Spirituals is a genre of songs originating in the United States and created by African Americans. Spirituals were originally an oral tradition that imparted Christian values while also describing the hardships of slavery. There were many hidden meanings in slave songs. Watch the following short video below and learn about a few of them.

In our course we will study the following:

Chapter 49 - LG 41 Debussy: Prelude to “The Afternoon of a Faun” https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/debussypreludetofaun/focus

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Chapter 50 - LG 42: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Fisk arrangement https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/fiskswinglow/focus https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/fiskswinglow/interact

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Burleigh arrangement https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/burleighswinglow/focus https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/burleighswinglow/interact

Chapter 51 - LG 43 Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/joplinmapleleaf/focus https://ilg.wwnorton.com/enjmusic13/joplinmapleleaf/interact

Coded Spirituals - video