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Topic: Difference between Hymns and Gospel Music? |
Sherman Willden
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 7:58 am |
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Can someone describe the difference between hymns and gospel music? Is there a differentiation? It seems that gospel is more rhythm and blues like.
Thank you in advance;
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Sherman L. Willden
It is easy to play the steel guitar. Playing so that the audience finds it pleasing is the difficult act. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 10:09 am
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Hymns are a more formal type of music and gospel is more of a casual style.
Sometimes the distinction gets blurred, however.
The new "contemporary" music is in a different class, I'm not saying what class.  |
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Roger Kelly
From:
Bristol,Tennessee
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 12:02 pm
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Here is the General Defination:
A HYMN is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. The word HYMN derives from Greek ὕμνος (hymnos), "a song of praise". ...
GOSPEL MUSIC is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. |
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Ford Cole
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Texas
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 12:32 pm
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Yet another definition--Gospel music focuses on personal pronouns of I, me, you, ect. and human feelings and emotions.
Sacred music focuses on the person of God, His attributes, accomplishments, and interaction in human affairs. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 29 Jul 2010 12:47 pm
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| i would have thought that Hymns were consisted of a choir & voices only whereas, gospel musik has instruments/musicians backing up the choirs or singers |
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