For mixed chorus, in part with soloists; unacc. or with piano acc. (one piece with acc. of congas; one piece also with flute). Includes piano part, in some cases for rehearsal only; some pieces include parts for other instruments. Includes introd., notes on the composers and arrangers, and "A note on dialect" by James Weldon Johnson.
Contents:
Listen to the lambs / R. Nathaniel Dett -- Swing low, sweet chariot / harmonized by Carl Diton ; Elliot Schenck, arr. -- My Lord, what a mornin' / H.T. Burleigh, arr. -- Jesus is a rock in a weary lan' / John W. Work, arr. -- Ezekiel saw de wheel / Noble Cain, arr. -- Here's one / William Grant Still, arr. -- Let us break bread together / William Lawrence, arr. -- If I got my ticket, can I ride? / Robert Shaw, arr. -- Little innocent lamb / Marshall Bartholomew, collected and arr. -- Great day / Warren Martin, arr. -- Any how / Evenlyn La Rue Pittman, arr. -- Daniel, Daniel, servant of the Lord / Undine S. Moore -- Fix me, Jesus / Hall Johnson, arr. -- Amen / Jester Hairston, arr. -- A city called Heaven / Leonard de Paur, arr. -- Were you there? / Norman Luboff, arr. -- I want God's heaven to be mine / Betty Jackson King, arr. -- The lily of the valley / Wendell Whalum, arr. -- Keep your lamps! / Andre Thomas, arr. -- Witness / Jack Halloran, arr. -- My good Lord's done been here / Lee Cloud, arr. -- Go, tell it on the mountain / Roland M. Carter, arr. -- Don't you let nobody turn you 'round / Lena J. McLin, arr. -- Glory to the newborn King / Robert L. Morris, arr. -- By an' by / Alice Parker, arr. -- Look what dey doin' to Jesus / Richard Jackson, arr. -- The Battle of Jericho / Moses Hogan, arr. -- Lord, how come me here? / Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, arr.
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