UNACCOMPANIED NON-IDIOMATIC CHORAL MUSIC OF BLACK COMPOSERS

Songs written in the style of a spiritual or work song, but are completely original, are outside the purview of this article while additional representative works are excluded to create a sample.2 Ave Mana (1930) R. Nathaniel Dett * Born in Drummondville, Ontario in 1882 * Bachelor of music degree i...

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Published in:The Choral journal 2020-11, Vol.61 (4), p.16-33
Main Author: Garrett, Marques L. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
A cappella
Art songs
Black people
Choirs
Composers
FOCUS ARTICLES
Folk music
Musical performances
Orchestras
Piano
Spirituality
Vocal music
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Summary:Songs written in the style of a spiritual or work song, but are completely original, are outside the purview of this article while additional representative works are excluded to create a sample.2 Ave Mana (1930) R. Nathaniel Dett * Born in Drummondville, Ontario in 1882 * Bachelor of music degree in composition and piano in 1907 from Oberlin Conservatory of Music * Third president of the National Association of Negro Musicians, Inc. (NANM), 1924-26 In 1930, the Hampton Institute Choir conducted by R. Nathaniel Dett toured Europe for six weeks where they sang several anthems and motets by Dett using Black folk music as their theme. In addition to performances at Queen's Hall and Royal Albert Hall, the choir sang in the Cathedral of Salzburg. [...]the tenderness which looked in pity on a world of sin, long years ago, still waits in love to call the nations in. [...]all shall know that all may rise in him to holiness. How Stands the Glass Around? (1956) Ulysses Kay * Born on January 7, 1917, in Tucson, Arizona * Learned piano at an early age * Studied at Eastman and Columbia University * Awarded a Julius Rosenwald Fellowship, a Fulbright scholarship, and a grant from the National Institute of Letters and Arts * Died on May 20, 1995 * Ulysses Kay Papers, including his diaries, music, programs, and photographs, are housed in Columbia University's Rare Book & Manuscript Library In 1944, David Randolph organized the Randolph Singers, a group dedicated to performing madrigals.
ISSN:0009-5028
2163-2170