She Will Sing the Savageness out of the Bear; 2015

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: MS1133-0314
Title: She Will Sing the Savageness out of the Bear; 2015
Description: The paper, "She Will Sing the Savageness out of the Bear," by Charlene Suny Monk, explores the historical and cultural significance of shape note singing, a distinctive American musical notation and singing style that simplifies music reading for vocalists. Monk, through personal anecdotes and extensive research, elucidates the origins, development, and resurgence of shape note music, particularly focusing on its community-building role and its use in sacred and secular contexts. The lecture navigates through the evolution of shape note from its 18th-century New England roots to its proliferation in the American South, highlighting key publications, figures, and the differences between four- and seven-shape systems. Monk emphasizes shape note singing's unique blend of social recreation and spiritual expression, showcased in gatherings that reinforce communal bonds and musical heritage.
Date: 19 March 2015
Creator: Monk, Charlene W.
topic: talk; lecture; SPHEX Club; Suny Monk; Monk; 2015; shape note singing; Sacred Harp; Southern Harmony; community singing; musical notation; American folk music; vocal traditions; a cappella; hymnody; cultural heritage; communal practices; folk hymns; spirituals; African American shape note singing; shape note conventions
Type: Text
Genre: lectures
Digital Format: application/pdf
Language: English
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Rights Holder: Charlene W. Monk