Frances Wilkins

Singing the Gospel along Scotland's North-East Coast, 1859-2009

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Produktbeschreibung

Following three years of ethnomusicological fieldwork on the sacred singing traditions of evangelical Christians in North-East Scotland and Northern Isles coastal communities, Frances Wilkins documents and analyses current singing practices in this book by placing them historically and contemporaneously within their respective faith communities.

Produktdetails

• SOAS Studies in Music
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9780367886158
• ISBN-10: 0367886154
• Artikelnr.: 58439971

Autorenporträt

Frances Wilkins is a lecturer in Ethnomusicology at the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I HISTORICAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS 1. Introduction 2. 'An Evangelical
Hurricane': Global and Local Contexts of Revival 3. 'Will Your Anchor
Hold?': Evangelical Hymnody and the Fishing Industry 4. 'Just in Time I Saw
the Light': Praise Nights in the Deep Sea Mission 5. 'Waiting for the
Call': Precentors and Pitch-pipes in the Brethren Assemblies 6. 'Praise the
Lord, We'll all be There': Singing in The Gospel Male Voice Choirs PART II
CASE STUDIES: PRACTITIONERS, COMMUNITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE 7. 'Scotland for
Christ': North-East Scotland's Family Singing Groups 8. From the Church to
the Public Sphere: The Secular Face of the Gospel 9. Gifts from the Holy
Spirit: Contemporary Song Composition in North-East Scottish Evangelicalism
10. 'I Raise My Hand': Inter-Generational Concerns and the Concept of the
'Worship Group' 11. Singing in Evangelicalism along Scotland's North-East
Coast and in the Northern Isles: A Summary