Study of the Adaptation of Gospel Music
-- A Case Study in "Praise, Praise, Jesus" and "The River of Life"
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Gospel Music, Praise Praise Jesus, River of Life, Adapted MusicAbstract
This paper adapts two Gospel songs, "Praise, Praise Jesus" and "The River of Life," by incorporating elements of traditional Yunnan music to localize them. The paper first discusses the definition of Gospel music. Secondly, it expounds on the background and music analysis of the two songs. Thirdly, considering the people's cognition of Gospel music in Yunnan, the paper adapts “Praise, Praise Jesus" and “The River of Life" in combination with the characteristics of Yunnan traditional music. Finally, interviews are conducted with different groups to understand their comments on the adapted songs. This paper tries to increase the spread of Gospel music and improve people's cognition of Gospel music by adapting it locally.
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