My Lord what a Morning

My Lord  what a Morning
Author: Marian Anderson
Publsiher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0252070534

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My Lord, What a Morning is a gentle and engrossing memoir, abounding with the tender and inspiring stories of Marian Anderson's life in her own modest words. From her humble but proud beginnings in south Philadelphia to international vocal renown, the legendary contralto writes of triumph and adversity, of being grounded in faith and surrounded by family, and of the music that shaped her career. Anderson published My Lord, What a Morning in 1956 on the heels of her groundbreaking role as the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. In it are bittersweet reminiscences of a working-class childhood, from her first job scrubbing the neighbors' steps to the sorrow and upheaval of her father's untimely death. Here are the stories of a young girl with prodigious talent, and her warm remembrances of the teachers, managers, friends, accompanists, and fans who worked to foster it. Here is a veritable travelogue of her concerts across the globe and rare glimpses at the personal life of a woman more concerned with family than celebrity. An entire chapter devoted to the Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 reveals Anderson's immense respect for Eleanor Roosevelt, who resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution when they refused to let Anderson perform at Constitution Hall. Supplanting sorrow and regret for anger and violence, Anderson demurely imparts her views on discrimination and on becoming an icon in the struggle for civil rights. With eleven photographs and a touching new foreword by Anderson's nephew, famed conductor and poet James DePreist, this new paperback edition of My Lord, What a Morning revives the classic portrait of a musical legend who was resilient in the bullying face of bigotry and gracious in the unfaltering glow of fame.

Spirituals for Solo Singers

Spirituals for Solo Singers
Author: Jay Althouse
Publsiher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1997-02
Genre: Music
ISBN: 073900056X

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Jay Althouse has compiled an outstanding collection of eleven spirituals arranged for solo voice and piano by some of Alfred's finest composers and arrangers. Perfect for recitals, concerts and contests, this compilation includes songs such as "Ezekial's Wheel," "Kum Ba Yah," and more!

The Mark Hayes Vocal Solo Collection 10 Spirituals for Solo Voice

The Mark Hayes Vocal Solo Collection  10 Spirituals for Solo Voice
Author: Mark Hayes
Publsiher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2024
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457413078

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Award-winning composer, arranger, pianist and recording artist Mark Hayes has crafted a superb anthology of ten traditional spirituals for vocal soloist with piano accompaniment in true art-song style, ideal for school or church singers.

Choral Music by African American Composers

Choral Music by African American Composers
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: African American composers
ISBN: 081083037X

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Lists and describes both published and unpublished choral works by some 100 Afro-American composers and arrangers, encompassing works representing all styles from four-part settings to avant-garde pieces. The bulk of the book is an annotated list of compositions in tabular form, organized alphabetically by composer's name, listing publication dates and number of pages, vocal ranges, type of accompaniment, publishers, and catalog number. Includes a listing of collections, biographical sketches, a discography, and addresses of publishers and composers. Useful for conductors and researchers. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Theorizing Scriptures

Theorizing Scriptures
Author: Vincent L. Wimbush
Publsiher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2008
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780813542041

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Historically, religious scriptures are defined as holy texts that are considered to be beyond the abilities of the layperson to interpret. This volume takes a look at the social, cultural and racial meanings invested in these texts.

Spirituals for Solo Singers Medium Low Voice

Spirituals for Solo Singers  Medium Low Voice
Author: Jay Althouse
Publsiher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457407302

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Jay Althouse has compiled an outstanding collection of eleven spirituals arranged for solo voice and piano by some of Alfred's finest composers and arrangers. Perfect for recitals, concerts and contests, this compilation includes songs such as "Ezekial's Wheel," "Kum Ba Yah," and more!

The Seventh day Adventist Hymnal

The Seventh day Adventist Hymnal
Author: Anonim
Publsiher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Total Pages: 712
Release: 1996
Genre: Hymns, English
ISBN: 0828010625

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Slave Songs of the United States

Slave Songs of the United States
Author: William Francis Allen,Charles Pickard Ware,Lucy McKim Garrison
Publsiher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1996
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 9781557094346

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Originally published in 1867, this book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by slavery. The wild, sad strains tell, as the sufferers themselves could, of crushed hopes, keen sorrow, and a dull, daily misery, which covered them as hopelessly as the fog from the rice swamps. On the other hand, the words breathe a trusting faith in the life after, to which their eyes seem constantly turned.