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Spirituals & Hymns
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Civil War Collections 
 Civil War letters and diary entries include transcriptions and digital images of the manuscripts. Each collection is annotated and tells whether the letters are from spouses, sweethearts, relatives, or others. The site also includes speeches, fictional writings, spirituals, and legal texts relating to the war. The newspaper collection is for students at the University of Virginia only. From the University of Virginia Library's Electronic Text Center. http://etext.virginia.edu/civilwar/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Mar 12, 2007 Cyber Hymnal
Lyrics and sound files for thousands of Christian hymns and gospel songs, arranged in topics such as "Scripture Allusions" and "Tunes by Meter." Entries feature history of each piece, biographies, and photographs of composers and lyricists. Scores in the public domain may be downloaded, but require a separate, proprietary, fee-based viewer. Browsable and searchable. Includes a bibliography. http://www.hymntime.com/tch/ Topics: Music, Musical Genres, Religion Last updated Jan 30, 2009 Document Records
This commercial site features a database of citations of early African American classic and vintage blues, jazz, boogie-woogie, gospel, spirituals, ballads, work songs, and country music. Information includes album covers and song titles, and often a brief profile of the performers and audio clips. http://www.document-records.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Internet, Music, Musical Genres Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection
"A multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado," compiled by Juan Rael in 1940. Includes audio of alabados (hymns), folk drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes; and writings by Rael. Additionally, features essays (also available in Spanish) on Rael, the Nuevo Mexicanos of the Upper Rio Grande region, and Hispano Folk Theater in New Mexico. Searchable by bibliographic record and browsable by performer and audio title. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rghtml/rghome.html Topics: Musical Genres, Society & Social Science Last updated Sep 1, 2009 Honky Tonks, Hymns & the Blues
Companion site to a 2003 National Public Radio (NPR) program that "highlights American musical traditions" and features "historic performances, rare archive tape, and interviews with artists." Covers topics such as the role of women in country music, racial issues, the fiddle, and accordion legends. Includes program overviews, audio clips from the shows, images, a bibliography and discography, and related links. Searchable. http://www.honkytonks.org/ Topics: Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Musicians Last updated Jan 13, 2004 Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
Dedicated to the "group of young ex-slaves in Nashville, Tennessee, [who] set out on a mission to save their financially troubled school" (Tennessee's Fisk University). Contains audio, video, a timeline, recommended resources, lyrics to spirituals popularized by the singers (including "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"), and profiles of group members. Online companion to the PBS film of same title, this site also features a program transcript, interviews with program participants, and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/singers/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians, Recreation, Religion Last updated Jan 17, 2005 Let It Resound: Sheet Music in the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection
Exhibit of sheet music from the genres of minstrelsy (1830s to 1900s), concert spirituals (1890s to 1940s), ragtime and black musical theater (1890s to 1920s), blues and jazz (1910s to 1950s), and R&B and soul (1950s to 1970s). Includes annotated images of covers and background about selected composers and performers. From the Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/LetItResound/ Topics: Black Resources, Musical Genres Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life
An exploration of the history of the ballads, hymns, spirituals, patriotic odes, minstrel and musical works, and protest songs of the United States. "Virginiana" features audio clips of songs from each musical style explored. The exhibition’s title is taken from a hymn composed by African-American brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson in the 1800s that has come to be an anthem for Black Americans. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Marian Anderson: A Life in Song
A biographical site celebrating "the artistic development and musical career of Marian Anderson." Includes images of early recital programs; information about her teachers, coaches, and accompanists as well as her tours; a brief history of spirituals in recital. There is a searchable collection of more than 4000 photos, plus audio clips of lieder singing and spirituals and video clips from both music and interviews. Developed from materials in archives at the University of Pennsylvania Library. http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/anderson/ Topics: Black Resources, Musical Genres, Musicians, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 4, 2005 negrospirituals.com
This site presents a brief narrative of the development of spirituals sung by blacks in the United States, along with information about singers, songs, and composers. It includes a searchable and browsable list of songs with lyrics. Also includes related links. http://www.negrospirituals.com/ Topics: Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, Musicians Last updated Jan 18, 2005 Project Wittenberg
A growing international electronic library of the history of Lutheranism. Includes works by and about the Reformation leader Martin Luther (his 95 theses, catechisms, hymns, etc.), Johann Sebastian Bach, Martin Chemnitz, Philip Melanchthon, Carl Ferdinand Walther, and other Lutherans. http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html Topics: Christianity, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Sojourners: Faith, Politics, Culture
Website of "a Christian ministry ... to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice." Covers human rights, war and peace, current events, social issues, and other topics. Much of the material is from current and past issues of Sojourner magazine. Features forums, a lecture calendar, directories of organizations, and websites of "like minded people." http://www.sojo.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Magazines, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Searchable site documenting a recording expedition by Archive of American Folk Song curator John Lomax and his wife. Nearly 700 of the songs they recorded are available in MP3 format, browsable by subject, title, and performer, representing "ballads, blues, children's songs, cowboy songs, fiddle tunes, field hollers, lullabies, play-party songs, religious dramas, spirituals, and work songs." Includes biographical essays on John and Ruby Lomax, a map of the region, fieldnotes, a bibliography, and discography. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/ Topics: Communities & Groups, Music, Musical Genres, Musical Instruments, Notable People, Performing Arts Last updated Oct 2, 2004 U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
Presents a history of the Coast Guard and its cutters and other craft (air and water), stations, lighthouses, aviation, and personnel. Also discusses the Coast Guard's role in environmental protection, in law enforcement, and in national security. Contains an FAQ, photos, a bibliography, and primary source documents, as well as some instructional materials for teachers. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Jun 6, 2008 United for Peace and Justice
A coalition of national and international peace and justice organizations, community peace centers, and religious/spiritual congregations of all kinds united to "stop the war on Iraq." An index of upcoming activities, mostly in the U.S., is updated daily, and users may submit additions. There are profiles of international activists, links to relevant articles, chat rooms, press statements, and bibliographies of relevant books and resource material. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ Topics: Activism, Musical Genres, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 16, 2003 United States Marine Corps History and Museums Division
History and customs of the corps, including discussions of its emblems and flag, biographies of its past and present leaders, lists of Marine Medal of Honor recipients, quotes about the corps, an art collection, and the history of its hymn (with lyrics and audio file). There is also a brief essay on women in the corps, historical highlights for the current month, and much more. http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/ Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Jun 25, 2002 Women of Ravensbrück: Portraits of Courage
This exhibit looks at the history and background of the Ravensbrück camp, a World War II concentration camp for women. It features stories from several inmates, images of the camp and of prisoner art, and essays on topics such as children, medical experiments, spiritual resistance, and concentration camp cookbooks. Based on an exhibit at the Florida Holocaust Museum, this is part of virtual museum of the University of Minnesota Center of Holocaust and Genocide Studies. http://chgs.umn.edu/museum/exhibitions/ravensbruck/ Topics: History, Judaism, Musical Genres, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 27, 2007 |
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