Lift Every Voice:The History Of African American Music By Burton W.Peretti:A Translation And Commentary

African American music had made outstanding contributions to American music.Most people initiates into the world of African American music normally tend to equate jazz with the different kinds of African American music,but notably that’s not the case.For many readers and music students who intend to acquire knowledge of African American music,it’s essential to be equipped with a definitive history book which can broaden our horizons and offer comprehensively survey of the area.Lift Every Voice:The History of African American Music,written by Burton W.Peretti,a historian and writer,chronicles the historical evolution of African American music,covering ragtime,the blues,jazz,gospel,black popular music and other subjects.The brief and concise book duly updates new innovative scholarship and information that has appeared in the 21^stcentury,and contains a series of valuable documents,including memoirs,slave narratives,statements,lyrics and images,etc.The writer also adds relevant question for readers to consider the materials and evaluate the conclusions he has made.Also,he intentionally selected enlightening books and recordings.The thesis consists of two parts,translation of the book Lift Every Voice and the commentary based on this book.The second part includes a discussion of the writing pattern,writings traits and structure overview of the English version,as well as the value of the translation,the present writer’s humble thoughts will be shared at the end of the thesis.