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Publication Date

2016

Abstract

From its earliest roots in African American spirituals and traditional black worship styles to a cappella Gospel quartets to the development of choral renditions of classic spirituals, contemporary Gospel music has continued to evolve. Songwriter, pianist, singer, arranger Richard Smallwood has played a major role in developing an innovative gospel sound with vocal arrangements that integrate Euroclassical and jazz elements with traditional gospel styles.

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Originally published in Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, 5 Volumes, edited by George Thomas Kurian and Mark A. Lamport, 2016, pg. 2131-2132, reproduced by permission of Rowman & Littlefield.

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442244313/The-Encyclopedia-of-Christianity-in-the-United-States-5-Volumes

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