And Still We Sing: Black Music of the Civil War Era

Unabridged
Author: Juanita Jackson , Horace Clarence Boyer
Narrator: Juanita Jackson , Horace Clarence Boyer
Genres: History, United States, Military, Lectures, Arts, History, Civil Rights
Publisher: Chautauqua Institution/ The Great Lecture Library
Date: October 2008
Length: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Ratings:
Formats:
  • CD
  • WMA

Overview

Juanita Jackson & Horace Clarence Boyer will be speaking on And Still We Sing: Black Music of the Civil War Era.

Reviews (1)

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Written by Christina on October 20th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

There are 3 components to this lecture, the quality of the recording, the lecture, and the musical illustrations. The quality of the recoridng is spotty as they obviously had a single mic and weren't prepared for the movement of the lecturer - too bad. The lecturer was very good, 5 stars, for knowledge, clarity of presentation, and enthusiasm. The illustrations were appealing when he did them, and disturbingly off-pitch when performed by the "pro". Perhaps non-singers wouldn't be as distressed as I, but her singing was painful, and I fast-forwarded through after the second attempt. It wasn't a recording issue, because his singing was fine. No stars for her.