Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
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"Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace" is an avant-garde jazz composition by Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln that powerfully dramatizes the emotional arc from spiritual supplication through civil rights struggle to a vision of reconciliation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde jazz work
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jazz composition ⓘ musical composition ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
experimental vocal improvisation
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percussion-driven composition ⓘ politically engaged jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abbey Lincoln’s civil rights activism
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Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
avant-garde jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Peace
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Prayer ⓘ Protest ⓘ |
| historicalContext | American civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
drums
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voice ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
call for freedom and justice
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hope for peace after struggle ⓘ |
| language | wordless ⓘ |
| lyricist | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | civil rights era jazz ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | from prayer to protest to peace ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic vocal performance by Abbey Lincoln
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integration of music and civil rights themes ⓘ use of nonverbal vocal expression to depict struggle ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Abbey Lincoln
NERFINISHED
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Max Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryComposerInstrument | drums ⓘ |
| theme |
African-American freedom struggle
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civil rights struggle ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ spiritual supplication ⓘ |
| vocalist | Abbey Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
moans and chants
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screams and cries ⓘ wordless vocals ⓘ |
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