Music Recording (Collection)Marcus Bach "Preserving Iowa's religious heritage" collection, part 3
Main title
- Marcus Bach "Preserving Iowa's religious heritage" collection, part 3 [sound recording].
Published/Created
- 1943-1944.
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Description
- 16 sound discs (lacquer on aluminum) : analog ; 12 in.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- LWO 5111
- AFS 7738-7753
- AFC 1945/013
Other title
- Preserving Iowa's religious heritage
Related names
Performer
- Various performers including the congregations of the Associate Presbyterian Church, Washington, Iowa; A.M.E. Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; First Lutheran Church, Decorah, Iowa; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Cedar Falls, Iowa; Hus Memorial Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mamrelund Lutheran Church, Stanton, Iowa; and the United States Navy Pre-Flight School Choir recorded in Iowa City, Iowa.
Biography/History note
- Professor Marcus Bach, School of Religion, State University of Iowa and Addison Alspach, Department of Music, State University of Iowa conducted a field recording project, "Preserving Iowa's Religious Heritage," from 1943 to 1945. The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the School of Religion at the State University of Iowa proposed to record "the sacred songs of little known religious and minority groups of Iowa, including the Amish, Mennonites, Trappists, Moravians, Welsh, Bohemians, and the Dutch colony at Pella" (proposal, March 15, 1943). The Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress, provided discs, cutting needles, and duplicates of the recordings.
Summary
- The recordings in this group form part of the project field recordings. These include congregational singing and interviews with clergy and church members collected by Marcus Bach in 1943-1945. Groups recorded include Presbyterians, African Americans, Norwegian Lutherans, Danish Lutherans, Bohemian Czech clergy; Swedish Lutherans; and a U.S. Navy Pre-Flight School choral group. Interviews were conducted with Miss Dawson and John Masson of the Associate Presbyterian Church; Brother Cauldis of the A.M.E. Church; President Preus and Pastor Huff of the Norwegian Lutheran congregation, First Lutheran Church; Ottar Jorgensen of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Dr. Filipi and Dr. Pokoney of the Hus Memorial Church. The United States Navy Pre-Flight Choir performed the Navy Hymn and a Sanctus and Gloria Patri.
LC Subjects
- Sacred vocal music--Iowa.
- Hymns, English--Iowa.
- Hymns, Danish--Iowa.
- Hymns, Swedish--Iowa.
- Psalms (Music)
- Spirituals (Songs)--Iowa.
- Lutherans--Iowa.
- Presbyterians--Iowa--Hymns.
- African American Methodists--Iowa--Hymns.
- Lutherans, Danish--Iowa--Hymns.
- Lutherans, Swedish--Iowa--Hymns.
- African Americans--Iowa--Music.
- Danish Americans--Iowa--Music.
- Norwegian Americans--Iowa--Music.
- Swedish Americans--Iowa--Music.
- Czech Americans--Iowa--Interviews.
- Field recordings--Iowa.
- Iowa--Religious life and customs.
Form/Genre
Notes
- Recorded by Marcus Bach with discs provided by the Library of Congress Archive of Folk Music.
- Sung in English, Danish, and Swedish; interviews in English.
- Other recordings made for this project include Part 1 (AFC 1943/013) and Part 2 (AFC 1944/011).
Indexes
- Bibliographic information for music titles in this collection is available in the online resource: Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center.
Acquisition source
- Accessioned, May 9, 1945.
Cite as
- Marcus Bach "Preserving Iowa's Religious Heritage" Collection, Part 3 (AFC 1945/013), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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LCCN
- 2009655450
Language code
- eng eng dan swe
Geographic area code
- n-us-ia
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Type of material
- Music Recording (Collection)
Item Availability
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
