _________.
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soul sister
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In what city was Wing's Over Jordan Choir organized?
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Cleveland, OH
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Who organized Wing's Over Jordan?
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Reverend Glenn T. Settle
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Which selection on our class' initial CD was performed by the Wing's Over Jordan choir?
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I Cried and I Cried
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What advice did the Spiritual "Wade in the Water" give to the slave who were going to attempt to escape?
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It told the slaves to go to water to get the hunting dogs off their scent
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In what century was "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" written?
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19th century
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Who first recorded Swing Low Sweet Chariot?
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The Fisk Jubilee Singers
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What were the two prevalent musical influences for 'White Gospel Music'?
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Blend of slaves' spirituals and Protestant hymns
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White Gospel Music split into what two groups?
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Southern Gospel and Contemporary Christian music
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Elvis Presley was nominated for 14 Grammies but his only wins were his _______ recordings.
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gospel
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"Steal Away" is an American Negro Spiritual that encouraged pre-Civil war slaves to do what?
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Escape on their own or with the help of the Underground Railroad
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How were the spirituals used to help slaves escape to the north?
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Slave owners did not try to control the songs that slaves created, and they were able to embed secret messages in the words of the songs.
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The "Drinking Gourd" is secret language for what constellation?
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The Big Dipper
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