"Sacred Harp." . . . "I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah! Community, Spirituality, and Tradition Among Sacred Harp Singers"@en . "Electronic books" . "Electronic books"@en . "I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah!" . . . . "\"I belong to this band, hallelujah\" : community, spirituality, and tradition among Sacred Harp singers"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Sacred Harp choral singing tradition originated in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century, spread widely across the country, and continues to thrive today. Sacred Harp isn't performed but participated in, ideally in large gatherings where, as the a cappella singers face each other around a hollow square, the massed voices take on a moving and almost physical power. I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah! is a vivid portrait of several Sacred Harp groups and an insightful exploration of how they manage to maintain a sense of community despite their members' often profound differences. Laura Clawson's research took her to Alabama and Georgia, to Chicago and Minneapolis, and to Hollywood for a Sacred Harp performance at the Academy Awards, a potent symbol of the conflicting forces at play in the twenty-first-century incarnation of this old genre. Clawson finds that in order for Sacred Harp singers to maintain the bond forged by their love of music, they must grapple with a host of difficult issues, including how to maintain the authenticity of their tradition and how to carefully negotiate the tensions created by their disparate cultural, religious, and political beliefs [Publisher description]."@en . . . . . "Academic dissertations"@en . . . . . "The Sacred Harp choral singing tradition originated in the American South in the mid-nineteenth century, spread widely across the country, and continues to thrive today. Sacred Harp isn't performed but participated in, ideally in large gatherings where, as the a cappella singers face each other around a hollow square, the massed voices take on a moving and almost physical power. I Belong to This Band, Hallelujah! is a vivid portrait of several Sacred Harp groups and an insightful exploration of how they manage to maintain a sense of community despite their members' often profound differences. L."@en . . "I belong to this band, hallelujah! community, spirituality, and tradition among sacred harp singers" . "I belong to this band, hallelujah! : community, spirituality, and tradition among sacred harp singers" . "I belong to this band, hallelujah! : community, spirituality, and tradition among sacred harp singers"@en . . . "Gemeinschaftsgefühl." . . "Shape-note singing Social aspects United States." . . "Clawson, Laura" . . "Folk music Religious aspects Baptists Electronic books." . . "Sacred vocal music Social aspects United States." . . "MUSIC Religious Hymns." . . "Spiritualität." . . . . "Gesangsgruppe." . . "Folk music festivals United States." . .