My favorite spirituals : 30 songs for voice and piano / arranged and interpreted by Roland Hayes.
| Other author | Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977 arranger of music. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2001. |
| Description | 1 score (x, 128 pages) ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | My songs. |
| Contents | Events of the Old Testament. I'll make me a man ; Let my people go! ; Deep river ; Ezekiel saw de wheel ; Lit'l David play on your harp ; Dry bones ; Give-a way, Jordan ; Two wings ; Didn't my Lord deliver Daniel? ; A witness -- Abstractions from the teachings of both Old and New Testaments. You're tired, chile ; In-a-dat mornin' ; Plenty good room ; I'm troubled ; Heaven ; Steal away ; Po' pilgrim ; Good news ; You mus' come in by an' thro' de Lamb ; 'Roun' about de mountain -- The life of Christ. Prepare me one body ; Sister Mary had-a but one child ; Li'l boy ; Live a-humble ; Hear de lambs a-cryin'? ; The Last Supper ; They led my Lord away ; He never said a mumberlin' word ; Did you hear when Jesus rose? Were you there? |
| Abstract | "As well known in his day as his contemporary Paul Robeson, the African-American tenor Roland Hayes thrilled audience throughout the United States and Europe with his interpretations of songs he first heard at the Mount Zion Baptist Church in Gordon County, Georgia. As a student at Fisk University, Hayes performed with the institution's celebrated Jubilee Singers, a choral group that introduced listeners around the world to the glories of gospel music. Thirty of Hayes' arrangements, described by The New York Times as "simple and tasteful," are assembled here in a collection of beloved spirituals set comfortably for medium voice, with piano accompaniments of only moderate difficulty. Divided into three sections, the music interprets a series of biblical events - the first concerning the Old Testament and featuring such well-known tunes as Deep River and Dry Bones; the second part comprises songs based on teachings from the Old and New Testament... In addition to an introductory chapter, the author has also provided perceptively written notes to each song, which either reconstructs the spirit of the melody or provides some background history."--Publisher's description. |
| General note | "An unabridged republication of My songs, Aframerican religious folk songs ..., originally published as An Atlantic Monthly Press book by Little, Brown & Co., Boston [1948]"--Title page verso. |
| General note | Program notes and editorial commentary, pages vii-viii, pages 3-13, and as running commentary. |
| Language | Staff notation. |
| Genre/form | Spirituals (Songs) |
| Genre/form | Spirituals (Songs) |
| ISBN | 0486417018 |
| ISBN | 9780486417011 |