Music And Art Characteristics Of American Negro Spiritual Chorus

Since the notorious repute of the slave trade, enslaved Africans were forced to leave home, set foot ona strange land, where they are the wealth of the slave owners, and were cruelly treated, even slave ownersalso persuaded them to join the Christian, to paralysis of their ideas through the " Bible " text,give " sacred"recognized as the slave owners be brutal and inhuman acts. But it is also added to Christianity,theirsuppressed nerve has released a breakthrough, Negro spiritual chorus is developed in religious gatherings,it not only absorbed some form of hymns, but also added a lot of Africa music features. It is not only a kindof cultural fusion, but also enslaved person inner voice, more African americans a tragic epic.This article is divided into three parts to illustrate American Negro spiritual choral music artfeatures:the first chapter mainly discusses the history origin and development of the American Negrospiritual context; The second chapter respectively from the melody, rhythm, music, lyrics and musical formanalysis and combing the choral music art features;The third chapter is the some thoughts and suggestionson the spirituals chorus rehearsal.This article aims to analyze the artistic features of choral music American spirituals itself, hopes fordomestic choirs singing United States Negro spirituals chorus, and research United States Negrospirituals chorus plays a certain reference role.