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Gospel : a spiritual journey

The story of 20th-century music began on the slave plantations of the Southern United states. Where was modern music born? “on the slave plantations of the Southern United states.” Africans taken to America couldn’t play their traditional music because drums were forbidden. Masters thought that slaves could use drums to send messages to each other and organize a revolt. Which instrument mustn't you play? The drums: Why was it impossible to play the drums? “slaves could use drums to send messages organize a revolt.”

What was it possible to do? “They were permitted to sing” They were permitted to sing as they worked, it was considered good for morale. Their song took the traditional ‘call and response’ style of much African singing. What was it possible to do? “They were permitted to sing” Slaves adapted the songs Protestant preachers organized meetings. Slaves couldn’t participate but they heard the hymns and adapted them. This was the start of gospel music, you can hear in almost every Black church in every city of America. What type of music is gospel? Religious “Hymns”

L’histoire de Moïse : Les hébreux de cette époque sont considérés comme des esclaves et travaillent à la construction des villes de Pi-Ramsès et de Pithom. Moise, élevé par les Egyptiens se rebelle en voyant l'un des siens frappé par un chef de chantier Egyptien. Il est contraint de quitter l'Egypte pour échapper à la justice. Au cours d'une longue période d'exil, le pharaon d'Egypte meurt et Moise peut enfin revenir en Egypte réclamer à Mineptah la permission de faire sortir son peuple d'Egypte pour aller prier le dieu unique : Yahvé. Le pharaon furieux, double les corvées des hébreux. Moise lui présente une nouvelle fois sa requête, mais le pharaon refuse. Dieu déclenche alors sa colère contre pharaon. Il abat sur l'Egypte une série de terribles fléaux au terme desquels pharaon fini par céder et laisse partir le peuple hébreu. Arrivé devant la mer des joncs, Moise et son peuple poursuivi par Pharaon et son armée traverse celle-ci entre deux murs d'eau qui se rabattent sur le pharaon et le tuent.

Go Down Moses When Israel was in Egypt land Let me people go Oppressed so hard they could not stand So the Lord said: “Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land Tell old Pharaoh, to let my people go” So Moses went to Egypt land Let my people go He made old Pharaoh understand Yes the Lord said: “Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land Tell old Pharaoh, to let my people go” Thus spoke the Lord, but Moses said, “Let my people go If not, I'll strike your firstborn dead Let my people go”

Music style Origin /Date Place Instruments Characteristics People GOSPEL 19th century Slave’s African music South USA Plantations Drums Voice « Call and response » songs, Adaptated religious hymns

Mme Garnier-Colas/ LP Pierre Doriole Texte adapté de Today in English, July-August 2005 Image: Slaves on a plantation in the USA in 1864. Hulton Archive Histoire de Moïse: http://nefernathy.e-monsite.com/pages/annexes/l-histoire-de-moise.html Chanson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP5EfwBWgg0