Discuss the following musical features of the African-American version of “Amazing Grace” that illustrated worship services: time characteristics, pitch/texture aspects and use of call and response
What will be an ideal response?
• Tempo is flexible, meter is not clearly defined.
• Highly decorated, melismatic melody with multiple versions of the melody often occurring simultaneously (heterophony)
• Leader's (deacon's) solo "call" is often answered by a responding congregation continuing an African tradition and lining out procedure
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